[What kind of Chernobyl Rams Horn is this?]

On 5/21/2023 at 12:54 PM, Lennie said:

Marks shrimp tanks from yt has these ramshorns and he usually introduce them to his tanks on purpose as his clean up crew. You may watch some of his videos if you liked them.

He uses the regular ones not the Colombian if I remember. The ones I posted are the ones that get to like 3” or more. They’re 2 different types. I have the regulars that get to 1” max but I was in a LFS in a new city and saw them and had never seen them that big so posted it here. One of the ones on the front glass was bigger then a 50 cent piece if you’re in the US. 

[What kind of Chernobyl Rams Horn is this?]

On 5/20/2023 at 4:57 PM, Colu said:

It's a Giant Colombian ramshorn snail they can be very prolific lay about 200 eggs a time

Gotcha. Yeah I’m good. Literally defeats the whole purpose of then to be small and get into little cracks. 

[What kind of Chernobyl Rams Horn is this?]

I thought ramshorns only got about an inch max. The ones in the back are over 2 inches wide. 

[Suggestions for online fish store]

@Guppysnail sorry about that. @SunBearQ @nabokovfan87 I’ve looked at their stock and the price isn’t bad. Like I was saying, if the price means better quality in both genetics and health I’ll be happy to pay a bit more. The Aquahuna one didn’t look so great with the with reviews. A few of them were about doa or just not healthy all around but that may have just been a bad batch. I check the others out now. 

[Suggestions for online fish store]

I’m currently looking for 40 chili rasboras and came across . I was considering Do you guys have any suggestions or opinions on these sites? 
 

Both are overnight. I’m really wanting to know how likely I am to get a bag of DOA. If ones  more notorious then the other then the price is worth it. 

[What’s the closest aquatic plant I can get to this?]

On 5/17/2023 at 3:36 AM, nabokovfan87 said:

I would check out some bucephalandra species and see what piques your interest.  There might be some that fit the bill, especially that leaf texture. 

I have a red and I really like it. I’ve been meaning to get more. 

[Quarantine meds questions]

On 5/15/2023 at 12:52 PM, Fish Folk said:

My personal opinion is that if you’re working in high volume of fish from various sources, then it makes sense to dose the trio. But small volume like you’re describing, maybe so-so advisability.

I’m actually getting an additional 8 cardinals, 4-6 harlequins, and 40 chili rasboras this week that’ll be in that tank. 

[Quarantine meds questions]

This is a 2 part question. I just got 8 cardinal tetras and 8 harlequin rasboras to replenish the schools I have. The harlequins are from Petco and look good but the cardinals are from a LFS that look good but many fish I’ve gotten from them have had issues. They’re currently in a new 10 gallon cycled quarantine tank with a sponge filter from the main tank they’ll be in.
 

In addition to them I put an injured cardinal I already had into here to get some meds in it. It has what looks like an absess on the base of its tail and has issues staying righted and swimming. I dosed the tank with Maracyn, paraclense, and Ich-x. The question. Is should I do a full treatment as the source of the fish are known to be unhealthy or just 1 dose trio treatment? Also should I feed the injured fish with kanaplex now or later?

I won’t be here during the week to monitor them but someone can come and add meds and do water changes as needed but wouldn’t know what to look for so that’s why I’m wondering if I should just do a full treatment of paraclense and maracyn then Ichx next week. 

This is a clean freshly put up tank with a cycled sponge filter from the main tank. It’s also planted with a couple Java ferns, a chain sword, and a wendtti. 
 

temp - 79°

ph - 6.6-7

ammonia -0

nitrite - 0 

nitrate - 5-10

kh - 1-2

gh - 9-12

Sorry for the bad pic. They’re cardinals and are spooked so this was from 10 feet away zoomed in to get them to sit still long enough.

 

[What’s the closest aquatic plant I can get to this?]

On 5/12/2023 at 5:22 PM, Mmiller2001 said:

Hyptis Lorentziana.

That’s not the foliage I’m looking for but definitely the colors. I need to get a couple of these. I’m running out of tanks.

[Should I introduce detritus worms in my tank?]

On 5/11/2023 at 8:15 PM, Odd Duck said:I think the detritus worms will come back and may already be present, just in suppressed numbers, still.

So in a search for some detritus worms I ended up breaking down the filter of an old tank that I rarely change because it’s more a plant nursery and only has a couple fish in it. I ended up finding some in there and got hers a bunch to transplant in the other tank filters. Fingers crossed they do good.

On another note I got a nice bit and just tossed them in the guppy tank. Not a one touched the substrate. Absolute blood bath. The cories ended up breading the next morning so that cool too. 

[What’s the closest aquatic plant I can get to this?]

@anewbie I have a baby flame and it’s rust red and green. I’m going to let that grow a little more and see what I get. 
 

@JoeQ yeah that’s the closest I’ve seen so far. 

[What’s the closest aquatic plant I can get to this?]

@anewbie I’m looking for something that’s green and purple like those plants. Preferably something that has mixed colors instead of one leaf green and the other purple. I’ve got pink flamingos and scarlet temples for pink so I don’t need anymore unless the plant has that too.

All the swords I’ve seen are pretty much the same other then the ozelot and that one has what looks like spots and stripes of color  I’m looking for something that looks like that first pic in color and patterns. 

 

[What’s the closest aquatic plant I can get to this?]

Melon sword is probably the closest I see. I have some pink flamingos. They either are dull to bright pink or they’re pink with green veins. I wish I could get them to go purple and pink. 

[What’s the closest aquatic plant I can get to this?]

I saw this plant down in Southern Virginia on a job site and would love to have something like it in my tanks. The only thing I can think of with the broad leaves and colors ranging purples and reds to bright green is an Amazon flame sword. Anyone have anything else they could suggest? 

[Chili breading suggestions]

On 5/7/2023 at 3:42 PM, PineSong said:

That's a great looking tank, with lots of places for fry to hide.  Good luck with your breeding project!

 

Thank you. I just ordered 30 from my LFS. They’re putting an order in for 40 and I’ll take what ever extra they get in that survives. 

[Should I introduce detritus worms in my tank?]

On 5/6/2023 at 5:06 PM, dasaltemelosguy said:

@lmhicks101, here you go. It's a very long test so it's probably best to go directly to the website. Yes, it was a 6-month long test involving dozens of identified pests and many unidentified parasites and a wide variety of plants as well. I was closely working with @Guppysnail, @OnlyGenusCaps and @Odd Duck as consultants during the design of RR so they may have more to add. 

Below is just one image from the dozens of microscopic verifications, this one being indicative of relative plant damage. RR by far affected the plants the least and we even observed some initial, accelerated growth:

There's also links to live videos of reactions. Of particular interest to you might be the chloroplast activity as it was moderately to severely damaged by all methods but RR. Also, the embryonic videos of the RR treated snail eggs is quite interesting as you can see them slowing over time until deceased. Somewhere in the video section there's a microscopic video of the pressure literally forcing the cytoplasm directly out of algae cells. 

You may want to peruse the thread (it's in the Community Resource section on the forum) for firsthand experiences posted and you may read the entire experiment here: Reverse Respiration

 

 

Sweet!!! Thank you so much. I’m gonna be down this rabbit hole all night 😂

[Chili breading suggestions]

@tolstoy21 thank you 

[Favorite red plants]

On 5/6/2023 at 2:54 AM, TheSwissAquarist said:

I’ve fallen in love with my Ludwigia: 

The duck weed is strong with this one 🤣 

love the rock work. 

[Should I introduce detritus worms in my tank?]

On 5/6/2023 at 2:54 PM, dasaltemelosguy said:

You said it all! If it needs oxygen, it will perish. The acidity seems to dissolve most of them as well. Snails drop to the bottom, but I remember seeing planaria swim off of a plant and they seem to vanish, and this occurred so quickly I was unable to film it. So far, while some algae have been resistant, I don't think we've seen any parasites survive. And with no residue but water, it's pretty safe. 

I did an experiment with another person on here a year to 2 ago where we took pests from tanks and used different chemicals to see what worked and what didn’t. That’s where I saw actual proof that everything I can get dies to peroxide. Plenaria, several other worms, rams, bladder, pond snails, mts, and the eggs of everything on here. We also tested and timed how long it took.

alcohol and bleach kills all but damages the plants

peroxide kills all and after 20 minutes then a fresh water cleaning was good to go 

Lemon juice wrecks everything except eggs of rams horns take longer the peroxide so I’d rather use peroxide though it smells better. 

Have you intentionally collected pests as well as possible plant deseases then tested and times how long it took as well as the results? 

On 5/6/2023 at 4:14 PM, Expectorating_Aubergine said:

I say do it. 99.9% of all aquarium "hitchhikers" are good for the system. Anyone stating otherwise is letting their "ick" factor control them. Do it. Do it now.

With in reason. I would happily be rid of all my snails. I don’t mind them if they’d stay at a small population but it’s either I starve my fish or have to watch the tank with hawk eyes anytime I feed it to get rid of left overs. My tanks have a lot of bottom dwellers and are heavily planted so I have to toss things in the bushes to feed them all. 
 

Also the eggs in everything are the reason I don’t have nerites anymore. 

[Should I introduce detritus worms in my tank?]

On 5/6/2023 at 3:36 PM, nabokovfan87 said:

They killed a filter for me too.  Stuff happens when you can't control them.

Alum is a very safe dip that you can use. Bleach is also a dip you can use. The RR/Seltzer might be a more thorough method.

Yeah I might of over done it with the no plenaria stuff but they’re gone and my fish and plants survived so I count that as a win. 
 

I’ve used Alum but the few times I did I lost some plants so I just went to hosing them with peroxide in a spray bottle. I’ve yet to see anything in quarantine after doing that. I’ll try the RR/Seltzer @Chick-In-Of-TheSea suggested next time I get a batch of plants. I’ll be honest… I’m kinda a plant hoarder so it’ll be in a day or 2 at most. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[Should I introduce detritus worms in my tank?]

On 5/6/2023 at 1:59 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

You should check out the Reverse Respiration thread. 12 hr seltzer soak in the dark for plants, it kills all the things and the plants like the CO2 from the seltzer. Then they are good to go for your tank. @dasaltemelosguy

I will definitely check it out. I’m so paranoid about plenaria that I probably do go over board with soaks and quarantines. I completely understand why @nabokovfan87 isn’t a fan of the w word. 

[Should I introduce detritus worms in my tank?]

@jwcarlson I get what you’re saying but from

having them before to now, they would come out of the filter when ever it was started back up after a cleaning and when ever I vacuumed I’d stir up some and they’d be in the water column as well. I used to be able to see them under the sand on the edge of the glass or under the tank. I haven’t seen anything. Even if I do have them I would rather add more to increase the population and maybe get some of my fish into a breading frenzy. Would love some baby Pygmy corries and chili Rasboras. Maybe even some of those fabled baby kuhli loaches. 

[Should I introduce detritus worms in my tank?]

@jwcarlson I’ve looked and I don’t see any. I clean my filters regularly and see nothing. My substrate is all hth sand and I vacune every other week. I’ve pulled out the wood in there and looked and nothings there. I treated my tanks with no plenaria when I had a bad infestation and even 3 months after that I still couldn’t put a nerrite or assassin snail in without it dying in 24 hours or less. Now I hose all new plants with peroxide for 30-45 minutes then quarantine them for several weeks. There’s nothing in there except rams horn snails that survived and won’t die off.

[Should I introduce detritus worms in my tank?]

On 5/6/2023 at 11:54 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Interesting! They usually do that when they are DOWNgraded!

I moved him last night so he’s still adjusting. I also just realized I forgot to turn the HOB flow down. It’s a seachem tidal 55 on full blast in a 40 gallon so he wasn’t too happy. 
 

On 5/6/2023 at 11:56 AM, Lennie said:

cutiepie! 

From my experience, long fin bettas really love shallow tanks with open areas. The constant effort to swim to the surface for taking an air gulp really tires them. I understand why she feels ungrateful tbh. If it has the same footprint but much shallower she would be insanely happy I think

Thank you. It’s 6” longer, 6” wider, and 2” shorter so it’s an improvement. I just turned the filter flow down and he actually came out of hiding so that was on me. 
 

[Should I introduce detritus worms in my tank?]

@Chick-In-Of-TheSea right now my betta Fire is sulking because I took him out of his 29 gallon tall tank and put him in a 40 gallon breaded. Turds being ungrateful for the upgrade. Plus more fish for him to interact with. Reminds me of a moody teenager that got moved and misses his old friends from school.