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  1. Oooohhhhhh ....... haven't subscribed to the ADA channel yet. I know what I'm watching tonight! LOL
  2. They are new fish so I can't take much credit for it. I just got them 2 or 3 days ago. So far just Tetra flakes and some frozen bloodworms. They were super vibrant when I got them from the LFS.
  3. Thank you! I totally ripped off this scape from a UNS promo video.
  4. Ahh okay gotcha. Yeah, unfortunately these were a pretty decent size. I've had them for about a year in my old tank and moved them to the new one to munch on algae.
  5. What jumbo shrimp do you have? I didn't think there were any that got bigger than amanos.
  6. I do have the ability to tilt the outflow tube up towards the surface so I did that (in addition to keeping the airstone in there). The fish seem fine now. So crisis averted. But my poor amanos 😞. I hate losing little creatures.
  7. Thanks for the response, @Patrick_G. It's a 20 gallon. Photo attached.
  8. So I've got a new tank set up. In terms of filtration I have an Oase Filtosmart 200 canister. The tank is HEAVILY planted. I added some cardinal tetras, 2 amanos and 1 nerite snail on Saturday. Everything has been fine. It's got cycled filter media and water tests all show safe levels (0 ammonia and nitrite, low nitrates, etc.). So good water quality. This morning, both amanos were dead and the tetras were gasping at the top for air. Luckily I had an extra air stone on hand and quickly dropped that in. Within about 10 minutes the tetras seemed fine and luckily all have survived (thus far). Which brings me to my question..... I watch a guy on YouTube (MD Fish Tanks) and he's got a few no filter tanks - nothing in them but plants. No filter, no airstone.... just plants. And his shrimp and small fish do fine. So how does this work? Why aren't his shrimp dying and fish gasping for air? Why isn't the Oase canister filter enough for my heavily planted tank? I just can't figure out why a tank can run with no filtration or airstone and everything in my tank was going to die without an airstone. Appreciate any thoughts or ideas. Thanks!
  9. @PedroPeteYes it's all Hakkai stone with the exception of the one smooth river rock bottom right. It had these red mineral deposit markings on it and I'm obsessed with that stone so I threw it in there even though it's not hakkai stone like the rest. I went with hakkai as it's a smooth stone and I originally planned to put my betta in there with my corys. They have been in the same tank for about a year now and peacefully coexist but I'm actually setting up a 2nd tank now just for my betta. I'll post pics of that one soon. I got the most AMAZING piece of manzanita wood from a ranch in California. It's jaw droppingly beautiful. Can't wait to get that one scaped and show it off.
  10. Thanks for the compliment! It's my 2nd planted tank and I spent a lot of time researching what I wanted to do and dropped a small fortune on plants. Hoping they all survive! Yes, this is a UNS 60 and the matching UNS wood stand. I waited almost a year to get that stand! I have 2 of them side by side now and they look amazing. I've got them in my home office. I'm about to set up the 2nd one as a betta only tank. He will be the luckiest betta fish alive, LOL. All by his lonesome in a warm, planted 20 gallon tank.
  11. It's a standard(?) 20 gallon = 23" x 14" x 14". I have the sterbais now - have had them for a year. Just moving from one tank to another and converting the old tank into a shrimp only aquarium. I think the corys I have are pretty well full grown by now. They are 1 1/2" - 2" each at most. I just want them to continue doing well. They have been on sand so hoping the transition to soil is okay for them. Also, this new tank is a lot more heavily planted than their current home. I am not sure if they will like the additional plant cover or if they generally prefer more 'open swim' room?
  12. Thanks! Hoping they do fine AND my plants survive! LOL. I'm not moving them from their current tank for another 2 months or so. Maybe they will take strong root by then.
  13. I've already got the 7 sterbai corys so it would be either those corys or none. I am not planning to get any new corys at this time.
  14. So setting up this new tank. My plan WAS going to be put my 7 sterbai corys in here along with 6 - 9 cardinal tetras. The substrate is UNS extra fine controsoil. I know lots of people insist corydoras need to be on sand, whereas others say their corys do fine on aquasoil. My other concern is that the corys will just tear up all of the stem plants. The larger ones in the back are all weighted down with lead plant weights, but the ones in front seem like they could get uprooted pretty easily. Is it a recipe for disaster putting corys in here? I am also setting up a 20 gallon shrimp tank that I could put the corys in. I didn't particularly want to use sand in that one, but it's a blank slate for now so I could do sand and epithyte only plants in that one (no stems). Thoughts?
  15. Quick update.... here is the tank fully(?) scaped now. I'm pretty happy with how it came out in terms of how the plants break up the dark aquasoil and dark rocks.
  16. I actually saw that about the heat pack AFTER I sent them the email today. DOH. I'm used to Cory at Aquarium Co-op watching out for his customers and automatically adding it in if temps require. Hopefully it's not an expensive lesson for me in how to order plants from Buce. They look okay for now - I've got them soaking in water. I'll plant tomorrow and just hope for the best!
  17. Hello, everyone! I am starting my 2nd planted tank - fairly new to the hobby. I received some plants from Buce Plants this morning and unfortunately they were delayed in Memphis with freezing temps and no heat pack in the box. When I opened them this morning, they were very, very cold to the touch. I've got them out of the box acclimating to room temperature and was planning to put them in a room temp bucket of water until I can plant them sometime late tomorrow. Does anyone have any tips for me in this situation? Do you think the plants have a chance at surviving given the cold temps they were exposed to during shipping? Super disappointed that Buce didn't send with heat packs. It was $200+ worth of plants so hoping they all pull through. Any other general guidance is also appreciated. From my last tank (about a year ago) I remember to not start on light and fertilizers for a while until the plants come out of shock a bit. Thank you!
  18. Hello, everyone! So I just got a 20 gallon UNS tank from my LFS. It was a display tank in their store previously. It's been drained for maybe 2 weeks now. My question is.... How would you disinfect the tank? To my (and the LFS's) knowledge there were no diseases in the tank prior to them emptying it for me. Would 2 weeks be enough time dry to kill off any nasties? Or should I wipe it down with bleach just to be on the safe side? Thanks!
  19. You know, I am a big fan of male bettas. So much so that it's the reason I'm getting another tank. Honestly, I could have 5 or 6 cubes with a male betta in each one. Probably my favorite freshwater fish.
  20. I am leaning towards guppies or endlers. I was thinking of getting males & females because I've never had fish babies before. I know they will multiply like crazy but I've always wanted something of mine to breed but nothing in my 18 or so months of fish keeping. I've only got skirt tetras (another tank) and cory cats and a sole male betta. But I was hoping the tetras or corys would have had a love child or two by now.
  21. I'll look more into Endlers and platys - thanks! Regarding gouramis, I'm just concerned about the tank size and current stock. I think I would need a few dwarf gouramis together, correct? Or would one be happy by its lonesome in a tank with corys, shrimp and snails? It's only 20 gallons so I wouldn't want to overstock.
  22. Guppies were not on my radar, but I'm definitely adding them to the list! I think they'd be a good option considering my water parameters, tank size and tank mates. Appreciate it and keep those suggestions coming!
  23. I've got honey gourami on my short list, yes. I have a betta in the tank now with the corydoras, shrimp and snails. They have peacefully coexisted for the past year, but I am moving the betta into my second 20g tank so he can live out his senior years in blissful betta solitude. When I had him by himself in a 10g tank when I first got him (maybe 2-3 months during quarantine) he seemed much happier and healthier.... making bubble nests and was super friendly. Now he's pretty skittish and no bubble nests 😞. You're right about that actually (the pH for tetras). Mistake on my part.
  24. Well definitely taking space in the tank as a consideration (since I've got corys and snails mainly at the bottom, would prefer mid to top of tank for new fish - so good point about apistos!). I do have a little chart going with water temp, peaceful/aggressive, tank size, etc to make sure I get something compatible. I think I'm leaning against the rams based on temp. I have naturally high pH so maybe the tetras would be best? Meets the mid to top of tank requirement and will be fine with similar temps as the corys.
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