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  1. David Ellsworth
    Most of those will pick at algae. But, another option would be the Japanese trapdoor snail, which is a livebearing snail.
  2. David Ellsworth
    You could have the Emerald Rasbora near the bottom and do some clown killifish up top. They should be ok in a cooler tank. You might want a few floating plants though. A school of longfin whiteclouds or golden whiteclouds would look pretty neat in an unheated tank. Some danios should work pretty good too.
  3. David Ellsworth
    I currently have a 90 gal reef ready tank (pre drilled) that I purchased and need to finish purchasing items for the sump set up and substrate. I think it will be a rainbow tank. Maybe I'd like a rainbow shark or a lot of small schooling fish instead.
  4. David Ellsworth
    Indeed, we will need more information. How long has the tank been set up? Was it cycled first? is it stocked? What do your water parameters test at?
  5. David Ellsworth
    I would avoid the regular small duckweed. It gets everywhere and easily clogs up the entire surface of your aquarium. Some feeding rings might help with this, and there will always be a little open bit over your sponge filter, but it gets all over nets, arms, and everything. You can scoop it out every few days and still have tons left. My bladder snails and shrimp love it though.
  6. David Ellsworth
    I've read on forums that some people have done pea puffers and shrimp with success. They even report that the puffers were leaving the juvenile shrimp alone, however, I imagine every puffer is different. You might need to keep a close eye on them and have a plan to save the shrimp, if you so desire, if things go south.
  7. David Ellsworth
    I have never ordered from aquahuna, mainly because of stocking issues, they are almost always out of stock on the stuff that interested me whenever shopping to fill a new tank. But given current events and them getting lots of publicity from YouTube channels, it isn't surprising. I don't hold it against them. There are many great companies out there and I will keep an eye on Aquahuna myself for the future.
  8. David Ellsworth
    Make sure to test your tap water in your new place first! I learned early in my fishkeeping this year that my newer tanks set up can struggle a bit due to 1ppm ammonia in the water (chloramines in the water). So check for stuff like that and to see how different it is, hard/soft. Like Kat_Rigel said you can likely acclimate them easily, but I like to know what to expect from my water going into the tank so I don't run into surprises, like surprise ammonia trouble.
  9. David Ellsworth
    if you have soil substrate the mulm/uneaten food will help act as a fertilizer to renew what your plants use. It can also help to add trace minerals via the fish food with quality food. However, if you have large messy fish you may need to take action to filter some of that out. So depends on your situation.
  10. David Ellsworth
    Ehiem advertises the 150 from 13 gal to about 40 gal sized tanks, (they go by liters). When using canister filters it is better to look at them based on tank load vs tank size. For heavy stocking or dirty fish you could half the recommended size as a cushion.
  11. David Ellsworth
    I have my new 10 gal set up, for a few days now, with my recent plant order. It all came through pretty good, but the dwarf chain sword is adjusting to my water. I'm thinking of using this for a new betta tank or some other nano fish.
  12. David Ellsworth
    I second the baiting with food. I have a ton of bladder snails/ramshorn snails and they all go insane for canned greenbeans. Put them on a small dish or container like Brandy says and keep an eye on it. If you have a lot you will see them swarm it pretty fast, 30 mins to an hour.
  13. David Ellsworth
    The males are slimmer and more brightly colored than females. The more dominant males will show off brighter coloration to to show off for females against other males.
  14. David Ellsworth
    Here is my 30 gallon that I started in maybe June of this year? It is my longest running tank with guppies, amano shrimp, and cherry shrimp. I really need to trim my guppy grass it is taking over bad.
  15. David Ellsworth
    looking good! Java ferns really add a lot to an aquarium even by themselves. Like Alison said some anubias nana or nana petite would work on that rock and be a water column feeder like the java fern. That's if you're looking to add more.
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    I like the look of dwarf sagittaria. It looks like clusters of grass or maybe tiny onions spreading across the tank. They stay small and spread fast via runners in nutrient rich substrate. Super easy and only need low light.
  17. David Ellsworth
    I really like the look of those planters with the gravel. It looks really nice.
  18. David Ellsworth
    I was checking on my rainbow shiners today and I think there are eggs on the bottom. They have been in quarantine for about 2.5 weeks. I have kept them at room temp, about 72 F and done frequent water changes about 50% every day or every other day to keep my ammonia levels down. One of them is quite a bit darker than the others, more orange, and several have red highlights in their dorsal fins. The little round silica gel looking things are fish eggs? I've only kept live bearers before. I suppose I could collect them and place them in a Lee's specimen container with an airstone? I didn't expect breeding in quarantine.
  19. David Ellsworth
    Exactly as Mridul Singh says, males will be a little clearer than females. If you only keep deep red ones you may cull out all your males so just keep an eye on that.
  20. David Ellsworth
    I find that biofilm is helpful to my shrimp/guppy tank. I have so many snails and shrimp I only clean the front glass and leave the rest to them. I will feed a Bacter AE mixture to encourage biofilm to grow well. My little shrimplets are always attached to the glass and surfaces feeding on it. However, If you don't have anything that needs it for food such as fry or shrimp/snails/plecos then it can be a hassle. It depends on each person and their situation.
  21. David Ellsworth
    I've got a seachem tidal and I wondered about that too. The 55 or larger you could put a sponge on the intake tube, and then maybe cut some sponge to fit the surface skimmer area and glue it in place. For the 35 I've thought about covering the whole pump and surface skimmer with some nylon stocking, that might work. I think Mark from Mark's Shrimp Tanks uses nylon stockings to cover some pump intakes in one of his videos.
  22. David Ellsworth
    I have some new Rainbow Shiners in quarantine, they arrived 9/23, so I've had them about 7 days. I noticed a light color spot on the heads of several fish and it travels down the spine of the fish. I don't see any spots or discoloring anywhere else on the fish. I have never kept this fish before and I wonder if this is natural for this fish. I tested my water and found about 0.5 ppm ammonia in it and did a water change of about 50%. I didn't see a large drop in ammonia so I tested my RO water and it had a similar level of ammonia in it. I dumped all that RO water and made some RO/DI water and remineralized it with a GH/KH Shrimp King shrimp salt. This RO/DI water lowered my ammonia down to 0.25 ppm in the quarantine tank after a second 50% water change. I'll change some again tomorrow so ammonia is reduced further. Water perimeters are: PH: 7.83 GH: 9 KH: 3 Temp: 71.4 F (cold water fish so no heater) Ammonia: 0.25 (after 50% water change) Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 0
  23. David Ellsworth
    I picked up some rainbow shiners that I really like. They hang out in a group and stay near the middle water column or near the bottom. They like some flow and can be pretty fun to watch as they are active swimmers. I hope mine will color up once we get them all settled in.
  24. David Ellsworth
    Nice! I think any spare space/room can get classified as a fish room when a person really gets into the hobby. I hope to get myself a 90 gal soon, but all the little bits to get it going will take longer to pick up.
  25. David Ellsworth
    I'd say these ramshorn snails really love their green beans. They are slowly taking over this 20L. Just thought I'd share.
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