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  1. Nicohorse318
    Hi there! Summer tubbing/pond was so much fun for me last year - it was my first time with fish outdoors and thank goodness for this platform/forum! Everything went great. I threw a few of my Red Wag Platys (all males, I had too many indoors) and two males/three female Gold Guppies that I got from Bishop Aquatics. My goodness, those fish did AMAZING! The pond that my fiancé and I built is semi-inground - we used a preformed pond liner and dug it about 3/4s into the ground, then built rocks up around it. I believe @Ken Burkelinked my original blog posts somewhere in this thread, showing the building process. I should really update that! 😉 My pond even attracted some local frogs, who used it as their summer vacation spot - at any given time I had at least 2 frogs hanging out on the floating plants or just chillin in the water. The guppies bred like crazy - there was a constant supply of food between bugs, algae, plant matter, etc. that I often only fed the pond every two days, and even that was just a small sprinkle of Xtreme Krill Flakes. I did have a filter and only serviced it once all summer, and it did an excellent job keeping the water clean. I will post some photos later of the finished pond, and all my fish. I still have the guppies indoors now, as it gets much too cold to keep them outside in the winter. I can't wait to put them back out again this summer!
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    @KungFuKoi-ish Yay, congrats on the babies!! Can't wait to see updates. Best of luck 🥰
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    Thank you @Cinnebuns - this info definitely makes me feel better about keeping this clutch. I will certainly try to move the clutch into a floating Tupperware like you suggested, that way it does not surprise me by hatching mini Mystery Snails into my 55 gallon display tank! 😬 Good point! I do have options for the clutch after it hatches - I have a bunch of other tanks, as well as a Diamondback Terrapin...🐢 😋 and a LFS who could take a few off my hands as well. I love learning, and this hobby is the perfect space for constant learning! Thank you for your help 🙂
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    @Zenzo Is there a spot on the website to see what lectures/events are happening on which days? Like a schedule? Weighing pros and cons of Dallas vs Chicago, as well as what days to attend if I do go to Dallas - traveling from NY, this would be my first Aquashella! 🐟🐌
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    Nicohorse318 replied to ZeroCool's topic in Diseases

    Hi there @ZeroCool Welcome to the Forum. It's okay - everyone was a beginner at some point! I did not know about quarantining fish either until after one of my Neon Tetras developed Ich and threw the whole tank out of balance with the meds, etc. From what I have learned on this forum as well as from other research, Kanaplex works best when fed in food with Seachem Focus, vs just dosing the entire tank with the powder. I believe the first place I learned this from was posts on this Forum by @Colu and @Torrey In your original post, you said "the other fish seems to have the same thing". What is "the thing"/which ailment are you suspecting? What kind of fish are these? What are your tank parameters? If you don't have another tank set up, you can make a temporary QT tank/tub from just about anything, depending on the kind of fish/size of fish. I will often utilize a 5 gallon bucket with a sponge filter and an airstone if I am in a pinch, or even one of those plastic beverage totes with the rope handles. There are wonderful people on this forum who will help you, and one person will know more than the next. Best of Luck!
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    @Cinnebuns congratulations! One of my Mystery Snails just laid a clutch of eggs on Thursday, and I too am mildly terrified and excited! Not sure if I am going to let it hatch - this is my first time with a egg clutch. These babies will be either gold or white/cream. I've read that it takes ~20 days or so to hatch - am I correct? What if I don't want it to hatch in the tank it's currently "growing" in? Can I move it? Any and all guidance is welcome! 🙂 🐌
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    Thank you @Guppysnail! They are definitely cute! I will certainly check out that thread, I think I have some photos I can certainly add to that!
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    @Guppysnailthose are beautiful Mystery Snails! I love the stripes 😍 I honestly didn't think I would ever be a "snail fan", but after watching the ACO videos (and others) on YouTube, and all the information and photos on this forum I started changing my thinking about snails in general. When I had the opportunity to adopt about 12 baby Mystery Snails in a cycled tank in March, I jumped at the chance. Fell madly in love with their adorable, strange little faces and their behavior! Well...now I have Mystery Snails in all my tanks except the Turtle tank, because snails are yummy LOL! 🐌
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    I just installed two large pieces of Spiderwood into my new 50 gallon display tank, and I went the route of boiling it/soaking it in H2O2 etc. When it was soaking in the H2O2 and even afterwards while it was soaking in just water (to waterlog it, son of a gun wouldn't sink!), it just released a lot of tannins into the water. The minute I put it into the tank with a cycled filter (no fish/plants yet), the white biofilm started to develop over about a week. YUCK. I left it in there for a few days, but got sick of looking at the white film and pulled it out. It did smell disgusting, like wet socks, and that white biofilm is enough to make you gag, but it came off with just a little scrubbing and running water. I put the wood back into the tank, finally added snails/fish and the snails had a ball munching on any little spots of the biofilm that came back. That was 2 weeks ago, and the smell is gone, so is the biofilm. I really like the look of the Spiderwood so I will use it again, but I am glad I know what to expect now. Best of luck with your Spiderwood, @Ogpulchra. I hope the smell stops for you.
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    Long Islander here (NY), today it's 60* and just finally starting to get a little sun between the rainclouds that have been lingering this week. It POURED this morning. The plants are finally getting a toehold over the cold weather, all of my Hostas are looking perky, the Gladiolus blubs are growing, and the lilacs are blooming in time for Mother's Day this weekend! Still a bit too inconsistent to put new fish or plants in the outdoor pond.
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    Update on the Guppies - finally got the shipping confirmation yesterday evening! Hooray!! I guess the universe heard me typing about these guppies yesterday LOL...They should be here Friday. I will update this post that is turning into a journal once I get them settled in their QT tank. 🐟😄 Glad it's starting to get a bit warmer here. Not by much, but at least the evenings are starting to stay in the high 40s/low50s. We are that much closer to summertime!
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    @clovenpine SO EXCITING! They must be like little golden nuggets swimming around. I am eagerly awaiting my guppies - I ordered them on 04/17 from CoastGem (online), my first experience ordering fish online...and I have not yet received them. Grrrrr!😑 Obsessively checking my email for a shipping confirmation, and my home security cameras for any unexpected deliveries. Thankfully it's warming up here in NY/Long Island, but I still don't want them sitting in a box any longer than they have to, if they arrive while I'm at work. My fiancé already knows to be on standby to go home and at least bring them inside! Great videos, @Rikostan, thanks for sharing! I am definitely sold on White Clouds at this point, especially after hearing so many different success stories. I am waiting on my 24k Gold guppies to arrive, which was my original intention to add to this pond along with some of my Red Wag Platys, but if that doesn't work out I will certainly be investing in some Golden White Clouds!
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    @Waricks you read my mind - I was going to make a post about this too, as I have been experiencing the same "issue" with one of my tanks. Definitely following along, as I am interested to see what others have to say. I suspect my plants are just sucking up nitrates - I do have a LOT of pothos in there...
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    I have only been in this hobby seriously for about 2 years, but after quickly catching MTS and now keeping a few different types of fish, my favorite kind of fish is the Platy. I currently have a ridiculous number of Red Wag Platys, and I just love their personalities, they get SO EXCITED to eat and are always surprising me with the cutest fry 😍🐟 I think Corydoras are a close second, but livebearers are where my heart lies for now 💓
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    Hi all! I am in New York, specifically Long Island 🙂 Born and raised here, and I love being surrounded by water - you can go a few miles in any direction and find the shoreline! Any other Long Islanders on here? 🌞🐟
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