[Tinty's journey]

On 10/27/2021 at 4:08 PM, Flumpweesel said:

Wow well done on nursing her through.

Thank you. She is one of the few fish that have pulled through. 🙂

[Hello!]

On 10/27/2021 at 3:54 PM, scott the fishman said:

HELLO  I am new here.

1st time trying to post in a forum. This is my 1st atempt at aqua scaping/ planted aquarium

You have a very beautiful tank! Welcome to the forum!

[Meet a few of my fish and inverts!]

On 10/27/2021 at 1:55 PM, Max G said:

Cool! Are those platy fry that you are growing out? 

Yes, they were born about a month ago. They were newborns in the pics. They are developing mickey mouse heads on them now. 🙂 

[my new medaka tub update]

That's so cool. Best of luck. 😀

[Baby chicks]

On 9/16/2021 at 11:55 PM, Keeg said:

I thought I would share with y'all our 3 little blessings.

 

 

Awww! We hatched chicks a few years ago. It was a fun experience. 🙂

[Favorite Breakfast]

Pancakes, sausage, and fruit. 😍

[Any smoothie fans?]

On 9/17/2021 at 8:03 PM, Jeff said:

Found a recipe for strawberry-banana smoothie lately, and I'm obsessed. It's healthy, and helps me to continue to fast in the mornings until lunch.

1/2C vanilla low fat yogurt

handful of strawberries

1 banana

ice

2Tbsps honey

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Put it all in a blender; grind it up and enjoy!

 

Yummy, yummy! I don't have strawberries but I can try blueberries! 😍

[What did you get done today?]

Well, yesterday I got tanks cleaned and pond plants taken inside. 

[Meet a few of my fish and inverts!]

Hi all! I just wanted you all to meet a few of my many fish and inverts!

 

 

[What is this algae and how do I remove?]

On 10/27/2021 at 8:36 AM, Mustangfreak said:

Hello all, I have a 14g cube with some ludwgia super reds, rotala indica's, temple,  and a couple of others I can't remember. The tank has been going now for 5 months, and it was planted from the beginning. This is the light that I have, it was set to be on for 10 hours.  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08SBPVXCW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

For a while I could not keep my ludwigias from shedding their leaves and only keeping the very top leaves. So I thought added flourish tabs would be a good idea, and those were added on Sep 11. Then me being inpatient and crazy about the hobby, I bought the Coop's all in one fert and started dosing that on Oct 2nd, and then once more on the 9th. I had to fly out for a funeral on the 9th and didnt return until the 16th. When I got back home, I saw my plants had this black algae on them. I have since turned my light down to 8 hours a day starting at 10am.

Is this too much nutrients or too much light? If I buy a brighter light will I need to begin re-dosing with the fertilizer?

 

 

Do you have any algae eaters in the tank? I find that my shrimp and snails clean the plants of algae very well. My Malaysian trumpet snails do a good job. You can also get a nerite snail. Or, you can lightly scrub the plants with a toothbrush to get rid of the algae. 

[Fish jokes]

I'm thinking about the fish joke:

What's the scariest day for a fish?

Fry-day 

[What music are you listening to these days?]

It depends on what kind of song I'm in the mood to listen too. 😅

[Fish pumpkin painting]

On 10/26/2021 at 12:04 PM, Manny said:

Hello all, So I walk into work today and I am greeted by this beauty. The baby shark song I can do without, however I thought this was absolutely brilliant. Enjoy!

I love that! That is so creative! 😍

[Tinty's journey]

Hi all! So I just wanted to share Tinty, our betta's, journey.

 

October 8: She got stuck in a hideout. I did not have much hope for her (Picture 1).

October 9: She was laying on the ground and did not have much energy.

October 10: She developed fungus and I moved her to a medicated tank.

October 12: Developed this weird thing on her back (Picture 2 and 3).

October 15: Fungus gone.

October 12-16: Starting to eat and get her personality back.

October 16: The raised thing on her back fell off.

October 17-now: Her wound is getting smaller and she is re-growing her fins. 🙂

[Hello!]

On 10/27/2021 at 4:55 AM, Atitagain said:

Welcome to the forum, would love to see some pics of Neptune.

Of course!

 

 

[Guppy dropsy treatment]

On 10/26/2021 at 10:08 PM, Colu said:

I would Qarantine and treat with aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 1 gallon start at 1 table spoon for 3 gallons and gradually increase over a couple of days the salt will help reduce the fluid buildup and I would also treat with kanaplex a broad spectrum antibiotic in food kanaplex is also a good antibiotic treatment if he's not eating as it's absorb thought the skin and good antibiotic treatment for polycystic kidney disease can be a cause of the fluid buildup associated with dropsy  @FishPlanet

 

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I don't have access to KanaPlex or Focus here. 😔  

[Hello!]

Hi, I just joined. I am a fish lover, with several different kinds of fish, 3 tanks, 2 QT/hospital  tanks, and a pond outside. I have learned a lot about fish but I am still learning every day! I am already loving this forum! FishPlanet

[Guppy dropsy treatment]

I can't get a pic right now but she is starting to pinecone. I have snails and shrimp in all of my tanks so I don't really have another extra tank for her. She is in a tank with a few shrimp and bladder snails right now and the only other tank I have without anything in it is occupied by a betta that got stuck in a hideout.

And I just did a water change today in her tank so the water parameters are pretty low.

 

Chlorine: 0

Ammonia: 0

Nitrite: 0

Nitrate: 1 or so

Ph: 7.6-8.4 (I don't do anything to try to lower the Ph)

Hardness: 300

Alkalinity: 180

[Guppy dropsy treatment]

Hi all, I'm new here. My guppy, Chamomile, has what I believe to be early stages of dropsy. I was wondering if there is anything I can do for her so she can have a chance. 😔 I love her. TIA