[CJs Aquatics Members Interview!]

@CJs Aquatics, you are being interviewed.

1.) Favourite fish?

2.) Least favourite fish?

3.) Favourite fish YouTuber?

4.) Favourite non-fish YouTuber?

5.) Favourite food?

6.) What fish would you like to be the most?

7.) What was your scariest moment?

8.) What country do you want to visit the most?

9.) Cats or dogs?

Others may also ask questions if they wish.

[My trip to Aquarium Co-Op!]

I'm in MN. I would have loved to see the selection of fish but unfortunately, they don't ship fish.

[What kind of veggies/fruit would the clan like?]

I have many differant types of snails, shrimp, platies, bettas, and a glofish. Plus goldfish and rosy red minnows.

[Good new foods for bettas?]

Thank you all!

My betta boy loves pellets and bloodworms but hates brine shrimp and my betta girl loves brine shrimp and bloodworms but hates pellets. 😅

[What kind of veggies/fruit would the clan like?]

Hey guys! Looking for suggestions on fruits/veggies that I can feed the aquatic clan. Let me know how to prepare them too. TIA!

[Starting moderately rare/uncommon fish breeding project/business]

This is so cool! Following!

[New name?]

Red leopard is cool! Beautiful fish BTW. 😍

[Baby Rabbit Snails or Mylasian Trumpets?]

I wanna say it's a MTS but I have never seen that variation of a shell on one before. 🤔

[Characodon lateralis- fry stuck, stalled labor]

This happened to my female platy. The poor baby was stuck and I thought it was dead. I keep an eye on the mom and the next morning, the baby had finally come out. The baby was very weak and sadly didn't make it, even though I had tried everything. Glad that your mommy fish is doing well. 🥲

[New summer tub new to the forums]

On 8/23/2022 at 1:28 PM, K McZongo said:

I just started up a 100 gallon stock tank late summer tub after finally getting the space to place it in the yard.  I have been letting it settle for about a week after dumping some old tank water in it along with 40 cull cherry shrimp. I also added a couple of lilly tubers water hyacinth and aquarium cuttings mainly excess pearl weed. Mosquitoes have already laid eggs and got larvae and my tap/aquarium water is soft 6.8 ph range.

Meanwhile testing with aquarium coop test strips intermittently (3 days apart).  I just added some brand new cinder blocks to raise up some pitcher plants. Two days ago and noticed my pH and buffer have shot off the scales above 8.4. I haven't had time to go back and test with a different kit. Is it a chemical from the blocks reacting with the test strip?

All the cherry shrimp seem fine and haven't had any die off. I rinsed the cinder blocks off as much as possible, but I have heard that the blocks should have been "seasoned". By soaking them in water for a month or so. Has anyone else had this happen with new cinder blocks? Did you wait it out or try to water change out of it. How long might it take for the cinder blocks to leech off what ever is coming out of the blocks?  Ideally I'd like to get the water in the pond back down to 6-7 before adding fish.

I am planning to stock it with medaka ricefish and may 1-3 fancy goldfish. 

Will upload some pics later. Thanks.

Welcome!

[Hello from Lacey WA!]

Welcome to the forum! Glad to have you here!

[I can't believe it.... My baby girl, Pinkey, is gone. T_T]

Thank you so much everyone. 🥲

[My trip to Aquarium Co-Op!]

Your lucky! I only have a pet store that has limited options of fish and is crazy expensive. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[Not a good sign]

Hopefully the bees nest wasn't in a bowl. 😶

[What are you currently reading?]

Here is what I'm currently reading:

[Is this Ich?]

It looks almost like some type of fungus.

[Tetra Glofish Acting Weird]

Here are the parameters:

• pH 8.0
• Nitrates 20
• Nitrite 0
• Chlorine 0

[Hi from Cincinnati]

Welcome to the forum! Feel free to ask any questions here!

And PS, your tank is lovely!

[Queen Elizabeth]

On 9/8/2022 at 7:32 PM, Anjum said:

When I read the news this morning, the article stated that now Prince Charles will be King Charles III. Which is obvious, but it struck me as so odd. I guess after ruling for 70+ years, you just subconsciously assume that it will never change. 

Yes, that's what I thought. 😥

[Tetra Glofish Acting Weird]

On 9/8/2022 at 6:19 PM, Flumpweesel said:

Check your water temp and parameters if you can add an air stone.

Maybe do a water change and see if that helps. 

Is it near the surface? I associate gulping or gasping as low oxygen same as us panting.

If you can't add an airstone then try and increase the amount of ripples caused by the filter.

I have a airstone in the tank, he has been in the same living conditions for months.

No, he is swimming around in the middle of the tank.

On 9/8/2022 at 6:19 PM, Flumpweesel said:

Check your water temp and parameters if you can add an air stone.

Maybe do a water change and see if that helps. 

Is it near the surface? I associate gulping or gasping as low oxygen same as us panting.

If you can't add an airstone then try and increase the amount of ripples caused by the filter.

There is also no chlorine in our water but I'll test the water ASAP

 

[Members Interview!]

I did this on another forum and it was pretty fun. So, basically, if you would like to get interviewed, you just say it in the comments and any member will set up another thread with the questionerre. Then, anyone can ask the member questions and the member will have to answer the questions! Have fun!

[Good new foods for bettas?]

Hey guys! Would like some suggestions on foods that my betta kids would like. TIA!

[Duckweed explosions]

It went from saving every tiny piece of duckweed to throwing it away by handfuls. 😂🤭😭

[I may be bad, but at least I'm not "21,000 fish dead" bad.]

At least the amount of beloved fish I have lost doesn't even measure up to this loss. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Reptiles?]

I have a friend that has geckos. I almost got a gecko the one time but there was a roadblock... Mom...