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  1. Welcome to the forums! I have intentionally bred mystery snails several times. I will warn you that their bioload ramps up pretty hard as they grow. Mystery snails in general have a high bioload and as the entire group if them grows together the bioload in the tank will grow exponentially. What size tank is it? I usually encourage people to raise a clutch of snails in a 20 gallon or larger for the clutch of snails alone, with nothing else in it. It may be a good idea to remove some babies as you find them and move them to another tank. If it was a small clutch it is possible to raise them in a 10 gallon but if you do, be prepared to do daily water changes once they get larger. This will discourage them from laying eggs but it cannot fully prevent it. Mystery snails can be pretty creative on where they lay their eggs. People have not only found clutches at the sides of filters but on household items like curtains and such. I personally would leave the water level down and just freeze and discard any clutches. Submerging USUALLY will drown them but it doesn't always. Sometimes a few will still hatch.
  2. Repeating that the pics did not load. Hybrids are usually unhealthy and thus its not encouraged to intentionally create them. Both sterbai and pandas are in lineage 9 and therefore are able to cross. I would encourage you to seperate them.
  3. Yes the egg shells will suffice for calcium. I blanch the kale. Make sure there is protein in the snello too or he's not getting any protein.
  4. The white is mostly new growth. Often there is a color change with new growth from their previous home to yours due to parameter changes. These parameters are kind of low. They aren't horribly low and you might be able to make it work but if it were me I would add some crushed coral to try to raise them a little. Ideally you want 7.4 PH and 8+ GH. Any PH below 7.0 is acidic and will eat at the snail shell. 7.0 is possible to be fine and I don't see any erosion but if it were my snail I would raise it to be safe. The reason for wanting GH is for calcium in the water. Another thing to address is food. They need calcium in their diet in addition to in the water. Algae contains no calcium. Snello typically does contain a good amount of calcium depending on the recipe. Spinach however is an issue. Its an interesting issue actually. Spinach actually does contain calcium but it also contains oxalic acid. This actually blocks the absorption of calcium thus not only making the calcium in spinach worthless but any other calcium they eat while it's in their body. I have fed kale in the past instead. They also love no-salt added canned green beans. They also need protein. Don't forget that! A good option that contains a good amount of protein and calcium both is crab cuisine by Hikari. Overall I don't think there's much to worry about here. He/she looks great. These steps will help keep that shell looking great! You seem to be doing an amazing job!
  5. Here's a couple of videos of the tank with 100 juvenile panda cories. This one i moved some stuff around to show how many it looks like when they are zooming.
  6. heres one of me moving stuff around to show them zipping all over.
  7. This thread is what made me first get panda cories. Now I have over 100 juveniles growing out and a couple dozen in my main tank. Are you proud of yourself @Beardedbillygoat1975 In all reality, I love these guys. I've only had 3 different species of cories but these are my favorite and first love! They started me on my breeding journey too! Maybe tomorrow I'll try to get some pics and video of the tank holding the 100 juveniles lol. It's shocking how many can fit in a tank when they are small. I know that won't last forever and I'll be looking to rehome them soon. Just a few weeks ago I got some paleatus cories. I'm hoping to grow out the 2 species side by side while those of sexual maturity age are seperated. I've been enjoying watching them so far and giving them time to adjust before I pressure them into breeding.
  8. There's so many factors that can play into why it died. To narrow it down I have some questions: 1. How long has the tank been set up? 2. What are your parameters? If you don't know what this means that's ok. Just tell me and I can fill you in. 3. What size tank? 4. What other fish are in the tank? 5. How many male guppies? Females? 6. How long have you had the guppy? 7. Can you share a pic of the tank?
  9. They definitely can breed on their own. When I used to selective breed them I would often use this if I found a particularly interesting one. I would isolate it to make some clones. Now, that said, they don't prefer this method of reproduction and they are pretty bad at it compared to other species so they do prefer sexual reproduction. I have a friend who had a single ramshorn snail for many months and it suddenly decided to have babies one day. It's entirely possible yours may never reproduce but it is capable of it. They have a mind if their own sometimes.
  10. Hair thorn and king koopa nerites are the 2 that primarily stay tunneling. All others have varying degrees of tunneling.
  11. Some nerite species do this more than others but they all do it from time to time. Some do it so much they are rarely above the substrate.
  12. Yes you are correct. The gravid spot is what I look for the most at that stage. You can see the gonopodium starting to develop. Another clue is that his tail is more solid than translucent. The lack of a gravid spot is the best indicator though.
  13. If you are buying from petco then they are highly likely to be mutts so whatever interests you is best. That's always best anyway because it will be more fun for you.
  14. Water conditions are still a factor in any disease.
  15. They're getting bigger! I'm gonna give them 2-4 more weeks at least before I start to sell them. I have so much fun watching them grow up!!
  16. I have had some success with fry without pulling eggs. It's obviously a much lower amount but it's absolutely possible. I once made a thread about this even. It's been awhile since I even read what I wrote there so it's possible I've learned more since lol. In addition to the about 100 juveniles I have from pulling eggs, I currently have about 8 or so in the main tank that I never found their eggs. They hatched and survived on their own.
  17. No I haven't noticed anything off with any other fish. Just the long poop from the gourami is all other than issues with this girl.
  18. Cinnebuns

    Parasites?

    I have a female pseudomugil luminatus who had to be euthanized today. Before I even saw her declining I was slightly worried about parasites in this tank. About a week ago I got 2 thick-lipped gourami from a store I have gotten fish with parasites before. I'm dumb and didn't quarantine. One of the gourami has been having very long poops. I have been feeding daphnia the past 2 days to see if it's just constipation but after seeing this fish I was again worried about parasites. Her swimming is what first alerted me but her belly seems sunken as well. At first I was wondering if she was swimming upside down since she's more round at the top than the bottom. Her gills are red but then again that's a trait of the species as well so that's hard to say. 29 gallon: Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 10 thick-lipped gourami, honey gourami, p. Luminatus, p. Gerturdae, panda cories, green neon tetras, amano shrimp, planted. It's also possible this is just old age for the luminatus. I got her about a year ago from someone. I don't know how long that person had her for. @Colu
  19. Yes you can! All guppies are the same species just different strains. A strain is similar to a breed in dogs. So it would be like crossing dog breeds.
  20. I'm extremely lucky. I have "the bad" LFS which is like a 2 min drive away and "the good" LFS which is 10 min drive away aaaaaand petsmart is 20 min drive away. I know people in large cities with only big box stores as an option and even then it's 30 min away. I'm extremely lucky.
  21. I also posted this on the Facebook group. I'll be real, I stole the "local-ish" from a comment @Candi made cause I thought it was a great description haha. I am very lucky to have 2 local fish stores within a 10 minute drive of me. Both however are very small so I occasionally enjoy driving an extra distance to check out a larger store in a larger city. On Friday I decided to drive over an hour to visit one. I didn't realize until I got there that it was an ACO retailer store. The store was Pure Fish Works in Hastings, MN. Both of the gentlemen there was very fun to talk to and were a great help. After I got a fish, a snail and a plant I decided to look at the ACO stuff. I haven't yet tried the freeze dried brine shrimp so I grabbed some to give it a try! After I bought all my stuff the owner asked if I needed a bag to carry my stuff. I thought maybe it would be a simple plastic bag but I got this nice ACO bag instead. Idk if this is the policy of this specific store or if that's something ACO encourages but I found it very cool!! Less plastic bags out in the environment and now I have a nice bag to use in the future!
  22. If you are interested and aren't already overwhelmed by too much info, I realized it might be helpful to let you know the cory and gourami species that would work in there. Here's some you can look into when you want to: Cories: - Pygmy - most popular and common - Habrosus, also called "salt and pepper" - 2nd most popular and common - Panda - largest of the ones I'll suggest so have to limit numbers more. Gourami: - Honey gourami - very peaceful and a nice yellow color. Some come with some orange on it. You could have 2 in here. - Dwarf gourami - semi-aggressive. These can be different personalities from fish to fish. They come in different color morphs including: flame, neon and powdered blue. - Sparkling gourami - small and extremely peaceful. They can be a little shy. They are very pretty. You could keep a trio. - Chocolate gourami - more rare and harder to find. I would do 1 or 2. - Licorice gourami - this one the beauty can sneak up on you. They can look plain usually but when the male colors up they are absolutely stunning. More rare and harder to find. I would do a trio.
  23. Most likely the tank is not cycled and therefore ammonia is present. You need to do a fish-in cycle to keep the fish alive. They are currently being exposed to toxins. I will link an article. The first half explains the nitrogen cycle. This concept is extremely important and the center of fish keeping. I encourage you to seek out other articles and YouTube videos explaining it to see it explained in a variety of ways until you fully understand it. The second half is a step by step guide on doing a fish in cycle. https://fishlab.com/fish-in-cycle/ I would also like to address two other things. First one is easy. I would raise the water line. I don't want to throw too much information at you at once so I will explain it pretty simply. Basically it will help two things. First is that it is giving the fish more space to live in. Second, and probably more importantly, it allows the filter to work best. There are some species that benefit more from a low water line but you don't have any of those. You should try to keep the water line just below the filter outflow to maximize its effectiveness. Second thing to address is stocking. No issues with the 6 glo tetras or otos. The cories need a group of 6 or more. Bronze cories specifically get kind of large to have 6 in that size tank. Both gourami are morphs of a three-spot gourami. Three-spot gourami get far too large for a 12 gallon tank. To put this into perspective, I once had a gold gourami in my 29 gallon tank for 1 hour before I realized my mistake and took it back. I don't want you to feel bad about ANYTHING. I always hope people don't take stuff like this the wrong way. You don't know what you don't know and unfortunately pet stores rarely give you compete and accurate information. You are asking the right questions and doing A LOT right. You can 100% fix this and learn in the mean time! For now, I suggest either looking to get a larger tank, or rehoming the cories and gourami and start planning for different fish. There are other different cory and gourami species that would work perfectly in there! I wouldn't suggest adding them right away but give the tank some time to cycle.
  24. Agreed. This looks a lot like possible ammonia problems. How long has the tank been set up total and before fish were put in? What are your current parameters? If you don't know what that means that's fine. Just let me know.
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