[Hello Everyone!]

On 3/25/2023 at 9:43 AM, Afishionado said:

Hello all,

After being a long time silent reader of the forum, I finally decided it was time I created an account and introduced myself. I’ve been keeping aquariums for approximately four years, and have a great interest in breeding fish, as well as keeping jungle-style heavily planted tanks (although none of my tanks have ever ended up quite as jungly as I’d like).

I started out with a 20H where I kept a community tank, which naively included a male-female guppy pair, which subsequently turned into hundreds of guppies. This got me hooked on breeding, and in the next few months I started breeding blue neos, as well as bristlenose plecos out of this tank, and trying to grow them in my new 10 gallon (the start of my mts). Looking back, I recognize many things I would do different considering what I know now, however I still look back on this time fondly, and I think I learned a lot over this period.

Since then I have experimented lots with my aquarium keeping, and highlights included purchasing my 75 gallon, which has been my pride and joy, as well as breeding blue tiger parrots, neon dwarf rainbows, boesmani rainbows, and somehow even my panda cories!

My 75 Gallon in its prime:

 

Mama blue tiger parrot, some baby rainbows, and one very blurry young cory:

 

Papa blue tiger parrot, and his many offspring (the ring of Val was very temporary, ended up planted in gravel):

 

The only photo evidence I have of my corydoras breeding - a group of offspring in a bucket on their way to my lfs:

In terms of future plans, I feel my 75 gallon is no longer where I want it to be, and am considering switching it over to something new, perhaps featuring angelfish or opaline gouramis. My 20H I plan to dedicate to a breeding trio of super red bristlenose (unless they end up in the 75, still unsure), and I have recently purchased an under gravel filter for this tank which I am excited to try out. My 10 gallon I am in the process of setting up as a very experimental dirted tank, which someday will most likely feature either endler’s livebearers, neo shrimp, and/or maybe microrasboras of some sort.

Life’s always busy, so any progress on my aquariums can take a while to be made, and I may not always be the most active on the forum. Either way, I’m excited to finally be able to share my hobby with fellow nerms, and greatly appreciate all I’ve already learned from this form!😁

 

 

Welcome @Afishionado! Your tanks look great!  I am thinking about upgrading to a 75g. We just moved to a bigger house. Any ideas re stocking? The only thing I breed now is snails - and that was an accident when I received a pregnant snail from the fish store. LOL

Right now i have a 10g betta and a 20gL with snails and tetras.

[How to move a 20g L planted tank with snails and lots of tetras]

On 3/24/2023 at 11:15 PM, rockfisher said:

I would get as many as you can. If it not going to take long. 30 mins or so the snail will be ok for a short time. Once you get it to the new place add a liitle water do the snails can go in the water and stay wet. I personally would take everything out of the tank. I do it even if I make a 10 gal or smaller. The tanks are made to support the weight when a tank is lifted. If you are going to leave everything in, I would try to put it on a board of plywood to help with the weight. That way you are stressing one spot. The weight is spread ove the board. 

Great idea re plywood! I will try that.  And i think it will be easier to take out plants - that way i can get to all the fish. And it will be an opportunity to re-scape the tank #bright side 

[How to move a 20g L planted tank with snails and lots of tetras]

Hi Nerms,

I need to move this tank around the corner to a new house.

I was going to catch the fish, but them in a bucket with the tank water and then drain it and go to new house. But what do i do with all the snails???

 

[Any tips when buying a used aquarium?]

Hi Nerms!

I am in the market for a bigger aquarium and have been looking on Facebook marketplace.

Any tips/advice/things to look out for while I sort through my options? 

[More cannister filter problems]

Everytime I clean my cannister filter it seems to drip for a bit. It isn’t a lot of water. Just very small drips that make a puddle under the cannister. One time I was overzealous with the polyfil and I took it out. This time I didn’t think I used to much.  Any thoughts?  

[Strange Creature - can anyone identify what is this?]

😱😱😱

[Betta scales turning white???]

So it’s not fuzzy like columnaris?

[Canister filter noises]

Sometimes I can hear my cannister filter making whooshing sounds. Any ideas?

[New magenta mystery snail clutch.]

@TeeJaywhats the band app?

[New magenta mystery snail clutch.]

@TeeJay how did you find the homes?  I have a ton of blue mystery snails and ended up giving to LFS.

 

also - any interest in trading a few?

[Login code now needed for the website?]

I also have this issue. Is it new?

[Help - Betta having trouble swimming]

Happy New Year Nerms!  I need help with my betta Cutie.

He is having trouble swimming to the top of the tank - and in general swimming straight.  Now he is staying on the bottom of the tank instead of swimming up to top like he usually does.  

Good news is he is still interested in eating.

Background - he had a bad case of fin rot last month that I treated with kanaplex (kanamycin) and maracyn 2 (minocycline).

Thoughts?

UPDATE - I was reading online and it said that drop in temp can do it.  I changed his water and forgot to plug in the heater!!!

I have added another heater and will add some warm water to the tank.

[Correlation between fertilization and "green house" smell?]

It’s not like the fishy smell of a wharf is it?

[Betta's Fin Rot Won't Heal After Two Months in Medicated + Salted Quarantine]

Good catch!!!

[Mystery Sprout]

I also thought bean sprout. 

[Acrobat]

[Sick Fish in Photo - High Nitrites]

Very 😞

RIP Velma

[Distribute water force when filling tank - a gadget on recent scene in AC youtube]

On 11/24/2022 at 5:07 PM, FlyingFishKeeper said:

Hi, I'm not sure, but if you're talking about this:It appears to be a 3D print, similar to this file? (looked it up awhile ago) Hope this helps!

Yeh that looks like it. Here is the screenshot from the video 

On 11/24/2022 at 5:26 PM, TeeJay said:

This is what I like to use the tank filler 9000 

Thanks! I just ordered one!

[Distribute water force when filling tank - a gadget on recent scene in AC youtube]

I was watching the AC you tube on plants posted in last day. There was some attachment to the bottom of a hose that distributed the water so it didn’t disturb substrate/plants.  Anyone know what it could be? It looked like a half moon shape.

[Sick Fish in Photo - High Nitrites]

I agree. Aquarium salt can work wonders at the right concentration! How is Velma?

[Fin rot or not?]

On the second photo it looks like it has reached the body (see pink where dorsal fin meets body). I might also start kanaplex in addition to salt. I have had this happen to my betta with that kind of erosion. There is an article on titrations salt on the AC blog. 

[Snail ID]

Can they ride in on plants?

[Fish without a filter]

What kind of filter?

[Snail ID]

Anyone know what kind of snail this is? I have never seen before in my tank. @Chick-In-Of-TheSea? @Guppysnail?

[What is THIS???]

On 11/12/2022 at 2:00 PM, Guppysnail said:

Strips do not show nitrite until 1 ppm. There may be some limiting air. Check your airlines and filter flow. Move the water and keep surface agitation. If you do not have an airstone or sponge filter add one. 

Also water conditioners like prime and such reduce available oxygen. 

Thanks @Chick-In-Of-TheSeaand @Guppysnail!

Funny you mentioned it - I did stir up stuff the other day when I was moving them out of breeder box and I did a gravel vac. I have an air stone. I will turn it up. Just changed the water.