MoRia

I don't have shell dwellers...yet!

I use breeder boxes and leave a gap in the lid.

I have a rack with three tanks (and a 55 not shown). Top tank is Ziggy the Betta and middle is a shrimp & snail tank. The bottom tank (20 long) is currently being used for temporary plant storage. I'd like to scape and populate it, but I'm trying to decide what combination of planting substrate and fish would make for the best viewing. Silly, maybe, but since it's empty now, I might as well dream. Most good planting substrate is dark, which would lend itself to lighter fish, but I also like the look of the shell dweller and other cichlid tanks with lighter substrates. Suggestions? Should I do a planted tank or not? What would you put in a bottom tank? TIA, Mo

This is good to know, since I just used it because I couldn't find Super Glue brand. Thanks!

I'm putting in an empty (of fish) tank so I'll check the parameters for a few weeks.

Thanks, y'all! I can deal with tannins.

I searched for coir or coconut fiber and didn't see anything. Does anyone know if coir liners are aquarium-safe? They're just coconut fiber and meant for lining houseplant containers, so they are plant-safe. I have a tank with river sand and aragonite substrate, but I'm not sure if that's good for growing root-feeding plants. I'm thinking I could put them in little terra cotta pots with grow substrate and place them on top of the aquarium substrate. TIA, Mo

I added 8 assassin snails in a 55 gal and the bladder snail issue has been resolved. I also got 5 yo-yo loaches, but now they just eat bloodworms. 😂

I second what Irene said about using Alum. I used it on a 20 gal long tank that had plants but no fish and it cleared out all the snails. . The tank is super clear, too! Alum is used in water management to clear up muddy or green water in ponds, so that makes sense. (search "alum use in waterways"). It is toxic at high concentrations and can cause pH fluctuations, so I kept fish out of that aquarium for several weeks and water changes and let the cycle recover.

Mine don’t rattle, but one of them has the cover off to accommodate plants. In my experience, most of the noise comes from the waterfall unless you keep the waterline just under the lip.

I can’t get a decent photo, but it’s color looks better today and less bloated. Fingers crossed!

I'm going to try and catch it and get it into a quarantine tank.

Thanks! I'm in Essex. Here are some better photos of my setup.

I've had this little one for about four months and this is probably the third or fourth time I've seen it. 🤣 He looks a little bloated? Or is this normal? Everyone else in the community tank (55gal) are fine. Parameters: 7.2 pH, 0 ammonia/nitrite, 20 nitrates, 50ppm kH, ~300ppm dH. (I'm in the process of raising kH with aragonite.) TIA, Mo

Hi there! I'm relatively new to the hobby, starting with a 10 gallon tank last Summer. Now I have 2-10 gal, 2-20 long, a 55 community tank and an empty 30 breeder in the garage. I also have one 5 gal quarantine tank in the bathroom because ... why not? Aquarium Co-op's YouTube channel and community have been incredibly helpful in the journey! My current stock is: 55 gallon: panda corys, harlequin rasboras, pearl danios, bn pleco, clown pleco, amanos, assassin snails, one nerite, guppies, mollies 20 gallon long: galaxy rasboras, guppies, yoyo loaches, hillstream loach, cherry shrimp, amano shrimp 10 gallon: betta 10 gallon fish quarantine and 20 gallon plant quarantine I'm currently researching NW cichlids or shell dwellers (for the 30) and hope to setup a deck pond next summer. See you online! mo

Thanks. I'll try with one plant and see how it goes.

I use a silicone candy bar mold and got these miniature kitchen tools.

Hi there! I want to move some vallisneria plants to a different tank, but they're heavily infested with Ramshorn snails. Can I dip vallisneria in an alum bath? I know alum can destroy some fragile plants like guppy grass, but I've never heard of results from doing it with val. Thanks so much in advance, Mo