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  1. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    Unfortunately, poisoning the whole system is probably the only way to be sure you got them all. But yeah, I don't like taking that route either.
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    That's going to grow in nicely!
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    I was under the impression that planaria live in basically every freshwater lake/stream.
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    I have only 1 tank with soil and a sand cap and on the positive side, that tank found balance/stability faster than any other tank I've had. On the negative side, you'd better be absolutely sure about your plant placement because moving them will cause a lot of problems. I'll probably do it again in the future, but I'll definitely spend more time in the planning phase.
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    Your list contains multiple schools of fish that want to occupy the same space in the water. In my experience, this really just adds confusion and the true schooling behavior gets obscured. My advice would be to just stick with one mid water school and get more of them. If it were me, I'd probably just do 25 rummynose and drop the cpd/rainbows. But that all depends on the vibe you want.
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    I'm a big fan of corys, cardinal tetras, and a single pearl gourami. Maybe an albino bristlenose as well. Or you could do a betta instead of the gourami.
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    It looks like it's trying to get something off of it. Maybe some kind of parasite?
  8. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    I would paint the back black, hide the heater, and raise the water level significantly.
  9. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    Oh. Well they describe themselves as a tropical fish "wholesaler." I'm sure there are things about the arrangement that I don't understand. Ahh. Whoops, I guess I didn't see the new rules.
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    While all plants have their own set of needs in order to thrive, no plant specifically requires soil. There are many ways to feed a plant, lighting, liquid fertilizer, root tabs, fish poop, etc. If youre going to plant live plants, you'll want to know how the plant takes in nutrients and that will inform your decision on how to feed it. The most important thing with live plants IMO is to get everything into balance regarding the lighting schedule, feeding schedule, water change schedule, trimming, and fertilizing. Plants love consistency!
  11. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    You said temp is 60-64f... Did you have any weather related incident in your area where that could have gone significantly outside that range, even briefly?
  12. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    You could get a strong river current going with some vals in the back and boesemani rainbows.
  13. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    I was going to say congo tetras, but I do love me some diamond tetras.
  14. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    Most fish in my experience will eat all day long when food is available. I don't have a ton of experience with bettas though. The only reason I'm chiming in is because my wife just bought a betta yesterday (and named him Oppenheimer, of course). He showed no interest in the fluval bugbites that I offered, but he ate live baby brine shrimp continuously until they were all gone. My point is, hed probably eat something that's more life like. Frozen bloodworms, for example. Maybe freeze dried tubifex worms.
  15. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    Disclaimer: I'm not suggesting you do this because I've heard that it's technically bad for you. Have you compared the smell of the bag to the water conditioner side by side? Water conditioner smells pretty sulfuric and weird.
  16. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    As I understand it, Aquahuna is not allowed to sell wholesale to WA state. Their plants appear to be retail priced.
  17. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    Unpopular opinion alert* I think they're just looking for food.
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    They look better against white sand IMO, but then you have to consider the maintenance involved with keep white sand white. What I do enjoy about any sand with corys is that you'll see little bits of it shooting out from underneath their gill plates when they feed and I think that's awesome.
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    In my opinion, most fish have an instinct to swim against the current because they will have first dibs on anything that comes downstream. Some fish, like rainbows, can stay in the current for long periods of time while others, like guppies will get tired very quickly. It's sort of difficult to tell from the gif, but I'd guess what you have is working okay. I don't normally see that much movement from my stem plants, but as long as the fish have areas to relax, it should be fine.
  20. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    I would keep changing water until the ammonia is gone and monitor it daily for about a week after that to make sure nothing in your tank is causing it to creep back up. If it does come back, you'll probably want to do some investigating.
  21. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    I have been using the CO2 Art Pro SE for a couple years and it's been great. I also use a smaller fzone (not dual stage) on a 10g and it's been great as well.
  22. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    In my experience (and opinion, I guess), when water gets milky, it is due to a large amount of bacteria dying off. Can you think of any changes that could have caused that? Has the flow of your HOB stayed consistent or has it been reduced for any reason?
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    The stocking is nowhere near concerning IMO. As I understand it, that calculator is more of a getting started tool. Your water change schedule is probably 4x the frequency of the average fishkeeper. I can't be sure without seeing the tank in action, but it sounds like your flow might be on the high side for guppies. I think you're far more likely to run into issues related to temp being on the low side than anything else. But who knows? Maybe your particular fish are fine with things the way they are.
  24. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    I'm starting to worry that my shrimp were able to reach through the mesh of the breeder basket and reach most of the eggs. I'm pretty sure that every egg I left on the trimmed leaves turned to fungus. I probably could have seen that coming. There may only be a half dozen babies that make it past egg-status from this spawn. It's probably for the best since I don't have the space for 100 more corys. Just things to consider if I do have the space in the future. I could be wrong, though! Wigglers are very difficult to count.
  25. Shrimp Doggy Dogg
    I like to leave my plants in pots for a while so I can move them around for a week or so until I'm ready to commit to a final planting location. I've buried swords in pot and bare root many times and I see no difference, personally. I would definitely use a root tab if you're leaving in the pot. I would definitely use root tabs if you're taking the plant out of the pot and your soil is inert.
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