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"Fun" Aquarium Stories With Big Facepalm Moments
TheSwissAquarist replied to Theplatymaster's topic in General Discussion
I’ve probably got about the same…in 4 tanks😜. -
TheSwissAquarist Journal 2.0
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5-6 of most tetras you can find in a big box store (I went a little bit crazy!), a family of BNPs, a Kuhli loach hiding somewhere, Apistogramma Cacatuoides and Agassizii, Rainbow shark and 1 Marbled angelfish. I set the tank up in August 2021 and battled algae for a year until it became balanced. Haven’t changed stocking for fear of upsetting that balance. 😂 -
"Fun" Aquarium Stories With Big Facepalm Moments
TheSwissAquarist replied to Theplatymaster's topic in General Discussion
I keep most of my aquariums in my bedroom; and I also live in quite an old house, so the floor is made up of old uneven wood planks with thick nails sticking out. One time I was doing a water change , and left to go do something. Came back, wondered why the watering can I was using wasn’t full: it had a hole in it. About 10 gallons or so went right into my bedroom floor, which stank for weeks afterwards. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ -
TheSwissAquarist Journal 2.0
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Roughly 20 shrimp. If I put my mind to it, there are so few I could count them! 63 gal has had a trim. -
TheSwissAquarist Journal 2.0
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TheSwissAquarist Journal 2.0
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Down to about 20 shrimp 😬…I’ve read that the ‘food’ in Sea monkey sets is a mix of spirulina and yeast. @Theplatymaster -
Water changes with a spoon. 😂 Use aged tank water. My BBS are down to about 20.
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Congrats! How many more are you thinking of getting?
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TheSwissAquarist Journal 2.0
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Chick-in-of-TheSea journal
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I’ve only ever seen them outside of the tropics…🤷♂️- 1,514 replies
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Aquariums under a microscope : a project
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Makes our human squabbles seem petty compared to bacterial wars. Slime from a newly set up aquarium:- 10 replies
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Chick-in-of-TheSea journal
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Nice colors! Snowdrops here too:- 1,514 replies
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We’ve started the theme “microbiology” in school, and after seeing a couple of interesting bacteria on the web, I thought I’d have a look and see if my tanks are bacterial havens. To start with I took my microscope (from a toy store) And used a spoon (my pipette has gone walkies) to put a bit of “Easystart” on the lens. The result: Magnified 200 times, it seems to resemble wet sand. When going closer, I can actually notice little black things moving and pushing the grains of ‘sand’ out of the way. Seeing as I’ve had this culture for a long time, they’re probably dead microorganisms with a few live ones in between. Next up I took some Brine shrimp (4ish days old) and put them under the lens. First thing I saw: Unidentified crud. Then, life! I know that what I’m doing isn’t new, but it’s quite fun and interesting! 😁
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TheSwissAquarist Journal 2.0
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Aundler the gold Endler has some new siblings: -
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This has actually been quite a fun project, seeing as my fish get a continual supply of brine shrimp each time I do a water change. My tetras have never been so frisky! -
New Fish for the Week 2/27-3/5
TheSwissAquarist replied to bnaturally's topic in Edmonds Washington Retail Store Forum
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Mine are still alive, but I do agree that we should start again in the grounds that I may have found the secret. 😈
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Ouch. Does that mean I win, or do you think that we both get a second chance?
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Nope, I’ve had them in with long-tail guppies and they’re all fine.
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Ironically the only one of my containers where the population hasn’t crashed is in a tissue culture cup. 😂
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TheSwissAquarist Journal 2.0
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That’s definitely Ich. @Colu
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TheSwissAquarist Journal 2.0
TheSwissAquarist replied to TheSwissAquarist's topic in Photos, Videos & Journals
Sooo, 50% or so of my BBS has died since being harvested. I’ve removed them, but more keep on dying. 36 hours in, how are yours doing @Theplatymaster? Looks like you might win. 🙂