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    crush up spirulina flake using a spice grinder.
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    I like the Krill / Spirulina flake from Xtreme. There's a lot of foods I have issues with (sharkwater reference) and a lot of that comes down to a lack of clarity on what is in the food. Some foods in my experience the fish just won't touch. I don't mind paying $7-10 for a good size thing of flake food. I couldn't even tell you what the price is, but I do not view extreme as overpriced at all. (for the sake of science, I'll check price) Most of the ingredients are a vitamin mix that I'm sure is in all their food as well as the protein base. compare that to something like repashy, yeah... repashy is a bit better. We aren't talking like this is NLS or Northfin or something extravagant. This is sort of the "basic recipe" of what fish food should be. There's a lot of ways companies use ingredients to make things cheaper. Ultimately, I don't like to get into a habit of buying large sizes of food just because it's slightly cheaper. It makes sense if you have the tanks to feed it, but I already have a seriously difficult time feeding enough food. When you're talking smaller jars, getting enough food for a month of feeding at a time, the cost changes. I want to have 2-3 foods to rotate, frozen, and repashy food. This gives me a balanced diet and gives me the ability to keep the fish interested in different things. Some foods you try once, never again, it happens. Sometimes you feed a food and they love it, but then you look at the back and it's not worth the risk (so to speak). Certain brands I just won't feed. Other brands, the fish literally don't eat. The "cheap stuff" tends to be $7-12 per package here and the expensive stuff is $18-20 per package. So... that's sort of where I'll end the thoughts. I don't really agree about xtreme. I think they can do a job of offering different sizes and there is always going to be a manufacturing side of things where efficiency can help. Ultimately, you get what you pay for and there is always a range to that.
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    I would highly encourage you to check out my shrimp journal. I had a similar concept and I've learned a ton from where I first started. A few quick tips: -Start with at least 10 -15 shrimp. Give yourself enough genetic variation. -You want wood in that tank -Make sure you have a plan for water changes -Check out Mark's Shrimp Tanks videos for any and everything -Make sure you cull and have a plan for culls, even if that is food or a very cheap tank. You'll need at minimum two tanks if you plan to keep culls. Bentley Pascoe has some wonderful videos on this topic. What kind? How does the tank look?
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    Here's these as well.
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    Given the fish, I would just feed repashy powder. I would lean towards the spirulina versions like soilent green or super green.
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    It's absolutely not easy! It takes a lot of attempts in my case because those eggs are so stuck on the glass. I would love to have a setup where I can. Just leave the eggs, but currently I don't. Best of luck and congratulations on the fry!
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    See @Chick-In-Of-TheSea much better than worms!
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    LEDs age over time. LEDs do have differences in quality, even the same part number from a different manufacturer. Ultimately, the "cheap option" has lower quality LEDs and you can see that in the tank itself. Whatever the stray or off wavelengths, the actual way that the light is refracted into the tank is ultimately why you're seeing a difference at all. One light at 50%, the other at 40% it all doesn't mean much unless we have an idea of the number of LEDs and the quality of each light for how "true" the rendering towards white is. Again, white is all relative, but let's assume as close to sunlight as we can get it. Question, can you take both lights, set them to 10%, side by side facing up and show the LED layout and the number of LEDs to us in a comparison photo?
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    Background on that 40 I imagine?
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    Sorry for your loss. 😞
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    You can rinse it, let it dry fully for a few days, and then proceed to use it again. If you want to go the sanitization route this would be the method.
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    Crossing my fingers. I would fill up the tub or shower or something and rinse everything if you need to. Hopefully no issues, but given the sensitivity of these guys maybe the added wash is prudent! Very cool to see Geppetto with some new friends.
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    😂 It was a good day!
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    You can always add a mesh net to the top of a shallow tank. Lizzie has a ton of great videos about smaller tanks and her aquascapes! Note: some are on the "More Aquarium Co-Op" channel I think a Betta is a good choice. As well as very small nano fish. I would try a few white clouds.
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    The only thing to reduce water parameters is going to be dilution, meaning water changes. Adding salt helps with the toxicity of the nitrite harming and causing severe nitrite burns, but it's never a guarantee. As far as the OP topic is concerned, one thing I heard recently is that the vials are designed to be viewed with the lid removed and top down. If you're ever stuck trying to figure things out try that and see what you see. There is a few research studies on shipping fish with salt in the bag. I'm assuming this is a continuation of the logic there. Reducing stress by adding some osmotic balance for the fish so they can spend more energy acclimating to the new environment. Ultimately, I've never added salt to a single tank or had salt in a tank when I've added new fish. If fish come in beat up and showing Illness, yes I will add salt. Because it messes with the viscosity of the water it's just not something I've done. I will add airstones and other things before salt. I would tend to use the advice of "keep it simple" as opposed to trying to incorporate a lot of tips and tricks.
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    I use it all the time at night. I pop the blue mode on, check the fish, turn things off and then go to sleep. It's good for late night drinking tea or whatever and just sitting in front of the tanks.
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    Looks like a Franklin to me with those eyes.
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    @Chick-In-Of-TheSeai do enjoy that 2nd full tank shot with the cube and the nice clean sand. Tank looks great! I can only imagine making one of these for @Mmiller2001 and seeing all the plants always being amazing, but seeing all the adjustments. Would be fun!
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    First, I hope you're feeling ok and getting better! Drink lots of rooibos tea. When you're done use what's left for blackwater satchels. 😉 There is this weird issue I have in my own aspect of the hobby where I struggle so much with small tanks. I love the look and the ability to take a smaller "designer tank" or something nano sized and make something beautiful with it. I can't imagine having fish in something smaller than a 20G just because I seriously struggle to get maintenance done. A 10G I've had again for the first time in a year or so and I just decided one day I was going to move the fish out and replace it with a 29G. If I had a 20L, it would've been that tank. Anyways.... I would seriously consider a plant only tank. Maybe add some horned nerites or something, but just a tank where you can have a nice piece of wood and some plants sticking out of the tank. I would love to see a higher humidity pecktec style setup. You can see some of his update videos that have some of his improvements.
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    A bit of a treat (hopefully) for everyone. The color is all funky, it's at a wonky angle, and I picked the music by pure random choice. I can fix some stuff tomorrow if need be. Please enjoy.... I woke up this morning and the goal was to try to share what this little fish was doing. It's unique for her to graze around and to eat off the stuff in the tank when people nare around. She does it all the time, I'm sure, but just not on demand or often when she sees me. If I'm backed away from the tank, she doesn't mind. I had to set the phone and then just sit and observe alongside. Ultimately, we all know who the "moss monster" is and she's trying to do her part to clean the tank. You can see her clean the S. Repens a little bit as well as her behavior. That's where the real question comes in. Everyone speaks to how aggressive the fish are, but I seriously don't think they are. Maybe it's just Grace and she's aptly named, but she's always been a very calm fish and part of that is because she has her space. Part 1: Grace wakes up, tank lights just came on, and she's checking everything out. She's a bit shy because I had tried to record from the front of the tank. Part 2: Food dropped into the tank and we observe for any different behavior or aggression. She does not like when the food is in her section, obviously, but she doesn't go all crazy attacking the other fish. She just leaves the area and they do their thing. You can see her push them out or push them away. All normal territorial behavior I would think!
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    Two different methods with similar technique.
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    Net setup looks awesome! You're very welcome. Always happy to help when I can!
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    I highly recommend you don't be afraid at all to use moss. This is the dry start method. It's a really beautiful addition when you manage to get it going well for you. It's not difficult to maintain and a lot of fish species prefer it for laying eggs. Here's the other method:
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    yep. I use seachem safe just because I have some. dose the size of the tank, then add to the tank any amount of water you need to. try to match temp as best you can (meaning... just change water when it's not blazing hot outsize and the groundwater is like lava).
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    That looks awesome so far! I'm going to have to find something for you just for the sake of showing some cool stuff to you. I wish I could show you my tank and how I move the wood. It's like.... the stone is there and then the wood is a claw growing over the crevices. Are you intending the section behind the stove to be a cave or full of soil?
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