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    I wouldn't mind one bit of the pump was co-op green! Accidents happen. 😞
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    Here is another beautiful, simple tank. Looks wonderful to me, especially with the blackwater helping the green to pop on the anubias. Feel free to share any tank you feel is beautiful!
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    That's beautiful! Wow. What a perfect pattern and a really wonderful photo. This one is screaming for a photo filter 🙂 I tried to get it sharpened for a watercolor filter. Didn't work, but here's the partially edited version.
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    For any livebearers it's a matter of time before you have a lot more fish. The only way to stop that is to have only males or only females.
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    That might be the same one, let me double check.... Yeah. They have a small and a small/tall which is the same thing but just a longer tube. For very small tanks, using a bulb to start the siphon might be all you need and then just pinch the hose using what you have. 🙂 Here's a video on Cory's spot siphon and clean to go section by section. Here's pecktec and clone charlie cleaning out one of his nano size tanks. It's a really fun channel with useful tips and tricks 🙂
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    Very likely. The python brand has a "nano siphon" that's really awesome for small tanks. It might be a good one to check out if you are having any issues with tight spaces. I use a longer one that's probably good for a 10G tank or larger, it's a store brand, blue narrow tube from one of the big box chains. If you need help trying to find the nano one I can send you a link in DM to where I got mine. If you ever want to find a "good tank size" I think my favorite one for most nano size tanks is a 20L. It's got the right size and shape to make it easy to work in, cheap and affordable (can't beat a great tank for $25) and it's a nice size to view because it's longer and more panoramic of sorts. I just wanted to mention that in case you're considering changing tank sizes at all.
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    I deal with similar things with Grace the RTBS. Rams from the single experience I had keeping mine, Dean's breeding setups, and other places, like to have 3 sides. One exposed side for them to protect and that gives them comfort. It isn't a cave per say, but just shelter and a place to call their own. A flat rock against the something in the tank would be a place to start. In @Chick-In-Of-TheSea's case Snoopy has a tube of PVC that became her shelter and it helped to make sure she got food and stuff. Rams can be finicky, but like most fish they just might be trying to tell you something.
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    One of the best ways to really diagnose a problem like this is to take a high level view of everything. How are you doing with maintenance, food, plant care, and so forth. Given that you have a shrimp tank, I want to start by recommending the youtube creator Mark's Shrimp Tanks. Hopefully that is a great resource for you to look up many of the things that you are dealing with. I think that you might just be dealing with a siphon issue. Keeping the substrate clean in a shrimp tank can be a challenge, especially for a new hobbyist. This is something I am dealing with in my own care because I am relative new to keeping specialty shrimp, neocaridinas. I have a journal linked below where I am trying to share useful information and dive into how to best care for them. One final thing I will note is that when it comes to tanks with critters, you have to be careful with oxygenation. They use up the oxygen which can be a reason (and secondarily a further issue) for why they showed up in the first place. I would add an additional airstone for the time being to keep up good oxygenation for your shrimp while you are dealing with the planaria and other things going on.
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    @Torrey mentioned using prazipro on her shrimp. Maybe that is something you wish to do. Can you please help us out by explaining the dose or method you used?!? I'm not nitpicking or anything!!! I am looking at the half of my own tank and seeing just how much "junk" is in the sand. In this photo it might be a way to help push back some algae that is causing plant issues? I just wanted to mention it, nudge you to try out that technique! Once you find the paint strainer thing that'll be awesome.
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    They are legitimately the most dangerous shark to humans for a variety of reasons. From the shows and things I've seen they can be basically what amounts to a gymrat on steroids of the shark world. Aggressive when they want to be and they have too much testosterone for their own good sometimes. Can live in fresh and saltwater.... Oh such a fun shark. (No sarcasm). I would expect that migratory routes would determine what you see locally. There's probably a lot of species as long as fishing or nets aren't a major issue. East coast sharks can be weird sometimes with where they are. Pacific is a bit cooler I believe and so there's bigger sharks here. I'm no expert, but I believe that's how it works. That's wonderful. The northern lights of sorts that few people get to see. 🙂
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    Busy morning. I mean spooky!
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    Ocean aquarium as well as shops in japan, many places do this regularly. Some people do not want to have to "figure it out" and just want a tank that looks good. Think of it the same way as going to the store to buy a fountain or lucky bamboo display.... That is just what some prefer instead of scaping things themselves. Having a place to start also makes things much less intimidating. It's a reason why people prototype parts for design and manufacturing. It's in your hands and you can touch and feel. It's right there! I think having this available depends on the shop themselves. I would also argue that having 3-5 tanks pre-scaped also is a good way to show off and push tank sales in smaller stores. Also... probably a really good way to get that betta a better home. The only logic for not doing so is that because it's very difficult to ensure that the tank will always arrive without issue. Someone drives crazy and your massive investment just went for nothing. Having the liability or the foresight to deliver every tank, some sort of "at your own risk" policy is crucial to protect smaller businesses and new customers from doing some unintended damage.
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    What does Snoopy's usual hiding spot look like? Maybe it's just a matter of having a certain structure for the rams to use while the other fish don't have easy access. For the sake of verifying any background reasons for any issues, can you share full water test details?
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    That's my second favorite animal apart from sharks. 😂 It is very cool that you have a little buddy. That’s great to hear. The dive instructors tell us that the majority of shark attacks happen at the beach. Because 1) there is a lot of flailing which attracts the shark (it thinks a fish is in distress, and 2) the waves are constantly churning everything up, so the shark can’t see what it actually is and has to taste the person to know. I forgot about bull sharks. Now those we do have around here. Divers I know have reported they are very bold. I have never seen one. I have about 110 or 115 dives so far. Not all saltwater, but a lot are. I’m going to add 2 to my count next weekend! It might be.... Let me check something. (Sidenote, you really should check out "playing with sharks" on Disney+) Alright there likely was some off the Carolinas that I'm getting mixed up with. The ones from jaws were based off of some attacks in 1916 in the NY area. https://balisharks.com/uncovering-the-inspiration-behind-jaws-the-bull-shark-that-terrorized-a-beach-town/ That's cool! I imagine that gives you a lot of unique areas to be able to explore. Aren't they the best! The main advice they give people in some intense situations like that is to head to the boat or down. That way you can actually see what's coming. You'll never see a shark that wants to sneak up on you.... They are just too intelligently designed for that.
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    Beautiful Corydoras. I just re-homed the last of my pandas at the end of march. It's sad to see them go, but they hopefully are doing well. There's two members here who have parts of the panda horde and they are already spawning like nuts for them! 😂 Here's my focus right now: How are the concolors doing @Cinnebuns!?
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    I would try to avoid pouring water down the drain. I use the garden or bushes in the front yard. Hopefully someone can chime in with another method if that is your only option.
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    This is a good place to start. https://www.amazon.com/aquarium-leveling-mat/s?k=aquarium+leveling+mat I recently started using equilibrium. It works well. I like that it has some of the things plants need as well.
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    Any flat bottomed tank you'd be better with a mat. I am not sure about size compared to how thick the mat should be or at what size that mat isn't viable anymore. There's a variety of types you can use. Be it a yoga mat, tool shelf liner, or something designed and made for aquariums. I've seen people use styrafoam as well. https://www.amazon.com/aquarium-leveling-mat/s?k=aquarium+leveling+mat
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    Beautiful setup. I'm glad you've found methods and been able to focus on enjoyment given everything. 1000%. There's so much to say to this. I wrote a letter once and it took me ~10 or so years to actually write it. One of the things mentioned was the phrase "dummy up" and a list of 8-10 things that Grandma did for me. Things that it took me years to truly understand once I was a bit older and could think about the depth of their meaning. That phrase was her way of telling me to lighten up, let things go, try to relax, and so many things in a flash. She was always able to make me smile and bring that out no matter what.
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    We were talking about these on Bentley's last stream. 🙂 Chat got to vote on fish for the new tank and there was a few variations on the theme. The one in the sticker is the Boesemani Rainbow https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/top-10-rainbowfish I'm going to need a few of these guys one day.
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    Had to order mine. 😂
  22. nabokovfan87
    That's not how that works!!!! 😂 I posted a technique for you in my shrimp thread that talks about how to vac the sand and have no issues with shrimp getting sucked up the siphon. Hopefully that helps and you're able to at least try it. I'll work on a video when it comes time to clean Riddick's tank if I can get the phone to sit well enough.
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    Programmer talk. fun fun, OK so... on the AH directions it's vague the way you mentioned it, but I just wanted to confirm and clarify. "Then they advise to put them into a container w the water and add 50% off that amount of water from the aquarium for 20 minutes and then do that once more. " ^^ When you say add 50% of the water, the key with neos is to do so relatively slowly over a long period of time. Add 1 spoon of water, wait 5 minutes, add another, etc. Do that until the water has doubled in size, drain as much of the water you can out, then repeat that process again. (you can do this as many times as you feel necessary) When you FIRST get the bag open, it is preferable to add 1-2 drops of dechlorinator. an airstone is also a great thing to add. That being said, doing the airline tube drip method makes it a bit easier, but adding the dechlor and airstone can help your chances here. You mentioned pygmy corydoras in the tank. That might be a bit of excitement for overstressed shrimp. I am not saying it's a cause or any issue. I am mentioning it for the sake of keeping an eye on the way the pygmy's interact with the shrimp. Especially when it comes to food and so forth. ALRIGHT..... so the shrimp arrive, good condition and everything seems fine. As long as the steps are done (basically that MST video above) then I cannot see any reason for issues with acclimation. 7.5ph, 3 GH/KH, 30 nitrate, 0 nitrite/ammonia This is very likely your issue. GH is too low. KH is slightly low, but fine. Nitrate is generally high for Neo shrimp. If you see nitrates in the tank then we'd want to get that down, especially to start with. Again, showing any ammonia, nitrite, nitrate is going to be a bit of an issue for some sources of Neo shrimp. Personally I would try to keep it below 20 ppm for them. If your nitrates are at say 5-10 and you're dosing in fertilizers, perfectly normal range of nitrate. If your nitrates are 30 ppm from the fish, you're dosing in ferts as well, I can foresee them having a bit of extra stress from acclimation. Getting your water better suited for the Neos is going to really help. You can use a shrimp buffer. I use equilibrium for mine. Just find something you want to use and get the GH in particular up. 7-8 is a good range to be at. For Neo Shrimp:
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    There are 1000 ways to make something aesthetically pleasing. The idea being a variation on the "Enjoy Nature Daily" mindset. On one side of the coin the real crux of that is to go out and to see and enjoy the natural world, but there is this Takashi Amano side of the coin of trying to bring a piece of that natural world experience into our homes. Ultimately, that is why a lot of people keep fish tanks. Making sure, in some semblance of a way, that you have something you can look at and feel a certain way about, that's wonderful. Necessary. Here's one I just found this week. Very minimal, but that setup speaks to a lot of what this idea is. By adding little things, like the background and the intense contrast on the substrate, the tank becomes the scene in a film. One little pop of color on the black and white (and sepia tones) stands out so much more because there was a little bit of effort to enhance things.
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    I was watching a video from some content creator on youtube and there was a tour of some kind of a "fishroom" with a half dozen or more tanks. Every tank was meant for enjoying a variety of fish species, but every tank shown was bare bottomed, no backgrounds, it was minimally scaped, and most often it has one type of a plant that was simply floating. Looking at this video I had a conundrum. I was very excited to see what was in every single tank, but I was very deflated by the surroundings and the way things were setup. For clarity, this was not a breeding setup, this was simply a hobbyist who enjoyed a lot of different species of fish. How do we ensure some sort of feeling of awe in every single hobbyist's home? Well, I think a great way to manage yourself is to have at least one display tank. A display tank where you make the tank visually enjoyable for yourself. Substrate, hardscape, plants, clear water, and preferably a few species of fish you really admire to sit and enjoy. By having at list one "art tank" I think it can mentally help everyone to enjoy the hobby. This might be a jar with shrimp, a nano tank with a betta, or some sort of amazing 6 foot long massive community tank, but something you can cherish and hone your craft with. A sand garden, but the aquarium version. One tank you can be proud to share photographs of and not just because of the cool creatures inside. With that being said, please feel free to share your favorite "easy" beautiful tanks. Whatever you consider that to be. Something you think is a great tank to visually enjoy and that you wouldn't be intimidated to replicate. Here's mine. I'd love to see some moss on the wood eventually! Here's another that isn't any more complex to put together, similar in style, but just a bit less intimidating.
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