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    That's the best. Woot woot!
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    Very sorry about the eggs. I dosed my whole tank with methylene blue and still lost a bunch of eggs. I don't know how people handle it without having specific "breeding racks" or something similar. It's this type of thing where I feel like I just don't know any better and fully expect things to go much better, but then fungus just happens. I think a big tip is using IAL or botanicals as well as methylene blue maybe? Maybe Rooibos tea is a cheap / affordable option to do that for eggs? I checked on the fish tonight, they definitely don't enjoy the baster in comparison to the pipette to try to get the muck out of the bin. They are doing good. Probably 1/4" size so far, but their color is taking forever to come in fully! I can't wait to see yours get there. Very adorable whiskers at this age.
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    That's awesome. Looks like a wonderful time!
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    Looks like a cardinal vs. a neon to me? Disclaimer, I am very bad at tetras. Love them, love the colors, but terrible with them. I just enjoy seeing them, wish I had em, honestly never kept em. I have had some glofish rescues, but we won't count those.
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    Very cool. I don't know if they even sell them, but the ziss tumbler came with this all plastic "mini" airstone. Might be what you need if you can find em. Very sorry about your little friend. The good news is you know it's there. So now you have a project to find another! Good on ya for feeding them out there. It happens, but yeah, I feel your pain!
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    From this morning. It's been a day, but this was a nice way to wake up. Pups are chilling, I'm going to go and clean the fry tank and then give them some new food for the night. Hope everyone is doing well.
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    Sweet! Congratulations on the eggs. Are you keeping the eggs in a cup besides the tank or what is your method? I'm curious with all the stuff I went through with the tumbler on everyone's methods now. Edit, looks like it's clipped to the tank staying warm in the tank water?
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    honestly it isn't bad at all. maybe just need more or a bigger filter?
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    One of the first changes I had to make was taking 3-4 smaller tanks and moving that to a big single tank. You're spread thing. Maybe you took on too much right away? The main thing I will say is that having a structure and schedule is critical to get into a rhythm. Wake up, check every tank and just check to see the fish are still in the tank. Once a week clean, siphon, test (stagger tanks so you're not doing them all on one day, unless that's easiest). Having something like a bigger rubbermaid trashcan for fish water might be a much better route for you and you can wheel it around the house. Maybe you need a "fish cart" like Jimmy had in his fishroom. As long as you're motivated, or keep invested I should say, you will have great benefits from the hobby. I can't say what that is for you, but it's definitely coming your way and you'll know it when you get there. Stay strong, keep doing what you're doing, we're all here to help. Thank you for making this thread and talking about it, because that is the first step! Finally... Welcome to the forums! 🙂 Try some other substrates instead of Eco Complete then. If you're having issues, you can always work on technique, but if you're really just not enjoying the substrate and it didn't do what you wanted to.... pull it. Make it a tank you're happy with! I still struggle with plants. We all do from time to time. You'll get there and it takes time, but you will get better at it!
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    I think 6 months, you learn what the normal things are for starting a tank. You can do it in much less time, but honestly you should take the time to do extended research at that time about tank issues, care, equipment, etc. Then I think you go into a phase where you have a tank and stuff happens. This basically ends with another 3-6 months of issues, and that's when you really... really learn about the hobby. It's going to be a common thing where you can have newcomers to the hobby now and the first thing that happens is they have something happen and get defeated. I think the most important thing for anyone on the other side of the cash register is to make sure new hobbyists have "that moment". That little experience that makes them love what is going on in the tanks. Could be fry, could be a new leaf, could be a personable fish, or just aesthetic beauty in the creation they made. Getting a new hobbyist to that point, that's what's important and that's the real curve for me.
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    depends on the shrimp. Caradina or are they Neo's? My amanos (and corydoras) could literally be fine with 100% water changes if it was possible. The biggest thing is making sure tap and tank are even. Most shrimp like highly oxygenated water and so that's beneficial when you change out water.
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    Yeah, my clowns were dirt cheap and they just life their lives and do their thing. I am pretty sure I have two females just based on bodyshape. It's weird locally here where they bring in one and not a tank of them so you just sort of get whatever random L number they have and it's called "clown pleco".
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    Clown plecos are pretty awesome, just require wood in the tank. I don't know what twig cats require specifically, but they do have a lot of requirements. For the sake of ease, I'd lean you towards a pleco, especially a nice looking one that is interesting to you. The two I have are an L104 or L134 (hard to tell) and an L162 pleco (could be an L204 too).
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    Can't edit to add on text on mobile because of the emoji.... Weird. Update: warning, this is going to be a terrible update, but it makes my life a lot easier. My current lighting in the room is a ceiling fixture with a bulb that is behind me. This means I'm constantly dealing with shadows. Before: Now, with the string lights hung and terribly photographed. I have a coffee station to the left there, tanks on the right. If I setup the 75 the coffee stuff moves and so lights are above all the useable tank space so to speak. I tried to find some "Edison bulbs" that were very dim, easy on the eyes, just looked nice. Because I also wanted LEDs, this is the result. I'm happy with it. BOY WAS THE TANKS MESSY when I could see it. Also..... I can hang a fluval light now if I wanted to. 🤔
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    Definitely true for me and the pea puffers I had. 😞 @JJenna
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    Yeah. Ferns and Anubias can be knocked off easily. I would think swords, val, will do slightly better because the root and crown is at the substrate and can anchor itself a little easier than anubias and others. I am always barely touching a plant and it comes off. It takes a long time for roots to grow and grab onto the wood.
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    I got something similar for a months old thread. I think it's tied to the "unanswered topics" in some way? Not sure.
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    Yep! that definitely helps. that's awesome, congrats.
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    Ah! I understand. Yes, I find myself missing the anubias / terra cotta that ACO used to carry right now.
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    It's also useful if you have a tank where the plants just don't grow. I think that's potentially a value of the no plants assumption. Worst case, this tool is taking things from ammonia ---> nitrate, not taking that nitrate and doing anything with it. Heavy nitrates = high demand plants, right? 😂
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    yeah exactly. The floating plants do well because they have carbon access and direct light. In a tank with lower demand, lower power lights (if that is the case) then it would make sense that those plants do a little better. I agree about writing things down and how it helps. Let's take a look... The plants in the substrate likely need some root tabs. If you're not seeing moss grow you're issue is either carbon or fertilizers. PSO/Watersprite will take a lot of ferts and will basically grow until they block the light out. They can grow really fast if you feed them and there isn't algae issues. What is your fert schedule, how much are you dosing and how often? The stems you have floating, plant them in the substrate and add some root tabs around them (not directly under them) so that the roots can take hold. This helps because you can then make sure your light is a variable instead of only feeding those two up top. If the PSO/Sprite needs more light just to show growth, then you're really looking at the crux of the issue for the tank. Right now, let's add some root tabs, review dosing, get the light on the rim of the tank and turned up slightly and see what that does for the next couple of weeks. I wouldn't worry about green spot or brown diatoms unless they are prevalent. If it's on the glass I just scrape the front (sometimes the sides when it's bad), but the good thing is you don't have the nastier forms of algae.
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    Definitely looks like it. Now I want to know everything! 😂 Was this after Waterchange day? Oh yeah, that's cool. New tank, new water, they are acclimated and feel like the tank is a good spot. THAT's AWESOME. Right now, I wouldn't do anything. Keep an eye for fungus. The eggs are spread out, which is good. One get's fungus, it won't necessarily spread all over. What else is in the tank? Honestly, corydoras can be very good about ignoring their fry. Moss balls, plants on the ground is basically what helps. My fry like to hide in little crags in the rocks and overcrops that seem very minature to me, but for them it's like the grand canyon so to speak. Seiryu (dip it in vinegar) and things like ohko stone can be really good about having these features. Slate also. My favorite method is honestly moss / moss balls (various sizes) and wood.
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    100%. I really, really enjoy it as a tool and I have no issues giggling and recommending it as an actually useful thing. Amongst other information, what I like is: -Tank size vs. fish size checks -fish parameters are compared for compatibility -changing X % of water is actually really helpful if you have no idea where to start (often you can change more) -it forces you to consider that fish grow and they won't always be smaller sizes. Things like verifying aggression issues is also important.
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    Ah, I see. There is definitely some fixes for this. Some methods. You're essentially dealing with some of the issues I had in my journal tank. It's definitely worth a read of you want to see all the small things I did that helped and screwed things up. Have you had any algae issues at all? Let me get the big screen so I can look up the photos better and check a few notes. I'll try to break it down a bit as to what I went through and what might be related. Very indicative of what's going on.
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    I would be worried about them tearing up or scratching on plastics. I would try jungle val, micro sword, and potentially something that is similar but doesn't have thick stems. Usually when fish eat val they just grow short. I can't imagine an Oscar would be able to destroy a micro sword carpet. Potentially an aquarium lily as well works?
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