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    Welcome to the forums @RyanT . If you can, measure the tank and we can try to find something. I don't have that tank myself to determine glass dimensions!
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    I was gonna say.... I seem to recall a lot of silverware missing when you pop the seltzer bottles! I forget who it was, but someone was RRing so much at one point that the drawer was empty (or nearly).
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    you can yes. As it's a hard surface soak it for a little bit in some bleach diluted in water works as well. drain the water, then add in fresh water with dechlorinator and then let it run. no biggie. it might "loosen up" if you hydrate it first with some water for a few days and then try to treat it after that. If it's really on there it may just take a lot more effort. (Think like you're trying to clean a baked on lasagna pan... soak it, then scrub it)
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    Parameters seem pretty close to mine, so no concern there. In terms of substrate, anything being used that could be causing some concern? Beyond that, I would just give them time to acclimate. Shipping / movement can be especially stressful on corydoras.
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    So.... I would absolutely not dose 3 meds via food right away. I would do one of them, but not three at once. It's likely causing some stress or discomfort and that's throwing some things off. You're using erithromycin in addition to another bacterial med (maracyn 2) in addition to the parasite medication. I wouldn't double stack the bacterial meds like that, potentially that's the cause. My steps moving forward right now would be to test ammonia, nitrite, nitrate daily and to do a water change. Rule #1 right now is to reduce stress. Because you're talking about a shrimp tank the bioload being pretty minimal and then you added a good amount of fish. Most of your ammonia in the tank will start as fish respiration. So let's test that and keep an eye out. If there is any, add in some aquarium salt and that should be done to help heal or prevent ammonia burns. Shrimp and the corydoras will like it cooler. I try to keep mine 72-74 range. Cooler temps means more oxygen in the water and that helps them to breathe a little easier. Adding the air is a great move, so well done there. If those are the only things in the tank let's drop the temp 1-2 degrees each day until we're in the better range for them. Yep... Makes sense. Sitting at the surface too is likely water or oxygen related. The video reminds me of a female looking for a place to lay eggs. Being in a new tank can trigger that too. Let's make sure they're ok, go from there.
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    @ShineOn75 what's the temp at?
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    Sandpaper the glass a smidge. Might work out well!
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    Dilute it with distilled water and re-test. Also test the tap to get an idea of what it should be. If you're running some really mineral heavy substrate it makes sense. This is also an excellent point that could be going on.
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    Weird. Looks almost more like worms. (Not that at all from the side view) I'm thinking bacterial or fungal.
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    Hit up The Secret: Dare to Dream that was just added. Definitely more positive.
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    Yeah.... The "fun times" are when you have to beg the adults to move the car..... Or else. I can try to hit the net, but can't promise what the other kids do. 😂 Pretty sure she did. It happened like 15 minutes after my mom getting home from some 10-12 hour shift. She definitely needed some sleep. Didn't hurt sitting there. Definitely broken.
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    😂 But right now I have some half dead and totally dead ZZ plants! (That's on my plant table thinkamajig)
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    Hey all, A genuine question. What is the last movie you watched that changed your life? I don't want to add too much subtext here or answer what that meaning to the question is for anyone. I will have to ponder it for myself and think on it as well. Please feel free to share. If you wish to share why as well, that is entirely welcome. Many thanks.
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    Anything that deteriorates uses the oxygen. I believe that may foul the situation over time. Interesting. I appreciate that, meaning I feel the gravity of that statement. It's one of those things where I really do see that neocarodina shrimp seriously can be difficult and it's a pretty fine line at times between success and struggling with a minor shift. Related.... And I flash back to a discussion I had where I was told by another hobbyist that I cannot care for my own shrimp because I recommended avoiding a small setup (under 15G) for a colony. It was a tough day and the comments stuck with me for far longer than they should've. Since then, I've seen a 75G shrimp tank with 1000+ shrimp. Hundreds. It was hard to put the activity of that colony into words and I can only now fully appreciate the effort it takes for that group of shrimp to thrive long term. Interesting. Yeah, plants are a huge learning curve and have been. The focus for me the past 2 years or so. Maybe the surface plants cut all gas exchange and blocked out the lights as well. Tough to say. I do get what you mean though about the height difference and issues that may cause as well. Sometimes it's a puzzle! It's been fun to follow along and to see a successful journey with it. I genuinely don't think I could pull it off, but one day, maybe...
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    It almost looks like fungus growing on something. Hm. Snap some more pictures of you can. If the hydra hasn't eaten algae yet it will be non-green at first. Any recent changes, all equipment working and cleaned?
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    If you were to redo things, add a plant or change the size of the jar or shape, etc... is there anything you'd change with what you know now?
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    Fish tb

    nabokovfan87 replied to Cmullins's topic in Diseases

    Was it ich?
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    You can't know what "normal pH" is without an off gas test. What the fish will tolerate isn't the same as what the pH would be if the tank didn't have a KH crash.... If there is one happening, causing stress on the fish. 1. Why you need to do water changes or replenish KH. (One of many reasons.) 2. When you have any issues, step one. Test.
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    Found this channel / vid. Lots of good details.
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    Note to self.... Every single time you do it, you're gonna forget and realize it immediately and quickly, but the seltzer bottle is literally like opening a volcano and will get everywhere.
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    Literally reading this right now. 🙂 As a sidenote, I didn't realize how many bulb plants there really are!
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    I would put the eco complete as the base, largest size bits on the bottom, and then top it with stratum or something like controsoil. My current setup has the heavier (but small size) substrate on the top and it works pretty well. You'd want about 4" in the front with 6" in the back of your substrate. Essentially, get your feet wet with stems and then decide if/when you go into the co2 side of things. some good stems to try first would be: -Pearlweed -Staurogyne Repens -Moneywort -Bacopa Caroliniana -Pogostemon Erectus -Ammannia Gracilis (for some color) Here's a fun one on one of the above stems.
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    When you're treating an active infection, follow the directions on the box! It's explained in the most recent video from the co-op about this as well.
  24. nabokovfan87
    Hello hello, Thanks to the wonderful, kind efforts of @Chick-In-Of-TheSea I have some new plants!!!! 😍 Like much of the plants out there, there are some I have only researched and never had hands on. These ones are a bulb type, aponogeton ulvaceus species. They came in looking pretty good and of course I'm excited for the new plant-venture. A few questions though and just wanted to confirm everything. 1. The bulb is above the substrate when planted and the roots go down. I should or should not slightly submerge the bulb to help it root a little bit? (let's say 25% of the bulb covered?) 2. Some of the leaves might be ok. I don't know how much melt to expect? Previously I've heard it will fully melt back, then regrow once it's acclimated. 3. Some plants you want to trim the emersed leaves to encourage growth, I don't think these are ones that you would as it should be submerged growth. I was reading online, but google was giving me results for terrestrial bulb plants, that if you can save a leaf or keep a leaf, it's a good idea because it will help it to recover. So.... I definitely should try to recover all the leaves, right? 4. If anyone has info or a guide on how, propagating these out? I've heard some are very difficult, others might be easier. I appreciate all of the guidance. Thank you!
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    You're a special case! LOL I can only imagine what "normal" is for some of the high tech tanks. There is also tanks that have breeding parameters and so it's lower for that reason.
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