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Yeah. I'm going to have some moss and I have anubias lower in the tank. On my pandas they did go on moss I had on hardscape. I'll have it on wood for my black cories. The mops right now are floating, these guys have been up and down the glass. There's a brief video in my vlog from a few days ago. Because they keep doing that I lowered the flow slightly and added mops so they'd feel a bit better about laying eggs in that side of the tank for me. I'll try to find some rocks in case I need to go that route, that's another technique for sure I need to try.

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Oh I understand that. My pandas line up when they hear me get up

Pretty nice photo seeing all the WC looking out of the glass. TV must've been on the nature channel or something! Beautiful looking cory. Has anyone had pandas that literally hang out in a cave like it's a nightclub or something?

Hey Everyone, This is my second time trying to use breeding mops. The first time around the fish in question didn't respond to them in any way. I've done some research and found out about different techniques for different fish. Some will want a white/yellow yarn and some will want black or green. The one I have now is nylon, a green color. I really need some guidance for technique here to make sure I'm doing the correct things. 1. Do I need to constantly have the mop in there, is there a reason to remove it? 2. I check the mop every 2 days or so. Is there any timeline where I should try something else? (example, after a 2-4 weeks of no success, a month of no success) 3. After I get eggs on the mop, the plan is to move the eggs to a tumbler or breeding box. Any advice on either of these methods? 4. What am I missing about mops and using them for breeding? What is it I should know, but don't? Thanks again everyone for all your help!

Make sure you're feeding enough spirulina flake for the barbs. They are going to graze on surfaces they want to eat and going to end up either attacking one another or other biofilms, algae, mulm, plants, etc. If that is the norm, it's perfectly fine. If it's an issue, just slightly increase feeding.

My mistake I think I got confused! OK that's good news. What I was saying... for a "shrimp colony" I'd probably have minimum a 20L. More surface are is what is "best" in my experience to give you more room for surfaces in shady spots on the tank where they tend to hang out. That would give you higher colony numbers than say a 20H I bet. The 3 vs. 5g thing. I totally understand the limitations with space and availability. I would try to get a 20L or something similar if possible, but that might be something similar to my situation, waiting on the big sale until I can even consider it.

I would look at getting a gang valve for the majority of what you're looking for. That being said, I understand there is some use case and needing extensions or fittings. If you're specifically trying to do acrylic material, I'd look at buying tubing and making it yourself with a heat gun. For the T's. Use a gang valve or use normal PVC and add in metal valves to give you whatever splits and "drops" you need.

I would say a 3, 5, and 10 is too small for a "breeding colony" especially if you're trying to let it get pretty big. The Betta may predate pretty heavily on the colony as well and might end up going after bigger and bigger shrimp over time. Essentially, depending on the personality of the Betta, it might gravitate towards bothering the shrimp because that's the biggest food source.

Hot tip from Cory in the OG Vlogs. He used the community blend as fry food. Just drop it in the tank and it'll work.

Repashy is another option. Not sure what the dose is. I can't find the video, it was part of the podcast with Cory and Lamont. Here is two more.

I had a 38 bowfront. I didn't like the "sand" that turned out to just be smaller size gravel with the paint. So then I upgraded to a more natural setup with my 55G. I then wanted to do more plants that would benefit from the planted substrate, and upgraded to a 75 and used the sand substrate to cap it. It mixed, and the cap wasn't nearly large enough to stay in place. I ended up trying to get a strainer of some kind to filter out the planted substrate. After one scoop the metal mesh broke off and I just gave up. I ended up replacing it all with Seachem Flourite Black and that's where I'm at now. I really, really enjoy sand. I really, really didn't enjoy the experience of stratum. It is what it is. I really don't think I'll ever have layered substrate again, but I learned a lot in the process of why some things won't work.

I totally understand that. The other side of the coin is I wish that other shrimp ate algae like my amanos! I think I "enjoy" having 10-12 per tank. I would never mind more. I'm right there with you, I totally wish they were easier to breed.

😂 It's definitely not possible to have tooooooo many. Maybe that's just me?

You can also move the mollies temporarily to a separate QT setup and use different dosages on the separate issues?

I think I might have a video, the co-op used to stock it. They are having issues finding a farm to supply it because of the issue of where it comes from in the wild (removing it from the wild results in habitat getting destroyed, it's a whole thing). So, Cory said he's waiting until they can source it properly until it shows up again, if it shows up again. That being said.... It's a plant I am very, very interesting in finding as well. I enjoy the fern type of a look. It is a stem plant, so it's care is going to be exactly what you're doing. coloration I believe varies based on the light itself (I could totally be wrong about that, but I'm pretty sure). there are a lot of variations and alternatives with different leaf patterns as well, which might confuse things.

The guide I saw (aquarium co-op blog) talked about 1 tbsp per 3, 2, or 1, gallon depending on the concern. So if you're having issues, resort to the lowest dose. https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/aquarium-salt-for-sick-fish I've treated pandas and my black cories and I don't think I've ever specifically had issues with salt. When I brought the black corys in, I had 2 different groups that came in on the same timeframe, It was my first online order, which was stressful enough, and the fish were definitely not eating and struggling a bit. I lost 50% of them because of the stress of shipping / issues with acclimation. You can also try using repashy and dosing their food with meds.

I am not sure of other plants/tanks you have going on so I think it's easiest to ask up front. Is there a plant you have elsewhere that you don't want to repeat? Are you looking for a "midground type" of plant in terms of the height it grows or are you just trying to find something that would be interesting for the scape in that location? Ease to maintain/grow is a plus? It looks like a good place for something similar to Bolbitis heteroclita (blue area) or hygrophilia pinnatifida (yellow) behind the rock with the anubias nana petite (red) or staurogyne repens (green) up front.

Black out the tank, 50% water change daily?

You might just want to find one of the UV sterilizers for the water.

If you have the flow higher, you're pulling more water through the sponge. If you're pulling more water, then you're pulling more muck. So that rate of flow is directly tied to how often you need to clean the sponge if your have very chunky bits in the water. https://youtu.be/0QMRhOJlmy0 Yeah. Cloudy water like that (assuming it's not just a photo with a blurry lens) is going to mean you need to run some fine filter pad via HoB a few days or change water just to clear it up.

You can use something like this on the end of the stand legs. It will give it some grip and stop some of the flex. They make them longer (more of the leg is covered in plastic). Fixing that would help to limit some of the flex. You can also potentially add a cross bar from one leg to the other using the existing holes and stop the legs from flexing apart. Having what amounts to the shelving arms as close to the floor is best case scenario as well. https://www.amazon.com/Prescott-Plastics-10-Pack-Plastic/dp/B07L4XVBM5/ref=asc_df_B07L4XVBM5/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=385196843500&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7406686734533246277&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031416&hvtargid=pla-825310189133&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=82240530601&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=385196843500&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7406686734533246277&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031416&hvtargid=pla-825310189133#

I highly recommend watching this blog. About half-way through cory makes some repashy but it's a great VLOG! You can use anything, literally any surface. you can dip it into the repashy and let it cure as you normally would and then add that to the tank. The easiest thing being a cave or pot that you can take out, then add back in. I tend to opt for freezing the repashy or feeding it fresh because it's just so much easier.

Is this your first time keeping them? Very exciting! They like to graze, definitely need some spirulina in there. So Xtreme flake blend might be a good fit. They like to sift around in the substrate, so I'd tend to lean towards something like the nano pellets or a singing pellet (hikari vibra bites, bug bites, etc. works too).