[What did you get done today?]

I got my latest shipment from Aquarium Co-op. Plants are in, pleco cave washed and set. Other items put up for next project.

However, I do miss the decals.....Cory, come on, Bro, bring those back. My grandkids enjoyed them as much as I did.

:)

[Just Check It]

We have had a couple power outages that came back rather quickly. However, I noticed on one tank the air flow to the sponge filter did not come back on. I shut off both branches of the air and turned them each back on. Back to normal.

Just a reminder:  If you lose power, check and reset the functions on your tanks, Just because the lights came on, doesnt mean everything came back

[A surprise baby]

On 12/21/2022 at 3:10 PM, JJenna said:

 

Close JJenna, my son played football in high school. The team mascot was the Cavaliers.   Been using this handle for 20+years.

[What to do with extra snails]

I met a couple a few minutes from work who had a bunch. I just bought a few today, just list them on facebook, that's what they do

[A surprise baby]

I love the daily surprise of livebearers

I came home today and found a new platy fry.  So far only one. I captured him and put him in the breeder box.  I'm assuming that the others were snacks, but keeping my fingers crossed.

I know, it's no major accomplishment getting livebearers, but each time it's thrilling to me.

[just wanted to say think you for the best pet fish around]

I love endlers, I have a bunch of babies that were born about two weeks ago. They are all growing well and are embolened to join the feeding forays with the adults.  I saw an endler baby this morning that is just starting to color up, cannot wait to see how they finally end up.

Best livebearer in my humble opinion

[Pinesong's 20 Tall Community Tank]

Your tank looks great. Really enjoyed seeing the progression

[Adding wood]

I usually do better getting rocks from LFS, but wood I get comes mostly from Petco. It takes a couple months to leech properly, which i do in a 5 gallon bucket and change the water every few days until it's stays clear.  There is a boiling method, but I havent tried it

[What did you get done today?]

Stocked another tank, Found a beautiful albino bristlenose male and got a female from another source, picked up a half dozen panda corys, and a half dozen panda platys, picked up another Java fern, and found a local source for java moss, 

I call the new tank my black and white tank because of the coloration of the fish

Got tank 2, cleared up with no casualties.

Next item is a small desk lamp for raising baby brine

Oh yeah, I sank my granddaughter's Sponge bob decoration in Unit 2, to give her a head start on beneficial bacteria for when we start her tank

[Aquariums in Movies and Television]

Donnie Brasco, Al Pacino's character has one that shows up in a few scenes

[What did you get done today?]

I got my 20L ready for new fish

My 20H is experiencing water quality bloom, special needs kid poured a bag of hikari catfish wafers and a 1/2 bottle of bug bite pellets into the tank, Been a process

My 6gallon project is ready to house my next breeding project

 

Still looking for local java moss or guppy grass

[How many tanks do you have?]

I have a 20-High set up and running well, I keep a 6 as a hospital/quarantine unit, I have a 20L that is cycling, and another 20H awaiting a new stand

[Bronze cory eggs!!!]

In a best situation, you may need to remove her to a spare tank and use a egg mop for her to lay eggs, or a hang on side breeder to collect eggs

[Recomendations for online fish purchasing]

Flip aquatics for shrimp and nano fish

[If you were buying neocaridina shrimp today, what color would you buy?]

I have a tank that I plan to turn into a Blue Dream tank. I love thheir looks, and with the right substrate it should be pretty cool

[What did you get done today?]

Didn't do much, just trying to get a head count on the baby endlers. Two batches, three days apart.  Every time it's a joy!

[Cherry Barbs - Males Only]

Of all the barbs, Cherry Barbs are mostly peaceable. I add two females for every male. Good community choice

[Cherry Barbs - Males Only]

Males need females to urge them to color up nicely, otherwise they can be rather bland.  I've always aimed for 1M-2F trios

[Aquariums in Movies and Television]

I remember Mel Gibson shooting one in Lethal Weapon II

BTW, the original Lethal Weapon is a Christmas classic, before Die Hard

[New to this forum]

Glad you're here, Good forum, mostly a great crowd,

I started by inheritance also. I was on the navy, deployed. When I came home my wife had a 20gallon community tank from a neighbor that gave it to us when they transferred away.  Man, that lit off a bug. 40years latet, here I am.

[Ok, I give up... What is the top secret super glue gel trick?]

to get an almost instant check, I dunk it in water

[Breeding endler's guppies]

I have endlers in a community rank with a honey gourami, a little bristlenose, and a band of corys.  Two days ago, one of the females dropped pups.  So far, I haven't had a predation problem, there are a few java ferns they swim through, but love the water sprite. The other fish go by all the time but don't hunt the babies, I am feeding the whole tank a bit more often to keep the rest from getting hungry.

[New Babies]

unknown strain, they look similar to N class, but I didn't pay anywhere near the cost of N class.

[New Babies]

Last night we discovered a new clutch of baby endlers swimming around the vegetation.  Not sure how many, so far 5 or 6, but they are hard to detect and they hide well.  Already taking to ground flake,

It's exciting every time.

[Fish suggestions]

Look at a half dozen livebearers, always inquisitive and busy

BTW, that's a beautiful bristlenose