Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Not many have success with scarlet temple without a high tech setup. All looks great to me. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 Three amigos enjoying cryptocoryne tropica 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 Tank is looking pretty good. Though I do have an abundance of daphnea. I'm considering moving the majority of my shrimp to my 25 gallon half cylinder, and putting a gang of panda corydoras in this one. Since they will have a live food source and will prefer the horizontal space. And the shrimp seem to be thriving and using all of the other tank. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 New snail alert. Since I managed to move my assassin to the other tank, along with most of the adult shrimp, I figured it was time for some adorable mystery snails. Currently temp acclimating. Please pardon the duck weed 😅 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 A new place to explore 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Settling in 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I love your shrimps! The snails make a fine addition. They're beautiful! I have some scarlet temple that is behaving about the same as yours. Mine likes to generate blackbeard algae for me; which is soooooo awesome. Not really, it's quite frustrating actually. I love your layout though, it's beautiful and there's something seriously satisfying about shrimps perching on leaves like little lookout posts. Magical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) On 11/3/2021 at 10:33 AM, Minanora said: I love your shrimps! The snails make a fine addition. They're beautiful! I have some scarlet temple that is behaving about the same as yours. Mine likes to generate blackbeard algae for me; which is soooooo awesome. Not really, it's quite frustrating actually. I love your layout though, it's beautiful and there's something seriously satisfying about shrimps perching on leaves like little lookout posts. Magical. Thank you. A lot of my shrimp have moved house to my other tank, but there are still quite a few in here so we'll see how they get on. I'm hoping to add some panda corys and make a calm little community tank Edited November 3, 2021 by Solstice_Lacer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 Both snails seem to be settling in. I was a little worried about Goldie not being very active, but I have found her in a new place every few hours/every morning, so I think she is just shy around me/more nocturnal. Blue is more outgoing and is making his way around right in front of me. (I have no idea what sex these snails actually are, just personifying them cause that's what we do 😅). Sleeping I guess? Not sleeping 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 One of these rocks is not like the others... (I made sure the snail wasn't stuck, it moved after a while) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 ...whatcha doin..? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 Tank update. I removed a middle rock to create more of a double island sort of, and filled in with hydrocotyle tripartita, crypt lucens and micro sword. Occupants seem to be doing well 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 Goldie wanted to be front and center for a pic 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Adorable. Mystery snails I’m convinced are camera hams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 How did I miss this beautiful kingdom so obviously ruled by 2 beautiful Mystery Snails?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 Just an updated tank shot. Added some more java fern on the right and a crypt tropica on the left after removing some rocks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 🎶Snailing in a winter wonderland.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadMax8 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 I really like your scape! The rocks and the plants together work really well. Other than cories, what else do you plan to put in here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 On 12/22/2021 at 9:04 PM, RadMax8 said: I really like your scape! The rocks and the plants together work really well. Other than cories, what else do you plan to put in here? Thanks. I'm not totally sure. Maybe nothing. Long term possibly cherry barbs or micro danios of some kind. Maybe white clouds, or sawbwa barbs aka rummynose rasbora. I have no immediate stocking plans. I'll re evaluate after the holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 Adjusted lights trying to figure out some algae issues. Ramshorns coming soon hopefully. Also going to look for white clouds or endlers/guppies soon 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 Just an update pic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 One of my darkest red shrimp, on a rather green rock. With some tiny tiny "friends" 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 I've been doing much fish deliberation and think I'm finally ready to choose between two. Gold medaka rice fish Or Rummynose Rasbora aka Sawbwa barb Any votes? (My tank ranges from 64F in winter to 76F in summer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Been a while since I updated. Bad news and good news. Bad news, both my mystery snails died. 😓 .I did get them from petco, and I suppose I have no way of knowing how old they were. I'd like to think they had a nice retirement? However other bad news; I also found planaria in my tank. Idk if they contributed to the snail deaths. I haven't seen many if any baby shrimp in that tank. (Also my beautiful crypt melted, but I'm hopeful it will return. I added root tabs). Good news: Since the snails passed, I decided to medicate the tank with "no planaria" med. I think it has worked, though I'm keeping an eye out. One suggestion I have when using it is to dissolve the dose of powder in a cup of (chlorine free) water you are planning to add to the tank, and then pour it in. Otherwise it clumps a little and you have to mix it up, but it dissolves quickly. Also the directions on the packet are for 50 liters, which is about 13 gallons. So do appropriate math. My shrimp didn't seem to to be affected at all. I've heard the meds stay in the water for a while. So no more snails for a while. If I do in the future I'll get them from a better place hopefully. That being said I finally decided it was time to get some fish. After much deliberation, I got 10 white cloud mountain minnows. They're very pretty. I remember seeing them in a book my dad got me as a kid and wanting them. Lucky for me they turned out to be a recommended easy fish. I think they will fit in well. Lots of plants and a subtropical temp. They don't seem interested in the shrimp and the shrimp don't seem to care. Hopefully that continues. No great pics yet but hopefully I'll get some. They are not shy but not too hyper either. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 My camera decided to focus on the one fish in back instead of the 8 in front. Fish are harder to photo than shrimp 😅 Anyway the white cloud seem to be doing well, hanging out together and occasionally breaking off to explore. Coloring up. Saw some starting to get red lipstick so I take that as a good sign? From what I understand that is a male thing. They all seem to be acting normally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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