Anchor_fist Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Went to the aquarium coop partner store "miles of exotics" in liberty, MO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Caught one of the Pao turgidus puffer fry enjoying dinner And though not great definition both cross rivers decided they needed more foor frozen crayfish for larger +/- 40 pest snails for smaller. (Finger for size comparison "guesstimation") 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I received my fishy babies today which is awesome 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anchor_fist Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Bought one of these fancy thermometers to put in my planted aquarium. The tank only has plants and pond snails in it so I don't have to worry about it breaking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 On 5/17/2024 at 8:39 PM, Anchor_fist said: Bought one of these fancy thermometers to put in my planted aquarium. The tank only has plants and pond snails in it so I don't have to worry about it breaking Huh. I’ve seen those advertised before but never bought one because, . . . . . Cats. Never crossed my mind to put one inside a tank! Cool idea! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerCon Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 On Saturday I went to Pioneer West Garden & Pet Center in Centralia, WA. I was really blown away by their selection of fish and plants. They had a nice selection of Co-op items. While I live in WA it's a good hour and a half or more drive to the Edmonds store from where I live. It is so nice having this newly discovered store within a 30 minute drive. Next time I'm there I'll take some pictures but they are very nice and have great looking tanks and fish. Their nursery section of the store is awesome as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) Just caught my Pao abei group joining the fun. Not great clarity. I decided to keep that portion of blocked off with cardboard untill the male starts guarding Edited May 22 by mountaintoppufferkeeper 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Got my snail today, meet Ozzie! He’s a nerite snail, killing the algae! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Caught the Pao abei display on the "puffer cam" 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anchor_fist Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 I installed an AL-60 air pump and realized I need more airstones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Cruiser Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Almost made a very tiny fish sandwich out of my female Angel who decided that munching on the emergent growth of wisteria & bacopa is legal compensation for my cutting down her portion of brine shrimp so she doesn't breed again too soon. She's just so cichlidy sometimes! Anybody have a good recipe for tartar sauce? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aminowrimo Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 I euthanised one of my fish and then added an entire pack of catappa leaves to the tank! Very excited to see how it develops and whether it helps my betta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 On 5/30/2024 at 7:50 PM, aminowrimo said: I euthanised one of my fish and then added an entire pack of catappa leaves to the tank! Very excited to see how it develops and whether it helps my betta. As I have mentioned, let us know how it turns out!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 Traded clippings for cherry barbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kunersbettas Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Finished my job at school for the year. Continued discussing ideas for an aquarium guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 On day 2 of cycling my 20 long, doing the fishless cycle. Updates on my journal. https://forum.aquariumcoop.com/topic/38657-whitecloud09s-20g-long-aquarium-journal/page/2/#comment-371224 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Changing water today and adding fertilizer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Cleaned up my landscaping and found another elephant ears sprouting so after mowing etc did the water change and used almost all watering my plants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korik Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 I trimmed/shaped my little boulevard Cypress. I have very little idea what I'm doing here, but attempting to make pompom trees. I will just keep trimming as they grow and hopefully they will look presentable in the future. I have two of these. They are next to my tub pond, out on a patio area I've been slowly working on since this was wild, undeveloped land when I moved in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggaz Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 I posted my journal describing my first tank, and how I built an isolated undergravel filter into the dirted substrate. So far it's working fantastic! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Caught up on my Coop reading, retested parameters on the small community tank, and found that the last of my Nerites had passed at 5 yrs. 8 months. So much for the "up to three years in optimal conditions" theory. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Big day in the fry tank today. Graduated the Pao fangi fry to compost worms. 4 of the 15 are seen here cooperatively feeding. They rotate through based of their standing in the colony 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggaz Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 I consolidated all of my microflora buckets into a gigantic brandy glass. It's gotta be at least ten liters if not more. I've been using little five liter plastic buckets, and visiting various lakes, ponds, and ephemeral pools. I kept those standing on my balcony, and took out little starter cultures that I had in my windows in clear plastic food containers. I got a great big bucket for eventually doing a stabilized culture in (primarily daphnia) but I really wanted something to have in my living room that was more like an aquarium, where I could see all the little critters going about their daily lives. So last night I saw the huge brandy glass in the red-cross store, and I took a morning off from work and was at the door the minute they opened and bought it (what a steal, like 10 bucks) and put all my established cultures into it. So I've got scuds, seed shrimp, daphnia, microworms, some kind of tiny pond snails that don't seem to grow more than 0.5 cm which seems perfect, copepods, some really fast round things that are on the verge of being microscopic (like max 1mm) and which I need to identify still despite spending my entire childhood studying this stuff -no they are not paramecium, and just a plethora of other infusoria. Also have some different algaes and moss, hornworts, and some plant cuttings from my fish tank that I will get going in the cup, which I basically set up like a walstad. I'll put some pictures up once the water settles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 I fed my bamboo plant 💚 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 On 6/20/2024 at 5:34 AM, daggaz said: I consolidated all of my microflora buckets into a gigantic brandy glass. It's gotta be at least ten liters if not more. I've been using little five liter plastic buckets, and visiting various lakes, ponds, and ephemeral pools. I kept those standing on my balcony, and took out little starter cultures that I had in my windows in clear plastic food containers. I got a great big bucket for eventually doing a stabilized culture in (primarily daphnia) but I really wanted something to have in my living room that was more like an aquarium, where I could see all the little critters going about their daily lives. So last night I saw the huge brandy glass in the red-cross store, and I took a morning off from work and was at the door the minute they opened and bought it (what a steal, like 10 bucks) and put all my established cultures into it. So I've got scuds, seed shrimp, daphnia, microworms, some kind of tiny pond snails that don't seem to grow more than 0.5 cm which seems perfect, copepods, some really fast round things that are on the verge of being microscopic (like max 1mm) and which I need to identify still despite spending my entire childhood studying this stuff -no they are not paramecium, and just a plethora of other infusoria. Also have some different algaes and moss, hornworts, and some plant cuttings from my fish tank that I will get going in the cup, which I basically set up like a walstad. I'll put some pictures up once the water settles. You have a lot going on there. Be careful, those large brandy snifters tend to be brittle when full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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