Betsy Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 I emailed the seller of the anubias that rotted...not asking for a refund, just asking for advice, and they ended up giving me store credit! Very excited about that!!! Now I have more buce money! 😜💸👍 I think I would purchase from that seller again...just probably not going to buy any anubias...haha! My order from the Co-Op came in today! I ordered some Crypts Wendtii Green and a red lily bulb, and went ahead and planted those in the tank. Hopefully, the melt on the crypts won't be as bad as I hear it can be. My substrate...for all the angst it has caused me...was a dream to plant into! The tank is finally starting to fill in and feel like a good aquarium! I also finally got the betta sticker!!! 🥳 All of my dreams really are coming true! 😂 10 short nose algae shrimp and a nerite are headed my way soon (this week, I hope! 🤞)!! I'm heavily considering moving one of my school nerites home. The poop load of two nerites is a little intense for a 5 gallon tank! I vacuum weekly and it's still astounding!! Oh yeah...and the DBF is baaaaack (but not as bad as before...yet). 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 @Betsy, I love all of your updates and enthusiasm! Your smile is infectious. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Cut the leaves off the crypts. I got some wendetii red a few months ago (I didnt cut off the leaves) and it just started to grow back now. Defentley get some root tabs too, there gonna need it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 @Streetwise - I just love to tinker!! That brings me a lot of joy! 😂👍 @JamesB - I think that's solid advice! I trimmed the roots...I just want to make sure they get some light juice! But, at the first sign of melt, they're getting a haircut! 💇♀️ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanTruth Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 On 3/22/2021 at 7:05 PM, Streetwise said: @Betsy, I love all of your updates and enthusiasm! Your smile is infectious. I agree. I always feel the enthusiasm and joy in @Betsy’s updates and posts! Great positive energy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 7 hours ago, OceanTruth said: I agree. I always feel the enthusiasm and joy in @Betsy’s updates and posts! Great positive energy. Thanks, friends!!!!! 😆😆😆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 The Short Nose Algae Shrimp Bros (Caridina longirostris) have arrived!!! Left shrimp's got sass! I was expecting more than their eyeballs to be yellow...but they may still be settling in! I also got a Midnight Black Nerite - his shell is SO pretty!! I'd love to get him a tiger nerite buddy soon! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Will these be the only shrimp in the tank? Or do you plan on doing another neocaridina shrimp species? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, JamesB said: Will these be the only shrimp in the tank? Or do you plan on doing another neocaridina shrimp species? As of right now, this was all I was going to get...but I am open!! I've currently got 13 of these little guys and gals cruising around my tank...hopefully, they do well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 You know you've been watching too much FishTube when you make a lid out of the polycarbonate Greenhouse roofing material...😂🤓 And, now I'm going to say a few things that will probably jinx me: The crypts from the Co-Op are looking great!! I haven't seen a whole lot of melt...maybe one or two leaves per plantlet. Most are showing new growth. How long does it take for the crypt melt process to start to occur? Are we out of the woods yet? They've been planted since Monday. 🤞 So far no shrimp deaths...that I know of! I have seen several shrimp pajamas around the tank...so they seem to be molting okay. I probably triggered their molting when I acclimated them. Sorry fellas! 😬 My nerite is smack dab in the middle of the tank in the photo above...he/she needs a name! The rock pile on the right is their home base...they'll go explore and then always return to the pile o' rocks. Exploring the great expanse of sand must feel like an adventure! It's water change day...I think I'll stick some crushed coral in the HOB. Good KH eludes me. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 @Betsy my crypts took a little under a week to start melting. Crossing my fingers your out of the woods🤞🤞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Dingle Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) @Betsy Your aquarium is coming together beautifully, I love a nice neat, orderly looking tank, everything in yours looks proper and well thought out :). Edited March 28, 2021 by Eddie Dingle Grammar error 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 Thank you @Eddie Dingle!! 😆👍 Full disclosure: That photo was carefully taken so that you couldn't see the mess of cords underneath the table! 😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 @Betsy, excellent framing of the shot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 The one things no ones tells you when you first start out in the hobby is the amount of extension cords you will need. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) On 3/28/2021 at 6:51 AM, Betsy said: My nerite is smack dab in the middle of the tank in the photo above...he/she needs a name! How about "Juggernaut?" 🐌 Edited March 29, 2021 by Anita 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 @Anita - I like it!!! That makes a lot of sense as a snail name! 😜👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 7:51 AM, Betsy said: My nerite is smack dab in the middle of the tank in the photo above...he/she needs a name! Since you can never tell if a snail is a boy or a girl, my little sister likes to come up with gender-neutral names that would fit either way. So currently, her two snails are named Tracy (mystery snail) and Jesse (nerite snail)! She used to have a snail named Pat too. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 8 minutes ago, Betsy said: @Anita - I like it!!! That makes a lot of sense as a snail name! 😜👍 ORD 💜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) Edited March 29, 2021 by Streetwise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 29 minutes ago, CorydorasEthan said: Since you can never tell if a snail is a boy or a girl, my little sister likes to come up with gender-neutral names that would fit either way. So currently, her two snails are named Tracy (mystery snail) and Jesse (nerite snail)! She used to have a snail named Pat too. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental This is amazing!!!! @Streetwise I really wanted to go with a theme for all of the names...an SNL theme would be brilliant!!! 😂 I need a Target Lady and a Classic Peg! Sometimes, when someone comments "More Plants" I think to myself "Moooore Cowbell!" 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 By someone commenting, “More plants”, you might mean me. I own it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 When it comes to plants "The tank is not enough!" LOL😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 @Streetwise and @Jungle Fan - Plants are the besttttttt!!! 🌱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 😄👍👍 ORD!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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