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>FUCKING GOOGLE-
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>/aq/ back to a single thread
Lets keep it this way, no more autistic shitfits.
>mfw I got the first thread up, but fucked the title.
You win this round, OP.
>>2091242
Happens to me all the time lol
>>2091242
I'm the same guy who made the dead fish conservation thread. But let's keep this civil.
>when the memeball filters your water just right
>>2091243
>forgot to change my name back to anon
I think I've contracted autism today
>>2091245
Agreed
Thank God this is all over, as much as I liked my goldfish thread, this needed to end
Lets all agree to stop with the stupid thread pictures and just have bright colored, alive, happy fish
>/Aq/
Fucking hell. Someone make a new general, please.
>>2091262
On it
Should I put this shit in my tank during cycling, /aq/?
I picked it up a little while ago. Assumed it was a chemical way of removing ammonia and nitrites and might come in handy. When I learned about cycling and how it's essentially about cultivating nitrifying bacteria by feeding it ammonia I thought it was stupid to strip the tank of all ammonia so haven't used it.
But now I've read the bottle it says it uses nitrifying bacteria to achieve its effects. So now I'm wondering if putting some of this in the water/on the live rock will help seed/boost nitrifying bacteria in my tank.
Sound useful or is it not going to make a difference?
Ammonia is only reducing marginally and nitrites not at all after about 11 days cycling.
POST LOACHES
>>2091262
CTRL+F has no preference over capitalisation.
Unless this is b8, in which case, I've fallen for it, good job, you got me.
>>2091268
I find that a freshly bought bottle of API quick start works best. I use KB's water conditioner and love it, but I've never tried their bacteria.
When you add it, make sure your room is pitch black, nitrifying bacteria is mostly photosensitive.
>>2091272
Mai nigga
>>2091261
I've had one of these for a long while. Cool guys.
My lfs has panda loach but they're a centimeter or two big so I'd be afraid of survival rate.
>>2091272
>want to get 5+ of these for my 100g
>£11 each
JUST
>>2091268
It's possible, but if it's a bacteria bottle it's entirely likely it's the wrong bacteria or they're already dead. Tetra Safestart is the only one I've heard consistently good things about as long as it's stored properly.
Stocking suggestions for a heavily planted 2.5? I was thinking a few RCS and a culture of Trumpet snails.
>>2091291
They like to fight a lot and make sure you have a power head going with some round or flat rocks for them to do there thing
>>2091325
I'm 14 and this is hot
>>2091272
just built the sump for this tank last weekend. top is a 40 breeder dedicated to rhizome plants and is home to 3 juvi polypterus some kribs, 2 roselines, an SAE and a stone loach of some sort. in the sump I'm thinking nano fish and shrimp just for the fun of it.
>>2091286
I've had pandas loaches before and never had a problem with them other than the price cool little guys though
Hey /Aq/
need help order a bunch of plants the other day, but they didnt come with any paperwork stating their names could you help me out?
>>2091371
That looks really good!
You can put something that can help clean the water in the bottom, like a clam
>>2091381
>freshwater clam
>wanting to have larvae parasites
>wanting to have a dead clam in 3-6 months
>wanting to sift through your substrate to look for the dead remains
JUST
>tfw cant have plants because of this cunt.
he so cute though
Gg
>>2091325
How do you get your marimo moss balls to levitate like that? The fuck is going on here.
>>2091420
there tennis balls covered in moss bro
>>2091409
Is that a corydoras in the back of the tank?
>>2091273
What are these fish?! They look like a loach of some kind
>>2091387
Fucking gorgeous! Do you use CO2?
>>2091455
Here is why none of it works.
>The fish shop that stored it stored it for lengthy periods in improper temperatures
>The delivery method for it to get to the fish shop used improper means for transit
>The warehouse before the fish shop and before delivery stored it for lengthy periods in even worse temperatures and conditions than the fish shop and delivery
They are a waste of money and I rage boils inside of me every time I hear someone suggest to someone new to shell out 10 to 20 dollars on it when they could put that money towards a good test kit.
How goes your colonies?
>>2091464
I want to get some for my 20 gallon, but i'm afraid my 2 inch long ghost shrimp would eat them alive.
>>2091461
you forgot the part where you pour it into your tank and if any was alive it promptly starves to death for lack of ammonia.
then all that dead bacteria rots and produces a sudden spike of ammonia but now there's no bacteria to eat it.
>>2091452
yes :(
>>2091464
They're doing fine. RCS are actually showing themselves around the tank foraging and are learning not to be skittish around the gouramis, since it's movement that activates their prey drive
Wish I could do something about my Amanos, they're fat shits and I have to overfeed the tank to make sure everyone has enough. Not getting those Hikari bottom feeder sinking wafers anymore, since they're small enough to be lugged away, my food has to be either smaller portions in higher quantities or too big for them to carry off. Next tank I'm getting with Amanos, I'm gonna get some bigger loaches that'll chomp their faces in half if they get too cocky
>>2091381
ya no and for all the reason this guy >>2091387
mentioned.
picture is from an old 33long hillstream tank
I keep seeing conflicting information on minimum tank size for a rainbow shark. Mine is in a 40 gallon, I was told at least 30 gallons and a few sites back me up, but a lot of people online are saying they need at least 50 gallons. So...is it going to be okay in my 40 gallon? I'm looking to upgrade to a 50+ eventually, but not in the near future. The shark is still young. I've provided many plants and some driftwood.
>>2091521
How big is he now?
>>2091524
About two inches, maybe slightly bigger.
>>2091526
I will have to upgrade, but at what size should I move him? Four inches? Seems to be doing great in the 40 so far, but I want to make sure it thrives in adulthood.
>>2091528
Yes. 45 long is 48 inches in length or a 55 gallon is also. Slow growth rate so you have time.
>>2091325
What kind of light do you use?
>>2091465
They would attempt to, but fail if the Red Cherry Shrimps weren't ill. I would replace the Ghost Shrimps though, it's better to start early than to start late.
>>2091530
Thank you, you've been very helpful.
>>2091445
yeah senpai, I'm hoping to add more if these two go well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0KK702O2UA
>>2091542
they're inseparable
>>2091544
If I kill one then yeah. Smoosh it right under me thumbs.
>>2091544
Sweet tank you got there m8
Anyone have fish tank next to there bed? They have the enjoyment of watching me relive morning wood every day
>mfw i found snail leeches in my tank
I'm glad I found out what these creepy fuckers are (and that they're not going to kill me in my sleep) but FUCK these things dude
I found a milli q system for $25 with the pump. Does anyone know about converting these into super filters practically? I can fashion my own cartridges out if PVC to fit in the wells. I guess I could buy a power head if the pump wasn't fast enough. Anyone else try this?
Will it hurt my fish if I use blue water coloring to enhance the look if my tank? Also can I isolate and dose plants with different colors then replant them?
>>2091671
>injecting food coloring into your fish
I bet you use hormones to give your fish autism too faggot
>>2091449
Sumo loach. Schistura cf. balteata
How the fuck do I make my moss lush and green?
mine is dark covered in brown fuzz and won't grow REEEE
>>2091690
You've been asking this same question for like the last 3 months man, we tried answering it for you
Meanwhile, my Spiky Moss has grown from half a cup to literally taking over a third of my tank and the fish/shrimps keep scattering pieces everywhere
>>2091690
High light keeps it a bright green
If by lush, you mean thick, trimming it to the shape you want will make it grow thicker
>>2091690
>How do I make my moss lush and green?
Add nutrients, fertilizers and such, increase lighting etc.
>covered in brown fuzz
It's being outcompeted by another source, mainly diatoms which are an algae. Get a reputable snail that doesn't eat plants, a shrimp that doesn't kill it's tankmates, or a fish that eats algae.
>>2091696
>>2091696
My light is pretty bright tho
>>2091699
tank looks pretty dank, crank the lighting up so it won't be as shady
>>2091674
I'm not injecting, I just want blue water
>>2091624
No? They are normally a thousand buck so I figure I could do something with it. Maybe a natural co2 system, just not sure if I'm overlooking something. Would a series of 4 canisters with different media be better than a single stacked canister?
>>2091699
>My light is pretty bright tho
That'll do it for your moss, you need to tone down the lighting intensity
>>2091708
So now it needs to be LESS bright?
>>2091702
Then go visit the tampon commericial universe.
>>2091702
It's not a good idea. It'll get filtered out but also to much and you'll have very unhealthy fish and it doesn't take much to do that
>>2091671
You're almost as bad as the people who dye fish or tattoo them
Does anyone have experience with blackwater aquariums? Are the difficult to maintain?
>>2091469
I'm >>2091268 guy btw. I put fish food in to spike my ammonia before trying the filter aid.
I gave it a shot anyway. After 24 hours Ammonia has dropped very very marginally and nitrate not at all. I forgot to do the lights-off thing - if I try it again tonight I'll do it.
Any tips to try and help my cycling, /aq/? Also should I see any visual signs of nitrifying bacteria or is it all microscopic? Only growth I've seen so far is a diatom coating on the live rock but it looks like it's shrinking now.
>>2091789
Add fish. Fuck fishless cycles. Cucks started that.
>>2091794
Can anyone elaborate why Fishless > Fish-In cycle? Fish-In cycles seem to be much more faster.
>>2091799
they take exactly the same amount of time.
people like to think that fish can suffer, and that having to deal with some ammonia or nitrite causes them to suffer.
neither idea is necessarily true.
fish used in cycling may die, and that costs money. So there is that.
>>2091801
>they take exactly the same amount of time
Got any source to back that up?
>>2091802
>Got any source to back that up?
it's a fact, there's no need to back it up.
if you're ignorant of this fact and find it simply unbelievable I recommend going on Wikipedia or some such and reading up on what cycling is and how it works.
>>2091804
No proof then, so Fish-in cycling is faster than Fishless cycling.
>>2091805
>No proof then, so Fish-in cycling is faster than Fishless cycling.
or you're an ignorant toad that refuses to learn new things.
one or the other.
or both. It's also possible that you're both correct and a complete ignoramus that refuses to learn anything.
there's no way for you to tell from where you stand in willful ignorance.
>>2091806
I'd love to learn if it was cited correctly.
>>2091808
lol
then get on Wikipedia and start reading.
knowing single facts doesn't do you any good if you don't understand why they're true.
>>2091801
They won't suffer if you keep up the slightly extra maintenance in that time frame
>>2091812
yes, assuming they're capable of suffering in the first place.
usually the fish survive the cycle without any obvious injury or stress even without any special care.
>tfw spotted some Trident Java Fern in those plastic tubes at Petco
I bought them all not knowing where I'll even put them, shit's not easy to find and they're so pretty
>>2091815
I've kept very sensitive fish in a tank that had to go through a new cycle. Lived 5 years later are still alive.
>>2091819
Usually I take them in the bathroom and put them in a bag I bring and just leave. Never been caught yet.
>>2091823
same here.
you also have to remember the millions of fish that were kept before people knew what cycling was. They didn't usually die.
>>2091828
The first fish kept in captivity were under beds in Roman times. The sea barbel.
>>2091819
Stealing is bad Anon
Someone at my Petco also likes to open up Purigen bags and leave them empty on the shelf
Anybody been in the hobby for a long time? How have things changed?
>>2091848
Top kek. They can take the loss. I would never steal from a lfs though. I stole a baby betta from petco as well lol
>>2091859
For the worse. To many cucks and inventions. I'll keep with my filter and heated slate bottom tank.
>>2091859
I've been keeping fish since I was 12, so 32 years.
in that time cycling was discovered, marine salt mix was invented, canister filters became a thing, a huge number of new plants and fish have been brought to market, and we've learned to breed a ton of fish that were never bred in captivity before, including some saltwater fish with a planktonic stage.
other than that we've gotten better at keeping fish in general. Mostly because of water changes. When I was young nobody did water changes unless the tank crashed. We took pride in how long we could go without changing water. Years between water changes.
water changes have opened the hobby up for a lot more people and made it a billion times easier.
Things getting easier has also made people dumber though. It doesn't take any particular knowledge, experience or understanding to keep fish now. And most fish keepers lack all of those things.
the market has become cheaper and more widespread as well. Large chain fish stores existed when I was a kid, but they weren't everywhere like they are now. Fish cost more, and you got them from the lfs that would teach you all kinds of stuff about them. Equipment and supplies cost way more. The internet is breaking this down even more- now you can get pretty much any animal or thing you want shipped to your door for cheap. We can now buy creatures nobody had heard of 30 years ago.
overall the hobby is way more popular, cheaper, and better than it was when I got started.
Would collected rainwater make for good aquarium water?
>>2091882
Yes. If you like chemicals and things in your water.
Anyone know what kind of snails these are? Only put plants in this tank. I'm guessing it could have been eggs on the plants?
>>2091891
And sorry that pic is as close as I could get, even with the mag light. They are about 5mm each
>>2091885
Less chemicals than tap water and you would purify if of course.
What fish do you guys suggest for my 37 gallon freshwater planted tank
>>2091891
looks like bladder snails
>>2091897
Sparkling gourami community.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5_z-tiUIPo
>>2091918
Here's a better image. Marbled hatchet fish. The only fish that can use its fins to fly. They will flap there fins to gain height or go further to catch bugs.
>>2091920
Would have helped if I posted the image.
>>2091239
Can someone give me some recommendations in plants for a shrimp tank. Also a cost-effective filter for a 10 gallon fish tank. Thanks.
>>2091921
How's this one look? Trying to get better at taking pics of my fish without editing.
>>2091929
If it's just shrimp get a sponge filter. Your shrimp will thank you.
>>2091929
Aquatic mosses like xmas moss and java moss.
>>2091931
That is for fry correct? It's just an addon to an existing filter or is it its own filter? Sorry for the likely dumb question.
>>2091898
everything I look up says they're a pest. I want to grow plants and shrimp in this tank. It's a 55gal. Don't really care about snails. I know snails are hermaphroditic and regardless I have two. Are the population explosions exaggerated or should I get rid of them?
Also, I have some pregnant Danios in my turtle tank, they've been pregnant a while. Should I isolate them in the planted or keep them where they are used to living.
>>2091934
It's an internal filter with exposed media run through an air pump. The shrimp will pick food off the media and it can't kill shrimplets. You can get them for like less than 5 dollars on ebay.
>>2091934
It can be its own filter. Some people swear by them. Somethings about the the bacteria getting lots of oxygen which is good. Most lfs use them as a cheap and very effective option.
>>2091936
It's not exaggerated. Snails can run over a tank easy. There's methods to kill them. Or get a pea puffer or two since you have a 55 and it will keep your shrimp and snail population steady.
>>2091941
You're whale cum
>>2091936
They're not as beneficial as MTS but they're still decent scavengers. They're really a pain in the ass to avoid, I just pick the visible ones off plants and do a brief salt dip before planting and hope for the best. I almost always end up with them and they really don't explode as long as you don't overfeed. I also think my shrimp eat a lot of the eggs but I can't confirm this.
Most of the methods to genocide them do more damage then the snails. Unless you want to keep puffers or loaches just pull them out when you see them and bait cucumbers occasionally.
Also assassin snails are an option if you don't have any snails you care about. They're slow workers but they can help curb the population and won't add much to the bioload or care requirements in a planted 55.
>>2091377
From left to right
Rotala macranda - rotala rotundofolia - no idea
>>2091377
Second from the left looks like rotala indica to me.
anyone have experience with raphael cats here? I can't find much info on them and just have a few questions
>>2091983
Ask away
![IMG_1087[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/3x3yq1a.jpg "IMG_1087[1].jpg")
>>2091942
>>2091948
So just to confirm, these monsters are bladder snails? I took a few pics with my scope before toasting them
>>2091983
what do cats have to do with aquariums? Sounds kind of messed up to keep a cat in a tank. Do you even use gravel or just litter?
>>2092003
yep
![IMG_1090[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/T5nXYwj.jpg "IMG_1090[1].jpg")
>>2092012
Thanks, I had them properly sequestered, salted, and scrapped.
Felt a little bad but snails can carry a lot of disease, and that tank is in my bedroom so I don't need a snail crawling into my mouth at night.
Can Duckweed outcompete my entire tank and suck up the nutrients?
>>2092024
Yes. It's called duckWEED for a reason.
>>2091788
Not really. It's a lot more soothing for the fish, but your water will always be a yellowish color. I personally don't mind it because my fish are obviously healthy and not stressed.
>>2092024
Oh fuck. Don't even let duckweed into your aquarium. That shit takes over.
>>2091952
Thank you so much! <3!
>>2091918
Sorry it didn't come out so well
>mfw when I first got my tank I was looking up what interesting things I could do with it as freshwater
>everywhere seem to be suggesting the only things I really add are fish, shrimps, snails and crayfish and would have to go even brackish or have sandy non-submerged parts for crabs
>decide to go marine so I could keep hermit crabs and possibly starfish and stuff in the future, plus all the much more colourful fish species
>find out that keeping fucking TURTLES in freshwater tanks is a thing and there are none for saltwater home tanks because they're too big
Fucking hell this might have changed everything. Oh well, I'm doing marine now and saltwater parameter monitoring and water chemistry is fun.
>>2092138
That's pretty good m8
>>2092153
Turtles are pretty awesome, just don't get attached to anything you keep with them. I have a second 50g for plants and safe harbor. My fish have all evaded him so far (except the few that haven't) small corys, small plecos, and danio outcasts are too slow. Seems like after a week or so they learn.
>>2092186
If he gets ahold of corys he will choke to death on the spikes in there find
>>2092290
Fins. God damn autocorrect
>>2092289
Alone is fine. Mine usually hides in plants or behind a decoration or inside. It all depends how it's feeling. Your seems fine.
Bringing this one to the top so no one gets confused. Sorry!
>order 6 dwarf sagittaria
>seller brings in 6 BUNDLES of dwarf sag
>duckweed colony established and it's already layering on top of my tank
>suffer 50 minutes of trying to plant sagittaria while fighting duckweed
>t-thanks y-you too
>>2092314
I sell plants and duckweed. I will sometimes purposely include a little duckweed they can't see. I love giving AIDS.
>>2092320
>I will sometimes purposely include a little duckweed they can't see. I love giving AIDS.
People like you are the reason why I swish all my plants in a 5 gallon bucket before I plant
>>2091703
Just look into how one works and ghetto fit ur own.
>>2092019
They can carry parasitic flukes but those disappear without another host, so if you're cycling you don't have to worry. They'll also rarely leave the water for long, and I've never seen a snail leave the tank.
Accept that you'll probably never get rid of them and don't overfeed. Snails are cool.
>>2092019
Just get a few assassin snails and they'll slowly wipe them out
>>2092153
>turtles
Don't.
Do you guys put the exhaust pipe of a sponge filter like pic related out of the water or in the water?
>>2092354
Thanks,
>buy water wisteria
>a few small hitchhiker come with it
>few days later all the diatoms are gone from my anubias
Pests of the year
>buy $150 worth of plants for planted tank
>only 2/3rds planted
>fucking snails errywhere
Life is suffering
>>2092420
>excuse to get an assassin snail
>complaining
best freshwater invert
I need something that will get diatoms my bristlenose can't get to.
>>2092423
>>2092427
I'll look into it! Will they rape my plants or just eat the diatoms off?
>>2092430
I have a moderately to densely planted 40B tank, and my two nerites leave all the healthy plants alone.
They will also rape your diatoms in a matter of days or a week, just make sure there's plenty of healthy biomass and your tank is well established so they can keep munching on dying leaves, mulm and detritus. Otherwise, you might have to supplement their feedings with veggies
>>2091698
I don't know of any algae eating fish that will eat off of something as fine as moss. They usually stick to larger broader surfaces like stones, rocks, and plant leaves.
>>2091698
AMANOS
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>>2092449
Otocinclus, you could get Amano shrimp or Nerite Snails as well.
yo /aq/
I just fed my dwarf pufferfishes some of my ramshorn snails (what they usually eat) and one of them started uncontrollably 'floating' with it's tail up. It keeps swimming down, around the tank, but I can see his body always wanna do kind of a front flip, and he starts flipping over to the top, wiggling back in a normal position and then tryna wim around again. Most of the time he has his nose in the direction of the ground and his tail almost pointing to the surface!
WTF is happening?
pic unavailable atm
>>2092488
Swim bladder sounds fucked. He's gonna be dead in the next day or two. You can try and save him though but it never really works.
>>2092495
anon please :'(
>>2092497
That's what happens when there swim bladder gets messed up. Look up some treatments and maybe you can save him. In the mean time no food at all.
>>2092499
I just went back to check on them and he's swimming perfectly fine now, like a little zeppelin like the others!
he was in that fucked state for several minutes tho
>>2092501
My molly was this way. Swimming fine then a bit later swimming weird then fine then dead.
>>2092501
Quarantine tank.
Double doses of whatever you've got to heal injuries, and stop feeding him.
Swim bladder is either injury or constipation.
But I wouldn't count on him getting better.
>>2092521
btw these fishes hadn't had eaten for a few days before the feeding earlier, in which I assume he ate some
is a pinch of aq salt and bit wamer water a good cure?
>>2092421
>best freshwater invert
>not the based amano yamato tomato shrimp
>>2092532
PRESS F TO PAY RESPECTS
/aq/ I'm trying to compile a list of 'no-care' plants
By 'no-care' I mean no special supplies or equipment need to keep them alive and growing, so no CO2 or fertilizers
From my limited experience I've been able to keep these plants alive and thriving without special assistance:
Hornwort (Ceratophyllum)
Anacharis (Egeria)
Marimo (Aegagropila)
I've been told Java Moss needs no special care but I've never been able to keep it alive when I tried it.
More no-care plants for the list would be appreciated.
>>2092541
Anubias
Java Fern
Cuckweed
>>2092541
Do you include dirted tanks or root tabs as fertilizer?
If not Vals, Crypts and Sag/Dwarf Sag
Hey, do rcs babies look like small white bugs? I have a bunch of small white dots on my glass. The only other thing I can think of is it being hitchhiker snail babies, but some of them seem to be moving around faster than a snail would. Could they be some kind of bug?
>>2092549
Pictures?
>>2092541
yeah java moss is indestructible, I started mine with a little clump i got from the fish store and now I have a big clump in three tanks. If you spread it like a net and cut it around with scissors it will grow quicker. Mine are in tanks with no special equipement. incandescent lighs, basic filtration, few fishes. I read they can also live in the dark.
>>2092559
The clumps of Java Moss I tried were dark spinach green that quickly (as in, within 1 day) died to brown and never came back.
Was I just sold bad moss?
>>2092541
>not being able to take care of java moss
wh-what the fuck anon
>>2092562
see above
Upgraded the box for my fish to a much larger one, it's only got his old water in it right now.
Before anyone bitches me out, that orange one is coming up on five years old living in these crappy plastic boxes. The small one is new.
>>2092553
They're really small I don't think I can get a pic
>>2092563
Did you stress out your moss? They're supposed to be lushgreen, disturbing it constantly will make it's growth take longer.
>>2092565
They should be miniature adults, refer to picture
If they don't look like this, then you probably have ostracods(seed shrimp).
>>2092564
>coming up on five years old living in these crappy plastic boxes
almost 5 years of suffering, congrats
>>2092561
maybe..
every living creature is unique.
what I often did with mine is put a clump in a small bowl wich I put by the window in the sun, in aquarium water. that way that clump invades real fast and I can transfer it back in the tanks. I've done that shit like 2 times.
>>2092568
Thanks ;^)
>>2092566
Try 1 with the moss was a ball I bought from Petco which was wrapped with fishing line around a piece of foam to float. I immediately ripped the moss off this and set the pieces in a cholla wood log I had in the tank and left it alone. It died and never came back, I threw it out after about a week. Nothing catastrophic happened to the tank or water or other inhabitants in that time.
Try 2 was with some moss I bought off ebay. It arrived after 3 days, in the same dark unhealthy-looking spinach color state as the stuff I bought at Petco. I set it in the quarantine tank, kept light on it at day, and it turned brown too, no life after two weeks.
>>2092571
eBay link? It could possibly be nutrient deficiency.
>>2092571
>>2092574
ebay seller was plantsfactory.
I'm sure one of these days I'll get Java Moss right- I'm moving to a bigger city this summer and there will be a lot more LFS for me to find some nice healthy bright green java moss in.
>>2092564
That looks functional and all, but after 5 years anon dont you have a commitment to get a nice tank?
>>2092579
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/Java-Moss-Vesicularia-dubyana-Rare-Live-Aquarium-Plants-Anubias-ADA-Baby-Tears-/151288872857?hash=item233984ff99:g:moAAAOxyOalTXJLz
>stock photos
>possibly uncredited YouTube video
>$8.99 for a golfball sized moss
JUST
>>2092581
I paid I think $5.99 then, but yeah not my wisest purchase. Small mountain town living is pretty shit for locally sourcing tho
>>2092580
How do you mean, make the inside of the thing more interesting/realistic for the fish or just get a glass tank to make it easier to see them myself?
The fish themselves don't really seem to mind that the plastic sides aren't perfectly seethrough, it's not as opaque as the picture makes it look though, the flash seems to have emphasized the white of the plastic and the green of the water.
It's got a little filter system and an air stone.
Do I need more gravel and stones on the bottom, more plants etc? I'm not being funny, if you have advice i'm happy to take it on board but the box itself is fine in my opinion.
>>2092584
not that anon but now that you bring it a bit more of soil might act as a better organic reservoir, for plants and microbial life..
>>2092586
Actuall glass bro, but the plants look dope as they are. Maybe black gravel? I've always thought in contrasts with the goldfish gold well.
>>2092291
he just ate the eyes, he's pretty damn smart. Excellent vision too. Sometimes I sneak by the tank when he is on his dock so he doesn't swim at me for food. I don't want to interrupt if he needs light/heat.
In general, I am appalled at the conditions that most people keep turtles in. I know it can be expensive but if you pace yourself and look for deals it doesn't have to be. For example, I found a 4 ft T5 bulb fixture for $5 and a milli Q water purifier for $25 at the university surplus store. Bought the stand there for $50, and it is an industrial cabinet that could probably hold a 125g, hard black lab top and hardwood base with cabinets. 55gal tank was on sale for $45 at a pet store. Bought a canister "on sale" but that was probably my biggest purchase.
If I keep everyone fed it's a very happy tank. Bala's are comfortable enough around him to steal food in front of him then loudly munch on pellets like they're proud of it. I know that's how they eat but damn ,they just snag them out of his mouth
>>2092584
I think he just means something that looks a bit nicer in the house.
Too each his own I guess, but my tank I want to be a beautiful display piece, not just a box, however healthy the fish are.
>>2092571
How in the gay blue fuck do you kill a moss ball!?
betta fish has dropsy. will probably have to euthanize him soon. should i nuke the tank too?
I was getting new growth but the stems were starting to rot on some of my newly-planted emersed Wisteria. It was to the point the plants were just folding and breaking apart so I had to cut away the mush, which left about an inch of solid, healthy stem with a few small new leaves at the top. Will these sprout roots and continue growing if I plant them or are they gonna die?
>>2092603
I'd float them instead of planting them.
>>2092593
>55gal tank on sale for £30
Jelly as fuck. Yet to see a tank that large for less than £200 even on ebay.
>>2092566
Are those small white dots in the pic also rcs? They look like that
>>2092618
I'd say you have baby snails bro, post a pic.
>>2092620
Fuck, I don't want all those baby snails. here's a pic
>>2092624
Have you seen eggs?
They probably are snails
>>2092584
There's nothing wrong with what you're doing, I came across two adult EB jack Dempseys in petco that someone put in the plant tank up for adoption, I couldn't pass that up but i didn't have a tank set up for them so i did exactly what you did (much larger tub though) they're in a 100 gallon now but it worked good enough that i would keep fish in that kind of setup for the long term.
>>2092624
What's circled are copepods
The rest could be snail eggs however, care to ID the snail? Looks like Malaysian Trumpet.
>>2092634
>looks like Malaysian Trumpet
shit, they're livebearers not egg layers, i need some sleep
>>2092635
MTS won't eat plants and are pretty much entirely beneficial as a cleanup crew, provided you aren't overfeeding.
>>2092646
Right. MTS eats decaying plant matter, detritus, dying plants, anything that's useless basically.
>>2092599
Nuke it anon. Nuke it from orbit.
>>2091387
Do you remove duckweed from your tank daily or weekly? When i put some in my tank, it covered everything in a couple of weeks.
>>2092700
Will do.
What's the best way to ethuanize?
>>2092723
Sever the head quickly with a sharp knife
>>2092723
Ice cold water
>>2092729
That's been proven to be ineffective and cause pain. A sharp knife with a quick cut to the head it best. I prefer to wrap them in a paper towel, and cut their head off with a scissors. Clean, quick, and I don't have to see my poor friends blood and dismembered body
I'm really in love with red tailed sharks.
I've got a 60 gallon tank with 22 tetras, 3 otos, 1 pleco, and 1 red tailed shark.
I know they're aggressive to there own species but I've also read that having 5 of them would create a hierarchy and they wouldn't fight. Is that true?
>>2092760
I don't know. But if you go to the lfs check watch the tanks for a while to see how they act when there's a few in there. Mine would always attack my other one the moment he came out of the small hiding space. Finally gave him his own tank with head and tail light tetra, marbled hatchet fish, 4 corys, and a albino bristle nose and he's very happy now.
>>2092731
Yes and after its dead give him a Vikings funeral or put him in the 4chan space program.
>buy dwarf hair grass and java ferns
>arrange them in planted tank
>new plants are striving and healthy
>1 weekend of beautiful setup
>KEKWEED OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE
WHY THE FUCK HAS EVERY PLANTED TANK I'VE EVER MADE SUDDENLY GET DUCKWEED!!?!?!?!?!
DOES IT COME IN ON THE FUCKING PLANTS!??!?!?
HOW!?!?
NO MATTER WHAT I DO IT WON'T GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>2092833
Or just get surface movement, geez.
I got some cabomba, and it looks good as hell, but I've read that some people's fall apart after a few days. I dosed Flourish and planted them near the light source, what else can I do to make sure my new plants don't get wrecked? Root tabs, CO2?
>>2092635
Could also be freshwater limpets.
>>2092859
Let them settle in before dosing autism.
>>2092833
a ramshorn snail population will get rid of all duckweed. I've lost all of mine and I had 3 tanks swarmed by it.
>>2092913
Could look up a treatment before doing anything else if you love the guy.
>>2092913
There is a few cures. Just takes a bit and some Epsom salt and anti bacterial medicine
>>2092571
I can get a picture of my Java Moss package after work if you want it.
>petco
>red cherry shrimp - 3.99
>tetras - 1.99-2.19
>local fish store
>red cherry shrimp - 2.99
>tetras - 3.99
im not sure who's the jew here
>tested ammonia levels again today this morning
>6.0ppm
>24 hours before that it was 1.0ppm
36 hours ago I had nearly zero ammonia and dumped some fish food as part of my cycling to spike ammonia and help cultivate nitrifying bacteria.
How long should I expect it to take ammonia to start dropping? I thought the spike to 1.0 after 12 hours was the max and it was gradually fall after that - I was wrong, jumped to 6.0 after 36 hours.
>>2092943
>Charging people money for RCS
I give mine away. Never understood why RCS fetch a high price when a single female will birth 20+ in a month then get pregnant the next day
>>2092950
>Never understood why RCS fetch a high price when a single female will birth 20+ in a month then get pregnant the next day
This.
I'm also surprised they're not bred for food more often.
>>2092933
>>2092935
Honestly I don't love him that much. He was an impulse buy that I didn't care much for until a few months ago and I was like fuck it, might as well do it right. He's in a heated 5.5g now.
I been using salt to try and reduce the swelling and dosing with treatment already.
He doesnt look much better.
>>2092957
Try Clove Oil, it cures Dropsy symptoms.
>>2092961
Kek
It cures everything else too m8
>>2092943
I've seen lfs places try and charge 4.00 for RCS
>>2092971
Shut up Debra
>>2092943
Tetras shouldn't be more then 1.89 desu senpai
>>2092981
Depends on what tetra though
Has anyone here used Seachem Stability before, can it be recomended?
Going to the lfs today to look at the rarities that just came in hehe
>>2092982
How much should I be paying for a RCS? I am wanting to set up a shrimp tank.
Can I mix an assassin snail in with my shrimp?
