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03-04-2015, 04:45 AM
Are you thinking in terms of oxygenation? The design of the trickle filter makes it an excellent oxygenator... it's basically a multilevel...
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03-04-2015, 03:06 AM
Lost one of the roselines tonight. Not one of the new ones in QT, one of the first five that I've had for about a month. Was, as best as I could...
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03-02-2015, 04:48 PM
Prime smells like sulfur, so if you had used that recently or had an open bottle or something that would explain the smell.
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03-01-2015, 06:46 PM
Wow, you got a breeding colony started from just three individuals? That's impressive.
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03-01-2015, 04:16 PM
haha, yeah. Hopefully that didn't come off as insulting or anything. I just mean, if you want RCS, and you want two hundred of them, you don't have...
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03-01-2015, 04:08 PM
I feel like this is sort of a silly question. It doesn't matter how many YOU think is an appropriate number. So long as you get enough to start a...
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03-01-2015, 03:27 AM
not really sure. For that matter, I'm not sure what their mature size is. I've seen anywhere from 4.5" to 6" when reading about them online... then...
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03-01-2015, 03:05 AM
oh, haha. WOOSH as the joke goes over my head. :hmm3grin2orange:
Yeah, I was a little concerned about that initially, but the first group...
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03-01-2015, 02:09 AM
They are! Common names include roseline barb, denison barb, roseline shark, red lined torpedo barb... Sahyadria denisonii however you want to call...
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03-01-2015, 01:51 AM
Oops, accidentally linked the same image twice. Here's the second one:
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02-28-2015, 11:04 PM
In other news I picked up 7 new roseline sharks today. They're much smaller than the first batch was when I first got them.
Hardly any red...
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02-28-2015, 09:55 PM
look like bronze corys to me.
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02-28-2015, 08:38 PM
I do hit them with prazipro in QT. I can't say it "doesn't help" because who knows what the results would be without it, but it's not a total...
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02-28-2015, 03:30 AM
Yeah. I'm kind of over it at this point. I don't like it when fish die obviously, but I am pretty convinced that I'm taking good care of these...
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02-28-2015, 03:26 AM
So you did a fishless cycle, you saw ammonia and then nitrite and nitrate? If so, then your test kits are good and you're using them correctly, and...
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02-28-2015, 03:08 AM
I figured my best shot of getting him while he was actually in motion was if I waited until after the day I skip feeding, then put zucchini down. He...
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02-27-2015, 11:20 PM
How long has the tank been set up? If the only fish you have in there are the ones you mentioned, you have a pretty lightly stocked tank and I would...
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02-26-2015, 10:41 PM
That's a lot of money for a carp. Once the lakes thaw, give me 30 minutes and a landing net, and I'll get you one for half that.
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02-26-2015, 03:46 PM
I made a new video, highlighting some of the wild and crazy stuff the pleco can do. Enjoy!
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02-25-2015, 05:55 PM
That's funny, isn't it? The bigger they are, the more they hide. The one I've had the longest doesn't even bother to come out when the lights are...
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02-25-2015, 04:08 AM
I broke my phone due to a series of unintended collisions with the ground, so I got a new one. I wanted to try out the video feature and it's not...
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02-24-2015, 12:21 AM
Your "crimes" you're confessing to are a mixture of truths and untruths. I'm honestly not sure if you're trolling or being sincere. Giving you the...
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02-23-2015, 01:39 PM
It's a silver dollar whose body is bent as it turns. If you look closely you can see its tail above and behind it.
You definitely get funny effects...
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02-23-2015, 03:59 AM
Today was special food day. I put in pellets, blood worms, and zucchini in an effort to attract a crowd.
The pleco wasn't having any of it,...
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02-23-2015, 03:55 AM
The roseline sharks have joined the main tank! They've had no trouble getting into the scrum and getting food at feeding time, which I was a bit...
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02-15-2015, 01:10 AM
fish gasping at the surface means there is something wrong with the water. That could be low oxygen content like you mention, or something else in...
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02-14-2015, 12:43 AM
I've heard that, or variations thereof. I've heard as little as 6 months, or up to twelve months or longer, or some people say they run them until...
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02-12-2015, 10:50 PM
yup, got some new bulbs for that fixture and it lit right up. And wow, those bulbs are now a LOT brighter than the other fixture. I know there's a...
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02-12-2015, 04:42 AM
My overflowing problem is because I have filters raised above the sump, so when the media in them starts to clog the water goes sideways and out of...
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02-12-2015, 03:08 AM
There's another slice of zucchini after 24 hours in the tank. The loaches and silver dollars are now going after it whenever the pleco isn't. They...
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