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07-19-2017, 02:42 AM
I have officially started soaking the food in epsom salt. I am holding off on the flakes for now, and everything else seems to be absorbing the...
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07-18-2017, 07:56 PM
well I don't think the fish was wearing any lipstick... the area's about 1/4" wide, so I can promise you whoever did it had mighty small lips.
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07-18-2017, 07:45 PM
The Red Peacock has taken to testing whether or not my arm is food whenever I stick it in the tank to do a gravel vacuum. He's big enough now to...
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07-12-2017, 10:30 PM
And because I don't have enough problems... my pump is on the fritz. Again.
It has taken to stopping for no apparent reason. It's not losing...
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07-12-2017, 04:23 PM
I sort of doubt it. Sounds like I need to get him eating the more solid stuff than flakes. The good news is he seems to be getting stronger day by...
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07-12-2017, 02:52 PM
This sounds like a very interesting project! I wish you luck and I'll be following to see how it goes for you.
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07-12-2017, 02:25 PM
Rocksor, what are your thoughts on fish flakes' ability to aborb any epsom salts, given that, for one day at least, that seemed to be the most...
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07-12-2017, 01:18 AM
I have received a fresh shipment of food from Ken's. At this point, I have all five of my normal food offerings:
Ken's Premium Veggie Wafers...
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07-11-2017, 08:22 PM
Yeah, if the oscar doesn't start improving form the HITH, either I have to get the oscar to reliably start eating something that can absorb fluid (I...
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07-11-2017, 06:36 PM
By now the oscar has truly learned the worm game. If I dangle one in front of the glass he will swim up to the top and wait for me to drop it in. ...
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07-11-2017, 01:13 PM
Presumably Hagen makes different aquaclear motors for places that use different mains voltage, so as long as he gets an Australian one he should be...
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07-09-2017, 04:44 AM
yup, that's one of the ways they propagate. The rhizome will grow, but they'll also make babies this way. If you leave it alone eventually it'll...
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07-09-2017, 02:36 AM
The oscar got a second worm at dinner time yesterday. Today he got the first two at dinnertime as well. Here was worm #3:
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07-07-2017, 09:44 PM
I was gone over fourth of july. My wife was feeding the tank and reported no change to the oscar. I did lose a congo tetra, cause unknown. I found...
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07-06-2017, 06:29 PM
You see those ultra fancy bettas being sold on aquabid or whatever that come directly from Thailand... they're expensive and so is the international...
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07-06-2017, 05:39 PM
My experience was very similar to yours. At one time had a 10 gallon tank and a 5.5 gallon tank each housing a single betta. Good temperature, good...
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06-30-2017, 01:48 AM
A slight change to the oscar's behavior: for the last two nights, he has quickly entered the feeding fray and grabbed a mouthful of food. He's still...
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06-30-2017, 01:45 AM
I like the tiger striped silver dollars. I'd be tempted to get a few but I think my tank is pretty well stocked as is. Here's some of mine:
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06-28-2017, 03:19 PM
Would a TDS meter be of any use? I know that nitrate and TDS are not in any way the same thing, but might it provide some parallel information on...
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06-28-2017, 03:17 PM
consider their water availability for water changes. When I set up my office tank one thing I failed to anticipate is that we only have 10 gallon...
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06-27-2017, 04:19 PM
I haven't checked super recently but it always has been in the past. Wouldn't hurt for another check.
Is there such a thing as a digital nitrate...
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06-27-2017, 02:02 PM
Part of the problem is I have trouble reading the nitrate chart. pure yellow would be zero, of course, and pure red would be 40-80 which would be...
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06-27-2017, 01:19 PM
I wonder if, when they flag a video for copywrite because there was music on in the background or whatever, they start paying extra attention to all...
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06-27-2017, 01:17 PM
I got a few more fish in the tank that I ordered from Imperial Tropicals. The fish are starting to reach the range where the little guys you can buy...
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06-27-2017, 01:10 PM
Thanks, that's pretty much my goal now as well. I'm finding it hard to really knock the nitrates out. 50% water changes every 2-3 days only seem to...
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