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Today, 11:06 PM
So had a little unexpected purchase today, I decided to pay my local supplier a little visit as I haven't made a purchase for a while. I've been...
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Today, 10:46 PM
so sorry about your losses, Cliff. And wow. for them to be in QT for 4 - 5 weeks and THEN develop ich, pretty much shows that a 2 - 3 week QT...
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Today, 09:55 PM
Could be he got stuck and injured himself. Is there anything small enough for him to get stuck between, like that? Any other fish in there with...
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Today, 09:08 PM
+ to hardy. Those are horribly high nitrates out of your tap. Do you drink the water? EPA standard is no higher than 10ppm for drinking water.
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Today, 08:55 PM
Can you take a picture? I'm curious about these red marks. Where are they on him? I've seen Otos swim head-first into the side of the tank,...
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Today, 08:50 PM
I absolutely LOVE my XP filters. Is there air in the filter? Try rocking it back and forth - see if that gets the air out. Once they are full they...
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Today, 08:12 PM
That's why I currently have a pest snail problem in 2 tanks... both of them have good snails that I like. ;/ I'm using the manual removal method via...
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Today, 08:05 PM
I agree, nitrates aren't helping - it likely sped up whatever was really wrong with it.
Large water changes are the standard for many, MANY fish...
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Today, 07:42 PM
Agreed. I can't stand it when people keep "outdoor" cats. That's irresponsible as hell... Never mind that your cat is probably crapping in...
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Today, 07:34 PM
Just be weary, if you have snails you like... as your Assassins can make quick work of them, too. They prefer the pond snails, but once they're...
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Today, 07:26 PM
Some people can't be too cautious....
If everyone was as cautious, we wouldn't learn anything and stay in our protective bubbles, afraid of the...
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Today, 07:23 PM
Do they all look like they're the same species, just dyed different colors? There's a plethora of naturally colorful shrimp available. I have read...
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Today, 07:15 PM
I thought you were going to write something a while ago. ;P
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Today, 07:11 PM
I know you're Asian and they do things differently there but... Your tank is 60 litre or 16 US gallon.That's about enough water for a dozen neons....
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Today, 07:07 PM
Don't know what you've seen but I've never seen a dyed shrimp yet.
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Today, 07:04 PM
Thanks! There's quite some techinical information in the first two pages of this thread. Getting mos to stick? WEdge it between the wood and the...
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Today, 07:04 PM
Well, if you listen carefully, every canister has a humming noise... some louder than others. Might be yours is functioning correctly. How loud is...
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Today, 06:59 PM
And I take it that question refers to the egg situation and not your stocking?
Might as well syphon them away, these eggs will not hatch now.
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Today, 06:56 PM
Thanks everyone!
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Today, 06:47 PM
Very nice looking; good buy firefly.
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Today, 06:44 PM
I just knew you were cool!!
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Today, 06:41 PM
Eagh... Can't wait to see his saltwater tank. =X If he takes as much care with that as he did w/ his freshwater one, I'm sure it'll be stunning....
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Today, 06:38 PM
What kind of humming? Was it an air bubble noise, as if there was a leak somewhere? Does it have a constant noise and then it stops abruptly and...
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Today, 06:28 PM
That, my good friend, is the grease to prevent water leaking at the seams. Don't take that stuff off. You can replace it with some aquarium-safe...
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Today, 06:20 PM
Sorry about the water issue. LOVE the VIDEO!!!!
LOVE it :o)
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Today, 06:15 PM
Well late to the party again; you eastcoasters:censored:. We had a broken water line to repair at 6 AM, anyway a video to get going (not as good as...
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Today, 06:14 PM
lol, seriously. ;P
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Today, 06:07 PM
They forgot to tell you it was for real; LOL Bro!!
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Today, 05:59 PM
Just like Carapar56, mine went right to work and cleaned most of the 50 gal overnight!! Including the side that faces the window.
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Today, 05:47 PM
Thanks for all the kind words and video (blush), LOL. Thanks to all the people who voted for me and thanks for all the beer LOL.
You all are alot...
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3 Otocinclus Catfish
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2 Orange Rabbit Snail
4/5 Amano Shrimp
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3 Golden Wonder Killifish
11 Serpae Tetras
1 Black Phantom Tetras
2 German Blue Rams
1 Opaline Gourami
5 Assassin Snails
2 Striped Raphael Catfish
4 Siamese Algae Eaters
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10gal Zebra Nerite Breeder - Currently 4 Zebras
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Rest of Your Aquariums:
10gal Rabbit Snail breeder - Currently Empty
10gal QT - Empty
How I got started with aquariums.:
Memories of enjoying my parent's fish tank lead me to the hobby that I now partake in... nearly 20yrs later.
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Triple Red Apistogrammas
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Tylomelania zemis Poso Orange Rabbit Snail
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They're relaxing to watch and it's amazing to see how they maneuver in the water, much like birds in the sky, cats on the ground, etc.
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Tank 1: 20gal Long Planted Freshwater - 1 Crowntail Betta + 8 Oto Cats + 1 Horned Nerite Snail + 2 Orange Rabbit Snail + 5 Amano Shrimp
Tank 2: 75gal Planted Freshwater - 6 Serpaes + 1 Black Phantom + 3 Golden Wonder Killies + 1 Opaline Gourami + 2 Striped Raphael Cat + 4 SAEs + 5 Assassin Snails
Tank 3: 10gal Planted Brackish Water - 4 Nerite Snails
Tank 4: 10gal Planted Freshwater - 5 Rabbit Snails + RCS
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For your loss, bummer man.
I can't rep you again but want to say Yup to this ,http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?t=112196&p=1153338#post1153338 cleaning tanks and filters once a week still leaves 6 days and 23 hours to relax and enjoy their be
congratulations on the beautiful baby boy
For the new baby, wish it were a real bottle!
One for your dusty library to
For those of us who have known the love of an Oto.
No Cardinal Tetra so have a Neon for all your time and effort
as close as I could come to a rabbit snail :o)
For being helpful - and you own bluerams
Thanks for the Rep points.
Here's a tetra to replace the lost ones
it's a gift exchange :o) - thanks
here's a tetra to replace the Serpae you lost
There weren't any Serpae's, so pretend that this is. Lol!
cause like minds need wingmen,sorry i didnt see that thread sooner.
thanks for the rep! Here's a gourami for your AC tank!
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