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Today, 02:08 AM
Oooo my mother had those when I was a kid. Stabby stabbies is what my sis and I called them. Hers would get bright pink flowers though rather than...
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Yesterday, 10:51 PM
Had a betta tank spring a leak on Friday and the matching tank on Saturday. SOOOooo now I have betta in buckets but a lot of well established...
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Yesterday, 10:45 PM
I usually do the Paraguard for most plants and always do the prime. Because some plants are treated with stuff to kill snails which is often copper...
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Yesterday, 06:52 PM
In theory it helps. I have no topless tanks, I get annoyed with evaporation, but I agree, floating plants must have a calming effect on most fish,...
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Yesterday, 06:35 PM
I think it helps, yes. It provides physical barrier to jumping. Maybe more importantly, overhead cover seems to really have a calming effect on...
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Yesterday, 06:26 PM
My example is that I had an internal nematode parasite in my (I thought) thoroughly QT'd and safe system. I ID'd a worm in the intestine of a fish...
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Yesterday, 05:08 PM
Honestly, I think the small size tank makes bigger fish a gamble. I put two red phantom tetras in my 5.5g to breed, I was going to return them to...
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Yesterday, 05:00 PM
Me too! Way to go AC! Beautiful beautiful pics as always everyone!
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Yesterday, 04:56 PM
Just be careful, most betta will poke/bite at nerite snails and eat shrimp. I agree, your tank is already overstocked or at least near its max. ...
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Yesterday, 04:48 PM
How do you have that light fixture suspended?
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Yesterday, 04:36 PM
Congrats, very nice news for sure! All that work and knowledge is getting noticed!
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Yesterday, 11:31 AM
That's awesome news, glad your finally getting some much deserved recognition!
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Yesterday, 09:24 AM
Issues with disease and parasites would i guess be linked to the same thing in the wild.
In a aquarium or in the wild there is always risk of...
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06-16-2018, 06:41 PM
Yep. I put them in a 10 gallon qt tank, and all of my beautiful males jumped ship and died. They had been in an uncovered 55g for a couple years...
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06-16-2018, 04:48 PM
Thanks everyone :) Good discussion!
Well, for what it's worth, I love the Blackwater botonical look. I'll do it in my tetra tank again once...
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06-16-2018, 04:25 PM
If the wood is to large or awkward to boil then you can leave in the direct sun for a few days this will sanitize and kill everything. Also you can...
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06-16-2018, 02:32 PM
Its certainly a area that needs studying and no one that I know of is doing so besides fellow hobbyists. So that why it is important to document and...
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06-16-2018, 01:43 PM
I would not be adding anything to the tank but fresh water and dechlor, until we know your water params
Do daily water changes of 50% until you...
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06-16-2018, 02:56 AM
I am no expert when it comes to how this all works out in full sientific terminoligy.
Practically though the black water tanks have proven the most...
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06-15-2018, 10:01 PM
Yes, get that test kit...it essential for FW fishkeeping, IMO
Read as many of the threads in the Beginner section that you can...particularly the...
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06-15-2018, 09:59 PM
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06-15-2018, 08:34 PM
Hard to find concrete info out there, but I do know nitrification stops at a certain pH value.
Quickly, I found this...
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06-15-2018, 08:09 PM
This is very odd and I won't pretend to know much on how pH affects nitrification, but it seems interesting to note that I kept my caridina tank...
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06-15-2018, 07:57 PM
I actually just got word back from jehmco and we can do what I wanted on filtration! That's super exciting! So I will be changing up the intake of my...
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06-15-2018, 07:33 PM
That's great you are deciding to monitor hardness and other parameters. I've only been keeping fish for about 12 years, I'm actually really curious...
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06-15-2018, 07:25 PM
Most importantly, we need to know your water parameters, you need to get one of these:...
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06-15-2018, 07:23 PM
I think it's great to explain the differences keeping a Blackwater botonical tank vs. a more alkaline aquarium. I refer to these nitrifying bacteria...
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06-15-2018, 06:58 PM
Lol, I still haven't gotten through the whole vid, but it looks wicked awesome!
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06-15-2018, 06:50 PM
Don't worry about being high maintenance, I am incredibly OCD as well. I mentioned the chloride magnesium from memory, but searching I see it's...
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06-15-2018, 06:43 PM
A sponge filter is inexpensive and the best for a hospital application. Do make sure there is at least an air stone attached to an airpump. I would...
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