Hillstream loaches need a very specific setup, and high currents.
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Norman's lampeye killifish ( not annual,), the eyes pop
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The bubble is really tiny, it's probably a piece of dirt. even though I scraped it clean with a razor blade (and sliced my thumb).
My husband is a window tinter by trade, and we used to do vinyl graphics for the business (thankfully not any more! Big PITA)
So I have a few skills at it, but I know I'm not perfect. And don't want to ask him to do it. Lol
My husband is a window tinter by trade, and we used to do vinyl graphics for the business (thankfully not any more! Big PITA)
So I have a few skills at it, but I know I'm not perfect. And don't want to ask him to do it. Lol
Oh that is probably so small only someone like you would ever notice, especially as you said after you set up the tank. Hope you thumb is ok! I have a bunch of bubbles in the QT but decided to let it go since it is a temporary set up. Can't wait to see the progress.
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I knew what you meant . I'm a self proclaimed perfectionist! I'm sure if my husband had done it there would be a bubble in it I would notice (probably a couple cuz he wouldn't care ) and it would drive me nuts until I redid it, only to have like 5 bubbles and kick myself in the butt. I always have more mistakes when I try to redo something that's *almost* perfect
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I'll be doing that for my 72 gal purchase coming up...
And omg tank water stings like the dickens! But not nearly as bad as liquid bandage! My husband gets really dry and cracked cuticles in winter from his hands being wet all day at work (tinting windows) so we keep this stuff all the time. He puts it on all the time without a flinch. I got irritated at the twinge of pain (I cut the pad of my thumb, right where you touch everything) every time I touch something, so I decided to use the liquid bandage. Hurts more than straight alcohol! I hollered for a good full minute, and it's still throbbing 20 minutes later!
Has your husband tried O'Keefe's Working Hands? It is magic. You have to start by rubbing it into the hands and cracked areas at least a good three times a day until they heal. Then if you use it 1-2 times a day depending on the person, it keeps the cracking skin away. It will take some time to heal it up, so you have to be patient, but I and many others including those with jobs that cause the hands to crack have had success with it. I used to get really cracked hand the moment winter even thought of coming here and now I don't ever have them unless I get lazy and don't use it.
Sorry your finger stung so much! O'Keefe's would not help a cut. Hope if feels better today.
Sorry your finger stung so much! O'Keefe's would not help a cut. Hope if feels better today.
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I was hoping my husband would bring my finished stand home today, no luck. But with my hopes high I bought plants at petco, with nowhere else to put them!!! I got 3 Anubias (one I think may be a hastifolia ) some bacopa Caroliniana and ludwigia repens (never seen them there before) as well as 2 plants I couldn't ID. One was an unlabeled potted plant and one was a bunch of stems labeled ammannia gracilis. Yep, googled it when I got home and it's a bit demanding. I could have googled it in the store, but my hands were full. It was kinda obvious since it was red instead of green. It'll probably die, but I'll give it a shot!
The unlabeled one:
I started an ID thread too.
The unlabeled one:
I started an ID thread too.
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I GOT MY STAND!!!
Couldn't help but set it all up, don't mind the dirty tank, I'll clean it all up tomorrow and get the sand cleaned and put in and fill 'er up!
Unfortunately I have to take the aqueon 40B lid to the glass shop to have it cut, as it is 1/8" too wide for my aqueon 40B tank
But still sooooo excited!!!
Couldn't help but set it all up, don't mind the dirty tank, I'll clean it all up tomorrow and get the sand cleaned and put in and fill 'er up!
Unfortunately I have to take the aqueon 40B lid to the glass shop to have it cut, as it is 1/8" too wide for my aqueon 40B tank
But still sooooo excited!!!
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It's beautiful! I love the color, looks just like the ocean on a sunny day in the FL Keys. A marine tank would look sweet sitting on a stand that color. Not that a beautiful planted tank won't look just as nice. So excited for you!
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I cleaned all the rocks I have, weeded out a few, and played with them but... I don't like it so far. As I'm putting them all together I'm thinking how cool it will be for the fish, it's like mazes...all kinds of places to swim through...then realize I'll probably never see them with all these hiding caves...
So I guess I like the theory but not how it looks.
I'm still waiting on the driftwood to ship, plus I ordered 3 pieces and don't know which one I will end up using. I know I can't do a whole lot anyway, especially since it will take the wood a week or 2 to sink, but I was hoping to at least see something like the vision in my head start to take shape... Is also like to go ahead and plant a few plants I bought...
Lchi87 any pointers with what I've got so far? lol you're good at this but I know I'm not giving you much...
Oh, and here are the three pieces of driftwood I ordered: (the ones in the center, I did about 30 screen shots to narrow down my choices)
Looks a bit too crowded imo
Maybe try removing the flat peice on the far right rock? And possibly the other flat peice on the right structure.
And then try moving the entire right structure over, to make a wider "path"
You could also try moving the left structure back a bit.
Are you going to do pressurized C02 on this tank?
Have you decided on any plants?
Maybe try removing the flat peice on the far right rock? And possibly the other flat peice on the right structure.
And then try moving the entire right structure over, to make a wider "path"
You could also try moving the left structure back a bit.
Are you going to do pressurized C02 on this tank?
Have you decided on any plants?
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Yep. Too crowded I agree. I just haven't started weeding more out...got tired.
No co2. At least not yet. I'm really curious as to how much of a difference I will get between this 16" deep tank compared to my 23" deep one with the same light and low light plants (except the ammannia I bought)
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Finnex planted + 24/7 SE. It's on max right now.
I think I'm going to use the bottom driftwood (hopefully I get the exact pieces I ordered. I'm kinda disappointed they haven't shipped yet. Placed the order on Monday.)
I think I'm going to use the bottom driftwood (hopefully I get the exact pieces I ordered. I'm kinda disappointed they haven't shipped yet. Placed the order on Monday.)
Oh man Angel you've got some awesome pieces to work with... I agree that the way you have the rocks positioned looks crowded but if you piled them on one side to form a mountain type structure with some manzanita wedged in between just right, you could very easily turn those into some "trees". Once your wood comes in, I'll sketch something out for you. its going to look sick! Let me know if you have any specific ideas in the meantime!
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I've decided I kinda like what's going on on the right, but not so much the mound on the left. I'll play with it some more, but of course nothing's final till I get the wood . I really wanted to get all that planted before it died.
The husband came in and took a good look... "oh look at all the pretty fishies..." no dear, I didn't go buy fish today...
My goodness, the tank was dry yesterday, give me a minute (month)! Lol. He knows my other tank was empty for like 3 months!!
I did find my sketch I made, besides the wood, I actually came pretty close!
I haven't moved the crypt or sword yet since they are happily planted in my crowded (plant wise) 38, and I have picked up some other plants unexpectedly:
Unknown: please ID if you can!
Bacopa Carolinia (sp)
Ammannia (top) Anubias (species?) bottom
Ludwigia repens
Water wisteria
Water onion (I think, thought it might be val in store) in the back. (Can anyone tell me if this is the Anubias hastifolia in front?)
Anubias barterI
Couple stray water lettuce...lol
The husband came in and took a good look... "oh look at all the pretty fishies..." no dear, I didn't go buy fish today...
My goodness, the tank was dry yesterday, give me a minute (month)! Lol. He knows my other tank was empty for like 3 months!!
I did find my sketch I made, besides the wood, I actually came pretty close!
I haven't moved the crypt or sword yet since they are happily planted in my crowded (plant wise) 38, and I have picked up some other plants unexpectedly:
Unknown: please ID if you can!
Bacopa Carolinia (sp)
Ammannia (top) Anubias (species?) bottom
Ludwigia repens
Water wisteria
Water onion (I think, thought it might be val in store) in the back. (Can anyone tell me if this is the Anubias hastifolia in front?)
Anubias barterI
Couple stray water lettuce...lol
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Maybe go with some schooling fish, and a couple larger centerpiece fish.
Edit: If I were you, I would go with this stock:
12 Harlequin Rasboras
8-10 Neon Tetras
6-8 Bronze Cory (or any cory you want)
1-2 Peacock Gudgeons
That's considered a beautiful stock IMO. Just giving you suggestions!
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I'm thinking of doing a large school of a nano species, like CPD or dwarf emerald rasboras, or a school of various color danio rario (zebra, leopard, long fins, snow danio, long fin blue) as they are all the same species, and a lemon bn pleco. I'm also considering the following:
Blind cave tetra
Glass cats
Bolivian rams
KuhlI loaches
Not necessarily all together, and I love cories but have them in my 38, hopefully to become a 72... but I may still consider them anyway, but probably more along the lines of pandas.
Basically everything I like that's not compatible with my angel.
Blind cave tetra
Glass cats
Bolivian rams
KuhlI loaches
Not necessarily all together, and I love cories but have them in my 38, hopefully to become a 72... but I may still consider them anyway, but probably more along the lines of pandas.
Basically everything I like that's not compatible with my angel.
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It's actually me who wants to rehome the 38...it's too deep! To reach the bottom I'm up to my armpit! Lol
But I mentioned the 72(which is supposed to be a combo Mother's Day/birthday gift) and it's placement and he said no more! It has to go where the 38 is. I also have to find new places for my bettas. He doesn't like them on the kitchen counter... so next dpg I'm looking for a 20 long to divide...
But I mentioned the 72(which is supposed to be a combo Mother's Day/birthday gift) and it's placement and he said no more! It has to go where the 38 is. I also have to find new places for my bettas. He doesn't like them on the kitchen counter... so next dpg I'm looking for a 20 long to divide...
Just kidding!
I can understand the deep thing. Even the 30 seems deep to me some days.
Do you have a Pets Supplies Plus near you? I think they are doing a $1/gallon sale now.
Edit - https://www.petsuppliesplus.com/cat...and fish bowls/Aqueon-Aquarium-Long-Tank/8463
I can understand the deep thing. Even the 30 seems deep to me some days.
Do you have a Pets Supplies Plus near you? I think they are doing a $1/gallon sale now.
Edit - https://www.petsuppliesplus.com/cat...and fish bowls/Aqueon-Aquarium-Long-Tank/8463
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Oooh, I think a 20 gallon L divided for several betta's will look beautiful. I also think panda cories are seriously cute.
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I know you were kidding! but seriously that thing is deep, something I didn't think about when I grabbed it on sale!
No pet supplies plus, but petco will have theirs in July; one thing at a time...
It will be only 2, 3 at most, if I include my son's betta. He doesn't want to take care of it anymore . But I won't allow any more!
Thank you! We will see what happens when the wood gets here.
Also, tested my recently vacated qt, and it cycled.5 ppm in about 10 hours! I didn't really expect that. So here's to gradually upping that to 2-3 ppm and getting my school for the 40 into qt. They will be from a LFS, most likely, so I'm probably going to do a longer qt than I have been, since most of my fish came from fellow members (all but the rummys)
Help me choose!
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Hmm, what about ember tetras? They are small and colorful. I do like the idea of various colored danios schooling together.
KuhlI loaches!!!! Yes!! . I wanted them but can't have them, my tank would be at the bottom of their temperature. But they would be different than the cories. Or maybe another species of loach?
I like the idea of Bolivian Rams. You can then have both the Germans and Bolivians
KuhlI loaches!!!! Yes!! . I wanted them but can't have them, my tank would be at the bottom of their temperature. But they would be different than the cories. Or maybe another species of loach?
I like the idea of Bolivian Rams. You can then have both the Germans and Bolivians
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Since glass/ghost cats are on your consideration list, I'm going to encourage those! They look so amazing in a really big school. They often swim in place and look like a wavy cloud or something. I don't know how to describe it. But they're very cool to watch. They don't get enough credit sometimes because of their lack of color!
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Hey AngelTheGypsy This is a little off topic but I saw something that made me think of you today. I seem to remember you saying that you wanted a cleaner looking moss at some point, perhaps on a Betta thread? I saw this today and thought you might like it.
Fontinalis antipyretica - Tropica Aquarium Plants
Fontinalis antipyretica - Tropica Aquarium Plants
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Random Great Topic!
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