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Oh yea. I hear about that. Hope your ok. WHY DOES 2020 SUCK?!?!?!?
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I dont know but it seems to keep on adding things that suck to the pile!! Lol. My boyfriend kept saying "how could this year get worse?" And I said "sshhh 2020 can hear you." Haha.
 
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I dont know but it seems to keep on adding things that suck to the pile!! Lol. My boyfriend kept saying "how could this year get worse?" And I said "sshhh 2020 can hear you." Haha.
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Maybe your right? I blame it on your boyfriend lol. He jinxed us. Plz tell him I said that XD. Just say "This kid on fishlore says you screwed us all over by disrespecting the almighty Mr./Mrs. 2020"
 
Maybe your right? I blame it on your boyfriend lol. He jinxed us. Plz tell him I said that XD. Just say "This kid on fishlore says you screwed us all over by disrespecting the almighty Mr./Mrs. 2020"
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I'm sure he will love that. Lol
 
Maybe your right? I blame it on your boyfriend lol. He jinxed us. Plz tell him I said that XD. Just say "This kid on fishlore says you screwed us all over by disrespecting the almighty Mr./Mrs. 2020"
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I think I might of jinxed it too
About half an hour before the first earthquake, my family and I were at a beach in Hayward and the water was pretty far back, so I joked, haha what if it’s so far back because there’s gonna be an earthquake... I guess I wasn’t wrong
 

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Did anyone else feel the earthquake just now??
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I'm in the valley, but sunday afternoon/night I do recall thinking "Is an earthquake happenin right now??
 
Same, sonoma county. Another fire here though. Ugh.
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I hope you’re okay. I go to Petaluma practically every day where the air quality shouldn’t be that bad but it is. I remember there was a safety place at the Petaluma Fairgrounds for evacuees a while ago and there were a lot of cars.
 
Finally cleared up over here, forgot the sky was blue
 
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Finally cleared up over here, forgot the sky was blue
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Lol. That's good. Nice and clean for me when I make my way back!

Anyone know somewhere to get rocks and wood for aquariums? Preferably West Bay since that's where I am.
 

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I just realized that Tazawa Tanks lives in San Francisco. I want to meet him so badly.
 
I just realized that Tazawa Tanks lives in San Francisco. I want to meet him so badly.
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Yea, lots of interviews with Zenzo on youtube. Cory did a tank talk with him and KG recently interviewed him as well. He is also doing a fishroom tour tomorrow for the monthly SF aquarium society virtual meeting.

I have another question to people out there, what is your water hardness? Here on the peninsula its pretty much 0dgH, although recently it has been roughly 2gH. I know in San Jose its quite hard, but the soft water here makes it tough to keep livebearers and shrimp. Some plants struggle too. Doesn't help that the tap comes out 9ph but drops to 7.5 in the tanks. And the 2-3ppm phosphate in the water.
 
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Yea, lots of interviews with Zenzo on youtube. Cory did a tank talk with him and KG recently interviewed him as well. He is also doing a fishroom tour tomorrow for the monthly SF aquarium society virtual meeting.

I have another question to people out there, what is your water hardness? Here on the peninsula its pretty much 0dgH, although recently it has been roughly 2gH. I know in San Jose its quite hard, but the soft water here makes it tough to keep livebearers and shrimp. Some plants struggle too. Doesn't help that the tap comes out 9ph but drops to 7.5 in the tanks. And the 2-3ppm phosphate in the water.
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Odd. Mine's about 4 dGH and 3 dKH. I wonder what LFS he goes to...
 
I have another question to people out there, what is your water hardness? Here on the peninsula its pretty much 0dgH, although recently it has been roughly 2gH. I know in San Jose its quite hard, but the soft water here makes it tough to keep livebearers and shrimp. Some plants struggle too. Doesn't help that the tap comes out 9ph but drops to 7.5 in the tanks. And the 2-3ppm phosphate in the water.
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Odd. Mine's about 4 dGH and 3 dKH. I wonder what LFS he goes to...
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Our water is very hard. Not sure about the exact numbers though. Isn't there a website I can check that on? I can't remember what it was called.
 
I tested mine a long time ago but I’m north of you
 
Sounds like a me problem then! Water here is 0gh 0kh but 9ph. Cant keep livebearers, shrimp, or many plants without mineralizing the water.
 
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it was super windy 30 min to an hour ago, but its just a slight breeze here on the peninsula now.
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It is gusty where I am...

What LFS do you use?
Anyone looking for fish? I know the ultimate aquarium has good stock rn
 

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i’m not looking for any fish. my betta is very aggressiv, even towards snails
 
I know the BEST one! Its called infinite aquarium! They give a LOT of store credit for fish two! I get 2$ for a platy FRY! YOUI guys GOTTA go there. The platys for sale there are from me! I sell them all my platy fry!

Does anyone know a fish store that gives more store credit
 
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I know the BEST one! Its called infinite aquarium! They give a LOT of store credit for fish two! I get 2$ for a platy FRY! YOUI guys GOTTA go there. The platys for sale there are from me! I sell them all my platy fry!
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Do they have good plant and fish and dry good selection?

Does anyone know a fish store that gives more store credit
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Nope. Never tried to get credit...
 
Do they have good plant and fish and dry good selection?
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Great plants! Lots of beautiful healthy fish! The dry goods are ok as they have all the basics!

sadly they don't sell saltwater fish anymore, just supplies!

The people are sooo nice! Pls check it out! If you have unwanted fish or are breeding, go there!
 
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The people are sooo nice! Pls check it out! If you have unwanted fish or are breeding, go there!
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I will call them today to see if they have the stuff that I need.
 
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Oh, perfect! They have a lot of those! They also have a lot of great clown loaches!

pls show us a pic of the pleco if u get it!

Exept they only open at 12 so...
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I will, but this will be a month or so in the future
EDIT: It's raining now
 

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What did they say?
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They have em. I will buy it in the next month or so as I am waiting for a new light and some plants and then I will wait for my tank to fill in prior to stocking.
 
They have em. I will buy it in the next month or so as I am waiting for a new light and some plants and then I will wait for my tank to fill in prior to stocking.
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Yay! Good luck! Excited?
 

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Does Ultimate aquarium sell sponge filters? Petco and Petsmart don't seem to sell any.
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I think they do.

Do you guys know what LFS accept plants for cash or store credit? Also, I called Clear Water Aquarium on the phone and they were incredibly nice and take in plants for cash and/or store credit.
 
Do you guys know what LFS accept plants for cash or store credit? Also, I called Clear Water Aquarium on the phone and they were incredibly nice and take in plants for cash and/or store credit.
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DO NOT go to clear water! The last time I went (a few days ago) there was a dying swordtail that they threw in the garbage ALIVE! They keep bettas in moldy cups, cram fish up, and all of them are sooo sick! ONLY go there if you are doing a rescue, please!
 
DO NOT go to clear water! The last time I went (a few days ago) there was a dying swordtail that they threw in the garbage ALIVE! They keep bettas in moldy cups, cram fish up, and all of them are sooo sick! ONLY go there if you are doing a rescue, please!
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Is it the one in San Jose? I’ve been there a couple times. They did have some dead/sick fish, but the store seemed pretty decent. When I went, the bettas were kept in jars. It didn’t seem better or worse than petsmart. I’m just kind of curious, how do you know the swordtail wasn’t dead yet? That’s really sad that they did that

I heard that petsmart also throws away live fish, if there are dead fish in the bag along with live ones
 
Is it the one in San Jose? I’ve been there a couple times. They did have some dead/sick fish, but the store seemed pretty decent. When I went, the bettas were kept in jars. It didn’t seem better or worse than petsmart. I’m just kind of curious, how do you know the swordtail wasn’t dead yet? That’s really sad that they did that

I heard that petsmart also throws away live fish, if there are dead fish in the bag along with live ones
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Yea! THe swordtail kinda tried to move away from the net
 
Does anyone know anywhere where I can get frozen daphnia? Freeze dried daphnia is seeming to make my betta worse
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Any fish store should carry frozen foods.
I don't know what's wrong with your betta but generally it's best to avoid freeze dried unless re-hydrated.
 
Any fish store should carry frozen foods.
I don't know what's wrong with your betta but generally it's best to avoid freeze dried unless re-hydrated.
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I'm not sure what's wrong either I always make sure to soak the daphnia in tank water before feeding it to him. I've been feeding him daphnia and fasting because I think he might be constipated, but he's not improving.
The only pet store near me is petsmart and they don't carry frozen daphnia. Neither does petco. I was hoping someone here might know of a LFS that does
For now, it looks like I'm going to have to call the fish stores to find out.
 
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Does anyone know anywhere where I can get frozen daphnia? Freeze dried daphnia is seeming to make my betta worse
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Ultimate Aquarium has a freezer for food by the counter, but IDK what they have in it. I've never looked.
You could call them and they will tell you what they have.
 

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