Time For Us To Share Our Success!

Recently Punkin had started a great thread Bad Week For Fishlore Friends and it was/is a great place for us to commiserate with each other and mourn loss, along with Civanna 's thread
Is It Lame To Cry Over Dead Fish? (sorry not sure how to link them) I hope it is ok I mentioned you both here.

I was thinking we should now share in out successes together!

I am at the tale end of a month's long ordeal with my 20 gallon tank. Starting with high nitrates, fish loss and illness, we are now on the last dose of meds and all the fish seem to be much better. Along the way I have learned so much and made many fishlore friends.

I stared cycling a QT tank almost a few weeks ago and as of yesterday it is ready for new fish friends! Today we are going to get a few harlequins for the QT, so our lone harlequin will have some buds soon.

 

Ha! I read the other forum and wanted to cry!

I just got my shiny new custom 60 gallonhome, I didn't have a panic attack going over every single railroad crossing (because, you know, tanks gonna shatter into a million pieces... yeesh) and it's now on the stand ready to fill. I've got weather loaches, my 8" goldfish, Opaline gourmi, bristlenose, and Raphael striped catfish in there. It's gonna be a "cold water" tank and can't WAIT to get it up!

Heh, I also just moved (hence the new tank) into a VERY nice rental unit (split level) that my parents own and mom's ticked that I'm more excited about the garage and the new tank.

 

Congrats guys!!! It's so exciting when it's time for fish JRS!

I am happy that it's finally time to stop battling nitrates in my tap water. SeaChem order arrived yesterday and I have necessary ingredients to start switching to RO water, yay!

 

Put 5 little harlequins in the QT yesterday and when I woke this morning there still were 5!

 

Put 5 little harlequins in the QT yesterday and when I woke this morning there still were 5!

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Ha! Good on you!

Didn't kill any fish moving them to above said 60 gallonand I DONT HAVE PRIME!!! Totally forgot I ran out and everything is closed today.

 

I am finally getting my DSM to where I want it. All I got to do is get the hair grass to grow and then fill it!

 

Didn't kill any fish moving them to above said 60 gallonand I DONT HAVE !!! Totally forgot I ran out and everything is closed today.

Oh no! At least they are doing well.

 

DSM

Forgive me but what is a DSM?

 

I am so subscribing to this! Thanks for creating this thread, JRS !

 

I just got a new tank, and it will be my first tank with fish I've never had and lots of plants... I will come back to post here and there when I'm in the process of getting it planted and stocked

 

Oh! I forgot to add mine! The fins on my rescue betta seem to have almost all healed! Huzzah for Rusty!

 

Forgive me but what is a DSM?

A dsm is "dry start method"

 

Went to the petshop nearest to me at the start of april.. and saw what I now know is a betta coccina in a tiny bowl.

I managed to convince my parents to let me buy it. Got it for an amazing price of 5$ (I still feel that fish was worth more.. because the fish section manager said "I dint pay for it much more then regular betta.. I can leave it to you for 5$")

And now its mostly colored up and happy in my aquarium, it swims alot, eats. Comes over to see me.

I feel this is a success.

Its my ugly duckling. (My family dint find it pretty at first)

 

I just got a new tank, and it will be my first tank with fish I've never had and lots of plants... I will come back to post here and there when I'm in the process of getting it planted and stocked

I just got one too! Its a 450 litre, I'm collecting tomorrow, gonna be painting it and sorting out my corner tank ready for sale
my dollars ate gonna love it I got them when I first started and they have been stuck in that corner tank but come sunday they are gonna be flying up and down that 450!

 

I just got a new tank, and it will be my first tank with fish I've never had and lots of plants... I will come back to post here and there when I'm in the process of getting it planted and stocked

I am excited to see. What size tank? What kind of fish or are you still planning?

 

I just got one too! Its a 450 litre, I'm collecting tomorrow, gonna be painting it and sorting out my corner tank ready for sale View attachment 308609 my dollars ate gonna love it I got them when I first started and they have been stuck in that corner tank but come sunday they are gonna be flying up and down that 450!

I am very jealous of this tank, it is the exact sort of thing I am looking for! Shame...

I have had a bit of success in actually finally finishing my pond. And, thanks to CindiL , I am less worried about my little fish It sounds like nothing but those goldies deserve the absolute best, I am glad they finally have the space they deserve

 

What a great thread! Thank you, JRS

My Betta, Philip Seymour Hoffman, is a beautiful Halfmoon. When I first found him at Petsmart I was impressed with how lively and seemingly healthy he was. He had very bright coloring and this very dark edging around his fins and tail. Based on how he acted, I thought this was just a unique marking, so I picked him and brought him home to a 3.5g, cycled tank that I had prepared. Within the first week his dark "edging" started flaking off and I soon realized it was not part of his coloring but fin rot! Here's a picture of him the first week:




2 weeks later, he was still losing chunks of his tail and I started to get discouraged that he would need more than just a clean water environment, but the one thing I noticed was that the dark egdges were disappearing. Here's a pic of it's progression:




The thing I noticed, and gave me hope, was that the very tips of the first parts to fall off were clear and white in color. I was told this is new growth! I remained vigilant with making sure his water conditions were perfect and never added any salt or meds through the entire time. It's been over a month now and much of it has started to grow back and he's became even more colorful than I could have imagined! It goes to show you how good water quality in a cycled tank can improve the health of a fish that may have not had the best environment at the pet store. I feel very rewarded for saving him from that tiny plastic cup and I think he's very happy about it too!

Here's a more recent picture of Phil (my profile pic):




Keep up the good work everyone and you will be rewarded!

 

I am very jealous of this tank, it is the exact sort of thing I am looking for! Shame...

I have had a bit of success in actually finally finishing my pond. And, thanks to CindiL , I am less worried about my little fish It sounds like nothing but those goldies deserve the absolute best, I am glad they finally have the space they deserve

It took me a while to find one for a price I'm willing to pay as people try selling these for £500 I just looked and looked everyday and that one got posted yesterday and I was straight in there lol its just about being quick and keeping an eye out constantly as the good ones go fast I use shpock and gumtree for buying and selling.

 

I am excited to see. What size tank? What kind of fish or are you still planning?

I got a 40 breeder at petco yesterday, I also picked up some black diamond blasting sand (never used it before) and an anubias and an argentine sword. I broke up the sword and separated it into 4 different plants and planted that and the anubias in the tank. I ended up mixing the sand and cleaning it right in the tank instead of in a bucket (good ole' python) and my tank is already clear!

I'm getting cories, never had them before, I'm also going to be getting some sort of gourami I've had dwarf ones before, but it was a long time ago (about 12 years ago maybe?) and they didn't last long ( I "knew" about cycling....but did not understand fully what it meant). I'm still not 100% decided on what other schooling fish I want to get to put in as well... I've had a lot of thoughts about it, suggestions, but I'm still undecided.

Right now there are 3 guppies in the tank, I added a sponge filter that I had in one of my other tanks, I want to keep the cycle going in the tank so that I can add all of my cories at once when I get them (Monday if things go good is what i'm guessing) I'll try to post a pic later on to show where I'm at so far

 

I just got one too! Its a 450 litre, I'm collecting tomorrow, gonna be painting it and sorting out my corner tank ready for sale View attachment 308609 my dollars ate gonna love it I got them when I first started and they have been stuck in that corner tank but come sunday they are gonna be flying up and down that 450!

That is a very nice looking tank! I think they will really like it!

 

APierce you will be seeing some pics next week of it all up and running lol that's if its all ok when I get to the guys house tomorrow.+ cut the bottom off that old heater today and my wood airstone arrives Saturday so my diy skimmer will be getting posted.

 

What a great thread! Thank you, JRS

Welcome and thank you!

My Betta, Philip Seymour Hoffman, is a beautiful Halfmoon.

What beautiful colors! You betta owners are making want one.

 

Finally got a chance to get these pics taken, I was moving stuff around and the tank got all cloudy again!

 

My first attempt at actually making a tank look really good. my betta Lune's 5g. He's hiding at the moment.




And yes I cheated. Fake plants. still looks good I think.

 

I have successfully removed leeches out of my shrimp and snail tank, despite them being the one kind of bug I can't stand. In that tank the new blue dwarf shrimp I put in there a month ago are active, and healthy.

As for other successes the new batch of kuilI loaches in my 40 gallon breeder have integrated just fine with the first batch. They come out mostly at night to eat, but sometimes I catch a couple during the day sneaking around the plants pretending to be stems. The diamond tetras and snails have also been perfectly fine in that same tank for a few months now.

 

And yes I cheated. Fake plants. still looks good I think.

I like the look of the ground cover. Cute tank!

I have successfully removed leeches out of my shrimp and snail tank, despite them being the one kind of bug I can't stand. In that tank the new blue dwarf shrimp I put in there a month ago are active, and healthy.

As for other successes the new batch of kuilI loaches in my 40 gallon breeder have integrated just fine with the first batch. They come out mostly at night to eat, but sometimes I catch a couple during the day sneaking around the plants pretending to be stems. The diamond tetras and snails have also been perfectly fine in that same tank for a few months now.

Congrats!

 

I like the look of the ground cover. Cute tank!

Once I find my 20 gallon I'm gonna attempt live plants and "possibly" transfer some over but for now...

 

I finally found both the hornwort and daphnia I was looking for. Does that count like sucess? Lol.

 

I finally found both the hornwort and daphnia I was looking for. Does that count like sucess? Lol.

I'd say.

 

Nice idea for a thread, it's good to hear success stories but do please stay on topic & not get sidetracked

 

But its in general discussion?

 

After almost two weeks with them, my shoal of cardinal tetras are finally getting used to me. They no longer dart into hiding every time I approach the tank. They are so beautiful and I love to watch them.

 

Yay! After battling nitrates in our tap and tanks for so long... I finally got to see very light orange in those test tubes yesterday.

 

My first attempt at actually making a tank look really good. my betta Lune's 5g. He's hiding at the moment.

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And yes I cheated. Fake plants. still looks good I think.

Wow beautiful lake!!!

 

Not exactly what I had intended when I started this thread but - when going to upgrade my son's tank we decided it was a good time to put in a trim board behind the cabinet holding the tank when we took it off. This meant basically moving a bunch of my son's furniture and stuff. It was messy and he had too much stuff. When we put the room back together, he started going through his stuff and decided to donate a bunch of it and was able to reorganize his room and now it looks amazing!! Go fishies! It may only last a day, but I will rejoice in what I can get. Plus we found a better place by accident to put the tank in his room.