What are you doing to your tank today?


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Indeed. Just ordered a green screen to drop behind her for some fun pics :)

But today seems to be a clearing blockages day lol Woke up to the pond running slow. Pulled the feed hose off to find it plugged with algae. Should probably swap the clear hose for black lol

Came inside and noticed the Cory tank was quiet and no water flow. Pick up prefilter was plugged with frogbit, duckweed a small Java fern and lots of debris. Somebody went digging lol Now to trap a bunch of baby mystery snails that hatched while I was working and didn’t notice and move them outside for loach snacks.

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D’oh!
Guess I won’t be putting the new filter in the betta tank just yet lol

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Until the spare glass is cut, this’ll do.

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Blow away betta spe
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Betta speed
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The aquaponics plants (green onions, taro, kale) were getting fried. 2ft difference in location but on the same line with the sun. No more house to shadow. So now there’s a bit of shade morning and afternoon.
 
Moved the little guy over to the big tank .. took my time acclimating him. I really have grown to love this little fish. He’s shy and slow to feed and I’ll likely never see him again for weeks but that’s okay. Take your time little buddy, find your safe space. F3D4886B-0450-4702-875E-8B1309871E0D.jpegFF67F570-DA41-4634-A697-B956905AA101.jpeg
 
I recently moved so today was setting up a QT tank to start cycling, add in a little day dreaming about what I will stock my main tank with. :)
 

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Someone's shell is too big to go through the hole. 2nd day now that she been sitting there just like that.
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Had some photobombs trying to take this.

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Turns out, the shell was wedged in there pretty good. Ended up pulling that decor out to get her unstuck. Seeing as she had her antennae moving around just beforehand, think she should be ok. Snails and kids...i swear!!
 
Moved the little guy over to the big tank .. took my time acclimating him. I really have grown to love this little fish. He’s shy and slow to feed and I’ll likely never see him again for weeks but that’s okay. Take your time little buddy, find your safe space. View attachment 855850View attachment 855851
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Great looking pleco! What is it? My guy is getting used to the tank and eating all the algae!! Never seen the wood this clean. Will be putting pieces from other tanks in there for him :).1E709D67-B8E0-41BF-8A8D-6C41B6D74844.jpeg
 
Thankyou 86 ssinit . He’s an L471. He’s quite shy so I’m hoping a busier tank may make him more confident. He’s a slow eater so I’m making sure to drop food literally on his head.

i love a phantom !
 
Leaving the tank empty and losing water for another week while I wait for an opportunity to get new fish.
 
Been a while since I checked in. Got some java fern for the tank. It's still sitting like little puff balls until I get in there and arrange it to make a carpet of some kind. The fish seem to like it though.
 

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Finally...now I can turn off this Marvin Gaye song...

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Collecting aquarium rocks in the Rockies. These are from Loveland Pass.
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Shes comfortable enough to take bugs from my hand now.

The forum also won’t let me turn italics off lol
 
I bred these guys for awhile. Great pets!
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Our first juvenile, but second dragon. She’s a little peach :) Getting used to handling, other people (esp kids) and the dogs lol Rocket loved our old dragon. Wiggles was a chill boy who loved other animals and people. Gonna be awhile until Alex gets there, but we will :) Until then Rocket gets to look and with a lot of hiding / protection for Alex, sniff and nose kiss.
 

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The little guy is settling in very well . He’s much more active and confident , he’s claimed a cave as home and is feeding much faster . I’m really happy !! He still doesn’t pose well for photos but meh , small win’s . FD676DCD-AA4B-49A7-84A0-6E2C9974B63F.jpeg5D9E30E8-349B-482D-B1EC-74EF72DB3C90.jpegI had to put my eldest fur baby down yesterday due to heart failure which has broke me and the family. 14 years and was the bestest boy ever. Sleep tight B .
 

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Fasted Alex for the first time since getting her. Yesterday she weighed 64g. Today she was fasted, had a poop and pulled off a 67g weigh in today :) She’s going through another shed as well, to go with that weight gain.
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So she got a couple wax worms as a treat for a good weight.
 
Was just a feed n watch type of day. Doing some shopping/research for possible tank projects later on down the line. Should get started on water changes tomorrow sometime. Guess we will see whenever i finally wake up.
 
And no picture :eek: :D.
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My photographic capabilities are less than stellar....and then it looks like I am at a phase again where I am not able to attach anything. Just have the little three dots, everything else and underneath is greyed out.
And no picture :eek: :D.
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My photographic capabilities with the smartphone are less than stellar, but here you go...
 

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Water changes done on the tetra tanks. Had to replace a thermometer. After about 5 years, the suction cup on it finally gave up the ghost. Had to reattach it to the glass daily this last week, so decided to replace it with a magnetic one, like the rest of the tanks have.
 
Water changes done on the tetra tanks. Had to replace a thermometer. After about 5 years, the suction cup on it finally gave up the ghost. Had to reattach it to the glass daily this last week, so decided to replace it with a magnetic one, like the rest of the tanks have.
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Mine just float along the back glass. It seems those cups only last a few months tops.

Cleaning tanks today and adding my Mountain rocks to one of my tanks. Have to decide which one....;)
 
Fasted Alex for the first time since getting her. Yesterday she weighed 64g. Today she was fasted, had a poop and pulled off a 67g weigh in today :) She’s going through another shed as well, to go with that weight gain.
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So she got a couple wax worms as a treat for a good weight.
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Wait, wait....how does this work....fasting and a wait gain?
How often does she shed?
Bigfoot can’t swim!!!
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In a 20gl he does not need to :) , barely gets a wet toe.
 
I got home from a 3 week vacation yesterday to come home to my betta dead in her tank. Buried her this morning. Other than that, all of my fish in the 20 gallon are alive, save for one Cory (looked everywhere but couldn’t find him, assuming he died and the other fish ate him).
 

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Mine just float along the back glass. It seems those cups only last a few months tops.

Cleaning tanks today and adding my Mountain rocks to one of my tanks. Have to decide which one....;)
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This one doesn't float. Got it with a Top Finkit years ago. Easy to read even for us blind old folk. The nerites picked it clean last night while it was laying on the substrate.
Wait, wait....how does this work....fasting and a wait gain?
How often does she shed?

In a 20gl he does not need to :) , barely gets a wet toe.
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That's about all that gets wet. And in a bathtub, too. Thats, why Bigfoot bathes in lakes and rivers.. tubs too small for me!
 
This one doesn't float. Got it with a Top Finkit years ago. Easy to read even for us blind old folk. The nerites picked it clean last night while it was laying on the substrate.
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Mine doesnt "float" they just hang by the cord in back. Not connected to the glass....lol
 
Mine doesnt "float" they just hang by the cord in back. Not connected to the glass....lol
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Yeah well, we can't read thermometers all the way back there!! I have to keep them on the front or sidepanels.
 
I’ve got those digital ones that run on batteries :).
 
Wait, wait....how does this work....fasting and a wait gain?
How often does she shed?

In a 20gl he does not need to :) , barely gets a wet toe.
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Exactly lol

I’m guessing she had some loose bugs and picked at her dandelions.

Or Momma and big brother gave her food lol
 
I think I have my 40 gal tank stocked...for now. It will never be finished though. There will always be some plant or something I want.

I've got
5 neon tetras
6 new cherry barbs
3 guppies
12 ghost shrimp, but I can't find them.
A common goldfish that I need to rehome when he gets a little bigger.
And an African dwarf frog that my daughter insisted on.

The only sad news, one of the cherries didn't make it. Water is fine and all the other fish are fine so it was just this one.
 
Just a feed n watch type of day here. Tetras are super happy, was a krill only flake day, they LOVE the krill!! Mystery snail has remained unstuck since i had to free her the other day. Noticed also the baby rabbit snails are really starting to grow well.
 
Feeding only day.

Watching this laziness. Doesn't even try to stick on the wood just lays on the sand underneath. :rolleyes:
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She’s still not a water dragon, but she does seem more relaxed bathing in the sink with a light trickle of water. Let her have a soak with some shedeeze and a little scrub with a soft tooth brush. But she went straight for the hand then forearm when offered lol. Tomorrow will be a pull everything out for a heavier cleaning. She’s really good about pooping in the middle of tiles, so clean up has been a breeze lol But I should change out the paper underneath.

Otherwise, just an algae scrub sorta day. Probably should pull some floaters out of the betta tank
 

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I didn't get as much done today as I'd have liked. I went shopping just for some pool filter sand and a plant or two, and everywhere I went was inexplicably busy and it stressed me out. I came home and got a little aquascaping done, but didn't get my sponge filter set up or start the cycling process on my new tank.
 
Did water changes on my 29 gal and 55 gal. Also solved the mystery of where my nerite snails keep disappearing to in the 55. I already had two neritew in the 55 and decided to add a few more a couple of months ago. A day or two after adding them, I only saw one of them with no evidence of a dead snail or any empty shells. I have plenty of hiding places, so put it down to that. After a couple months of no shows, broke down and bought a few more. Same thing happened. I found the the little stinkers today partying in my hob Aquaclear filter! In all the years I've kept nerites I've never had this happen so I don't know what's up with these new batches of nerites. Anyway, I kicked them out, gave them a stern talking to, and put them back in the tank. :confused:
 
Been a long time since I've been here lol.
Did some water changes, but people have been taking my water change buckets, so I don't always get to the them sometimes.
 
always busy busy - water changes and all the cleanings - been on a nearly 2x per week water change on all tanks again mostly because I’ve had the time and some of the little corries are having barbell erosion .. nothing really wrong in the tank just adjusting to new substrate, as most came from glass bottom … trying to keep as clean as possible. Also started using powdered anti parasitic vitamin, kind of roll the food around it and drop some frozen chunks for bottom feeders, harder for the surface feeders but mixed with freeze dried worms kind of works. It sticks to it long enough to get eaten.

all the angels are spread out so no more breeding project.

Sick rainbows are healing slowly in heavily medicated tank - daily water changes, before fresh meds on 6-7 days now.


here some of the sickies
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and here is for fun.






been allot of work lately but worth it.
 
I didn't know we have lizards in this forum! Sweet.
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There is an other pets section. I post her in here because she is technically in a tank and shakes things up a bit ;)

Which I did clean and rearrange today lol
 
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