What are you doing to your tank today?

[PAcanis]

I picked up what I hope is a female A. Cacatuoides at the one shop today.
And some frozen brine at another. I forgot to get an assassin snail while I was there...

 

[ForBettaorForWorse]

I have an assassin snail if ya still need it

 

[PAcanis]

I have an assassin snail if ya still need it

Thanks. I'll get one next time I swing through the city.
I'd rather see him than the snails that got introduced to that tank. I can withstand another week or so.

 

[Fishyfishyfishman]

I received my new filters and heater. Installed the A
30 on my 10 gallon. Getting 14 gallon tomorrow the 50 is going on that.

 

[MrMuggles]

Rescaped the 120 w/juvie cichlids and 3 brawling pearl guorami.

I’m hopeful that additional sight breaks will reduce some tensions.

i added thick glassware for caves until they grow into terra cotta pots or maybe I’ll construct some caves

before:


after:

 

[BigManAquatics]

Another one of my salty coworkers.

 

[Linda1234]

I was pruning some plants in my tank and took a picture; sadly after i took this picture I pulled one that was over 8ft long but well... you will just have to imagine. I think i pulled about 10 large plants but never fear I still have at least twice that many left. So far my fishes are not overjoyed with the pruning but they will adjust (i hope). I also pulled a java fern that had an 8 inch rhizome and leaves around 12 inches high.... really felt bad about it since it was a lovely plant but i realize in another 6 or 12 months I'll have to prune another one...:


Lastly I'm trying to decide if this fellow needs a hair cut:

 

[BunnieWarren]

Weekly parameter check and water change.

 

[Spinich]

I finally pulled this long glob of algae off my plant and crammed it into the rock cave (on the right). It kept growing into and up my filter.

 

[PAcanis]

One gallon WC in the Apisto Nursery and 5 gallon WC in the tank formerly known as the Platy tank.
I can't believe how dark the cherry barbs got in that tank. And huge.
It needs a serious trimming though.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Partial water change. During the change, my seashell lid handle came off, so I used a piece of pumice for more surface area and glued the shell on that. Cleaned off the salt and spritzed the mangroves as usual.

 

[Rose of Sharon]

Another one of my salty coworkers.

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That is a dog face puffer fish, isn't it? Oh my word!!!!

 

[BigManAquatics]

That is a dog face puffer fish, isn't it? Oh my word!!!!

Sure is!!!

Just a watch and feed kind of day for my fish. As a bonus, got to watch them feed the saltwater tank at work today!!

 

[MrMuggles]

Today I evicted a terrorist from my tank. Meet Chief, who is waiting to be donated to literally anyone on earth as long as I don’t have to deal with her ever again.

Bolivian ram who was far too mature for my tank full of juvenile cichlids, claimed the entire 120G for her self. Ripping fins on fish 2x her size. and whose 5 ram cohorts were lost to some kind of shock during transit or acclimation. It wasn’t supposed to be like this.

 

[Linda1234]

Here is another picture of those snails and their hair (there are actually two):


For scale that is a lemon pleco at the bottom; so these guys are huge.... 3 algae eaters in this picture with lots of algae that no one wants to eat....

Those are red root floaters at the top and a flamingo crypt behind the bottom pleco...

 

[carsonsgjs]

Here is another picture of those snails and their hair (there are actually two):
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For scale that is a lemon pleco at the bottom; so these guys are huge.... 3 algae eaters in this picture with lots of algae that no one wants to eat....

Those are red root floaters at the top and a flamingo crypt behind the bottom pleco...

Looks just like a Troll Doll!

 

[PAcanis]

A rolling stone gathers no moss.
But a slow moving snail...?

 

[Linda1234]

A rolling stone gathers no moss.
But a slow moving snail...?

They actually move really fast - which kind of surprise me. I've seen them go from one side of the tank to the other in a few minutes.

 

[Rose of Sharon]

I added a small intake filter sponge to the outflow on my hob filter. I was tired of adding betta hammocks and such to baffle the outflow, which has always been too strong, even though the filter has an adjustable flow rate. I like the hob, which is a filter that is supposed to be for a bigger tank but does a good job. I cut the intake filter sponge almost completely in half, and it fits perfectly on the outflow.

The question is now that I have slowed the outflow/circulation of the water, how will this affect the heating of the water in the tank? Will it be one temp by the filter, and another on the other side of the tank? Will it even matter?

 

[MMac]

Just got through thinning out my bacopa, vals and java moss. Are my vals too thick still?

 

[BigManAquatics]

Added some calcium to the tanks for snail shells. Otherwise, so far looks like a feed n watch kind of day.

 

[PAcanis]

I spotted my new girl today!
I didn't see her once yesterday, a day after adding to the tank. But there she was, tight up front.

 

[toeknee]

I received an order of Dwarf Hairgrass from ebay today. I tried this plant years ago before I had high lighting and CO2 with no success. I decided it's time to give it another go now that I have proper equipment. All of my S.Repens was located where I just planted the Dwarf Hairgrass, I shifted the S.Repens over to where it's pictured to the right to make room for the Hairgrass. Hopefully in a couple weeks it will have settled and filled in to make a nice carpet.

 

[Linda1234]

I received an order of Dwarf Hairgrass from ebay today. I tried this plant years ago before I had high lighting and CO2 with no success. I decided it's time to give it another go now that I have proper equipment. All of my S.Repens was located where I just planted the Dwarf Hairgrass, I shifted the S.Repens over to where it's pictured to the right to make room for the Hairgrass. Hopefully in a couple weeks it will have settled and filled in to make a nice carpet.View attachment 833743

What fish is that in the tank ?

 

[toeknee]

What fish is that in the tank ?

7 x Keyhole Cichlids
2 x Bolivian Rams
12 x Harlequin Raspbora
9 x Ember Tetra
12 x Peppered Cory
8 x Kuhlie Loaches
1 x Rio Negro Pleco.
Infinity x Ramshorn Snails

 

[Fishyfishyfishman]

Water change day. A \\dramatic 3 gallons

 

[Linda1234]

Moved one of my angels from the large tank to the 29 to give him a chance to heal up. I just want to point out it was his kids who did this to him; and i can also state no one in the 29 was happy to see him. I keep some hongsloi and cardinals in there and they are extremely displeased to see a giant angelfish show up. My hope is that he will heal up in 4 to 8 weeks and I can return him to the large tank though i'm not sure his kids will treat their dad any better when he returns.

 

[CHJ]

Not my tanks today.
I found a 1000 for the LFS that is expanding. This a few days after saying he needs a show piece tank. They want 2,500$ delivered with all support equipment. So we'll see if he goes for the show piece.
The story of the tank seems really sad. Owner died and people who were not reef experts took over trying to care for it. Now it has a leather coral that is alive a tang, a tusk fish, and some other small salt fish. everything else in the 1000 gallons is gone/dead.
It is like the LFS in a mall that went bad, all their salt tanks were just dead and stinking. Dead hedge hogs, dead puppies, you could smell the place from the other side of the mall. I think the news story when the place got closed said the owner suffered from depression.
If I could have figured out how to get a 12 foot tank into my house I'd have bought it. Well.. and where to put a 12 foot tank once inside the house.

 

[Gudgie]

Water changed my three fry tanks (two 5 gal, one 10 gal), feed BBS to my fry, picked through spawning mops for Gertrude's rainbowfish eggs, and now looking into what I need to set up for my soon-to-hatch Australe killifish eggs...

 

[ForBettaorForWorse]

Re-planted pretty much everything in three of my tanks... Had to take a lot of dead or dying plant matter out...
I've give about a day until either my dwarf gourami or my rabbit snails uproot all the vals in their tank....
My 6.5 gallon is SUPER cloudy, which I'm assuming is probably because my filter is garbage. Water change tomorrow to try to help fix it...
Next time I'm heading to Petco I'm going to pick up an air pump or two, and a lot of sponge filters for my tanks.

 

[Fishyfishyfishman]

Ha. Do rabbit snails need a specific tank size? I kinda like them. Would a 10 gallon or 14 gallon cube work for one?

 

[ForBettaorForWorse]

I think so. Mine are in a five and a 6.5 gallon.
I have little baby ones and they are soooo cute

 

[Leeman75]

Came back home today to find some shenanigans happening in my 55 SA/CA Cichlid tank. Apparently 2 of my 5 Rainbow Cichlids suddenly decided to pair up and spawn. All other fish are at the left side of the tank and the pair is guarding a rock covered in eggs on the right. I knew something was up when I watched a RC chasing my 5.5" Firemouth who is the boss of the tank! Soon, rather than doing a WC, I'm watching the new parents.

 

[StarGirl]

Nothing not even feeding. They all had fresh blackworms last night. May slip Calypso a few so he doesnt bite his healing tail up.

 

[Endlessskills]

Wondering what everyone is doing to their tanks weather its changing decor adding removing, changing substrate, new lights filters air stones or sponge filters etc..... Also pics are very much encouraged
PS if there is a better section for this thread please move it Thanks!!

Unfortunately doing a fish-in cycle and feeling bad for the goldfish

 

[StarGirl]

Unfortunately doing a fish-in cycle and feeling bad for the goldfish

Water change, water change, water change... He will be fine if you keep up.

 

[Fishyfishyfishman]

SKIPPED WATER CHANGE. lol will do tomorrow. As well as clean the chinchilla cage

 

[PAcanis]

I just cleaned the glass in my Rio Negro tank. The A Agassizii was right by the sponge scraper the whole time. Not afraid at all.
That tank could use some more banana stem pieces, as they have really decayed and broke when the sponge hit them. I'm not sure I have any though... might have to order more. I really like their look.

 

[Fishyfishyfishman]

Just looked up A Agassizii. Those things are awesome. Can we post about yesterday? I added celestial Pearl danios to an online order and paid to invoice for those and the plants For my new 14 gallon cube.

 

[PAcanis]

Just looked up A Agassizii

Did you see this

 

[MyFishAddiction]

Got a new betta, moved him to the tank.

 

[Leeman75]

Got a new betta, moved him to the tank.

Love his colors!

 

[bcfishtanks]

A third weekend in a row of my plans to finish my glowlight school getting thwarted. Dang snow! Hopefully the roads will clear up so I can try to go tomorrow.

 

[Leeman75]

A third weekend in a row of my plans to finish my glowlight school getting thwarted. Dang snow! Hopefully the roads will clear up so I can try to go tomorrow.

Darn snow! I've been there before!!


Just did all my WCS except the 55 and my little girls 3 gallon. I'll tackle those after a bit of rest.

I ended up moving the rock with the Rainbow Cichlid eggs to a 2.5 tank that is currently running but empty. Day after spawn may be too soon, but I didn't want to keep them in too long and I'm back out on the road after tomorrow. We'll see if the eggs survive and produce. Hopefully that's just the first of many spawns from the sudden pair!

 

[MMac]

Took java moss out of tank and treated it with H202 b/c of lots of BBA. Lost two shrimplets in the process . Shook out a tiny panda cory fry as I was removing it - it immediately scampered under the big driftwood and rocks. Eyeing my 20 gal long empty tank and contemplating setting it up as a species only tank for my ember tetras. If I do this I will move my assassin in with tetras and get a group of horned nerites for BBA. Put java moss back in and celebrating that I now have a handle on my snail population - thanks to advice from many on here!

 

[StarGirl]

get a group of horned nerites for BBA

They wont eat it sorry. I have 3 of them.


Anyhoo.......I ordered a back up heater for the 55g and a LED light for the 5g. May do a little plant pruning today so water changes are faster tomorrow.

 

[PAcanis]

I just did a WC in both the fry tanks. A whopping 2.5 gallons or so.
But with a shrimp net over the inlet of the hose it takes about 40 seconds longer

Hoping there are BBS in the hatchery in a few hours.

 

[ChrissFishes01]

I finally found some appropriate glass lids for my 55. Finding them in-stock has been tough. Gonna slap those puppies on there today and move over my pair of clowns into that tank.

I think I figured out why the plants in my betta tank have failed so hard over the last couple of weeks - I haven't been dosing regularly. Doh! I don't dose most of my tanks regularly because I don't want a ton of excess plant growth and usually the fish waste is enough to keep things growing. With just a single betta in here, I guess that wasn't the case... I only figured it out when the duckweed stopped growing and turned yellow. That's a pretty good hint that something is going wrong, lol!

 

[Leeman75]

Had a first while doing my 55 WC...wasn't getting debris to such up very well only to find that one of my Electric Blue Acaras was sucked up all the way up in my siphon!! Ive done that a few times with little cories, but I'm at a loss as to how a 5 inch EBA got sucked up there!!

 

[ChrissFishes01]

Had an oopsie that I discovered while I was working on the tanks today.

While I was putting the glass lids on the 55, I dropped the little clear plastic piece that covers the gap in the back of the lid into the tank. When I reached in to grab it, the water was cold - when I checked the thermometer, the tank was sitting at 70F. Whoops.

The heater had been enough when it was warmer, but I guess the tank had gotten really cold overnight (indoor temps drop in the low 60's) and hadn't warmed back up yet. Regardless, that's too cold to be comfortable, so I moved in another 100W heater. So far, so good.

I acclimated the clownfish into the tank once the temps had gotten back up to the mid 70's, and I think they're doing well. Out and exploring already - and their movement actually brought the betta out of the rockwork, too. Seems that dithers are important for keeping them relaxed.

I'm going to try to hold off on new fish purchases until I move, but I'm thinking that maybe a Midas Blenny and one other 3-4" fish would be good in here - but for now, I'll keep it as is.