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Up to seven medaka babies so far but had a disaster when the first escaped the breeder box. Caught it and moved it and the spawning mop, they are currently floating in the massive pleco net in the tank. Giving myself a day to think this through as to what the best move is. I have no spare filters/heaters /tanks. I do have buckets but have regular work visits at home so can’t really have random buckets about ( health and safety ) .
I can do have one idea but it depends on diy help from a family member . Fingers crossed !
I can do have one idea but it depends on diy help from a family member . Fingers crossed !
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Did the last of my water changes. Added some new plants to the back of my big tank.
Everything in the new Betta tank going swimmingly! She’s a feisty little thing! Doesn’t hide at all and has a true betta appetite! Hoping she lives a long and healthy life.
Everything in the new Betta tank going swimmingly! She’s a feisty little thing! Doesn’t hide at all and has a true betta appetite! Hoping she lives a long and healthy life.
I recently purchased Seachem Matrix as my Nitrates in the 125 tank are pretty high in spite of 50% waterchanges every week. Having high Nitrates in the tap does not help.
Today I finally re-organized my two canister filters to make room for the additional media. Now it is wait and see if it helps.
Today I finally re-organized my two canister filters to make room for the additional media. Now it is wait and see if it helps.
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Fed the snails their "special" food. One piece landed directly on the head of one of the rabbit snails!
Also gave each tank a slice if zuchinni. In what is known as not a small miracle in my house, my wife and daughter for once did not eat all the zuch I boiled the other night, so i didn't even have to prep it tonight.
Also gave each tank a slice if zuchinni. In what is known as not a small miracle in my house, my wife and daughter for once did not eat all the zuch I boiled the other night, so i didn't even have to prep it tonight.
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Finished weekly water changes on the tetra tanks. Thanks to plenty of kitty help, ended up with an epic mess that took longer to clean up than doing the water changes did.
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Water changes today. Got another pagoda stone for the 9g and some more live brine shrimp and blackworms yesterday. This week have to get everyone ready for vacation next week.
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New dragon is tearing through the roach colony (duh lol) so I had to stop for some crickets to supplement. I’d have gotten roaches but Petco only had packs of 25, which contained two adults (DIY Both of which were dead. For $10 lol
So I went nextdoor to PetSmart lol
Missed my LFS by like 15 minutes.
So now I’m watching her chase crickets which are much more active
Loaches are out and active this evening, especially the larger females Edna and Nessie.
So I went nextdoor to PetSmart lol
Missed my LFS by like 15 minutes.
So now I’m watching her chase crickets which are much more active
Loaches are out and active this evening, especially the larger females Edna and Nessie.
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She is crazy photogenic!
you could seriously do an adventure story for kids based off her!! I'm serious
tons of personality in her face!!
My Red Crown female (Princess peaches) passed away between thurs night/friday. Luckily, I did find her body , but had to remove all decor during a water change to find it. The rock set up (ceramic media and then rocks on top) in the 16 cube just makes it really hard for me to eye ball and see corpses. She was around 3 years old so, it was not shocking - just sad.
5 water changes -38 gallon, 16 cube, 6 gallon ascent, 20 tall and 20 long
took about 2.5 hours, not bad
55, 15 fluval and 8 gall biorb tomorrow or Tuesday.
add carbon back to 8 gallon biorb today after using dewormer
my camera stinks. I just cannot get good pictures in that tank. Here's a picture a few days ago of a guppy I moved inside.
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Just got home a bit ago and went to feed the plecos and snails. Had a scary moment, thought i had a lemon tetra floating dead and upside down just above the substrate. Further investigation revealed it was just the skin from last night's zuchinni!!
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Big Day at the WaterBox 16g! My Pygmy Cory Cats appear to be spawning. There are 4 or 5 of them zipping around the heavily planted tank chasing/rolling on a plump female. They came to rest in front of a bright green leaf and I swear I saw her breeding tube extended. Could that be right? Then they tumbled back behind a large Indian Olive Leaf at the back of the tank and stayed there out of sight for a while. I have 9 Pygmy CC, and 8 Rummy Nose Tetras along with 2 hungry Mystery Snails in the tank. Typically pretty calm, but I may pull out the IO Leaf and see if I see eggs a little later. Fun!
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Trim and replant with a water change on the shrimp tank … well it will be in a minute !
edit. Got to it eventually !
edit. Got to it eventually !
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Sad day today. Had to put my Betta to sleep. He was suffering so it was the right thing to do. I broke down his tank and will clean everything up. SIP Flash you beautiful boy!!!!!
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Checked on the Cory / Endler tank this morning. A few fry dropped the other day and more yesterday I guess.
Fry
The Moms. These are the remaining two of six fry pulled from saltwater and dumped unceremoniously into a newly setup 5 gal tank we setup for a future betta. All grown up, never saw a male until this guy.
The male
Couple weeks until the fry start to color up. Should be interesting to see what comes up. By then the ten gallon currently being used to feed the dragon should be available to grow em’ out.
Close it out with Alex showing off her toes and bug vacuum.
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The Moms. These are the remaining two of six fry pulled from saltwater and dumped unceremoniously into a newly setup 5 gal tank we setup for a future betta. All grown up, never saw a male until this guy.
The male
Couple weeks until the fry start to color up. Should be interesting to see what comes up. By then the ten gallon currently being used to feed the dragon should be available to grow em’ out.
Close it out with Alex showing off her toes and bug vacuum.
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omg, she has the cutest face ever!!!View attachment 854811
Helped Alex get the last bits of shed off around her eyes, mouth and head holes. She was her wiggly self before hand, but as I started removing those bits she calmed down. Now when I reach in to pick her up, there’s no running away. Just let’s it happen
Very sorry for your loss!Sad day today. Had to put my Betta to sleep. He was suffering so it was the right thing to do. I broke down his tank and will clean everything up. SIP Flash you beautiful boy!!!!!
That can be a very hard process, been there a few months ago. never easy.
RIP Flash
okay, so today at 8 pm just before sun went down, I noticed that the frog tub has guppies in it. This mean tomorrow I have to clean it up since it was not supposed to have fish in it. But it seems the plants I moved a few weeks back had babies hiding in the roots, ugh
the water is pea green with algae! I feel really bad.
my other 2 tubs I have pretty clear water because i use some hydrogen peroxide during water changes to eat the green menace. it really works, just have to make sure extra water gets added since HP eats /uses Oxygen.
40 cent of HP vs fake sticks (barley straw) that make HP in water... i went cheap route lol.
I'll take a pic tomorrow before I do anything. it's kermit the frog green color water. yikes I had/have 6-9 frogs living in that 40 gallon tub and have not fed the tub anything at all.
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I’m actually starting to put some thought to this. Have not jotted anything down yet, just ideas. Was initially thinking about how she’s not magic but can do things, Alex the not magic dragon. My son is on the spectrum so I’m thinking of things to help him navigate the world, which led to where I am now. Alex the anxious dragon. Gonna start writing down thoughts, special days etc… and get some fun backgrounds for pics. Tokyo in flames, space etc…
I preemptively blame you and Dav Pilkey (Dog man, Capt Underpants) if anything comes of this lol
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So I broke down the betta tank and am sanitizing everything. I want to keep my plants going, so I have them submerged in water in a tote. I added some Easy Green fert. and will do some small water changes. I hope they stay healthy!
Don't know when I will be getting another betta, or any other fish. Since it is hurricane season, I might wait until November. I definitely don't want to repeat what happened a couple of years ago when we had an 8 day power outage in horrible heat that lead to the demise of all of my bettas!!
Don't know when I will be getting another betta, or any other fish. Since it is hurricane season, I might wait until November. I definitely don't want to repeat what happened a couple of years ago when we had an 8 day power outage in horrible heat that lead to the demise of all of my bettas!!
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Do it!!
I think she has the perfect personality via pictures to be a real character in a story. so expressive.
Did water changes on 5 tanks, added more rocks to the 16 gallon cube.
I played musical chairs with fish. I move Ron Burgundy in my Betta harem tank and move the younger female veil tale into cube.
She was getting 'picked' on by the larger Blue Veil tale so we will see how it goes.
Ron is alpha and oldest fish. he can hold his own.
Shrimp are doing well back in the 6 gallon tank.
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Was feeding my fish some frozen brine shrimp today and a random thought popped in my head. Companies should just call frozen brine shrimp "Beggin' Strips for Fish: your fish don't know it's not bacon"
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Water change in the 125gl, slowly getting it manageable. The two new Mystery snails are cruising around and are fun to watch.
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Was yesterday but to exhausted to write lol.
5 hours of tank work.
Breeding angels had enough so had to separate. Female went in with tetras in 40 gallon. Male had two moves - first to the 55 gallon that had other male …fight and new guy got worst of it, second to a 20 tall with the red phantoms
my sick zig zag female is not getting better in fact seemed worse. A male also now has a small white “scab “ covering a wound near his tail. I pulled them both into the throughly cleaned 30 gallon the breeding angels just vacated. Going to be doing some serious meds and 25% water change daily. its a combo of methylene blue, and other stuff. they are at the point that it’s cure it or they are not going to make it. First dose yesterday, I’ll see results in an hour or so when lights are up - then 25% and dose again.
all the meds trying to treat zig zags (before move) caught up to catfish and he passed. Just floated out of his hiding spot, and was still breathing moved to hospital tank, started seeing more gill movement but two days later and he was just floating …poor fish suffered through allot of my early mistakes, pretty sure he was weak and stunted from fish in cycle and some bad water early on.
water changed everything, trimmed and moved decor around in several tanks (mostly ones with fish added). I’ll try and get some photos of angels in their new home when lights come up in a hour or so.
Baby red rainbows are growing and getting feisty - several similar sized males but only one showing full red all the time. Of the 10 it is confirmed mow 6 males and 4 females so will probably keep 6. Any one want a millennium red male? lol I got a few extra!
rainbow shark that moved in with the big black Angel is finally swimming around - very limited and still skittish. It’s funny cause the Angel just ignores it now. I think it’s adjusting I’ve found that it can take longer than i think for a some fish to acclimate to new tank.
more guppies on the way - seller was great they had canceled part of my order (after said was in stock), but still charged full shipping. This was the second time this has happened so I reached out And they responded great. They refunded me shipping on next order and are going to hold the order until they can fill completely- also offered some extra females when they come in. PS - they called me and spoke direct after a few messages was really good customer service. Green cobra guppies incoming soon I hope.
so much work yesterday - got that 25% change and medication …then feed and watch ..that’s my next few days!
happy Sunday all
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Healthy zig zag school and the Boss.
sickies zig zags
Male in his last stop for now.
female digging her new space.
cheers
5 hours of tank work.
Breeding angels had enough so had to separate. Female went in with tetras in 40 gallon. Male had two moves - first to the 55 gallon that had other male …fight and new guy got worst of it, second to a 20 tall with the red phantoms
my sick zig zag female is not getting better in fact seemed worse. A male also now has a small white “scab “ covering a wound near his tail. I pulled them both into the throughly cleaned 30 gallon the breeding angels just vacated. Going to be doing some serious meds and 25% water change daily. its a combo of methylene blue, and other stuff. they are at the point that it’s cure it or they are not going to make it. First dose yesterday, I’ll see results in an hour or so when lights are up - then 25% and dose again.
all the meds trying to treat zig zags (before move) caught up to catfish and he passed. Just floated out of his hiding spot, and was still breathing moved to hospital tank, started seeing more gill movement but two days later and he was just floating …poor fish suffered through allot of my early mistakes, pretty sure he was weak and stunted from fish in cycle and some bad water early on.
water changed everything, trimmed and moved decor around in several tanks (mostly ones with fish added). I’ll try and get some photos of angels in their new home when lights come up in a hour or so.
Baby red rainbows are growing and getting feisty - several similar sized males but only one showing full red all the time. Of the 10 it is confirmed mow 6 males and 4 females so will probably keep 6. Any one want a millennium red male? lol I got a few extra!
rainbow shark that moved in with the big black Angel is finally swimming around - very limited and still skittish. It’s funny cause the Angel just ignores it now. I think it’s adjusting I’ve found that it can take longer than i think for a some fish to acclimate to new tank.
more guppies on the way - seller was great they had canceled part of my order (after said was in stock), but still charged full shipping. This was the second time this has happened so I reached out And they responded great. They refunded me shipping on next order and are going to hold the order until they can fill completely- also offered some extra females when they come in. PS - they called me and spoke direct after a few messages was really good customer service. Green cobra guppies incoming soon I hope.
so much work yesterday - got that 25% change and medication …then feed and watch ..that’s my next few days!
happy Sunday all
edit for photos
Healthy zig zag school and the Boss.
sickies zig zags
Male in his last stop for now.
female digging her new space.
cheers
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I'm fairly new to fishkeeping, so my biggest struggle at the moment is just keeping my hands off my current tanks. My water parameters are stable and my fish and plants seem to be thriving, so I'm working on stifiling my desire to interact and just appreciate them and let them be until its time for a water change.
My way of diverting my attention has me looking at my other tanks - I bought 2 more over the weekend and am figuring out how I'm be scaping them and what livestock I want to include.
My way of diverting my attention has me looking at my other tanks - I bought 2 more over the weekend and am figuring out how I'm be scaping them and what livestock I want to include.
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General maintenance, today I need to do a water change and vacuum two tanks. I also need to re-bury the bottom of my drift wood (it kinda floats so I bury the bottom to keep it and the java Fern on the ground) and the connecting java Fern as well as another hiding spot as my kuhlis desided to redecorate and dig them up.
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1st of the month, so work was crazy. The water change I was planning will be done tomorrow.
On a good note, my 1 lily pad flower started to bloom, barely opened today. cannot wait to see tomorrow
the lotus leaves are HUGE! no flowers, literature says flowers on year 2.
On a good note, my 1 lily pad flower started to bloom, barely opened today. cannot wait to see tomorrow
the lotus leaves are HUGE! no flowers, literature says flowers on year 2.
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After 3.5 hours of water changes and scrubbing disgusting brown diatoms off of my plants, glass, and driftwood, I'm having a Jack Daniel's & Lemonade and FINALLY watching the Bettas swim by in some very clean tanks!
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I just LOVE newly planted tanks and all their growing pains
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I just LOVE newly planted tanks and all their growing pains
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