What are you doing to your tank today?

[StarGirl]

Got a new stand for my 9g Flex. But where it would be is across the room by the 55g tank. Right now I'm having a dilemma.......I like my littles 2 ft from my face...lol I watch them all the time. I got 2 more Pygmys for a total of 6.

The guy at the lfs is VERY interested in some of the baby Gudgies so thats good. I may finally be able to get my 55g back to where I want my stock. I have been not stocking it for the last year to accommodate baby Gudgies....

I am definitely not a breeder. I just want some to go, Its not for me too much work.

 

[KingOscar]

I found this cute little stand for $25 and decided it would be perfect for holding my Retro 5 right next to my Retro 50. I built a platform to raise it up to the same level. Both the platform and the top will be painted to match the other tanks in the room.

This 5 gallon Metaframe tank was one of my first and I've had it ever since I was a teen in the '70's. I resealed it yesterday... will find out in a week or so if I got it right!

 

[Fisch]

Canister hose cleaning. Thought after 6 months it is time to scrub the hoses. It is a bit more work as the inline heater and Fluval hose connection needs to be siliconed and clamped. The first attempt leaked, so I had the honor of a redo...not fun. There were some very unhappy comments involved
But now it is done.
New little Corydoras in the QT are very active, fun to watch.

 

[jackywacky]

I did 2 WC while watching videos

 

[airfix2]

this weekend i had to euthanize a fish. He was an endler in my 5 gallon nano fluval spec. he was acting normally when i fed him bloodworms, but then i left for a few minutes and he looked like he was paralyzed almost. then when i was doing a water change i accidentally sucked him up with the siphon. that's when i had to euthanize him, as his back was snapped in half. idk how he got paralyzed, but i think it might be because of the high flow in the tank(put it on the lowest setting but it's still too strong).

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Sorry to hear. How high is the flow? I keep it relatively high in my saltwater mangrove with Endlers and some of them actually seem to enjoy swimming into the current, granted a lot of it is broken up by rocks. They’ll swim in close, then up from below the rocks to get pushed to the front of the tank too lol They do their displays on a rock “stage” on the calmer left side but use the right as an amusement park.

Was he alone in the tank?

 

[airfix2]

Sorry to hear. How high is the flow? I keep it relatively high in my saltwater mangrove with Endlers and some of them actually seem to enjoy swimming into the current, granted a lot of it is broken up by rocks. They’ll swim in close, then up from below the rocks to get pushed to the front of the tank too lol They do their displays on a rock “stage” on the calmer left side but use the right as an amusement park.

Was he alone in the tank?

he wasn't alone. he had 4 other buddies with him as well as 2 amano shrimp.

Sorry to hear. How high is the flow? I keep it relatively high in my saltwater mangrove with Endlers and some of them actually seem to enjoy swimming into the current, granted a lot of it is broken up by rocks. They’ll swim in close, then up from below the rocks to get pushed to the front of the tank too lol They do their displays on a rock “stage” on the calmer left side but use the right as an amusement park.

Was he alone in the tank?

a lot of the time the endlers are where the current is the slowest.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Looking like today is going to be a watch n feed kind of day. Though, now that i got these ribs in my tummy, feeling almost too lazy to even do that!!

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Alex helped with my Endler overpopulation by eating two small females… lol

Also did a bit more arranging and planted the Val’s in pots.




Took her outside to bask. In mid October in the PNW…

 

[emeraldking]

What are you doing to your tank today?​

Did some water changes today...
And helped out a breeder who provides fish stores. As a thank you I got some guppies from him... Needed some new blood anyways...

 

[Zer0]

Today I removed some plants from my tanks to ship to a customer.

 

[StarGirl]

Just watching. They ate good yesterday.

 

[zERostArk07]

Got a pothos! Looks so natural sticking out of the tanks, I think I'll get a fern too! Really amps up the 'riot' vibe

 

[BigManAquatics]

It is a certified miracle. Went to an LFS this morning and DIDN'T BUY A SINGLE THING!!! I must be coming down with the 'rona again or something...

 

[WetPetMum]

Another general tidy up in my little aquarium today.. getting on top of the hair algae but not the stag horn yet. Changed my lighting and waiting it out. 50% wc and purchased some de-chlorinator from the lfs. 5 days til my fish arrive

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Cleaned a ton of gunk out of the filter housing. Pick up tube was nearly blocked. While at it I pulled the skull decor out, added some lucky bamboo and the drift wood from the betta tank (which now has two skulls, perfect for an 8yr old boy) Waiting on the water to clear up.

 

[johndiscuskeeper]

Changing water in tank twice a week.. Usually clean gravel and removing 15% of water..

 

[BigManAquatics]

Got 2 water changes done. Now errands. Hoping i can get back to doing the other 2 tanks later.

 

[Motherlovebetta]

Water change on the 30g. Husband got home early from work and I ran away for the afternoon child free!!!!! Went to LFS got new fish. Saw my cats foster mom she was working had new bottle feeds there with her. Did not bring home a new cat, but did get new fish! She sent home a paper bag for the cat she obviously loved it. New honey gourami and Pygmy Cories! Plus the vet called to see if I want her “sucker fish” i dont know? Do I? I have think it’s a bristlenose. I’m sure I have a tank for it.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Finally finished errands, finished up the tetra tanks. Maybe get around to a water change on the platy tank this weekend. Maybe. Rather go to the park all day tomorrow instead.

 

[Motherlovebetta]

It is a certified miracle. Went to an LFS this morning and DIDN'T BUY A SINGLE THING!!! I must be coming down with the 'rona again or something...

There should be a badge for that!!!!!

Finally finished errands, finished up the tetra tanks. Maybe get around to a water change on the platy tank this weekend. Maybe. Rather go to the park all day tomorrow instead.

I wish you would have changed your name way back when to “platydaddy” i dont know has a flow to it!

 

[StarGirl]

Plus the vet called to see if I want her “sucker fish”

I would ask for a picture of it before saying yes. It could be a CAE or common pleco.

 

[Motherlovebetta]

I would ask for a picture of it before saying yes. It could be a CAE or common pleco.

She said she’s had it 8 years it “has a beard” and is 5” long

 

[StarGirl]

The poor shrimp dont have a chance with the chili sharks and pigmy's.

 

[Rgtx]

Fixed my tetra air pump which got super loud overnight.

 

[Itiwhetu]

Water change day again. Every four days 25%. The Black Phantoms go nuts!

Water change day again. Every four days 25%. The Black Phantoms go nuts!

I did a head count I think it is around seventy, I started with ten and none have died yet.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

I’ll be chasing that young lady on the left with the yellow in her tail and maybe the one with the dot on her fin. They should be like the ones on the right.

 

[StarGirl]

Sold 8 Peacock Gudgeon babies to the lfs and got 60$ store credit. Got 2 Orange Rilis and one Fire red cherry shrimp. Still have 37$ store credit.
Tomorrow is tank cleaning day.

 

[CommaSama]

Will probably reorganize my cabinet of medications/conditioners/etc. I have so many kinds of antibiotics littering the tank stand right now. Daily water change for the QT tank and then might change which medication I'm using for fin rot. Main tank water changes are on Tuesdays.

 

[TClare]

I did quite a bit on the tanks today. I changed the water of 3 of them, including the biggest one. Got a shock when I put the lights on as the male Cichlasoma seemed to have his mouth stuck open, on closer inspection there was a fish’s tail sticking out. He took ages to swallow it but did eventually. It was one of the diamond tetras, and not even the smallest one, so that is worrying me now. I am pretty sure it wasn’t ill or anything, he must have caught it while it was sleeping.

I tried putting some peat in the filter of the tank with the red pencilfish and ruby tetras as these are blackwater species, I have already been adding a lot of leaf litter, have very soft water but pH is close to neutral, I am interested to see what happens with the peat, but I only used a little to avoid any quick or major changes.

Then I moved one of my angelfish to the biggest tank. I don’t want him to be there permanently, but he was being too much of a troublemaker in his tank. I have had him and one other for 2 years, and another four for about 20 months. They are all males as no breeding has happened and they have normally got on OK apart from bickering, except that this one always chased and pushed one other in particular. Until recently this wasn’t much of a problem as they are in a big tank, the chased fish could get away easily and anyway didn’t seem to take much notice, often keeping close to the aggressor. But for the last week or so things have changed. The chasing has got worse, more persistent and more aggressive so that the one he chased was alway hiding in the Vallisneria at the back or the tank, only coming out to feed. When the other one saw him he would chase him back into hiding so for the last couple of days he didn’t even have much chance to eat. I have been thinking of taking the “bad guy” to the shop, a shame as he is big and quite handsome, but decided to try time out in the big tank first. Now everything is peaceful it the angelfish tank and the chased one is out and about, no longer hiding. The one I moved seems fine too, none of the other cichlids took much notice of him, except the Cichlasomas who have eggs (again), I guess he will soon learn to keep out of their way…

 

[jmaldo]

Just the normal water changes about 60g on 3 tanks. Oh and moved the Sterbai to the 55g since it is basically empty (Africans have been given away). Still have the Clowns and cats. Just saw the vid of StarGirl 55g. Now I will be looking into compatible smaller inhabitants to go with them.

 

[Blacksheep1]

Water changes on two tanks . I found another dead shrimp this morning , looks like a failed moult. Tested everything I can think of , all is as normal. Might start a food diary for them.. waged war on the duckweed ( again ) and pulled a load of plants. It looks really bare but I can at least see the shrimp now. I need to re think a home made pre filter as it’s not working the way it is.. and sort the two buckets of plants tangled with duck weed .. and prep the courgettes I bought them. The limnophilia is just spreading as usual even though I hacked chunks off it. I need to get practical with this tank and scape it for the shrimp. Obligatory photo of shrimp just because …

 

[Motherlovebetta]

Did water change on 75g. Going to try and tackle my 20g aka the algae factory……need to try and figure out how to trim this wisteria…..and get rid of the algae. Considering moving some Amano shrimp from my 75g to the 20 if I can catch them but I feel guilty cutting their tank size by a third. Maybe I’ll just get more…the cull neos I got from some local guy I’m pretty sure my sparkling gourami ate.

 

[WetPetMum]

Todays view of the underwater garden.. I let my son paint some card with a sponge for the background. Might go a little darker and paint some green leaves on it tomorrow

 

[Blacksheep1]

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Todays view of the underwater garden.. I let my son paint some card with a sponge for the background. Might go a little darker and paint some green leaves on it tomorrow

Lovely. One question though … how do you just have one stem of limnophilia without it taking over your tank ?

 

[WetPetMum]

Lovely. One question though … how do you just have one stem of limnophilia without it taking over your tank ?

It’s only been in there for about three weeks, was teeny when I got it there are pieces scattered around and I’m waiting to cut it to provide more cover for the cpds

 

[Blacksheep1]

It’s only been in there for about three weeks, was teeny when I got it there are pieces scattered around and I’m waiting to cut it to provide more cover for the cpds

Don’t bother , it’ll happen anyway

And apologies ! There’s three ! Definitely taking over very soon I’m partly joking , it’s one of my favourite plants but it does spread fast !

 

[TClare]

Don’t bother , it’ll happen anyway

And apologies ! There’s two ! Definitely taking over very soon I’m partly joking , it’s one of my favourite plants but it does spread fast !

I think I can see about 5 stems! Yes, they will make a nice background soon.

 

[Blacksheep1]

I think I can see about 5 stems! Yes, they will make a nice background soon.

Very soon

 

[KingOscar]

Paint and assembly of the Retro 5 stand is complete.

 

[Bwood22]

Welp the MTS has kicked in again today.
I just setup a new 29 gallon "grow out" tank....yep, it's in the dining room.
I had to let my wife decorate it but she didn't do too bad. Sparkling quartz sand and some sparkly mica rocks (they said "glitter rocks" on the bag... but w/e).

I took 2 fluval FX filter pads out of my FX4s and put them in the bottom of the 29g and then dumped sand all over them. I also pulled 2 small bags of bio media out of the filters on the 75g and put them in the new filter. Then added about 1.5ppm ammonium. So...it should cycle fairly quickly but we'll see.

 

[airfix2]

i got a magnetic scraper for the fluval spec and aqueon revitanew nano pellets on friday. the fish seem to love the pellets.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Did smaller water changes on the tetra tanks today. Trying an experiment for something. Also cleaned the outside glass of the tetra tanks. The water spots were starting to build up!

 

[BigManAquatics]

Just a feed n watch type of day. Watching tetras and plecos feed is almost always worth it!

 

[Motherlovebetta]

Welp the MTS has kicked in again today.
I just setup a new 29 gallon "grow out" tank....yep, it's in the dining room.
I had to let my wife decorate it but she didn't do too bad. Sparkling quartz sand and some sparkly mica rocks (they said "glitter rocks" on the bag... but w/e).

I took 2 fluval FX filter pads out of my FX4s and put them in the bottom of the 29g and then dumped sand all over them. I also pulled 2 small bags of bio media out of the filters on the 75g and put them in the new filter. Then added about 1.5ppm ammonium. So...it should cycle fairly quickly but we'll see.View attachment 863426View attachment 863425

So jealous your spouse let you get a new tank! Mine rolls his eyes if I look at mine!

 

[Bwood22]

So jealous your spouse let you get a new tank! Mine rolls his eyes if I look at mine!

It used to drive her nuts...but she's been getting more involved lately.

 

[kansas]

When I told my partner that we had to rehome the angelfish after it killed a couple tank mates, she suggested we get another tank instead.

I'm lucky to have the full support of the people I live with.

 

[Blacksheep1]

3 hour water change on the community tank , mainly hand picking the dreaded duckweed out
Changed the air pipe out for a stone and regret it already , it’s too strong !

I found this growing on my wood and I didn’t put it there , any ideas would be appreciated. I’m keeping it as I think it’s kinda cool that life finds a way. It’s next to the filter flow so gets splashed but is growing emersed.

 

[John58ford]

3 hour water change on the community tank , mainly hand picking the dreaded duckweed out
Changed the air pipe out for a stone and regret it already , it’s too strong !

I found this growing on my wood and I didn’t put it there , any ideas would be appreciated. I’m keeping it as I think it’s kinda cool that life finds a way. View attachment 863646It’s next to the filter flow so gets splashed but is growing emersed.

I've heard of both rotala and ludwigia species growing emersed. They both have alternating pairs of leaves along a stem like that. I usually use stem color and leaf shape to tell the difference amongst the many in a photo but emersed plants usually have different leaf shapes and stem colors. Image search didn't turn up any of my suspected plants this young so maybe we can see more over the next few weeks as things mature. Or maybe it's a random terrestrial plant that hitch hiked in and I don't even begin to have any guesses of the billions of options.

 

[Motherlovebetta]

It used to drive her nuts...but she's been getting more involved lately.

Only way I could get him involved is if I bolted a tank to some wheels and an engine. Hmmmmm…..I am fairly handy I don’t think the fish would like that though.