What are you doing to your tank today?

[SkooterTrash]

Wow, like a lion, she was protecting her kill! Learn something new everyday on Fishlore!

Yea...and I did see I had one surviving blue shrimp in her tank lastnight, I was happy about that, but then this morning I see one of the ghost eating it...


This tank is going crazy lol. Lord of the Flies in there.



Omg now three of the ghost are fighting each other to eat the blue one...

 

[fishywoo]

Today I found one dead shrimp in each tank, and later I found a half eaten one in the females tank.
This pic was when she was showing me how proud she was of what she had done. She kept laying on it until I took it out...psycho fish...
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Oh dear! Just like a cat. "I've brought you a present." >< lol

 

[Fishfur]

I took off the background poster from the rimless tank. The walls are light grey (yuck, but I’m stuck with them) and suggestions were made about lighter colours to make the dark colour fish pop better.

I am building a huge cat condo and part of it’s paper mache, so I have a huge roll of kraft paper to use for that. Decided I might as well make that my first sample background - won’t matter it if gets wet, it’ll get wet when it’s paper mache anyway.

It is extremely plain. No texture. So I wonder what burlap would look like, it’s a very similar colour and I could dye it.

Picture is full of reflections of my as yet incomplete unpacking. I’ll wait ‘til tonight when it’s dark and try to get a better shot without all the reflections. The water is a little cloudy because I dropped the wave pump and it blew up some mulm - ’twill clear soon enough.

 

[FishyMcfish]

Today I’m just sitting back and enjoying my tank! Yesterday was water change day!

 

[fishywoo]

Going to check the water parameters tonight. Did a water change and cut some leaves off my java fern that had diatoms last night. Trimmed the ones that just had it on the tips. Removed extra roots and rhizome. Was a little disappointed to unravel the one that wrapped around one of my rocks, but it probably had to be done. Most importantly the fish are happy so I get to enjoy them swimming about tonight. ^_^

 

[StarGirl]

Had to plug my heaters back in today. They were down to 74.

Going to check the water parameters tonight. Did a water change and cut some leaves off my java fern that had diatoms last night. Trimmed the ones that just had it on the tips. Removed extra roots and rhizome. Was a little disappointed to unravel the one that wrapped around one of my rocks, but it probably had to be done. Most importantly the fish are happy so I get to enjoy them swimming about tonight. ^_^

Off subject....Did your sponge filter come with a lift tube?

 

[Fishfur]

Picked all the pieces of sad looking anubias and a couple of pieces of java fern and glued them to mounts, to give the poor things a shot at growing again. At least the rhizomes are in good shape but there’s not enough leaves on most of them to even guess which anubias they are, except maybe for Kirin. Then I spent fifteen minutes scraping super glue gel off my fingers - always such fun !

And while I was at it, I picked all the dead leaves and rotted stems from a reduced price 123 cup of star grass. There’s enough of it that it was worth the trouble, I think, and while I was about that, I discovered that I actually have three male black harlequins, not just one. So that’s 7 ladies and 3 gents - not so bad as when it appeared there was only one male so the fact I could not get to the LFS to check if they had one more male was not so bad.

Couldn’t go anywhere as my car is still in the shop. It refused to start night before last so I had to get the auto club to tow it from the parking lot of the local Canadian Tire two blocks to my shop and since then, it seems they have been very busy. Didn’t hear a thing yesterday - finally called today and find out they’re swamped and closing for a two week holiday starting tomorrow. Would have been nice to know that yesterday but such is life.

So it seems I need a new fuel pump. The mechanic I spoke to three times today, poor guy, I must be making life hard for him, said he’d do his best not to leave me without a car for two weeks, which would be just indescribably bad in so many ways but I won’t find out ‘til tomorrow if he was able to A) find the part and get it, B) find someone to come in tomorrow to help him ‘cause my gas tank is half full and too heavy for one guy to handle safely. He’s willing to come in on the first day of his holiday, which is extremely nice of him - I just hope he can get help and find the pump and that it won’t cost an arm AND a leg!

So since I couldn’t go out, I cleaned the filter media in the AC70 and rather fortuitously discovered that it was tipped a bit backward - all I need is a leak. The idiotically useless spacer that Hagen put on this one is worse than useless, it moves if you so much as breathe on it. So I mushed up a chunk of epoxy putty and created a custom spacer for it that won’t budge. It’s not pretty but then, neither is the filter.

Wish me luck for the morning - I will be so bummed if my car does not get fixed. I’d get it towed to another shop if need be but though I’ve been a member of the auto club that towed me for 51 years so far, seems I failed to pay the fee last year and so my membership had lapsed. Because it’s a good club and I’ve been a member forever they took pity on me and towed me but I have to pay up pronto, which I’d have done the day after except for the obvious.

But it’s been nice working on getting the rimless slowly on its way to looking like it used to, even if only with baby steps - but they’re steps all the same.

 

[fishywoo]

Had to plug my heaters back in today. They were down to 74.

Off subject....Did your sponge filter come with a lift tube?

I think it did and in fact I probably still have it, I just removed it a while ago. (The plastic piece that sticks out the top right?) Just recently organized all my fish stuff and I have a few tubes I saved in case for making a custom filter for a smaller tank.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Had to get up early and do another round of neuropsych testing so my brain has been mush all day. Fed the fish, started to read a reply from emeraldking and was like “ok, brain is done” lol

Guess I’ll learn more about swordtails tomorrow.

 

[SkooterTrash]

Picked all the pieces of sad looking anubias and a couple of pieces of java fern and glued them to mounts, to give the poor things a shot at growing again. At least the rhizomes are in good shape but there’s not enough leaves on most of them to even guess which anubias they are, except maybe for Kirin. Then I spent fifteen minutes scraping super glue gel off my fingers - always such fun !

And while I was at it, I picked all the dead leaves and rotted stems from a reduced price 123 cup of star grass. There’s enough of it that it was worth the trouble, I think, and while I was about that, I discovered that I actually have three male black harlequins, not just one. So that’s 7 ladies and 3 gents - not so bad as when it appeared there was only one male so the fact I could not get to the LFS to check if they had one more male was not so bad.

Couldn’t go anywhere as my car is still in the shop. It refused to start night before last so I had to get the auto club to tow it from the parking lot of the local Canadian Tire two blocks to my shop and since then, it seems they have been very busy. Didn’t hear a thing yesterday - finally called today and find out they’re swamped and closing for a two week holiday starting tomorrow. Would have been nice to know that yesterday but such is life.

So it seems I need a new fuel pump. The mechanic I spoke to three times today, poor guy, I must be making life hard for him, said he’d do his best not to leave me without a car for two weeks, which would be just indescribably bad in so many ways but I won’t find out ‘til tomorrow if he was able to A) find the part and get it, B) find someone to come in tomorrow to help him ‘cause my gas tank is half full and too heavy for one guy to handle safely. He’s willing to come in on the first day of his holiday, which is extremely nice of him - I just hope he can get help and find the pump and that it won’t cost an arm AND a leg!

So since I couldn’t go out, I cleaned the filter media in the AC70 and rather fortuitously discovered that it was tipped a bit backward - all I need is a leak. The idiotically useless spacer that Hagen put on this one is worse than useless, it moves if you so much as breathe on it. So I mushed up a chunk of epoxy putty and created a custom spacer for it that won’t budge. It’s not pretty but then, neither is the filter.

Wish me luck for the morning - I will be so bummed if my car does not get fixed. I’d get it towed to another shop if need be but though I’ve been a member of the auto club that towed me for 51 years so far, seems I failed to pay the fee last year and so my membership had lapsed. Because it’s a good club and I’ve been a member forever they took pity on me and towed me but I have to pay up pronto, which I’d have done the day after except for the obvious.

But it’s been nice working on getting the rimless slowly on its way to looking like it used to, even if only with baby steps - but they’re steps all the same.

What kind of car is it? The fuel pump in mine is under the rear seat. Take out the bolts on the bottom, lift the seat up, pull up the carpet stuff, and it's right there. Did it myself in 30 mins, and saved $250 in labor at a shop.

 

[StarGirl]

I think it did and in fact I probably still have it, I just removed it a while ago. (The plastic piece that sticks out the top right?) Just recently organized all my fish stuff and I have a few tubes I saved in case for making a custom filter for a smaller tank.

It needs it to create lift to pull water through the sponge. It will work better with it.

 

[Fishfur]

What kind of car is it? The fuel pump in mine is under the rear seat. Take out the bolts on the bottom, lift the seat up, pull up the carpet stuff, and it's right there. Did it myself in 30 mins, and saved $250 in labor at a shop.

2012 Dodge Grand Caravan and the fuel pump isn’t under the seat, though if it was I might have tried your advice. Ended up with a bill for $1200, four hours labour in that. OUCH!

I’m somewhat mechanically inclined but I’d have no way to drop a gas tank in the parking lot. Not to mention I’m not fully able bodied these days. But it was a good suggestion all the same, so thanks for that.

The mechanic spent that time on the first day of his two week holiday break and when he called to tell me it was fixed I told him he was a truly wonderful man and said I love you! Huge bill or not, he went out of his way so I would not have to face two weeks without a car, which doesn’t bear thinking about.

 

[fishywoo]

It needs it to create lift to pull water through the sponge. It will work better with it.

I didn't think it would hinder it, but that's probably why it's there. It definitely still fills up with the usual tank sludge I clean out of it. I also have two other filters running so maybe I couldn't tell because of that. I just didn't like how rough the edge of the tube felt. Made me feel like my goldies could scrape themselves on it bumbling around as they do. =\

I think I could come up with something to put on the end of the tube though. Piece of sponge lining the outer edge with a hole in the middle maybe? I'll get that out and give it a try today. =)

Thank you!

 

[Sewerrat]

Trying to setup a few new tanks found gap on 20 gallon stand have to empty and figure out whether the brand new tank or stand is off. One 10 gallon double tank stand came in damaged other ones good though couldn't put it even with other tanks on will like I wanted slabs too uneven there more I put in this house the more I think the slab was done by hand and eyeballs for level.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Trimmed a lot of pothos roots out of the aquarium. I’m repaid with staghorn growth and bigger pothos leaves.

I’ve had it about a year now and it’s always been choked it seemed. But it’s awake now

 

[Fishfur]

Car still doesn’t start reliably but I made it to the fish store. The Kyathit danios were the stripy ones rather than the spotted ones but they’re still nice fish and they appear to be enjoying their new home.

Got a few more Daisy’s ricefish and some Neon kuhli loaches. I have one lonely Anguilllaris loach and at least all the pangio types seem to not mind huddling with their fellow species. They also had some really nice anubias Gracilis - very pointy arrowhead shape leaves on the clone that Tropica has so I had to get one, it’s one of my faves of the larger anubias types.

I managed to forget to get a couple of male Chili rasboras to keep the girls in the tiny long tank company so I will have to go back - Freudian slip no doubt!

Also got a few more Spixi snails as my last one is quite old and some Black panther snails - sp. Sulcospira testudinaria. They‘re related to rabbit snails but are less than half their size with jet black shells.

Also got a few Giant Ramshorns - pretty sure the two larger ones are females so let’s hope at least one of the smaller ones is male.

I have been looking for Ivory mystery snails so I could do my volunteer bit for research into their colour genetics. Fortune favoured me - two of them were locked in conubial bliss right in the front of the tank and I really must have a pair of them so this was without question a pair. I was sorry that they were disturbed from their bliss but hopefully they’ll get round to some more bliss soon.

The fish seem happy enough in their new home but it needs tons more plants - hopefully what’s in there now, mostly new cuttings, will grow quickly.

One of the new mystery snails looked as if was seeking a spawning site already. There isn’t enough glass for her to spawn on - I was going to get them their own tank and despite seeing them mating in the store, didn’t expect to see one looking to spawn tonight! I hope she’s just looking, I can’t get a tank for them ‘til tomorrow, too dark to see in the storage unit at night, I’d probably trip on something and break a bone. Be patient little snail, please.

Sorry for the grunge on the glass - it’s on the back glass where I can’t easily reach. Some of the ricefish, black harlequins and the danios.

 

[fishywoo]

Car still doesn’t start reliably but I made it to the fish store. The Kyathit danios were the stripy ones rather than the spotted ones but they’re still nice fish and they appear to be enjoying their new home.

Got a few more Daisy’s ricefish and some Neon kuhli loaches. I have one lonely Anguilllaris loach and at least all the pangio types seem to not mind huddling with their fellow species. They also had some really nice anubias Gracilis - very pointy arrowhead shape leaves on the clone that Tropica has so I had to get one, it’s one of my faves of the larger anubias types.

I managed to forget to get a couple of male Chili rasboras to keep the girls in the tiny long tank company so I will have to go back - Freudian slip no doubt!

Also got a few more Spixi snails as my last one is quite old and some Black panther snails - sp. Sulcospira testudinaria. They‘re related to rabbit snails but are less than half their size with jet black shells.

Also got a few Giant Ramshorns - pretty sure the two larger ones are females so let’s hope at least one of the smaller ones is male.

I have been looking for Ivory mystery snails so I could do my volunteer bit for research into their colour genetics. Fortune favoured me - two of them were locked in conubial bliss right in the front of the tank and I really must have a pair of them so this was without question a pair. I was sorry that they were disturbed from their bliss but hopefully they’ll get round to some more bliss soon.

The fish seem happy enough in their new home but it needs tons more plants - hopefully what’s in there now, mostly new cuttings, will grow quickly.

One of the new mystery snails looked as if was seeking a spawning site already. There isn’t enough glass for her to spawn on - I was going to get them their own tank and despite seeing them mating in the store, didn’t expect to see one looking to spawn tonight! I hope she’s just looking, I can’t get a tank for them ‘til tomorrow, too dark to see in the storage unit at night, I’d probably trip on something and break a bone. Be patient little snail, please.

Sorry for the grunge on the glass - it’s on the back glass where I can’t easily reach. Some of the ricefish, black harlequins and the danios.

So lucky! My favorite mystery snail was an ivory one. Never had a mate though so no clutches.
=(
Would love to see updates with yours though!

It needs it to create lift to pull water through the sponge. It will work better with it.

I didn't think it would hinder it, but that's probably why it's there. It definitely still fills up with the usual tank sludge I clean out of it. I also have two other filters running so maybe I couldn't tell because of that. I just didn't like how rough the edge of the tube felt. Made me feel like my goldies could scrape themselves on it bumbling around as they do. =\

I think I could come up with something to put on the end of the tube though. Piece of sponge lining the outer edge with a hole in the middle maybe? I'll get that out and give it a try today. =)

Thank you!

So I looked through my neatly packaged aquarium accessories, mostly stuff I've saved for eventually, possibly, starting a 10 gallon, but found I only had small filter tubes. I thought I packed them up with my spares, but I must have thrown them out so I feel quite silly. No bother, I was able to track down the one I bought years ago and just ordered another just for the tube since I couldn't find the tube sold separately. It was only 6 dollars though so I'm ok with that.
^_^

And it's coming tomorrow! Love it when I get next day shipping. =D

I've got an extra new sponge already that I'm going to use to put at the top. It's probably going to look funny, but I'm ok with that. I like kiddie proofing my goldie tank.
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[StarGirl]

Cleaning my 407 today because it is making purge noises every so often. Probably clean out the spray bar also.

Have to look up why my heater is blinking...

 

[Fishfur]

I’m having some fun just watching the new fish go nuts in the tank today. The Kyathit danios are chasing each other all over the place - might even be courting, though it’s a little hard to tell.

The black harlequins are doing the same though not at warp speed like the danios and the Neon loaches are out and about too - they are amazingly quick!

The ricefish kind of get overshadowed a bit, I’d like to give them their own tank so they could shine but that’ll be awhile I fear. But it’s great to see them all so active - there is activity from top to substrate.

Sorry about all those reflections.

 

[fishywoo]

Got the tube. Fitted the sponge. Nepheli is looking at me like, "Why do you did these things, hooman?" Might look a little silly, but I'm happy with it. ^_^

Oops forgot to the photo:

 

[Fishfur]

Got the tube. Fitted the sponge. Nepheli is looking at me like, "Why do you did these things, hooman?" Might look a little silly, but I'm happy with it. ^_^

Oops forgot to the photo:

Interesting - what’s that white thing on the uplift tube?

 

[fishywoo]

Interesting - what’s that white thing on the uplift tube?

A piece of filter sponge I cut up to wrap around the tube and soften the edges.

Just kiddie proofing for my fin children. Lol

 

[Fishfur]

A piece of filter sponge I cut up to wrap around the tube and soften the edges.

Just kiddie proofing for my fin children. Lol

Ah, I see. The fin bearing kiddos can be clumsy at times, this is true.

 

[Littlebudda]

Finally going to do the WC on the 330 today just been too tired to get it done lately, am going to do a prune of the plants as well.

 

[Leeman75]

Got all tanks WCed today even though a bit under the weather. Going to spend a bit of time just watching the clean tanks. Wondering what I should add to my 29 gallon that has a couple of small Keyholes, a few Kuhli Loaches, and a couple of Otos. I'd like to have something in addition to the Keyholes that I'll see every time I look at the tank. The Kuhli's only come out during WCes and the Otos are sometimes hard to find in the heavily planted tank.

I'm open for suggestions.

 

[StarGirl]

Wcs and filter done, figured out why my heater was blinking at me. It was telling me my water was warmer than the setting. Haha I love that heater! Which reminds me its going to be hot again all week I need to unplug them again.

Edit Just found racer on the floor right below my chair. Hes lucky I didnt step on him.

 

[Leeman75]

Wcs and filter done, figured out why my heater was blinking at me. It was telling me my water was warmer than the setting. Haha I love that heater! Which reminds me its going to be hot again all week I need to unplug them again.

Edit Just found racer on the floor right below my chair. Hes lucky I didnt step on him.

Yikes! Good think you saw him!

Out of curiosity, what kind of heater do you have?

 

[StarGirl]

Yikes! Good think you saw him!

Out of curiosity, what kind of heater do you have?

Cobalt Neotherm Pro.

 

[Silverleaf209]

Did WC's today as well, sounds like today is the day for those! Still worried about Morgan, one of my Guppies, but I have to move him back into the main tank to deal with a bit of fungus on one of the catfish

 

[tetraguy]

Water change and rearrange on the 20 is done. Isn't it nice Sunday evening when all tanks are done and ya get to set back and admire their beauty.

Now I believe I'm gonn go see if I can't teach skittles, our new baby betta gal, a trick! Got some hoops on order and can't wait for them to arrive. I surely see why people love their bettas now!

 

[SparkyJones]

I got some neon tetras about 2 months ago and they been alright. The thing is they don't eat off the top at all, and they don't eat off the bottom at all, they only eat on the drop. I went to the LFS today, was going to pick up some Hikari micropellets figuring they would eat them as they dropped and not be so much waste food floating on top, or sitting on the bottom, but they didn't have any of it at the store...

So what do I do, genius that I am? Of course! Buy 4 mollies that eat off the top and buy the last two elegans corydoras they had to eat off the bottom. Figuring the activity will knock all the floating flake the neons won't go near off the top. Eureka it works! Hopefully everyone will get food and it won't be such a mess

 

[StarGirl]

I got some neon tetras about 2 months ago and they been alright. The thing is they don't eat off the top at all, and they don't eat off the bottom at all, they only eat on the drop. I went to the LFS today, was going to pick up some Hikari micropellets figuring they would eat them as they dropped and not be so much waste food floating on top, or sitting on the bottom, but they didn't have any of it at the store...

So what do I do, genius that I am? Of course! Buy 4 mollies that eat off the top and buy the last two elegans corydoras they had to eat off the bottom. Figuring the activity will knock all the floating flake the neons won't go near off the top. Eureka it works! Hopefully everyone will get food and it won't be such a mess
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Soak the flakes in some tank water and use a pipette to shoot it into the water. Some of mine don't like to eat off the top either.

 

[SamMe]

At least the water is clear now and the harlequins and ricefish seem to be enjoying themselves - though there are nowhere near enough plants.

I’m trying to decide what to do about the background on it. Tired of the one that’s there - I have plain black, which might be ok but would not show the fish to best advantage. I wonder what some shade of green for a background might look like?

If your fish are more black than anything else, what colour background would you use?View attachment 887176I
Also got a new wave pump so I can provide the missing current for the filter feeding shrimp - there are some bamboo shrimp in here, though since their pump broke they’ve been invisible. There’s a nice male so maybe one day miracles will happen and they’ll breed.a

In another post, someone bought several different colors of poster board and tried each one on the back of the tank to determine which color they liked best. A cheap solution. If I remember correctly, surprisingly enough, the red actually showed the fish to best advantage.

 

[SparkyJones]

Soak the flakes in some tank water and use a pipette to shoot it into the water. Some of mine don't like to eat off the top either.

Tried it, they do eat but only on the drop never from the bottom either. I find myself giving too much food wondering if it's enough or not. Fed twice today and seems to be working well now with no additional hassle. The mollies are eating off the top and being messy and the bits and stuff they knock are getting picked off by the neons, and anything that gets to the bottom the cories are getting at. I'm hoping for less waste food to clean up if this continues without grinding or saturating or swishing the surface.

 

[StarGirl]

Tried it, they do eat but only on the drop never from the bottom either. I find myself giving too much food wondering if it's enough or not. Fed twice today and seems to be working well now with no additional hassle. The mollies are eating off the top and being messy and the bits and stuff they knock are getting picked off by the neons, and anything that gets to the bottom the cories are getting at. I'm hoping for less waste food to clean up if this continues without grinding or saturating or swishing the surface.

I'm guessing they will eat more when they get hungry enough? I doubt they are starving.

 

[Fishfur]

In another post, someone bought several different colors of poster board and tried each one on the back of the tank to determine which color they liked best. A cheap solution. If I remember correctly, surprisingly enough, the red actually showed the fish to best advantage.

Thanks, that’s a good idea!

 

[SamMe]

So lucky! My favorite mystery snail was an ivory one. Never had a mate though so no clutches.
=(
Would love to see updates with yours though!


So I looked through my neatly packaged aquarium accessories, mostly stuff I've saved for eventually, possibly, starting a 10 gallon, but found I only had small filter tubes. I thought I packed them up with my spares, but I must have thrown them out so I feel quite silly. No bother, I was able to track down the one I bought years ago and just ordered another just for the tube since I couldn't find the tube sold separately. It was only 6 dollars though so I'm ok with that.
^_^

And it's coming tomorrow! Love it when I get next day shipping. =D

I've got an extra new sponge already that I'm going to use to put at the top. It's probably going to look funny, but I'm ok with that. I like kiddie proofing my goldie tank.
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If the sponge at the top doesn't work, just lightly run the rough edge over a piece of sandpaper.

 

[GouramiGirl100]

Been away for a few days because I’m splitting time between places at the moment and getting ready for a big move in a few months. My tanks are at my parent’s place so I go by there a few times a week to maintain everything. Excited to redo my female betta tank as a blackwater! Going to order some botanicals soon (I really want lotus pods I love them). My mom sent me a photo of my baby mystery snails hatching! I’m so happy

 

[Wendybrass]

Just back from a 9 day vacay, reading through everyone's posts, getting caught up . So happy how my tanks are. The power of a planted tank can't be underestimated. They're also lightly stocked so that helps too. I had auto feeders on both the 32g and the 10g Betta tank but for some reason the hatch closed on the one on the 32g at some point. And the food shifted back on my Betta tank so both tanks were very very lightly fed. No harm done as everyone is happy. I even have new fry in the 32g. Water parameters are perfect. I have a security camera pointed at the tanks so I can check on them so I know they were getting food for at least 5 days. It must have closed on day 6. I was home on day 9 so it worked out just fine. I did have someone prepared to come look after them if need be but it all worked out. Yayyy!

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Watching the loaches loach.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Top to bottom
Second generation French blue X cobra cross.
Third generation of cross born outdoors.
One of the 3-4 goldfish babies. They really blend with female Endlers when viewed from above.

Alex soak time. She still doesn’t like it, but is getting better.

 

[davidsaquanook]

Acclimating my new medaka rice fish then later giving my hognose a bath

 

[Wendybrass]

One of my OG guppies died overnight. I noticed he was moving slower. Don't think it's disease, he was full grown when I got him 1 1/2 years ago. Did some jungle Val trimming and moving etc and cleaned all 3 tanks. I'm actually quite happy that I'm now able to move and propagate plants. My brown thumb is becoming less brown! Added a piece of wood to the bookshelf tank because I just can't stop tinkering. Just can't. But I like it. And Bella likes it and it's her house soooooo plants are starting to fill out more as well- it's getting there. I have 1 million other things I should be doing but did this instead. I'm shocked I'm still married.

 

[fishywoo]

One of my OG guppies died overnight. I noticed he was moving slower. Don't think it's disease, he was full grown when I got him 1 1/2 years ago. Did some jungle Val trimming and moving etc and cleaned all 3 tanks. I'm actually quite happy that I'm now able to move and propagate plants. My brown thumb is becoming less brown! Added a piece of wood to the bookshelf tank because I just can't stop tinkering. Just can't. But I like it. And Bella likes it and it's her house soooooo plants are starting to fill out more as well- it's getting there. I have 1 million other things I should be doing but did this instead. I'm shocked I'm still married. View attachment 887585

Very lovely set up!
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[Wendybrass]

Very lovely set up!
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Thank-you so much!

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Wife is down to one guppy from three. Lost two this year. But if it makes it to Oct or so it’ll be three….

I don’t know what how etc…. lol it’s a 3.5 gal on her desktop in front of a S facing window.

 

[MicBanshee]

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!!

Trying to soften my water without throwing all my values out!

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Posted it in the wildlife thread, but I helped a baby bird that crashed into our door.


Took a good 30 min to get itself good again. Was about to put it in a box in the garage (door open) so the dogs could go out, but it had other plans. Hopped onto my hand, climbed up my arm and jumped. Made it about 10 ft before crashing into the shed. Picked it back up and it just stood on my finger enjoying the warm sun. After a couple minutes it flew over the fence into the neighbors yard, gained some height and landed in a tree on the other side of the yard

 

[fishywoo]

Setting up a betta tank I guess! ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

 

[tetraguy]

Over the past few days I've spent countless hours watching and playing with the newest addition skittles.

Her tank (10g) is so entertaining to watch. You got the endlers behaving like children chasing and playing with each other all over the tank. Shrimp always marching back and forth doing their thing. A single male PG who acts as an grumpy old grandfather peeking out of his cave every now n then to chase off the "kids". Then ya got mom "skittles" who just curiously roams the tank non stop, stopping to run the kids off from "her" favorite feeding spot every now n then.

This one is definitely going the way I wanted it to. Then to ice the cake the diatoms have give up on this tank, and the plants have all of a sudden exploded! Really looking good besides the blue gravel. Really upset I went with it. Wanting to change out with a natural color gravel, but I'm afraid I'll definitely disrupt the plants growing by just uprooting them like that. Any ideas on a way to do this painlessly would be great!