What are you doing to your tank today?

[GouramiGirl100]

Oh my that sounds heavenly right now.

Ok well I’ll eat my words because the cold front will reach us at the end of the week and lows are in the 30s! Very unusual for us. Unfortunately the outdoor tank will be indoors for a bit because of it

 

[Wendybrass]

Holy fry batman!!! The positive all I had to do was dip the net....no chasing required. Winner every time. And I can see them better now so separating them will be easier. So that's all good. The negative is THERE'S MORE! So many more.

 

[Fisch]

The snow covered world outside is so quiet as I create the first foot prints in a brandnew layer of fresh fallen snow...so pretty.
Preparing to do water change and major cleanup in the 125gl, had a sighting of the baby Rabbit Snail and the single Blue Dream Shrimp.
Before I left for vacation Petsmart had Von Rio Tetras. Well, last Saturday there was a single one left. With five Black Neons she is now occupying my QT.
Looks like my LFS has Von Rio Tetras now as well....I may get some company for the little Tetra.
Water Lettuce is pretty temperamental
Beautiful, no matter which length the roots are. During my vacation my water lettuce lost all the long roots....totally different looks in the tank now. I like it, my fish and shrimp not so much.

 

[TheBettaKeeper]

Today I cleaned my betta's tank, it sure needed it! (Looks great now though.)

Happy fishkeeping, TheBettaKeeper

 

[GouramiGirl100]

I got the new fish today- they all went straight into quarantine. I ended up changing my choices based on how they looked in the store, sickness wise. Unfortunately the skunk corys I picked out yesterday appeared to have columnaris, not an uncommon occurrence for my LFS sadly.
Anyway, I got yoyo loaches, a slate pleco (!), and my CPDs. I also had money leftover and I got an aquascaping book by George Farmer- I’m excited to read it!

My slate pleco

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Taking temps with the laser thermometer and fry keep chasing the dot lol Been teasing swordtail and blonde guppy fry for a couple minutes giggling lol


Hehehe Just had one doing donuts for probably 20 + spins before I got bored and abd went after the big swordtail baby

 

[Demeter]

I pulled something in my lower back/hip area (I'm too young for this ) so I've been taking it easy with water changes, but I need to do quite a few. Today I only changed water for my jarred male bettas, collected rice fish and galaxy rasbora eggs, treated a couple tanks for ich (thanks to some blue rams), and thinned out some hornwort so I can actually see the fish.

I wanted to do water changes in the 55gal, two 36gals, two 29gals, and a 10gal but better to wait so I don't make things worse (again).

 

[GouramiGirl100]

Picked up the last fish I decided on: silver tip tetras (they are babies still, so cute)

 

[Wendybrass]

I have one mama guppy that is so smart she's not catchable. I floated the net for several hours in there - every single inhabitant checked it out, swam in and out etc except her. So today I'm putting in my green net, it's a bit bigger, and feeding them above it. It works for zippy fish like zebra danios but we'll see if it works for wylie fish. She likes to eat soooooo wish me luck

 

[andria7468]

I'll be drinking beer and watching the fish today...

I was hoping for a link on caring for glo fish it is so hard to find info? Can anyone help?

 

[GouramiGirl100]

I was hoping for a link on caring for glo fish it is so hard to find info? Can anyone help?

Welcome! If you make a separate post in the forum and introduce yourself and your tank we would love to provide any help and info!

 

[Wendybrass]

have one mama guppy that is so smart she's not catchable. I floated the net for several hours in there - every single inhabitant checked it out, swam in and out etc except her. So today I'm putting in my green net, it's a bit bigger, and feeding them above it. It works for zippy fish like zebra danios but we'll see if it works for wylie fish. She likes to eat soooooo wish me luck

Got her. My little plan did not work. Ended up taking out every. Single. Piece. Of driftwood. And it was still a chore. Very traumatizing. And she got a little stressed too

 

[Fisch]

Little new Tetras started to show signs of Ich.... and I so much had hoped that they would be able to evade it as I have been so lucky with my previous Petsmart purchases. I am so glad that I did not push my luck as I planned to shorten the QT time. I guess my planned Von Rio Tetra additions will be postponed, started to turn up the heat instead.

 

[Wendybrass]

Little new Tetras started to show signs of Ich.... and I so much had hoped that they would be able to evade it as I have been so lucky with my previous Petsmart purchases. I am so glad that I did not push my luck as I planned to shorten the QT time. I guess my planned Von Rio Tetra additions will be postponed, started to turn up the heat instead.

Argh. Close call with the QT but your patience paid off.

 

[GouramiGirl100]

Trying to figure out if my cory girl is eggbound or bloated. I haven’t kept corys in a while since I got these as babies almost a year ago. I made a post about it if anyone can help other than that she’s acting normal

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Pond feed hose froze solid, that's a first.

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One dojo loach accounted for. Turned around and swam back into the mulm.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Dipping my toes in Betta breeding. Kiddo has been begging. So I introduced Milic and Petunia. Milic has been building nests.

This was his second chance, this time her tank.

Blaze OTOH was dancing when she was a foot away from the tank. Had to cup him with my hand lol

So if I do it, it's gonna be a crowntail against my protest. lol

 

[Leeman75]

Just enjoying feeding my Keyhole tank and watching the fish swim around. The two 1.5" Keyholes are my pride and joy in this tank. The guppies and rarely seen Kuhli Loaches are fun to watch, the the small Cichlids have my heart!

I love how the crypts have really filled in in this 29 gallon!

 

[Fishyfreeonz]

I decided sitting around the house waiting for an ice storm to roll in was the perfect time to rebuild my 30 gallon tank.
I am currently waiting for the bag of composted cow manure on my kitchen table to thaw so I can mix up the sand / manure / leaves substrate and start planting.
Much better.

 

[mulletmcnasty]

Just finished both of my tanks, now it's chow time.

 

[Katie13]

We added a couple new members to the family yesterday. I’ve got them hanging out in my 15g waiting on the weather to let up so we can go pick up their 55g. I also ordered plants and wood, so within the next few weeks I’ll be tearing down and moving this 15g for use as a QT/growout and putting the 55g in its place. I’m also trying to talk myself out of a bowfront I saw on marketplace. Send help, MTS is overtaking again!

 

[Blacksheep1]

Wc’s on all tanks. Finally the crypt I got that completely melted has started to bounce back, I have high hopes for this one !

 

[Blacksheep1]

Went to an appointment today and right next door is a brand new lfs so of course I had to check it out ! They had an impressive selection, including things you don’t often see locally like rays, arrowanas and crabs.

I hope everyone is proud of me as I didn’t buy a single fish !!! Not even a shrimp which for me is shocking. I did get this beauty though supporting small, local business and all that ! I’ll plant it when it’s straightened out and I pick a spot for it . I think I should have got two though as it really sticks out in the tank!

 

[fishywoo]

Went to an appointment today and right next door is a brand new lfs so of course I had to check it out ! They had an impressive selection, including things you don’t often see locally like rays, arrowanas and crabs.

I hope everyone is proud of me as I didn’t buy a single fish !!! Not even a shrimp which for me is shocking. I did get this beauty though supporting small, local business and all that ! View attachment 896702I’ll plant it when it’s straightened out and I pick a spot for it . I think I should have got two though as it really sticks out in the tank! View attachment 896703

Stunning! Is that a crypt??

 

[John58ford]

did get this beauty though

That is beautiful. I haven't kept alternanthera, please do post an update a month or two from now as I think I may need to find the that plant.

 

[Blacksheep1]

Stunning! Is that a crypt??

It’s an alternanthera !

That is beautiful. I haven't kept alternanthera, please do post an update a month or two from now as I think I may need to find the that plant.

I will ! I’ve tried before and it slowly withered and died but I also blame the amano shrimp and how small it was, I don’t think it had strong enough light even though it’s a plant 3.0. . When I saw this taller one I just had to try again !

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Planning out a rack setup.

For mobility / ease of setup I'm pretty sure I'm going cinder block. But, going that route I either end up with a longer rack than I want, or I do fewer tanks. I don't want to have to use a step ladder for maintenance. I do want enough space for regular maintenance. The plan is 10's on the bottom, 5's, 2.5 and cultures on top so it leaves the front of tens open without going too high. I need to get over to the store. I know there are different sizes of blocks available. Maybe I can shave a couple inches to support the 5's still while maintaining strength using narrower blocks. A couple inches would be the difference between going to 5 or 6 10's

Trying out a new container for photographs, a carafe. Bit of green water / microfauna and infusoria in there to help keep the fish calm. This guy likes to lose his color. I need to get a small light I can shine down from the top. But with clear water and the little bit of magnification from the glass helps a lot. Maybe I can finally start properly photographing then lol

I can get the females fin colors now as long as I keep them happy in there.

All I did was turn up the temperature lol

But yes, I took it from a contemplation and made a decision to breed Bettas.

 

[fishywoo]

Finally spent the little bit of money it takes for an aquarium gardening kit. Why I didn't do this sooner I don't know, but I have a feeling it will make things so much easier. Going to try my hand at trimming and planting my Ludwigia stems. I have no idea what I'm doing! Lol

 

[Blacksheep1]

Finally spent the little bit of money it takes for an aquarium gardening kit.

what’s the kit ? I’m intrigued !

 

[fishywoo]

what’s the kit ? I’m intrigued !

Just stainless steel planting tweezers, those long scissors, this fan tool I think for moving substrate, and one other, but I can't remember what it is. It's going to be delivered today. Always did everything the hard way. Planting stems is so frustrating. Hoping these tweezers especially are going to be the magical tool I've been missing. Lol

 

[airfix2]

my betta died of fin rot today. I noticed it a few weeks back and was planning on treating it, but i didn't really get around to it due to school and such. now i feel really bad, and probably won't get another betta for a long time. (btw he got fin rot from the ember tetras fin nipping him, which i thought wouldn't happen).

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Collected some live food today. The large reddish brown ones I think are water strider larvae. Either way, the fish ate them lol

 

[Blacksheep1]

Planting stems is so frustrating. Hoping these tweezers especially are going to be the magical tool I've been missing.

They really do help ! I didn’t get along with the curved ones but the straight ones work for me. Good luck.

my betta died of fin rot today.

sorry for your loss

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Watching Milic be a good daddy.

 

[Sewerrat]

Lost male in my guppy trio then made the mistake of being by the fish store today so had to move fry to make room.

 

[Leeman75]

Just went to spend a little more time watching my Brichardi in my 55 gallon tank and discovered that I have wigglers!! I'm so stoked about this!!

I took a video of it. It's a bit out of focus at first but wait for it, they come into focus in the end!!

 

[mulletmcnasty]

I attempted to ignore my tanks today....but failed.

 

[Fisch]

Looks like ich seems to be gone in the QT and I reduced the temperature. The tetras are now so much more active, showing me that they are sprinkle free. Fun to watch.
Had a sighting of my single Neocaridina shrimp in the 125gl. He/she is an adult now, and not shy at all.

 

[GouramiGirl100]

Got back from vacation! Tanks look good, going to start setting up the tanks in my own apartment now (they are all currently in my parents). I ended up with an extra 20 long that has a moderately deep scratch on the bottom that was made by impact so I don’t felt comfortable with water in it so I’m going to use it for land hermit crabs! The yoyo loaches and pleco look good in quarantine today, there was some ich before vacation but now it’s gone- probably due to a heater partial malfunction that kept the quarantine tank at a balmy 84F

 

[mistfox]

Started cycling a new 20G Long with some Stability! Got a few val, an anubias, and two swords setup with a pair of sponge filters. Currently waiting on my driftwood to float down but it's not doing any damage and was already boiled a few days back. Fingers crossed it goes smooth, haven't had any issues doing this before.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Feeding baby Bettas

 

[Katie13]

I set up a new 40B! I also bought a new Oranda today, but he’s having some issues. I’m going to call the LFS tomorrow to try and bring him back. I hate returning fish, but if his defect is already causing him trouble swimming at 3-4” I’d hate to see what it does once fully grown.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

So that's what happens when you keep two fighting fish together. They have been fighting all morning



The blond Endler fry are not benefitting from this at all lol

 

[Blacksheep1]

Another day another wc. My indoor plant collection is growing so I’m bottling wc water ( like there’s ever a shortage ? Hah ) mainly for the calathea’s and philodendron’s because those guys can be thirsty !

John58ford , one week check in and so far it’s doing very well . It’s straightened out mostly and is looking healthy. Excuse the glass scratches

 

[Katie13]

My plants finally arrived today for my 3 stooges! Still waiting on the cloudiness to go away, but I’m just content to not have brown water from the tannins in the Mopani wood.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

So, the two Bettas seem to be cohabitating in the 20 with the male guarding the nest. Female checks in on the nest on occasion. Male quickly escorts her to the exit, flares then goes back to his nest. Which is expected behavior. By all reports he should be ripping her to shreds. But not even so much as a nip. Just a "you saw them, yes they're cute, no you can't eat them up, now leave" The four blond Endler fry are fat on eggs. Female occasionally corrals them to keep them on the right side of the tank.

Only maybe issue so far. I lost a cory over night. It was one of the older ones so I'm not pointing fingers. Maybe something happened with some egg thievery, maybe not. Maybe it's just old age. They do stick to the bottom, maybe this one just did a bottom to top to bottom run at the same spot as his nest and paid dearly for it

Either way, I am obviously keeping a close eye on the tank and can always move anybody almost anywhere else or their own private place for a bit. But, so far I'm not seeing any reason to. I do need to drop the temp a little more though lol fry will have to adapt to 75 or so.

 

[fishywoo]

So that's what happens when you keep two fighting fish together. They have been fighting all morning

The blond Endler fry are not benefitting from this at all lol

Fighting, is that what the kids call it these days? Lol
So unique and lovely to watch. Thanks for sharing!
^_^

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Fighting, is that what the kids call it these days? Lol
So unique and lovely to watch. Thanks for sharing!
^_^

Very much so.

He's a much better partner than any TV husband in a typical American sitcom lol Thing I can't wrap my head around is she seems to be helping here and there. First in building the nest, second in helping with the eggs, now she guards the perimeter of the nest and near the bottom. If the male is off doing things, she's by the nest, but not under it. He comes back and flares, she she swims off to a distance then pose flares back. Today was a.... How to put this .. a figurative and literal day of no spoons in my drawer of bowls lol I'll try to take some video tomorrow (hatching day maybe?) And see how the behavior is. I'm thinking of moving them all into the 20 long with the java fern forest and moving the swordtails and French blues and longfin cories to the 20 once the fry hatch out and start to grow / if they make it that far.

 

[BigGoldfish]

Today I have just ordered acrylics cut to measure for a DIY filter that I'll setup inside my 190gal fishtank for fancy gold fish.
Also ordered foam mats, ceramic filter media and SEACHEM phosguard that I hope will help against back beard algae that I have had some issues with earlier

 

[GouramiGirl100]

One of my bamboo shrimp is berried not going to try and raise the eggs (as I’m aware it’s pretty difficult) but I’m happy to see it