What are you doing to your tank today?

[BPSabelhaus]

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
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It's always a good feeling knowing they can, even if they don't.


Not sure what I'm feeling about the Bettas spawning again in their own tank after I spawned them in a tub lol They hatched today lol The others are eating well and exploring the very very tannin stained water. Guess that answers my question of if the wet alder cones I picked were still potent lol


Well, I know what Petunia is feeling. No, two spawns are enough. Milic is busy and you're not taking NO! For an answer lol If a cory was murdered, it was definitely her lol Holy cow is she turning aggressive. Milic just chases her and others away, but she actively nips fins. So she's off in a 5 gallon with the 5 Endlers. Milic doesn't really care about the cories unless they surface near him.

Even this aggression though is far less than I expected / planned for. I'm leaning more and more into a slight rescape of the 20l then cohabitating them and just allowing them to use the space as they please to breed etc... Snails, Bettas and basically planted ends and middle.

 

[newjungletank]

Added two female apistogramma borelli to the tank. The male I already have was excited.

 

[GouramiGirl100]

Hoping either today or this weekend I can move my tanks from my parent’s house to the apartment. The only thing stopping me is a bad cold which makes it seem like too much work but I really miss waking up to my tanks

 

[mistfox]

Did my first partial water change on the new 20G, moved my driftwood from standing up to lying down now that it's fully sunk and shifted some of the plants around. Was having some trouble with my air pump tubing staying still but it's been okay today.

 

[Adk1718]

Before
After


I’m very happy with the new look! The fish are pretty mad at me though I moved everything in the tank. Krusty the clown pleco is not happy he can’t find his cave lol. He’ll figure it out.

 

[GouramiGirl100]

It took me half the day to move two tanks I am so wiped but I’m glad I did it. One more tank to go!
Photos are sad looking because fish are still acclimating in the dark and everything had to be taken down and reset up so the plants need to adjust as well

Loach tank- wood needs to be re water logged as it’s been out of tanks for a month or so, so tank looks a bit funny rn but at least it’s up

Peter’s tank pretty much looks the same but I had to take some plants out and give them to my other tank bc I’m on a tight budget currently

 

[Fishfur]

I spent an absolutely ridiculous amount of time scooping duckweed out of a tank it had taken over. Smallest duckweed I have ever seen - almost wolffia sized. Not done yet but I got about 99% of it.

Next step is rocks and wood and a lot more plants. But I am dead tired and the timer shut the lights off, so the rest must wait for tomorrow.

It took me half the day to move two tanks I am so wiped but I’m glad I did it. One more tank to go!
Photos are sad looking because fish are still acclimating in the dark and everything had to be taken down and reset up so the plants need to adjust as well
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Loach tank- wood needs to be re water logged as it’s been out of tanks for a month or so, so tank looks a bit funny rn but at least it’s up
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Peter’s tank pretty much looks the same but I had to take some plants out and give them to my other tank bc I’m on a tight budget currently

Hard work but rewarding in the end, isn’t it?

 

[GouramiGirl100]

I spent an absolutely ridiculous amount of time scooping duckweed out of a tank it had taken over. Smallest duckweed I have ever seen - almost wolffia sized. Not done yet but I got about 99% of it.

Next step is rocks and wood and a lot more plants. But I am dead tired and the timer shut the lights off, so the rest must wait for tomorrow.

Hard work but rewarding in the end, isn’t it?

It is! Really happy to have the tanks in my own place again

 

[GouramiGirl100]

Loach tank this morning

 

[Fishfur]

A surprise awaited me this morning. The tank I was cleaning out yesterday had cleared up with a filter full of floss running all night and it is the tank I attempted to keep licorice gouramis in.

I had thought they had all died as I couldn’t find any of them and believing them to be deceased I had not fed this tank in ages.

But there were 3 of the original 5 to see this morning, still alive and swimming. I am amazed.

 

[BigGoldfish]

After 3 weeks of treating for gill flukes with paraguard, in this half filled "treatment tank", I could finally fill it up all the way and let them "stretch their legs" while their original tank gets ready

https://imgur.com/a/WY06Oye

 

[BPSabelhaus]

After 3 weeks of treating for gill flukes with paraguard, in this half filled "treatment tank", I could finally fill it up all the way and let them "stretch their legs" while their original tank gets ready

https://imgur.com/a/WY06Oye

That is both soothing and irritating at the same time lol Love it

Drinking coffee and watching tiny Betta mouths make tiny brine shrimp disappear. Going to scrape algae and pull duckweed to feed the goldfish then hopefully walk the dogs and grab some fresh microfauna from the local vernal pond. Maybe if I'm lucky I can transfer frog and salamanders eggs to the nature park I steward (very nearby, same habitat just a perfect tadpole rearing pond)

First spawn



Second spawn in tank lol

Had to stop a third spawn from being forced on him when was guarding his nest lol

 

[Rgtx]

Finally got around to changing up driftwood in the tank I've been meaning to do for over a year lol. Did large water change as well. New look has pique my interest again with the hobby.

 

[Fishfur]

Well, looks like I have ten tiny pipefish coming next week so I’ll have to finish the cleanup on the tank for them and along with them will be four more licorice gourami - seems I didn’t do as badly with the first lot of them as I’d thought so I’ll give them a few more friends and see how they get on with some other very small fish.

 

[StarGirl]

Finally got around to changing up driftwood in the tank I've been meaning to do for over a year lol. Did large water change as well. New look has pique my interest again with the hobby.

That "tree" really needs some java moss on top of it.

 

[KingOscar]

That "tree" really needs some java moss on top of it.

Agreed! I used moss balls and tore off small bits and put in place.

 

[fishywoo]

Going to work in my Betta girl's tank. Just trying to plant some stems and adding a little more flourite clay I had left over to the back. I'm pretty disappointed with it right now. I feel bad for my Betta too because the plants aren't full. I tried trimming Ludwigia and replanting stems. Even with aquatic planting and trimming tools it was a disaster. I'm making one last ditch effort, using ferts now, and ordered one last plant to try.

Major maintenance needed in my 40 gallon. Clean the sponges. Have to adjust what I have in there so my growing Goldies have more room.

Then take two of my fry out of the 29 to get a good look at them. I'll be asking for help and advice on that soon enough.

=S

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Grabbed about a half dozen dead salmonberry canes covered in moss for the aquariums yesterday. The Betta fry are hanging out in between two in the 20

 

[BigGoldfish]

Made steamed eggs for the goldfish.

I use boiled and deshelled peas, a little broccoli, a little kale, one clove if garlic and brine shrimps and two egg yolks. Steamed for 15 minutes and then let to cool.

This is more than enough to feed my fish for 5 days. I'm currently waiting for some kelp and spirulina to arrive so that I can add this to the mix.

Any feedback is welcomed! Not sure if I'm doing it right but the fish seem to like it

 

[Rgtx]

Agreed! I used moss balls and tore off small bits and put in place.

I'm sure in short time there will be algae all over the top part. The backside is full of algae already since it's spreads all over my tank...

 

[GouramiGirl100]

My pleco George out and about

 

[Leeman75]

Did WCs on my 2 smaller tanks (55 and 29). I discovered that there are still several Brichardi fry in the 55 gallon. That was super exciting to me as I hadn't seen any since last week! I'm hoping at least a few will grow up. There's only 5 Brichardi and a Bristlenose that stays at the other end of the 55, so unless there's cannibalism, I may have a chance.

 

[Fisch]

My fish hate me right now. Big WC in my 125gl with ramshorn snail removal means all the driftwood gets taken out, scrubbed before being dropped in again. Carrying all the waterbuckets is exhausting.
My Cocker Spaniel is smiling as she got around her planned haircut today.

 

[Adk1718]

Finally got around to changing up driftwood in the tank I've been meaning to do for over a year lol. Did large water change as well. New look has pique my interest again with the hobby.

How did you get this to sink? I bought one very similar and soaked it, boiled it and let it sit in water for 3 months and it continued to float! I had to use it as a garden decoration instead . Very jealous

 

[mulletmcnasty]

Just finished my bi weekly water changes. Everything seems okay. I'm happy with that.

 

[Fishfur]

I was out to get some plants for the 29 and noticed a yellow Giant Columbian ramshorn and some Spixi snails. I have both species but a little new blood never hurts and the yellow shells aren’t that common - probably a recessive trait.

There was a clutch of eggs in the tank with big ramshorns and I asked if I could buy it too. It was stuck to the sponge filter and the staff member helping me said if you want it, take it. They always get sucked up when the tanks are vacuumed. A nice little bonus.

Also asked if she’d let me have some of the near black MTS snails I could see all over the glass of several tanks and she said sure. So now I have some MTS that are more or less the same colour as my black sand so they won’t show up on it like the near white ones do.

I think both of the Giant ramshorns I got are female and who knows what the clutch of eggs will show when they hatch. Got two Spixis - no clue about their sex but hopefully one will turn out to be female.

They had C.habrosus cories too - I got about 15 of them and just might go back for a few more. They’re ridiculously cute.

So now the tank has its wood back in and some slate rock piles and assorted plants. Can’t see those gouramis anymore - they are clearly very talented at hiding!

That all took me a few hours to place after I got home but I think it looks reasonable. Managed to take out a lot more of the infuriating duckweed while I was at it. If I keep after it I bet it only takes me another month to get it all .

It is the tiniest duckweed I’ve ever seen - not much bigger than Wolffia so it is a huge pain. It slips right through the mesh of my bigger nets and the only one I have that will retain them is a tiny shrimp net - very tedious to say the least.

They’re supposed to be getting some Sundadanio axelrodi both blue and green so I’ll have to check back - it’s rare to see them offered and they are gorgeous.

 

[Fisch]

Just found a younger Corydoras behind the Mattenfilter, no clue how she got there and how long she has been there. Not skinny at all. Hard to catch, so I had to pull up the filter a bit to give her space to move into the tank area.
I am glad I noticed the white belly surfing

 

[fishywoo]

I was out to get some plants for the 29 and noticed a yellow Giant Columbian ramshorn and some Spixi snails. I have both species but a little new blood never hurts and the yellow shells aren’t that common - probably a recessive trait.

There was a clutch of eggs in the tank with big ramshorns and I asked if I could buy it too. It was stuck to the sponge filter and the staff member helping me said if you want it, take it. They always get sucked up when the tanks are vacuumed. A nice little bonus.

Also asked if she’d let me have some of the near black MTS snails I could see all over the glass of several tanks and she said sure. So now I have some MTS that are more or less the same colour as my black sand so they won’t show up on it like the near white ones do.

I think both of the Giant ramshorns I got are female and who knows what the clutch of eggs will show when they hatch. Got two Spixis - no clue about their sex but hopefully one will turn out to be female.

They had C.habrosus cories too - I got about 15 of them and just might go back for a few more. They’re ridiculously cute.

So now the tank has its wood back in and some slate rock piles and assorted plants. Can’t see those gouramis anymore - they are clearly very talented at hiding!

That all took me a few hours to place after I got home but I think it looks reasonable. Managed to take out a lot more of the infuriating duckweed while I was at it. If I keep after it I bet it only takes me another month to get it all .

It is the tiniest duckweed I’ve ever seen - not much bigger than Wolffia so it is a huge pain. It slips right through the mesh of my bigger nets and the only one I have that will retain them is a tiny shrimp net - very tedious to say the least.

They’re supposed to be getting some Sundadanio axelrodi both blue and green so I’ll have to check back - it’s rare to see them offered and they are gorgeous.

Pictures or it didn't happen, lol jk. But really, would love to see more pictures of your setups, snails, and fish!

I just recently got myself a decent sized brood of brown MTS myself. Have yet to get pictures. I also got a few more of the lighter colored ones from a different vendor. The big ones have barley moved, but so far still alive as far as I can tell. The brown ones are swarming and doing great being out and about. Love them. Interesting though I bought MTS from three different vendors these past couple months and only one, the young brown ones, are active and out and about.

 

[mschmidt]

nothing for the tanks last weekend. but the kid, sure.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Made a temporary spawning mop in the event this warmer weather triggers spawning in the pond. Not happy with it, but it will work until I can get to the store and get some proper materials. Just cut up an old towel for now.

Moved some Betta fry into a microfauna tank.




Just counted 31 fry swimming around the sticks in the 20 from the second in tank spawn. Milic is a good Dad.

Survivor Series Bettas ..... Taking orders now! Special limited edition lol (kidding)

Limited to Milics lack of appetite so far.

 

[fishywoo]

I'm guessing I'm going to be euthanizing one of my fry tonight. =(

Started with 8 that I knew of. About two months old. Will be down to 5 now.

I don't like this part of fry raising. =\
(First time getting this far too).

 

[BPSabelhaus]

I'm guessing I'm going to be euthanizing one of my fry tonight. =(

Started with 8 that I knew of. About two months old. Will be down to 5 now.

I don't like this part of fry raising. =\
(First time getting this far too).

I was reading that earlier. It's not improving then I assume

I have two regular ol' babies from last year's spawn in the pond that survived the big freeze and everything else (,Endler predation, etc..) One is much larger than the other. But if it's not eating,eventually it will waste away

 

[Demeter]

Due to the German rams wanting to spawn in quarantine, it's another series of musical tanks. Moved out my 6 juvenile kuhli loaches from quarantine to a 10gal planted tank that houses shrimp and betta fry. Moved the baby spiny eel into a different planted 10gal that has galaxy rasboras and java loaches plus a male GBR who has the deformed mouth. As I was moving fish I did water changes in all 4 of the 10gals I was messing with. Collected a few rasbora eggs/wigglers out of the hornwort they like to spawn in too.

My giant betta males failed me this last spawn so he's been moved to a 36gal, swapped out for my favorite male CTPK who is being paired to my mostly black koi combtail PK. Hoping it goes well, I really need to out source a better male CTPK who doesn't eat most the eggs before they hatch.

Culled some of the giant HMPK fry that had swim bladder issues, one appeared to be blind as well. Oddly enough it seems only the fry that are cellophane have swim bladder problems. Also combed through the other tanks and culled a few guppies and one adult female betta who has been doing poorly for a couple weeks now.

In the next few days I plan to rescape the 55gal again. The jungle val quickly took over half the tank and I just got a massive and beautiful chunk of wood that needs to go in. I think I'll have to cut it down a bit though, unless I decide to put it in a 36gal bowfront. Still undecided, not even sure if it will sink right away.

The current to do list
-collect BN fry
-switch out BN females
-removed breeder male gups and move females to nursery
-get the bettas spawning
-collect rasbora eggs
-prepare diftwood
-clean 6 tanks
-rescape 55gal
-start deciding what fish/plants can be sold, which means sorting all the gups, bettas, and BN plecos, tanking photos, and listing things on ebay. Very time consuming.

 

[TanksfortheMemories]

Just added a big chunk of "driftwood" to the 180. This is a chunk of Madrone stump that I dragged out of the ground, cut some 90 degree corner sections out with the chainsaw and soaked for a year in my small pond. I pulled it out the other day, pressure washed, blow torched and baked it for a few hours on top of the wood stove. It fits quite well and hopefully serves it's purpose as a fry hideout.

 

[Rgtx]

My pleco George out and about
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What type of Pleco is this? Looks nice.

How did you get this to sink? I bought one very similar and soaked it, boiled it and let it sit in water for 3 months and it continued to float! I had to use it as a garden decoration instead . Very jealous

It took over 4 months for this to sink after boiling it myself. Think I put it in the tank after 3 months and it was still floating so weight it down with a rock for several weeks. Eventually it waterlogged to stay down. Been in the tank now for nearly 2 years, but just days in that orientation as a tree.

 

[Fishfur]

Went to get some substrate and rocks to set up a 10g and while in the LFS noticed they had halfbeaks - two different species. They haven’t had any in ages and now two species - weird.

Got a nice pic of a Celebes Halfbeak - they were selling them as pairs. They almost look as if they ought to be able to fly - those pectorals of theirs look like they should have been wings.

Then home to spend another couple hours with a small glass using it to remove more wretched duckweed by letting the pesky little things slip into the glass, which I then poured out through the little net to catch the leaves. Did that until the lights shut off. I might actually get it all cleared out this way in a week - instead of a month.

Also cleaned up the tiny long tank and removed the Mini blue crayfish from it and put them in the bigger invert tank with the rest of their kin as they had succeeded in killing off a lot of the shrimp. They’re not very big but they are efficient little predators.

Tomorrow I’ll set up the 10g and see how that goes.

 

[GouramiGirl100]

What type of Pleco is this? Looks nice.

Thank you! He is a slate pleco, Pseudancistrus genisetiger

I take my nursing board exam next week and I am so stressed out I’m treating myself to some shopping therapy. Going to my LFS tomorrow to get some plants and start setting up my nano outdoor tanks

 

[Fishfur]

I take my nursing board exam next week and I am so stressed out I’m treating myself to some shopping therapy. Going to my LFS tomorrow to get some plants and start setting up my nano outdoor tanks

Sounds like a plan. Best wishes for great success.

 

[GouramiGirl100]

Sounds like a plan. Best wishes for great success.

Thank you!!

 

[Fishfur]

I have my 10g set up and the pipefish arrived along with the gouramis and some Youkihi medaka ricefish.

Here are some pics of the pipefish in their temporary accommodations and one of the gouramis before they did their vanishing act.

Also one image of what I think is a baby rabbit snail nibbling on the emersed moss of my tiny long tank. I have a couple of mini size rabbit snails in there though the species name simply eludes me at the moment.

 

[fishywoo]

I have my 10g set up and the pipefish arrived along with the gouramis and some Youkihi medaka ricefish.

Here are some pics of the pipefish in their temporary accommodations and one of the gouramis before they did their vanishing act.

Also one image of what I think is a baby rabbit snail nibbling on the emersed moss of my tiny long tank. I have a couple of mini size rabbit snails in there though the species name simply eludes me at the moment.

Omgosh those pipe fish are so beautiful!

 

[Wendybrass]

I'm so happy to be back. I couldn't get into the forum - it was like I was blocked! Anywho , resolved now -- I'm currently away on vacation and I'd hoped to share the auto feeders. I have the eheim for the 32g - it's a great auto feeder and I've used it alot but I was worried about putting those on the Betta tanks, so I got the ones with the individual compartments. Problem solved. They're fantastic. It feeds whatever you put in the compartment - no overfeeding possible. The biggest challenge was getting sherbet to realize he's been fed. Oh Sherbert - he's so pretty
The look I got while his food was floating above him.

 

[Leeman75]

Just got back from a few days traveling for work and was hoping that at least a couple of my Brichardi fry were still alive. Was shocked to see about 30 fry swimming about in the back rear corner of the tank behind the rocks! They were all out in the open and swarming all over the place. So excited to see that!

 

[GouramiGirl100]

I bought a big bag of plants for my outdoor tanks today for only 30$! And it came with a surprise fish! I made a separate post but he was suctioned to the Java fern in a bag with no water for a few hours. Now he’s in a bucket in qt because I’m keeping him, how could I not? Pretty sure he’s a striped Raphael catfish, will post photos of the outdoor tanks tomorrow when they settle

 

[Wendybrass]

I bought a big bag of plants for my outdoor tanks today for only 30$! And it came with a surprise fish! I made a separate post but he was suctioned to the Java fern in a bag with no water for a few hours. Now he’s in a bucket in qt because I’m keeping him, how could I not? Pretty sure he’s a striped Raphael catfish, will post photos of the outdoor tanks tomorrow when they settle
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This guy/gal needs a name. Good score!!

 

[GouramiGirl100]

This guy/gal needs a name. Good score!!

I named him Derrick I hope he survives the night he was a bit stressed and was without water for a few hours, so shocked he survived. I thought he was dead at first, I can’t believe he was in my Java fern

 

[Fishfur]

The 29 that I thought had nothing left alive in it now has the licorice gourami survivors plus another 4 new ones, some Youkihi medaka ricefish, 4 hybrid Endler males for a little more colour and for the moment also the tiny green Microdevario kubotai. And around 18 C.habrosus - a couple of them didn’t make it and I’m not precisely sure how many remain.

Having it on a bottom shelf makes it impossible for me to get near the bottom to check visually.

It’s hardly a finished scape but it looks ok, I think, especially for a rush job. You can see two of the Endlers and one ricefish in the second shot.

 

[Wendybrass]

I named him Derrick I hope he survives the night he was a bit stressed and was without water for a few hours, so shocked he survived. I thought he was dead at first, I can’t believe he was in my Java fern

Oh my goodness I'm rooting for Derrick

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Topped off a couple tanks and fed everybody. Betta fry are fun to watch just lazily float about then just a little burst and chomp lol

 

[fishywoo]

Did an extra 80% WC on my 40 gallon Goldie, one of them was having issues before and I just want to be on the safe side. Also got a plant corral, but instead of using one as I originally planned I'm using it to keep Hornwort in place evenly at the top. One of the things I love about this hobby is figuring out ways to make something work.

I named him Derrick I hope he survives the night he was a bit stressed and was without water for a few hours, so shocked he survived. I thought he was dead at first, I can’t believe he was in my Java fern

Never heard of a catfish hitch hiker! Go Derrick! <3