/aq/ Aquarium General - #cuterwithcolor

Fucking nigger last thread didnt reach bump limit

>>2310567
Bump limit is 310

>>2310569
Really? He does this every thread. Don't engage him.

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>>2310528
Remind me: I just bought some fish from the pet store, do I feed them in a few days because the pet store already fed them or is it the other way around?

old thread isn't done yet.

Who cares? Just start a new one

>>2310567
>>2310586
Nice to see you're still ass blasted about what I stirred up months ago ^.^

>>2310528
Honestly I love my albino corys but your right, now that i have cleared them of anchor worm, I will prob soon replace them with sterbias. I also am getting rid of my neon tetras, they seem to hate my new circulation pump. What is a small fish that would complement WCMMs and enjoys decent water flow?

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>>2310593
>>2310528
also if your going to start a new thread you should add all the pastebins that were there before.

>>2310594
Bitchy OPs have been striking links off one after another over the months whenever those links don't line up with their bitchy personal opinion, and no one posting reads them anyway, so why bother?

>General aquarium care sheets - http://www.google.com
Really?

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>>2310600
Actually when i first started the links helped alot and explained the whole cylcing process, anything specific I could google. But the links do make it easy for someone to click first instead of asking the same shit.

Just picked up a new tank for a family member's turtle (they don't take care of the poor thing). What's a good filter for turtles? It's about a 40 gallon tank.

>>2310605
Canister filters are largely more ideal than HOB filters due to the lower waterline (unless you have an above tank basking spot) and even then, they're still fairly weaker than canisters for picking up turtle waste.

Also it's best to get 2x-3x the filtration than there is water in the tank as turtles are messy as fuck (a 40 gal would need one rated between 80-120 gallons of filtration power)

As for specific filters, there's a lot of options. SunSun canisters are generally cheap as fuck compared to most and are fairly good quality. They're a bit of a bitch to prime for turtle tanks though

I have a piece of spider driftwood in my tank that I just bought today, I am weighing it down with a rock but how long will it take to waterlog and sink? I havent boiled it or anything.

>>2310600
Well technically you can find them using Google

Do Siamese algae eaters have any predatory instinct being herbivorous? Or are they omnivores that will eat small creatures if they present themselves?

I ask because I am wondering if I can put some in my shrimp tank.

I have some in my main tank and they will eat fish flake. But I don't know if that's a sign of predation

>>2310744
Nom nom nom says the algae eaters :3

>>2310603
The cycling one in particular gets dropped really frequently, presumably by the old geezer who lurks here for the specific purpose of getting triggered by anything relevant to this century.

But yeah if I end up making the next one I'll put some links together.

What would be a good size for a planted tank with some neocaridina and Thai micro crabs? I was thinking a 10 gallon or a 20 gallon long.

>>2310744
>Or are they omnivores that will eat small creatures if they present themselves?
That one. SAEs quite like meaty bits.
Stick to otos and snails for shrimp tanks.

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here is one of my zebra loaches, they are so cute

>>2310779
Can I pet it?

Post kuhli loach tanks

Could i put 4 sterbai corys in my 15g densely planted. I have 10 ember tetras in my tank.

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>>2310744
Sae's can become aggressive towards tankmates when they mature.

Also, used Ada aquasoil for my mc carpet but it is so easily stirred and forms small dust clouds. Should I have capped it with gravel or will the carpet roots stabilise the soil over time?

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>>2310803
This is my tank

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>>2310836

>>2310871
How's the sand with the Eco complete?

>>2310836
Yeah buddy. Your substrate looks fine as well.

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>>2310872
I like the contrast it provides, some areas have more gravel at the surface others less. The fish seem to scape it.

I feel as if my light is too powerful are there any simple diy ways to tone my light down? Algae always been an issue and I don't keep the light on longer than 6 hours a day.

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>>2310894

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Simple 10 gallon
What do you guys think I should put in here?

>>2310897
Plant the fuck out of it, then maybe a school of white cloud minnows, some amano shrimp and maybe some pygmy corys

>>2310873
Will they do well in a 4?

Do you have to use water conditioners for 30% water changes? Or should I just let the bio noodles in my filter deal with it.

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>bro-tier bottom feeder
>does such a good job of cleaning substrate I hardly need to vacuum
>good boys who don't fuck with tankmates

Are corys /ourguys/?

>>2310911
>white substrate

>>2310911
Is your sterbai fully grown?

>>2310914
Can't vacuum the carbon outta that spot without disturbing my bros, It's just cosmetic so roast me I guess
>>2310918
1.5" so still a bit of room to go

>>2310897
Get a Brazilian moneywort in there, they grow like crazy even if the conditions aren't perfect and will remove a shitload of nitrates from the water column.

Hell if the conditions are good you'll have to trim it to prevent it from taking over other plants.

I have a 5 gallon fluval spec but none of the pet stores around me have driftwood that would fit in the tank. Anyone know a good place to get driftwood online in the US that would be the right size? I'm thinking manzanita wood.

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Does this reef salt I grabbed at petsmart make brackish water? I'm housing red claw crabs and originally had aquarium salt, but then read aquarium doesn't actually make brackish water. The back of the package says it's good for invertebrates.

>>2310928
Manzanita is really easy to break into pieces if it's too big for the tank. You can try bridal supply stores, too, if there are any around you.

bloomsandbranches.com has some good prices.

http://www.bloomsandbranches.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BBSBM18&gclid=CjwKEAiAlNbEBRCv9uy4j4SWrgwSJAB5MqJFhuRIipvtTYOFSbsv7aR0wm3zcEfqzkiNPTlRiSM6JBoCDQzw_wcB

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>>2310934
You could have gone for the regular purple version. That one has added minerals and whatnot for corals. It won't hurt anything, though

>>2310946
>>2310934
This guy is right. You can switch to the purple the next time you run out of salt.

If you are making brackish water, do you have a way to measure the specific gravity? It's important you don't make it too different each time you make a water change. Stability is important.

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>>2310798

>>2310948

No I dont unfortunately, I have a ph test kit that's about it, will that suffice?

>>2310946

Also thanks anon, I much appreciate it.>>2310948

>>2310950
No, but hydrometers aren't expensive.
http://www.petsmart.com/fish/food-and-care/saltwater-aquarium-care/water-care/instant-ocean-hydrometer-18002.html

>>2310949
those don't look like khuli loaches..

>>2310958
It's a close relative commonly sold as a chocolate kuhli

>>2310949
Post whole tank pls

Tfw you want some khuli loaches, but other fish in tank wouldn't like temp change

>>2310911
Do you have two to three kinds of cories in ya tank nig?

>>2310593
I've always wanted to set up a white cloud/hill stream loach tank. Lots of river rocks and driftwood and a good powerhead for current. Maybe inverts and SAE too?

>>2310593
Glad to hear you were finally successful, at least.

Zebra/leopard danios are the conventional companion to whites clouds. If you don't already, you could also get some gold white clouds for a bit of variety.

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I always come back to these. I don't like color morphs (personal preference. Nothing against them) but it is a natural color morph that was discovered so it's not all bad.

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Also these bad boys don't require sand if you have sufficient plant cover which I do. But I'm looking at topping the Eco complete.

>>2310583
In general you should feed your fish several small meals each day.

>>2310615
Spiderwood shouldn't take too long. A week or two should be sufficient.

>>2310906
They'll do okay, but every species of cory is more enjoyable in larger schools. For tanks under 20 gallons, any of the 3 dwarf species of cory are ideal.

That being said, they add virtually nothing to your bioload, so keeping 4-6 in that tank shouldn't be a problem.

>>2310910
Always use water conditioner. The conditioner is there to remove the chlorine/chloramines in your tap water. Those things kill your filter bacteria.

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>>2311372
That could be said of a bunch of different color morphs. Personally I just find the wild-type coloration to be so much more interesting and aesthetic than the monochrome "electric" ones.

>>2311487
The acaras are the only electric blue one I enjoy. The others not so much. At least they aren't named like reptile morphs "tooty fruity rainbow unicorn sparkles Abrahams morph"

>>2311487
Doesn't monochrome mean one type of color? I'm just being a smart ass because I see at least 3 colors. Also I have actual autism.

What tankmates would you guys choose for a 36g? I'm setting one up so I'd love to hear any ideas, and it seems like most hobbyists enjoy talking about setups anyway

I was thinking 2 Bolivian rams, 6 cories, some neons

>>2310911
Why do you have a football helmet in your aquarium?

>>2311505
He's a Chad wannabe

What are some small easy to take care of pretty fish I can keep in non heated water etc
Guppies?
How resilient are they

>>2311522
White Cloud Mountain minnows
>>2310911
How's it feel not being in the super bowl?

>>2311522
>>2311524
+1 for white clouds. Guppies like warmer water and will get out of control pretty quick if you have males and females. White clouds are super cool fish too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUMtBTKTzJI

>>2311528
I can probably deal with out of control
I can feed the fry to my other larger fish or start a second aquarium ( I've got a bunch laying around

>>2311535
actually that would be another good thing, what minnow species reproduce easily and on their own so that i can use the fry and even full grown to feed my other fish, id probably rather have free food for my fish and free bait for fishing than a pretty tank

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>>2310897
I put a Betta in it with a dumb log hide with fake plants on it
Thinking about maybe putting live plants in it in the future but there's no fish store or pet store near me so idk

>>2311535
>>2311537
In that case guppies are perfect. A fun project would be starting with feeder/wild type guppies and trying to selectively breed for different traits like color and fin length.

I have an extra 10 gallon and a 5 gallon.

How possible would it be to set up a simple reef in either one? No fish or anything really, just a small mini reef. Also if doable, what am I looking at in cost not counting the actual coral?

Would be my first foray into salty after a few years with a 40BR planted etc.

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He knows he did a bad thing but he keeps doing it anyway and doesn't care.

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>>2311597
Back sticks out of the water a bit

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>>2311599
Fat hotdog

>>2311385
I think I''ll just get 8-10 pygmys even though sterbais look so much better

>>2311600
post more hotdog

>>2311511
Correct

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Ive got a 4 year old Midas Ciclid that will approach the glass to greet meet, and follow my finger trying to attack it.

Beautiful fish.

Does anyone in /aq/ keep multifasciatus shelldwellers?

Been asking a bit recently when it comes to turtle tanks. Recently got a free filter from a friend who didn't need it anymore. Are Reptofilters shit or decent? It's 2x of what I need

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>>2311669
I used to have a few N. stappersi. I could probably answer any questions you have about multis.

>>2311600
Is that a bowfin?

>>2311695
scratch that they're actually Lamprologus, not Neolamprologus. I couldn't tell you why though.

>>2311524
I just watched the dirty birds blow a 25 point lead so tee bee aich it's all good

>>2311679
you're gonna want a lot of filtration power because of how messy turtles are; what's the GPH rating?

I have 3 platys that are sick. They all sit at the bottom and do nothing, they only come up to eat. All the other fish are just fine. What should I do?

>>2310748
>presumably by the old geezer who lurks here for the specific purpose of getting triggered by anything relevant to this century
I never make threads and I don't get triggered by accurate info about cycling.

I just think you need to actually read it is all. Your advice doesn't agree with modern science at all.

but /aq/ in general is shit so I mostly ignore your stupidity.

>>2311696
No. Just a simple Senegal bichir

>have pretty dank 14-gallon nano-reef
>find fishes I like that work well in the small tank
>they disappear or get ich within a few weeks
Looks like it's time to go invert only.

>>2311771
Ignore any and all posts with bowfin in it
There's some autist from out who is saying pretty much everything under the sun is a bowfin

How difficult would it be to start a native saltwater tank with young specimens of different species?
Can release them if/ when they get too big and since they're native

>>2311815
Bait

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>>2311377
What is that

>>2311866
Just a lil zig zag eel. Recently got him to start eating frozen foods.

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Is it possible to have low ammonia and nitrite levels yet high nitrate?

>>2311966
it's not only possible, it's normal.

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>>2311920
Neet. Is it freshwater? Trying to get a closer shot!

Were you asking about the sand?
It's easy to clean. But beware if you have really bright light, could start to turn slight greenish .

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ALBINO

LIVES

MATTER

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>>2312054
This is big mama (me on the left)

>>2312054
>>2312056
some nice lookin 'binos m8. 'mirin

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>>2312074
Ty, and at night their eyes are all reflective, is this also the case in non albinos?

>>2312078
Might be because of the lack of pigment? Just tested on my corys and no reflection

>>2312052
Yes they're freshwater and also brackish. They do fine in both. This one will only reach about 8 inches. I was gonna go with black sand. My lfs has it cheap. My light is a finnex planted 24/7+ on 24 inch tall tank. Hopefully it does well as I heard par is around 40-45 around that depth.

>>2311377
How do u get such clear photos?

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Been feeding the ropefish blodworms and experimented with ghost shrimp. And lemme say that I have seen a HUGE improvement in him. Thanks fellas

>>2312101
I use a iPhone 6 and press the camera against the glass.

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Why is the world so sad? Shouldn't western civilization be above this Asia-tier shit by now?

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>>2312152
Wew lad that is sideways, takeaway is
>One quart (0.25 gallons)

Here's a bonus post.

>>2310895
>>2310894
>>2310871
>>2310836
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR TANK TO LOOK SO FUCKING PRETTY

>>2312161
my tank isnt that pretty because of a bacteria bloom but will post photos when I have clear water

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>>2312152
>1 quart

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>>2312079
I think it's the red eye pigment
>>2312116
Love that smile
>>2312161
Thank you! My cleaning regime is a weekly 25% water change, optimally with a vacuum to clean detritus out of the substrate. When the water is low I use a cheap magnet scrubber to wipe down the glass. I have no lid so I fill with fresh water as neccesary. Also heavy happy and healthy foliage always helps, c02 is great for that. Just want my dwarf hair grass to start carpeting :/

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>>2312174
Ta da!

>>2312174
What type of snail is that, dont they eat an insane amount of plants,

>>2312180
gold mystery snail I believe, I have one and she's a bro. They're more substrate feeders than plant eaters but they'll eat decaying plant matter and algae.

>>2312189
Wtf my LFS said they eat a lot of plants

>>2312197
Yep gold mysteries snail, hasn't crawled out once

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Longest living aquarium lung fish died.
Press F to pay respects.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/us/shedd-aquarium-centenarian-fish-grandad-dies-trnd/index.html

>>2312363
Yep he had to be euthanized.

>>2312363
F

>>2312197
If they don't have alternative food sources then yes.

My planted+ 24/7 came in a bit ago. 48 inch model. Very bright at max setting. Hopefully it works on my 60 gallon. I'm waiting for a few large plants to come in and see how it does.

>>2311577
You can order live plants online.

>>2311577
You can also put some white cloud minnows, cories, or shrimp in there with the betta

What's up anons i previously posted here >>2310934

Has anyone used black diamond blasting sand as substrate? Will my crabs be okay with this as a substrate? I also have fiddler crabs that filter feed the sand so I'm worried they will not fair well.

>>2312543
white clouds are coldwater and a betta isn't, what the fuck is your problem

my tank appears to have the water full of little tiny bubbles, for a while this wasnt the case then suddenly my water just looks funky and full of bubbles
over aeration?

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>>2312552
>over aeration?
that's not a thing

>>2312564
then what are tiny bubbles in my water
i added a mystery log in could that be giving off gasses?

>>2312396
Y?

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>>2312475
Just tip for finnex users, I have the planted plus, and idk how different it is from the 24/7 model, but I've had water condensate/splash into the light getting water on the plastic lcd cover. This is a terrible design and WILL cause your led to fail prematurely due to corrosion.

2 things

1.you can prevent water from getting inside the led area by sealing the led cover up with silicon around the edges, as I did and water is no longer an issue.
2. Unscrew and take a peak at the power supply provided with the light, off of course. And look for any corrosion or shitty extra flux remaining ok the circuit board. Alot of these are manufactory poorly and sit awhile before being bought. Cleaning a small amount of corrosion of your LED psu can help it last MUCH longer.

>>2312571
lots of possibilities. Could be normal outgassing from new tap water. Could be some fermentation going on with bacteria in the water column. Could be an artificial or natural foaming agent in the water. Could be air bubbles sucked into an impellor. Could be coming off of plants, algae, or even substrate bacteria.

lots of possibilities, no way to know for sure which is happening without a lot more info.

>>2312552
Is it a new setup? like just setup?

>>2312578
Mine is sitting over glass tops so I should be good. But I've read horror stories about a drop of water killing some lights.

>>2312573
Old age. Once a fish reaches old age they just stop eating and starve to death.

>>2312551
Ive never had issues with them.

>>2312649
They've had issues with you.

>>2312649
shithead

>>2311600
>>2311599
have you tried petting him?

>>2312781
DUDE I have that exact circulation pump! the only reason I recognized it was the same exact arm setup and little latch to suction the pump on. they are pretty quiet. is that the zig zag?

>>2312783
Yeah at first he's like "huh?" Then he splashes the fuck out of me.

>>2312786
It's been good to me. And yes. He's a neat little guy. I thought he was dead for a while because he wouldn't eat frozen foods then all of a sudden he downs like 6 frozen bloodworms.

>>2312793
I feed some to my corys, next time just fill a small cup with some tank water, and let the worms in there for 10 min to thaw, that way they aren't eating it cold

What is something that eats brown spot algae? I can see it forming on my giant hygrophilia leaves and dwarf hygro leaves

>>2312796
I just use hot water and swish that cube around till it's all melted. Pour half in then down the rest myself.

>>2312363
>a person got married in the aquarium just so Granddad could see it
it hurts

>>2312799
Nerite snails worked for me and bristle nose pleco.

>>2312802
shut the fuck up

>>2310836
Where did you get those pebbles?

>>2312809
Extra protein bro for my gains

>>2312819
My LFS although I cant remember the brand name,

>>2312847
>>2312819
Im pretty sure its called brightwater, thats the style

>>2312819
the side of a road, median, parking lot, lots of places. Boil before using in your aquarium.

>>2312781
Just noticed ramshorn eggs on the pump. I see lots but never any babies. Some adults died when I switched them from a 30 gallon to my 60 with eco complete. Would my acaras be eating the babies? It's weird as I keep seeing eggs but no more snails. Maybe my eel is having a go.

>>2311966
Yes, one of my meme tetras died a few days ago.
Checked my parameters
Everything at zero, but nitrates off the chart...

woops, been slacking on the water changes.
Did 50% water change, going to try to do another today.

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>>2312131
Damn, my Note 3 blows ass at aquarium pics
Verizon is trying to buttfuck me out of my unlimited data plan, so I might get something better if I have to update my plan...

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Just came in the mail. Very nice. Little over a foot long.

>>2313018
There's something about crinum that is magical.

>>2312847
>>2312849
Cool, thanks.

>>2312864
They wouldn't be as uniform in shape and color, or as smooth.

>>2313018
Do you trim roots before planting ?

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Has anyone here owned crabs before? This is my current 10 gal crab tank. Next year my roommate is going To use his 55 gal tank and I need some help. We were going to switch to housing red claw crabs and need more of a terrarium type set up. But since red claws are brackish and need land I don't know what to use in my big tank. This tank has really shitty fake plastic plants and rocks, but I was wanting to get a large center piece of driftwood that partially sticks out of the water because they love to eat drift wood. I also need plants that they will like and that can grow in brackish water. Please help?

>>2313071
Just the ones that look rotten.

What's the best type of tropical bottom feeder that will help clean my gravel? My roommate constantly overfeeds our fish and there are flakes all in the gravel it's disgusting.

We've got a 10 gallon walmart tank with 2 suckers, a rainbow shark, an angel fish which I think is pretty much dead, some sort of chichlid and an albino one I can't remember all the names sorry. My roommate bought all this stuff and threw it together a couple days ago without following the instructions so yeah it's a shit show. He didn't even rinse the gravel so it's kind of murky

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>>2313090
Here's a pic of these fucked up PTSD Walmart fish. Idk why my roommate insisted on getting everything at Walmart

>>2312526
What's the best place to buy plants online?

>>2313094
You can also buy yourself some nice wrangler jeans while picking out some fish.

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>>2313102
He bought a sim card while he was there so his reasoning was not far off lol. Here's another pic of these guys, can anybody school me on what these are?

I think I'm going to pick up two or three corys to help bottom feed

>>2313108
Look like some types of African cichlids

>>2313108
>>2313094
>>2313090

Cichlid looks like an Aulonocara. You've got way too fucking many fish in there for a 10 gallon tank. Jesus Christ. Why don't people fucking google shit before they buy it?

All of your fish will grow to be too large to live in a ten gallon tank. Most of them are also very aggressive and need space to establish territories. Return them and start over, or wait for them to die.

>>2313160
Most people don't see fish as pets. Just ornaments. That's why you have soccer moms decorating there houses with vases with goldfish. My girlfriends aunt bought her son a goldfish to teach him responsibility. They kept it in a vase.

>>2313165
The irony is honestly unbelievable.

>>2313160
yeah no kidding man, my roommate just bought em all and threw them in. not sure how i could return his fish, he bought them. I had a 20 gallon tank as a kid so i know some of the basics but this guy just thinks its a decoration as the anon above said.

>>2313160
also i thought it was roughly 1 fish per gallon? Or does that only apply to tetras and other small guys

>>2313170

"Rule" is 1 inch of fish per gallon, and even then that's a shitty rule because a ten inch fish is going to be fucking miserable and shit wayyyy too much for a ten gallon tank.

>>2313169
Tell your roommate that he's going to kill all of his fish if he doesn't return them and get something different. Then wash your hands of the situation and tell him that you'll have no part of feeding or cleaning it if he doesn't listen to you.

>>2313165
This shit pisses me off so much. Walmart shouldn't be allowed to sell animals because the people working there don't know fuckshit about the animals that they're selling.

People at petco etc are honestly just as bad if not worse because you can assume that they know that a goldfish is going to shit itself to death in a vase but sell it to dumbass moms anyway.

>>2313171
alright. so currently its
>2 plecos
>1 angel (sort of, i dont think its returnable)
>1 albino cichlid
>1 other cichlid
>1 rainbow shark

what all should i return? two plecos are definitely too many, and i think the cichlids have to go.

>>2312627
no , little elss than half a year old

did a 40% waterchange a it pretty much cleared up

>>2313175
Literally all of them. I'm not even kidding. Just for the fish well being. Or try and convince to move up to a larger tank. Angels get more tall than long, plecos you already know, the African cichlids may eventually kill each other and other tank mates, and the rainbow shark needs lots of swim space. I'm not an elitist just minimum care should be at least provided:

>>2313175
All of it dude.

>Malawi Cichlids need at least 30gallons
>Angels need 20
>Shark could probably be okay alone but would be better off in a 20 gallon community tank
>Plecos get way too fucking big for a ten.

Take em back to walmart and tell them to go fuck themselves.

From there we have a few directions we can go. Do you want a school of smaller fish that have an interesting group dynamic? Or one to three larger fish?

>>2313195
>>2313193

I think I want a small school of tetras and a couple corys

Also keep in mind the fish I return are just going to go back to Walmart hell and probably die there. There are dead fish in those tanks like... I can't see how my 10 gal is worse than an overcrowded Walmart tank

>>2313208
The question is do you want a cool aquarium or not? They're dead either way. They were dead the moment they arrived at walmart. Keeping them isn't going to save them unless you get two 40 gallon tanks.

A school of 9-11 ember tetras and 5 dwarf or pygmy corys would make a nice tank. Amano shrimp or nerite snails too if you'd like. Get rid of the spongebob shit and the fake plants. Get a good piece of driftwood and some amazon swords, anubias, or java fern.

>>2313218
Sounds like a good plan dude. Thanks. I'll try to get my roommate on board. It's technically his since he bought everything but it seems to be becoming my responsibility

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>>2313221
Tell him straight up: if you're going to be involved with it at all then you're going to do it your way. If he's not 100% on board then just walk away. It's not worth the frustration.

Java fern and anubias you can rubber band to drift wood or a rock until roots take hold so you don't have to worry about expensive nutrient rich aquascaping soil. You'll probably want to change the substrate anyway though, corys dig through the sand to eat and the shit you've got will fuck their shit up.

https://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40457

Would Anubias be able to survive in a tank with 2 5 inch koi? They tore ALL of my carpet up so I learned that lesson but would Anubia be hard enough that they couldn't uproot and destroy them?

Yes I know koi shouldn't be in aquariums, no I dont have anywhere else to put them or the money/time to make a pond. I need a selection of Aquarium plants that Koi possibly wont destroy. It doesn't bother me that their tank is bare but if I dont put SOMETHING in it soon, my grandmother is going to head to walmart and fill the tank with ugly plastic shit

>>2313243
Get rid of them if the tank isn't proper size. That simple. But they usually don't eat the tougher plants.

>>2313243
Also you can't plant Anubias. Tie it some lave rock or something that will keep it down.

>>2313094
>Idk why my roommate insisted on getting everything at Walmart
You can cheat their prices by going to self checkout and entering the price of a 17 cent goldfish.

t. guy who has all of the cories, mystery snails, meme tetras, and a bichir buddy

>>2313243

This>>2313255

What size tank is it? Koi and goldfish are shitting machines. What are you going to do when they outgrow their tank? It won't be very long before they're too big, you should have a plan in place now.

I have a 26 gallon tank, I'm looking for a nice colorful solitary fish for it.
I think most cichlids are out of the question.
Any suggestions?

>>2313273

>I have a 26 gallon tank

I didn't even know that was an aquarium size. I thought it went from 25 to 29?

>>2313278
I'm in the UK - Thats the size my tank comes up to when converted from liters.

>>2313273
Why solitary?

Tanks look better with many small fish than a few large ones.

>>2313280

Ah, I see. I guess tanks are made to different specs here in the US (surprisingly, aquariums sold in the US are generally made in the US--not China as I used to think).

>>2313281
I like the idea of a single aesthetic fish for some reason.

>>2313272
I'm aware but they aren't my fish so it isnt up to me. They're in a 60 gallon currently and will stay there until I can afford to whisk them away. I live in a desert area so I pond isnt really feasible but once I move back down to L.A. I can do whatever's necessary

but in the MEANtime, they're sitting over a 3 inch bed of aquasoil with no plants so the water stays green no matter how much a change it so an Anubia garden it is

>>2313073
Never had crabs, but I had a brackish tank with an sg of 1.008. Anubias, Java Fern, and Wisteria all did fine

How many pellets should I feed my oscar cichlid?

>>2313315
4 inch Oscar Cichlid*

>>2313268
Where's your bichir?

>>2313322
Depends on pellet size

>>2313339
Smaller than a bb pellet, very tiny

>>2313343
A good pinch or two. Get that water puppers tum tum full

>>2313283
https://youtu.be/kif5nKDCjKA

>>2313208
If you return them then Walmart isn't making a profit on the sale of live fish. That's reason enough.

What is Walmart's actual policy on live fish return?

>>2313268
>t.
What exactly does the t stand for?

>>2313273
Is it 30x12x18in (75x30x45cm)?

>>2313348
thats fucking beautiful, damn

>>2313358
W70 x D35 x H40cm

>>2313373
Huh, I guess UK sizes aren't analagous to US ones.

In any case, the following will do okay solitarily, and will stay small enough to be happy in your tank. Some are compatible with others, but not all of them.
>thick-lip, dwarf, honey, or paradise gourami
>African butterfly fish
>bristlenose, clown, or rubberlip pleco
>betta
>blue ram, bolivian ram, dwarf flag, kribensis, or apistogramma cichlid
>swordtail, molly, platy

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>>2313390
all will do okay but would be SOOOOO much better in a small group or as a breeding pair. So much more character that way.

Breeding behavior of cichlids is the tits dude get six apistos or rams or kribs and let them pair off and watch your fish friends' offspring grow up in your tank. You might even be able to sell their young to your LFS for a little cash on the side.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC-SlUHLxpw

>>2313306
thanks anon

>>2313412
aw widdle fries

>>2313412
For the cichlids, I agree, but it's up to Anon. The tank is a bit small for a colony, and getting a good breeding pair can be tedious.

>>2313423
I think 26 gallons is plenty for a breeding pair of dwarf new world cichlids, and in my experience buying 6-8 juveniles pretty much guarantees you're going to get a pair.

You're absolutely right though, it's up to the anon.

>>2313432
>>2313423
>>2313412
I really like electric blue rams. I guess the same things apply for breeding, right?

Hey /aq/, I've been playing around with aqadvisor.com to help me with choosing the fish for the 37 gallon tank I will be picking up in the next month or so, and I just want to get some feedback in the form of thoughts or concerns. The tank will be the Top Fin 37 gallon Aquarium Starter Kit from Petsmart.

1x Rainbow Shark
1x Mystery Snail
1x Convict Cichlid
1x Clown Pleco
3-4x Tiger Barb's

>>2313441
get pentazona barbs instead

>>2313442
I'll keep them in mind. Any particular reason why I should go with them instead of the Tiger Barbs?

>>2313443
less agressive

>>2313443
Tiger barbs like to eat the fins of other fish

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My little HOB filter makes a lot of noise once the water level drops just below the outflow edge, and since it's on a 5gallon it evaporates really quickly.
It's louder than my damn sponge filter and it's driving me crazy.
I'm thinking about attaching one of these coarse scrubbers to the bottom edge, so the water would have to trickle through it and fall a bit more gently; so it doesn't sound like someone is constantly pissing in the corner of my bedroom. It's made of nylon, so it won't poison my tank.

Any other filter silencer ideas?

>>2313494

How about you keep your tank topped off in between water changes, or better yet you put a lid on there so you don't lose a bunch of water due to evaporation

>>2313437
>same thing applies for breeding
What same thing applies for breeding?

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>>2313535
It has a lid...sorta.
I have a piece of glass covering about 3/4 of the top, and I top it off about twice a week.
My other current option is one of those water bottle baffles

>>2311759

Marine reef master race here. Used to breed fish for sale to local shops. What the fuck is there to know about cycling a damn aquarium? At any rate there has certainly not been any new science cropping up about it in like 40 years.

Basically I am asking for a tall deer about what drama could there possibly be?? The cycle hasn't changed and nothing new has been (or will be) discovered about it. Then again, I still hear people talk about using damsels to cycle tanks so nothing should surprise me I guess. Be forewarned that that idea is not "old"...it's just "dumb" and has widely been considered dumb for decades. As in, I have magazines from the 80's that mention it being dumb.

>>2311815

Easy. Starting any kind of aquarium is easy :)

>>2313548
Marine is easy mode compared to keeping delicate freshwater fish alive. Since most reef fish are still caught by squirting cyanide into the corals

>>2311600
i don't know anything about fish care so correct me if I'm wrong, but that tank seems small for such a big fish

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>>2312152

>>2313728
stop posting

>>2313730
it was my only post and I was just curious. I'm just trying to learn more

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Where the /salt/bros at?

>>2313441
If you want tiger barbs, get 5 or 6 so they're less likely to nip at other fish. The convict cichlid and rainbow shark aren't likely to put up with too much shit from them, so it's pretty unlikely you'll have trouble there. I'd imagine a convict would be too aggressive to go with small, peaceful pentazona barbs.

>>2313494
That would work.
What's the room temp and tank temp?

>>2313548
>that idea is not "old"...it's just "dumb"
What idea are you referring to?

>>2313729
>inanimate objects are the cause of all that is wrong in the world

>>2313654

Okay lmao

>>2313728
60 gallons is enough for lazy hotdog. But only for one.

>>2313752
In all seriousness reefers are doing more damage to the oceans wildlife than freshwater is. There's been zero impact on populations when they take the fish from the wild. Fish that have become extinct in the wild are thriving in the aquarium hobby. Fishing with cyanide kills the corals around it and a lot of the times the fish don't make it. This is why the saltwater hobby is looked down upon by scientist and wild life researchers.

>>2313754

Oh I'm definately not denying the large negative effects of the saltwater hobby. I'm only denying that it is easier to keep saltwater fish than freshwater fish. Of course there are the varying difficulties between individual species but saltwater has way more things to look out for to keep stable water parameters and a proper system.

>>2313759
>live rock
>sand
>I tsp table salt per gallon
>nemo
How's that hard man?

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>>2313732
You're lucky>>2313753 hotdogs owner replied or I don't think you would have all your fingers.

>>2313759
I'm fucking with you I have no idea what I'm talking about and I'm pretty sure only the Chinese use cyanide anymore lmao that and not as many people are into salt water as freshwater so there's no over fishing besides what the fishermen do in both salt and fresh.

>>2313750
retard I was saying I wanted to shoot the people doing that to the fish

>>2313761
hey man you are being quite rood to be honest and that's not nice so I think you should be more nice or you are going to make me cry

Why are my ramshorns snails turning white and dying after i put them in another one of my tanks?

>>2313760
Someone has never kept a saltwater aquarium

>>2313760

Haha I have no idea about any of this stuff I just assumed you knew what you were talking about lol

>>2313764
>make a vague ass post, then criticize anyone who can't follow my flawed thought process.
Giggity

>>2313754
>In all seriousness reefers are doing more damage to the oceans wildlife than freshwater is.
I doubt the freshwater aquarium hobby is doing much of any damage to the oceans' wildlife.

>>2313774
>buttmad that his autism prevents him from following a very clear and easily understood thought process.
Right back atcha, famalam.

>>2313776
Read more into the thread bro. Brb eating a couple table spoons of feeder guppies before my workout.

>>2313777
>so self absorbed to actually believe their posts are important enough to actually make people mad.
Nice trips fag

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When are my CPDs going to get some color? I've had this tank setup for about a month and a half. Originally got them when they were half this size.

>>2313794
Depends on substrate color and background color usually. Darker the better color on them.

>>2313794

This >>2313811
Throw a black background on there and plant more green plants. Sometimes "warmer" lights make them show better. Background is the first thing you need to do though. A lot of times fish feel more comfortable and safe with a background on the tank so they'll be more active and show better colors anyway, on top of the fact that the black contrasts their coloration to make it show better.

>>2313767
What's the acidity and hardness of the new tank? Might be too soft and acidic for your mollusc bros.

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>>2313760
>I tsp table salt per gallon
oh shit I lol'd out loud

>>2313837
Why does tacky aquarium decor make me so angry?

>inb4 autism

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>>2313839
It's probably autism.
I'm autistic and it annoys the fuck out of me.

>>2313839
Maybe I'm either more or less austistic, but I don't mind things like the skull, castle, and most plastic plants.

It's the neon colored gravel and shit, those tacky signs, or anything themed after shit like Spongebob that are impossible to actually make look good as they stand out way too much. At least the other shit can looks like nice as ruins if you have plants and diatoms grow on them.

>>2310528
I have a 20 gallon long tank and want to get into planted tank
recommendations for good beginner plants and fish to put in?

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>>2313897
Good backdrop plant is jungle val, good midground plants are crypt species, wisteria, guppy grass. Dwarf sag is a great foreground carpeting plant.
Any fish that does well in a non-planted tank will likely do even better in a planted tank. It is more a matter of what fish to avoid. Having plants also lets you increase the bioload. Fish to avoid are any that dig, or eat plants.
Substrate is really important as well. If you have a low-nutrient substrate (gravel, sand) then you will need to have a high bioload to provide nutrition. If you have a high nutrient substrate (aquasoil, dirt) then you will need to compensate by either heavily planting, or having a lower bioload.

Lighting is obviously essential. I find cheap plant lights (fluorescent tubes) work great.
If you really want to get into it, research fertilizers and CO2 systems in depth, they can all be DIY'd. These systems are how you get insane tanks like pic related. Otherwise you are limited to plants that do well in non-supplemented or "low tech" tanks.

>>2313905
Pretty much this. Elodea, any Val, those aponogetons you get from bulbs at petco (always have good luck with them and always got them to grow in shit light), lidwiga repens, and many more I'm too tired to list. Here comes sleep

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>>2313897

Take >>2313905 advice on bioload with a grain of salt. You'll still need adequate filtration and regular water changes, regardless of your level of planting.

Anubias (left) and Java fern (right) can be attached to driftwood or rocks with fishing line or a rubber band and don't require high light, CO2 or fancy substrate.

>>2313925
Oh, that's a given. I definitely wasn't trying to say that it means you could just set it and go. However, this type of tank is possible. I have an unfiltered tank, and I only do bi-monthly water changes. My strategy is low-nutrient substrate (clay gravel) lowish bioload (about 20 minnows in 25 gallons) and a lot of floating plants. Nitrates pretty much cant rise in the presence of floaters.

>>2313929

That's awesome, and I don't doubt that you can pull it off, but I'd also bet that it wasn't your first planted tank.

There are a lot of newbies in these threads and I think those of us who have been in the hobby for a while take basic knowledge like proper tank size and water changes for granted.

>>2313934
if you're doing water changes in a planted tank you're still a newb.

>>2313957
I would argue that only a newbie wouldn't. There are micronutrients that get utilized, they need to be replaced every now and then. Fresh water acts as a solvent, bringing the nutrients out of the substrate and making them available.

>>2313973
>There are micronutrients that get utilized, they need to be replaced every now and then
all of them are found in plant and fish food.
and in your soil.
>Fresh water acts as a solvent,
old water is a better solvent because it becomes mildly acidic over time.

none of this matters, but the fact that you're not aware of the concept marks you as the newest of the new.

>>2313973
also water changes aren't the only reason people put new water in a tank.

evaporation replacement will more than make up for any minerals lost.

not sure why newbs forget that. If there's any reason to change water it's because topping evaporation will cause a build up of salts over years. That's pretty easy to fix by changing water once every few years though.

>>2313978
>>2313957

Water changes add trace minerals you dumb nigger

>>2313891
Hey my rainbow shark loves my Squidward house. I can't take his house away

>>2313990
so does topping evaporation, you filthy retard.

>>2313991
Are you fucking seven?

>>2313891
Shit like this is even more egregious when you consider that it's fucking adults who do it.

>>2313978
Old water does not act as a better solvent over time, and you are just flat wrong about the acidity in most cases.
I know from experience that water hardens in almost all cases, because it slowly gets saturated with a variety of metals (mostly calcium) over time. Dirted tanks can show a PH that goes down over time due to CO2 production, but this does not affect the dissolved solids that are already there. As these minerals build up, they take the place of more essential ones that plants need. You could add as much of them as you wanted, if there isn't any water free of other dissolved minerals to dissolve it, it will not be absorbed.
Adding fresh water (assuming your tap isn't extremely hard) lets the water redissolve minerals from the substrate, fish food, etc, wherever it comes from, but regardless of the source of the micronutrients, fresh water is needed to make them available. As they get used up, calcium takes its place. This process is called ion exchange, and is very well explained, if you want me to walk you through how you are wrong.

>>2313993
Barely enough. Many people in the planted tank community will tell you that water changes are just 1 key in a good tank.

>>2314003
>you are just flat wrong about the acidity in most cases.
>doesn't know that fish waste and plant fertilizers are both acidic

buildup of calcium can indeed become a problem... over a period of several years. As I said.

and that's the opposite of the reason you claimed water changes need to be done. You won't be walking me through anything, skippy. You're retarded.

>>2313999
Hey I like my Squidward house. I ain't taking away my sharks house either. Fite me

>>2314013
Water change add trace minerals

That's all that is needed to be said.

>>2314015
I'll take that house and smash it in front of him.

>>2314016
It's a her

>>2314021
>>2314016

Did you just assume it's gender?

>>2314016
>Water change add trace minerals
and can thus be replaced by
-topping off evaporation
-feeding fish
-fertilizing plants
-adding trace minerals

or any combination of the above.
and you're a newb if you didn't know this and try it.

>>2314023
Topping off doesn't add an adequate amount. Fish foods don't add nearly enough either unless you're severely over feeding and adding more ammonia than the plants are taking in. No one mentions though that it depends how planted your tank is.

>>2314022
Ya

>>2314027
>Topping off doesn't add an adequate amount. Fish foods don't add nearly enough either
then those aren't trace minerals you're talking about.

most people top more evaporation water on tropical tanks than you change.

>>2313788
>actually
>actually
Shouldn't you be busy sucking down a vanilla chain pumpkin spice 1% soy latte or something?

>>2314013
>Using fertilizers in a planted tank
Low tech all the way.
Fish waste has almost no notable effect on PH in any tank at the levels it is not going to kill the shit out of your fish.
I think you need to walk yourself into some books, go ahead and figure out how things actually work.

>>2314030
So they wait till about 40% of the water is gone? You learn something new everyday. Do you know what a trace mineral is?

>>2314035
Shouldn't you be busy fucking your mother?

>>2314041
>aquarium general

>>2313794
How much more color are you expecting out of them?

>>2313978
The soil will accumulate an uneven ratio of nutrients if you don't change out the water.
Plants aren't going to use up all nutrients in even amounts, so some will be depleted while others build up.
The depletion could lead to deficiencies in the plants, which would allow algae to utilize the built up nutrients.
Changing the water and dosing helps even out the nutrient balance.

>>2314037
>Do you know what a trace mineral is?
do you think the same trace minerals are found in all the water all over the world?

see, this is why your justifications are just laughable. We don't do water changes to replenish trace minerals because you won't find the same minerals in all water. Not even close.

more importantly, experienced aquarists use RO-DI water because tap water usually has unwanted minerals in it.

but you guys don't know this (very basic) stuff, and ultimately that's how you chase away anyone that does. You pull some bullshit out of your ass and defend it like your life depends on it.

then you attack anyone that disagrees with your 'expertise.' You're an idiot. This board would be much better without you and your stupidity. Sadly it seems nobody of quality wants to put up with your shit or tell you how it is.

not that you're smart enough to learn a fucking thing.

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What cool plecos do you think would be a nice addition to my 60 gallon? I'm not really looking for anything over a foot.

California here.

What's the average price I should be paying for a 20 gallon tank? What about a 30 gallon? Not including anything else but the tank.

>>2314159
I guess we can ignore all the respected planted tank guys and the pros. It's whatever. Odd as they never mention RO-DI just the guys who keep delicate fish. Maybe you can chime in when you learn what minerals you can find in all main water in the USA. For now though trying to educate someone who refuses to accept when he's wrong (not all of its wrong) is pointless.

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>>2314160
Look into medusa pleco. Like a bristle nose but much cooler. L200 I have kept and they are neat as well. What light are you using?

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My salvinia minima is doing well

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>>2314167
He was a good 6 maybe 7 inches when I sold him.

>>2314168
Stupid *knocks on your tank scaring your fish*

>>2314165
>what minerals you can find in all main water in the USA.
Notice how you qualify your response with "main."

now when I show you that there is no mineral common to all water in the US you'll just say "that's not main water, I said main water."

this is how retards avoid being confronted with their own stupidity. You move the goalposts so you can't be wrong.

there is no single mineral common to all tap water in the US. We both know it. In fact water companies regularly remove most minerals from water.

>>2314167
It's just a finnex stingray. The tank is 2ft tall, so the lighting isn't that bright.

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>>2314169
Very pretty fish!!! How much did you sell him/her for? I'd be unwilling to part!

>>2314170
Pls no bully tank

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>>2314175
This is my shitty second thank that I'm somehow raising 17 albino cory fry in. You can see some. There is no filter but I do daily water changes with water from the main tank.

>>2314174
I have the same tank but with a planted+ 24/7. Have you had it long? Only had mine for 3 days but my Ludwiga is turning red again.

>>2314175
I bought him for $45 but sold for $30 because the guy came over an hour away to pick it up so I felt bad.

>>2314181
hey man its worth when you get a fish that is happy, healthy and well taken care of.

>>2314180
Mine has been setup for about 3 weeks now, and it got off to a rough start. I did a full fert dose the first week, then the next week I did another full dose. I didn't think about the fact that there is no way so few plants could have used up the whole dosage in a week. Needless to say, I had a lot of algae. My water sprite is looking a little rough around the edges, but overall, I think it will bounce back. My Anubias has some hair algae on it though and I'm not too happy about that.

>>2314204
A little excel or hydrogen peroxide in a baster or syringe will kill it safely

>>2314168
makes me miss my frogbit

>>2314162
5 or 6 years ago when I was still buying tanks petco or pet smart would occasionally do a $1/gallon deal and that was the tits. Try to wait for one of those or maybe check craigslist for a used tank.

>all this autism about minerals

I always thought the point of water changes was to remove the literal shit that you're making your fish swim around in. I don't care how densely planted your tank is, it's still a closed system and you need to remove the fish shit from it.

>>2314249
Fish poop from most fish is actually largely liquid. A portion of this, the portion that builds up to toxic levels, is ammonia. Through bacterial action ammonia converts into nitrate, which unless soaked up by plants (which they can do) starts to poison your fish. Some fish have bad, short-track digestive systems, like goldfish, and only take up like 15% of what they eat. Because of the slow buildup in most tanks that don't have the right level of plant absorption, you have to do regular water changes in the majority of tanks.

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NEW THREAD

>>2314285
>2314284
NEW THREAD

>>2314286
REEEEEEEE
>>2314284
NEW THREAD

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>>2314285
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>>2314287
YOU FUCKING NIGGER WE HAVENT REACHED BUMP LIMIT

>>2314159
Ila go away.

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>>2314289
uhh, yeah we have...