/aq/-Aquarium General

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I have been nabbing as cryptocoryne wendtii but recently noticed it's more like lutea. I've had 4 packs of these and noticed the other one looks like it might be wendtii. What's the deal?

Hey /an/. I posted last thread about my tank cycle crash killing one of my goldfish. I think I've decided that I'll take the surviving one to my LFS for rehoming (he's a lovely little pearlscale).

On another note, I'll be looking at cleaning the tank fiercely once he's gone and rescaping it. How long will the bacteria in my filter survive with minimal ammonia?

>>2203878
Just throw some food in every now and then

>>2203869
I'm not from the US but there's many videos online of people unboxing shit from liveaquaria where they got sent the wrong plant or fish. Guess it could be them fucking up. One is most def a wendtii, while the other one is not.

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>>2203861
HOLY FUCK ITS ANOTHER NANO BETTA PLANT AND SHRIMP THREAD

What wonders will we learn this thread? Maybe the easiest plants to grow? Whats the best cory? How to cycle a tank because its rocket science?

>>2203915
Yet here you are with zero contributions. There hasn't been a mention of bettas, nano tanks, or shrimp yet. It's going to happen and you're going to deal with it. Most people have these simple and largely available fish. I myself have two 5 gallons, one 30 long, and one 180 gallon.

>>2203930
>/an/ is poor.
ftfy.

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>>2203915
Here's a image of my goby. I let algae grow on the filter and he climbs up it and eats it off. 90% of his time is spent here and in the back of the filter. Then he comes back into the aquarium when he feels like it.

>>2203932
Most people aren't going to bother paying $30 shipping for a fish, cuz ya know, that's retarded.

(okay I buy most my plants and fish online, but only from other hobbyists)

I've been thinking about getting a goldfish or two, and saw some anons suggest to get at least 3 so they can socialize. Whats the smallest tank I can shoot for? I'll upgrade when I need to, but for now I'm looking for some comfy buddies to add to my room.

Also, should I get them all the same gender?

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>>2203939
>cuz ya know, that's retarded.
shipping live animals isn't as easy as you think.

>>2203941
No one said that.

>>2203940
Gender won't matter for goldfish.

>>2203941
I didn't say it was easy, or overpriced. It's just needless for most hobbyists to justify dropping that much on shipping a fish. Most of what I personally enjoy about the hobby is the aquascape and growing plants underwater, I don't need rare fish to accomplish that.

>>2203947
>>2203940
Oops sorry I was going to type more. 40 gallons at the absolute minimum for 3 fancies, and I would get a canister filter. I don't know how social they are though, mine didn't seem to interact much.

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>>2203940
if you're getting fancies, you'll want 20gal for the first fish and 10 for each additional fish ideally. But I know from experience that 3 smaller fish in 20+ will be okay. Also you need masses of filtration for goldfish. I double filter my tank. I'll be honest, they're dirty fish, you can't keep anything else with them and a bare bottom tank is probably the best thing you can keep them in.

But their personalities are the most wonderful things. If you can deal with the amount of work required for goldfish, they are worth it. I highly recommend less delicate breeds. Ryukins, orandas and fantails are all wonderful.

>>2203944
>30 shipping for a fish, cuz ya know, that's retarded.
then why is it retarded?
>>2203947
>It's just needless for peasants.
ftfy.

>>2203953
No one said it was easy. Oh boy another bugmam/ila to shit up more threads

>>2203953
Because nobody needs to order an animal from halfway across the country. It's okay to do it, just not really necessary to be an expert in the hobby.

Dunno why you're being so argumentative, you don't even have fish.

>>2203958
He's another version of bugman/ila. He does nothing more than shit post.

>>2203961
he is bugguy. he just changed the name.

>>2203958
>Because nobody needs to order an animal from halfway across the country.
why is that? I've personally never been able to find anything I like close by.

>an expert in the hobby.

you're on the wrong board, buddy.

/an/ is a hugbox for beginners unwilling to accept reality.

>>2203964
Bugman go back to your insect/plant threads where you're a "expert"

>>2203965
stop trying to be a part of our conversation, no one attaches value to your opinion, cuck.

>>2203964
I didn't call anyone in here an expert. Not sure how the fish selection in in your country but there are at least 4 stores with different fish in my city. I can understand ordering online if the selection near you really sucks, or if you've had your eye on a specific thing.

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>>2203968
I'm into reptiles and inverts so I have to order most of my shit from germany.

>but there are at least 4 stores with different fish in my city.

fish are for decorative purposes, I don't understand why you'd want some mediocre guppies.

>>2203966
Re read my post and take the advice ;3
>>2203972
Reptiles and inverts and the same thing. Nothing more than "cool" decorations. This is why I don't feel anything when I kill fish or reptiles in the wild.

>>2203972
Exactly. Most fish (not all, some apparently have personalities) are just for decoration, no matter how into the hobby you are. That's why I'm saying there's no need for most people to order fish online. Most stores have a way bigger selection of fish than reptiles and inverts anyhow, just because they require less space and are cheap for them to buy in bulk.

Besides, you ordering from Germany is about the same is someone in the US ordering from 1-2 states away.

>>2203972
Hi gardeningqueer :3 saw your tumblr not to long ago.

>>2203973
>Reptiles and inverts and the same thing. Nothing more than "cool" decorations.

hence why you should only get unique and cool looking ones, and not the mediocre selection they have in every store.

the same goes for plants.

>>2203977
Quit being buttmad. I hope you make sure the fish/reptiles you kill aren't protected and that you have the proper permits.

>>2203972
This is subjective. Some people see fish as decorations. They are the one who don't give a shit about care and are usually brain dead as they can't comprehend anything.

>>2203980
We know you're a faggot. Also I don't know if they are. I don't have any permits. I do it when no one is around. If you throw a lizard with broken legs into the water around here a big fish will eat it.

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>>2203978
The stock rotates in many fish stores. I almost dropped real money on shipping a pair of these gourami but then my store got them in for cheap. If you can't make a handsome tank out of what's available you kind of suck at fishkeeping.

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>>2203977
it's chloroplastida.tumblr.com now, I couldn't stand the PM's from gay people anymore.
>>2203975
>no need for most people to order fish online.
your fish lose all decorative purpose if they're just common stock, much like Ikea furniture.
>Most stores have a way bigger selection of fish than reptiles and inverts anyhow
I'm familiar with fish, although I don't keep them, while every store has their own 'selection' it's still the same shit every second or third store, and we've got a whole lot more fish available than you do in america.

I don't know about you but the last time I was impressed by a striped pleco was when I was 7.

>>2203983
You're an animal abuser and I hope fish and wildlife catches you at it. Don't brag about killing native wildlife.

>>2203985
How good you are at the hobby isn't quantified at how much money you drop on it.

>>2203985
No. We know you're gay.

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>>2203984
seen them around, the only stock fish that still leave an impression are Pterophyllum.

they're cool, especially in dark water tanks.

>>2203985
>I don't keep them
>still in this thread

>>2203987
this.

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I like these guys because I think they look cool.

>>2203985
You're not into the hobby we get it. Why are you here? There are some threads about reptiles and insects you could go to. All these "animals loves don't matter" post are getting screen capped and straight to tumblr

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>>2203987
keep telling yourself that.
>>2203988
only for RFG.

>>2203989
You're bitching about common fish and then you post angelfish, which have been in every fish shop for decades? My grandma used to keep them when she was young :^)

They are pretty though. I want a blackwater tank with a huge black angelfish.

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>>2203993
>You're not into the hobby
I'm into a similar hobby, hence my confusion.

>>2203996
Not that similar. You can't go to the pet store, buy two dozen different lizards and drop them into a small tank.

>>2203992
I just took mine back. They ate the fins off all my other fish.

>>2203995
did you not read my post?
>the only stock fish that still leave an impression are Pterophyllum.
>the only stock fish
>stock fish

they're still less mediocre looking than most fish you'll find in stores.

those and Symphysodon.

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>>2204000
>You can't go to the pet store, buy two dozen different lizards and drop them into a small tank.
isn't that what most people do with anoles and baby bearded dragons?

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>>2204003
They're the most mediocre. Right next to guppies or neon tetras. But I only keep rare fish.

>>2204005
they're not mediocre when it comes to looks.

I like kuhli loaches too, I've always wanted a massive tank just with those in it.

>>2204003
>Symphysodon
Sure if you're an asshole who wants to drop hundreds on a fish that needs pristine water conditions.

I'd do a native tank if I could find suitable fish around here but I live near an estuary so there isn't much. I just want to fuck with my tank and stare at the fish. I don't need to drop a shitload of money to wow everyone who comes and looks at my tank.

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>>2204008
They're good when breaded and fried. Almost like fish sticks but crunchier.

>>2204004
I have no idea but that sounds horrifying. I'm not a lizard person (heh) but to my understanding almost all lizards are solitary and definitely most can't live in small mixed species tanks.

>>2204011
>I'd do a native tank if I could find suitable fish around here
I'd do too if all my native fish weren't too big for your average aquarium.

Okay everyone drop it. This is /aq/ not the reptile general. Every time one of these threads start bugguy(also plont aka gardeningqueer aka ila) ruins it because everyone takes the b8.

>>2204013
kuhli loaches or anglerfish?

there's barely any meat on a loach.

>>2204018
I'm not mad tho, and besides ila and plont are different people. If someone isn't in here shitposting we get like 3 posts an hour, /an/ is so slow :(

>>2204019
Kuhlis. Just a crunchy fish stick. Ate a ton when I was in Indonesia

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>>2204018
I'm not ila.

hasn't he been gone for months anyway?

>>2204020
They're the same person

>>2204024
Unfortunately no.

>>2204027
I haven't been on /an/ much for the past 6 weeks or so, before that he hadn't been around for like 2 months.

he shouldn't be too much of a bother though, his tanks look like shit after all.

>>2204029
You are ila it's one of your personalities

>>2204033
How can we be sure you're not one of his personalities? :^)

>>2204033
no, I don't have shitty aquariums and I don't post in /aq/ frequently.

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>>2204040
the only aquatic thing I own is a crayfish.

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>>2204040
Yessss let the butthurt flow

>>2204043
xD they don't need minerals and flowing water to thrive xD they also don't need water change and don't ever molt

>>2204061
>>2204063
>flower water

>>2204063
XDDDDDDD

>>2203915
>marbled hatchet fish
>nano
No. These fish require much more space. They are to water schooling fish and are some of the only fish that use there fins to "fly". They can flap there fins the get more height or distance. Kind of bad ass for a small fish.

>>2204064
>doesn't know what flowing water is
Top kek

>>2204065
Hey you are the one that said it m8

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>>2204071
no.

>>2203930
Brilliant. Let me know when the conversation is swayed to the predatory, the large and the weird.

>>2203933
Stiphodon atropurpureus? Neon Blue Goby? Theyre badass.

>>2204066
>he thinks i havent kept hatchets

>>2204077
They are bad ass. Got it in a shipment with some juvenile bichir. Glad they didn't eat him. He's getting a 20 long high flow stream tank with a few more of these guys.

>>2204077
I have this
>>2204013
>>2204005

A Congo puffer. They're pretty neat. Bury themselves in the sand and ambush. Sometimes they will stalk them if they're very hungry.

So we're back to responding to buggy, then? I thought we'd gotten past this senpai

>>2204104
Bugguy aka ila aka gardeningqueer has left for the time being

>>2203985
Oh good, you're one of those fishblr fucks who scream animal abuse at people for not putting their betta in a 30 gallon. What a charming community.

I gotta give it to bugguy, if he happens not be ila, you are at least able to filter him out instead of him going undercover to shitpost.

I also disagree strongly with his points about readily available fish or plants being worthless. I think it's the same as with cooking a meal. Using fancy spices doesn't make you a good cook. We all got so many different goals in this hobby, be it breeding, aquascaping, pondkeeping, reefkeeping, 'just keeping some fish' etc. that there is no universal scale on who's worthy or not, just very specific areas one can excel in.

I for example was stunned by this one guy who kept mudskippers in a brackish vivarium and showed his tank here. Despite me being more into aquascaping, shrimp breeding and amphibia, I found his contributions very inspiring and interesting, so I usually welcome anyone that shares the same general hobby with me. No matter if someone just keeps Neons in a community tank and is starting out or has something much more fancier and intricate.

>>2204110
Did you even look? He doesn't even keep fish.

>>2204112
put the trip back on

>>2204113
no u

>>2204110
cucked [x] uncucked []
>>2204105
no, but I'm going to sleep now, I'll be back after work.

>>2203996

Semi related, but an aquatic turtle is like having a big fish that breathes air and can crawl out of it for reptilefags

>>2204111
To add to his point about stores having no variety, I of course can't speak for the netherlands, but even big petstore chains in germany like fressnapf offer up to 20-30 different tetra species, huge variety of cichlids, kilifish, barbs, catfish etc and basically anything one could imagine, from dwarf crayfish to Frontosas in terms of size. And that's not even talking about designated fish stores.

>>2204118
so it's not like a fish at all

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>>2204117
wew lad

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I'm working on building a community tank. I'm also thinking about (perhaps) pearl or opaline gouramis instead. The guppies I would probably slowly work on, making sure I got guppies with appropriate colours. I've also been looking at things like bleeding heart tetras and tiger barbs but I'm still unsure- at least with guppies I'll have a very obvious size difference, right?

>>2204124
How large of a tank? 20g? I have pearls, they are beautiful, peaceful fish. Make sure you have a M:F ratio of 1:1 or 1:2. Guppies need 1:3.

>>2204120
It's basically the same if not similar care in aquarium maintenance plus the basking lights and shit.

It's pretty much inbetween between lizard and fish care

>>2204126
just over 20, closer to 25!
It's a 30" tank. I was definitely going to go for 1:1 on gouramis, whichever I get. And my guppy count was taking that into account! In fact, my limiting factor is that I want to move from two filters to one filter (goldfish), according to aqadvisor at least.

My major concern is that guppies might nip fins?

>>2204131
I was just guessing from your stocking list :)

I haven't kept more than 1 dwarf, but for most gourami species it's very important you keep only one male. I've never had guppies that bothered any fish other than each other, and I've kept a billion guppies.

>>2204135
awesome. I think I was thinking of another small fish and their tendency to bully anabatids. Maybe thinking of zebras or tetras? I don't know.

>>2204138
The only other thing about the stocking is there's no fish that like the middle layer of the tank. Not everyone cares about that of course.

>>2204139
I'm not the best on various layers. What in particular likes that layer?

>>2204141
Most tetras and barbs. Actually though you can forget what I said because my guppies and gourami like to swim in the middle and top of the tank.

>>2204142
thank you! I have definitely been considering barbs and tetras instead of guppies, but I think that set of fish will be the last to be added, so I can decide whether it needs filling out in the middle

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Got my endlers! And a black backdrop too!

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>>2204149
I'm having a problem though. The biggest one, pic related, is beating the ever loving snot out of the other three. Now I'm noticing that a few of the ones he's picking on have clamped tail fins occasionally. What can I do about that?

>>2203932

>poor =/= not spending $500 for a Beta fish is a giant mass of scales resembling a cock on its sides.

Being an elitist about fish sure is fun, isn't it?

>>2204100
Yeah i think we spoke before. My fav puffer that ive kept was a lovely big Mbu called Bert. Excellent character.

Not sure how much you paid for your Congo but i know they can cost a lot to order in

>>2204150
He's frustrated from the lack of ladies. If you can switch him for a different endler that'd be good.. otherwise you gotta cross your fingers he doesn't chase the others to death. Occasionally you get an asshole guppy.

I'm glad you got them, they're pretty!

>>2204157
Thank you! I love them so much, and I've gotten lots of compliments so far (from people who know nothing about fish, of course). Unfortunately the lfs I went to is closed through next week, but I'll call and ask. Any idea about the clamped fins? Are they just very stressed? I'm not sure what I can do for them in the meantime.

>>2204159
Yep, just stressed. It's pretty normal to get a bully and doesn't mean the others are gonna get sick and die. They'll be fine in the meantime and he might stop chasing them on his own.

>>2204168
Alright, thanks for the advice! I'll keep an eye on them.

>>2204063

Not sure if this is sarcasm or actual retardation.

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I'm opening myself up for suggestions. I'd like to switch my hermit to a full fish diet compared to feeding it these shitty little dried sinker tablets. She always gets excited when I throw goldfish in the tank. Which brings me to the topic of thiaminase. Seems like they're full of it and strictly feeding her goldfish would be harmful to her health. So I'm in the market for something else to feed her that's alive. At the moment I'm considering small koi that usually go for $8-$15 or so at PetSmart. I could do that weekly no problem, they're probably about her size so it'd be a good amount of food for her. She goes through two goldfish within 10-15 minutes so I'm not worried about her not being able to finish it. But I'm worried the PetSmart employees will eventually catch on to what I'm doing and that'll be that.

From the research I've done I hear that thiaminase can be denatured through heat. So I could possibly boil goldfish before feeding them to her, but that doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun. Considered buying fish from the market but I'd really prefer live fish and not stuff that's been handled a lot. And my LFS doesn't sell anything that isn't some sort of exotic saltwater fish or itty bitty freshwater ones.

Pic semi-related. She just molted on Sunday.

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>>2204194
Apparently koi are a type of carp? News to me. Guess they contain thiaminase too, then. Shit.

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Found a 40 breeder on top of petcos dumpster. The trim is a little scratched and looks like there were decorations dragged on the bottom but besides that it's sound. I'll fill it up and hopefully it doesn't leak.

>>2204200
Hope it leaks you lucky bastard.

>>2204207
I have a feeling it will probably leak

>>2204200
you son of a bitch I've looked in those dumpsters so many times and the best things I've found are dead tetras and some screen lid clips

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Hey, does this sound like roundworms?

My fish had been shitting out long strings of poo like crazy for a month, now my other fish has started doing it too. The shit is normal colored except recently there are has been gaps in it caused by clear strings.
Today I saw two small flatworm looking things swimming very fast, like pic.

I'm gonna pick up aquarium salt and general cure on the weekend

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>>2204247
Nice picture.

>>2204245
I've been hitting them up for over a year and went there during the day and it was there. I hope it doesn't leak. It kind of looks like a return or a display that was filled with decorations

>>2204247
The free swimming worms are probably just planaria and are completely harmless.

How often do you feed them and how are the water parameters? Your fish might just be stressed and overfed.

>>2204248
I wasn't trying to detail what they looked like, just their movement, which I said.
>>2204265
I don't overfeed them, rotate between 3 different types of frozen foods, skiping a day a week, tank is cleaned once a week. I've had them for a year and they only started acting differently recently, so

>>2204284
That doesn't sound bad but you might want to try feeding them every other day. The planaria are there because there's extra food sitting around. The poop could be constipation, bacterial infections, or internal parasites.

>>2204265
>planaria
>things swimming very fast, like pic.
pick one

Are Bala Sharks actually rather docile and peaceful community fish? I've read that they're prone to jumping out of tanks.

>>2203915

What are some easy plants to grow? trying to start a nano tank w/some shrimp and goldfish/betas. Also can I just throw in fish to start the cycle?

>>2204357
They will jump. They are anxiety ridden fish especially when not in schools.

>have a 10 gallon
>read everywhere that all the good fish require 50gallons
What kind of non ugly fish can I have in a ten gallon that is not small af?

>>2204362
Nothing really. Unless you don't give a shit then get whatever you want. Maybe a giant plakat aka King betta at petco. They can hit the 4 inch mark.

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>>2204362
all fish are beautiful anon, just because a fish is common doesn't make it ugly. It's all subjective.

>>2204363
>betta
pretty basic desu
>>2204364
nice tank, I might have misspoken but most fish with 10 gallon requirement are small or betas which are too common, I agree all fish are beautiful :3

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>>2204367
It's not much yet, only 1week 1/2 old, But 6 months down the line I hope it will be something

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>>2204360

>>2204357
They're pretty chill once you get a shoal or at least 4 of them but because of the size this isn't always possible. A nice wide tank with some coverage at the sides / corners and other large to largish tank mates (Dollars, the larger Gourami types, for example) are pretty good.

Theyre not as skittish or jumpy as say Denisons Barbs, nor that fast, but I've had big adults leap out of the tank.

>>2204118
so it's like having an eel as pet.
>>2204121
the unicodes for checkbox don't work on 4chan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkbox

it's similar to how you don't work at all.
>>2204151
yes.

I'm brushing my teeth, gotta go now.

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Hey guys, I just lost my lemon tetra school.
I had like 8 of them but 3 slowly died over time to an unknown disease and the last 5 just died tonight after a 60% water change, which I do every week. This is an established tank so it's not like an ammonia spike would have killed them.

Could this just be old age? The rest of the fish in the tank seem fine, not even the loaches seem to be bothered. I've had these fish almost 2 years now, they were about an inch when I got them. I don't know what else could be going on, anyone seen anything like this before?

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Guys all my plants are dying, first I mentioned it and they said needs c02 but the amazon sword/anubia/wisteria should be ok. BUT I just checked one and its limping and the edges of the leaves are black/brown help :(

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Guys can we stop feeding bugguy's attention boner and just contribute to the thread. The nigger doesn't even keep fish and deemed it acceptable to keep a large crayfish in a fucking 5 gallon tank. He's just a elitist Dutch troglodyte.

Anyway, do shrimp (and I suppose this is just generally speaking) require moss to breed or does it just encourage it?

>>2204399
Depends on the species I guess, I keep cherry shrimp and they breed no matter what.

>>2204399
Moss is not a necessity, but hugely important cause it has a lot of surface area for biofilm and micro organisms and offers refuge for small shrimplets.

>>2204397
I wouldnt worry yet. Maybe your plants just adapting to a lower fert situation/submersed growth, since many plants are grown emersed in farms with lots of fertilizer.

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>>2204407
When do I panic anon?

>>2204408
In my experience with plants if they are going to die off they usually do it really fast, like literally overnight. It's almost like they will melt away.

give it a week and watch them, they might just adjust and then go right back to normal.

>>2204392
Odd- I read that they should live 6 years. Them dying after 2 years is pretty strange. Have you introduced anything new to the tank? Parameters good?

>>2204397
Just keep an eye on it, don't change anything. If I remember right you are dosing ferts and have good lights and substrate and everything. Just be patient, repens is pretty cheap. They're probably just adjusting.

i have four apple snails. last week, there have been four egg clutches laid. tonight, two more are in the process of being laid. is the saying 'they lay eggs because they're happy with their environment' just a myth, or are they actually just so pleased with their home that they can't stop making babies

>>2204471
if there's enough food and the water is ok, they lay eggs. Apple snails are not very demanding in terms of breeding.

>>2204392
>60% water change, which I do every week.
fuck you

>>2204186
He's making fun of plont because he believes that.

>>2204197
maybe that helps:

http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Thiaminase

So according to that food list, you could feed her some standard tetras or small african clawed frogs for example. Both are cheap.

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Hey guys i need your help.
I bought this sump off someone and i'm not sure what to put in the red areas the person i bought it from had another sump and in that spot they had a bunch of brick looking rocks lined up with many little holes in them about 20 bricks in total maybe.

I am asking what stuff to put there since i'm new to this sump stuff

>>2204519

I think likely some form of biological media, I dunno about his bricks, but you could use some coarse sponges cut to size or you could make some filter bags yourself filling a pair of tights with some volcanic rock, hydroleca, ceramic noodles etc. to the width of the sump. Anything inert with a high surface area should be good for this, your aim is mainly to provide a home where you can cultivate the beneficial bacteria that help remove the ammonia.

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First timer here, any kind anon who can be bothered to critique my dumbshit attack plan for upgrading tanks? First off, my primary dilemmas:
- Has to be done within a single weekend
- New tank (75g) will be occupying more or the less the same spot as the old (35g)
- Livestock: 1 blue gourami, 3 rosy barbs, 6 clown loaches, several months old, about 2.5-3.5", aren't these guys really sensitive to massive changes?
- Stuff on-hand: a bottle of Prime, an old bottle of a 100ml bottle of Seachem Stability, test kit

>Move 75g into position as close to the spot that I can put it
>Friday morning:Prep 75, aquarium start cleaning glass, set-up filter, place some decor
>Fill up to carrying weight (about 15 gallons/65liter) with Prime-treated water, run filter (new media) and keep it on, dose with Stability
>Friday night - weekly 50% water change on 35g (set aside water), dose with Stability
>Saturday morning - start draining 35g, set tank water aside
>Remove plants (anubias only) and decor, put in holding container 1
>Put old gravel in stockings, put in holding container 2 with filter media, put airstone in
>Net fish into container 1 with plants and decor, pop in the backup corner filter from 35g
>Completely drain 35g, move it out
>Move in 75g into the spot
>Set up canister filter with old media
>Put in gravel (still in bags), decor, plants
>Pour all the old water in
>Top off tank with Prime treated water
>Dose tank with Stability
>Transfer loaches in
>Test water parameters every 4 hours

How'd you do it?

>>2204552
aw shit, it should be
>SUNDAY morning - start draining 35g

>>2204552
Since you're using your old filter that's good. You won't have to wait a month to cycle since your filter already has bacteria on it. Just keep an eye on the parameters after moving everything to the new tank, you'll probably need to do some extra water changes for a little bit.

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

I wish I had the room for a couple large aquariums.

>>2204485
How much per week are you supposed to change? I do 20%. Is that fine?

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>>2204556
If I could ever have an absolutely massive tank, I would skip the giant fish. As awesome as midas cichlids are, my dream is to create a huge iwagumi landscape tank and fill it with hundreds of tiny fish like green neon tetras, and just watch them swarm around. Maybe I'd get a few docile bigger fish though. Not sure.

>>2204557
There's no definite answer. It all depends on your water volume, filtration, bioload in the tank, and the water parameters you desire.

I do 50% per week but there is people out there, that could do that daily or do 20% every two days etc.

So you need to get down to the parameters and health of your tank: Is everything fine, no undesired algae, fish seem healthy, plats seem healthy, no bad reading on the chemistry:

keep up your maintenance as is

If something is off, either de- or increase maintenance.

>>2204367
A giant betta isn't as common or basic as your regular betta

>>2204572
Not to mention that giant plakat bettas don't really look like what the average person pictures when they think of a betta. They're absolute monsters and they have a lot of personality.

>>2204552
You're going crazy for nothing anon. Set up tank. Use filter media. Throw in the prime and throw away the stability. Put fish in after about an hour to make sure prime did its jobs and you're good. No more than 2 hours. Do small water changes here and there and you're good. I've never lost a fish switching tanks like this.

>>2204552
Clown loaches should be fine but an understanding that they will outgrow the 75 is necessary as they get long and wide

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So I just saw my Bamboo shrimp have a fucking seizure and then die. Has anyone had this happen?

I went to dim the lights and as soon as I dimmed them it suddenly spazzed out and crashed into the glass a few times. I just thought it was being a typical retard but several hours later it's actually dead.

Can you startle a shrimp to death?

>>2204200
I filled the tank in my bath tub and marked where the water line is. 12 hours later no leaks or any water loss. So free 40g breeder.

Going out to buy a male betta today I think. Got a tank and heater in mind to grab as well. Any tips for keeping him alive? I dont want any plants since this is my first fish since I was a kid, so I don't want to overwhelm myself.

Was gonna get him a castle and some fake trees, but I wanna see what the store has in stock before I make up my mind

Got a Fluval spec and half a bag of petco sand from a friend who was going to throw it out, I cleaned it, filled it up, then added API quickstart and Tap water conditioner and left the pump running since sunday.

Is the tank ready to add any living things in it yet?

I'd like to put a marimo, a couple java ferns. Same friend said he'll throw half a duzen cherry shrimps and a panda cory my way when my tank is done cycling.

>>2204591
Anubias and Java fern are great plants if you are afraid of plant care. They're pretty much throw in and forget about and the betta will appreciate the Anubias. But to keep him alive 3-4 pellets a day. You can stretch it out over the day which will be much better. Weekly water changes and gravel vacs will keep him happy and disease free.

>>2204591
Java fern look great and are 0 maintenance. Putting live plants in your tank really makes it look much nicer.

That being said do what *you* think looks good. People in /aq/ are all about live plants/natural look but if you like castles and what not then do it. You're the one looking at it everyday, not us.

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>>2204111
I think you're talking about my mudskipper. I'll show you guys my newest way to improve his little home. Pic is it.

>>2204591
Yeah, plants like anubias, javafern or elodea are basically 0 demand/maintenance. If you wanna got fake plants, just keep mind not to buy plastic ones, cuz betta and other fish can cut their fins on them. Rather get silk plants.

>>2204593
Putting live plants in during the cycle is no prob. What size of fluval spec you got. Panda cories enjoy groups of 6 or more and may be too big for small fluval spec variants.

>>2204604
Tank looks great, but I don't like the look of all the Shrek shit, your memeing out your tank anon

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Flowering aponogeton crispus

>>2204622
I got bored and took ten minutes(it would've been shorter if the printer wasn't jammed) googling and photoshopping this together. It's not going to last.

>>2204624
I assume so since shreke meme is dead. Pay respect and put up harambe

>>2204626
Neither Harambe, nor the Gorilla species lives in a swamp or wetland. That's why I connected my mudskipper tank with Shrek.

Without any thought I accidentally Asian tank

>>2204607
2.6gallon. I'm only getting his ugliest cory since he doesn't want it, and 6 or so cherry shrimps because he doesn't want too many.

Youtube shows people with a Betta and a bunch of shrimp in a spec tank. I'd love a bigger tank but I don't have 100$+ to spend and all the craiglist tanks I found are too far from my town.

I'll look into a bigger tank if I can keep this batch of fish alive.

Isn't it kind of ironic that places PetSmart strictly sell goldfish as feeders, even though they are chalk full of thiaminase? Especially since they refuse to sell other, safer fish to you if you tell them they are to be feeders.

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Go ahead and talk shit, but I do enjoy these mosquitofish that I have gathered.
I originally gathered three, two males and a female, and waited until she had a brood, then released the two males to keep her from getting too stressed. Now I am just waiting for the brood to mature, and she will be released as well, her contribution to my tank rewarded with a return back to her original pond. Pretty humane I figure, seeing as plenty of fish in shops are wild-caught anyways. I also assume that these babies, having been raised in a tank will be better adapted and less stressed in a tank environment. Although at this point the female actively begs me for food anytime I go by the tank, despite having just been fed to fullness. She certainly seems content living in a tank, and I'm pretty sure if I released her I could find her again by dipping a pipette into the pond.

The goal here is to have the lowest-tech tank possible. I use no filter, just an airstone, and I have bryozoan colonies filtering the water for me. I also do not remove debris to allow for nutrition of my unfertilized plants. (which have all been thriving) My jungle val is almost four feet long at this point and I really wish I had sharp scissors to snip it. I was using Triops to keep the substrate turned and extremely clean (they spend their whole day digging about an inch down for detritus) but they all reached the end of their 50 day lifespan a few days ago. I am hoping to collect eggs and start the second generation soon, but have yet to develop a good strategy for gathering the eggs. It has been about three or four months now, and the tank has never gone over 15ppm nitrate, with zero ammonia and nitrite consistently, and only 15-25% water changes biweekly. I am convinced duckweed is the key for preventing water chemistry spikes. I am pretty happy with the setup. I also used special kitty clay cat litter as my substrate.

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>>2204702
Fatty female looking at the camera while ignoring the males advances.

>>2204702
Mosquitofish are solid! I wish there were small native fish near me. I'm jealous of all the biodiversity in your tank- where'd you find the bryozoans?

Duckweed and all other floating plants are excellent for keeping the aquarium stable, but they do suck up a lot of nutrients. Your val growth is really impressive though, how long were they when you got them?

>>2204700
It's because they breed like crazy and people buy them for small tanks and die easily so they buy another. No one wants rosy red minnows or any other feeder for some reason. I have 5 rosy reds and they are very active and give the tank lots of life.

>>2204600
3-4 pellets a day seems like too much in my honest opinion, because bettas get blocked up so easily. I would do 2, unless it's a huge king betta, then 3 I guess. Just my opinion though. Agree on the plants though, great idea for a betta as they like a lot of things in their kingdom to rule over!

>>2204743
Everyone does there thing different and you understand that without shoving your opinion down someone's throat. Congrats on having the most civil post in a /aq/ thread ever.

>>2204746
Not the person you were responding to, but I have a thick layer of duckweed, water lettuce, and some other crap. My plants get plenty of light. Flourish will kill val. I do agree about removing the bubbler though, your plants will do better without it.

Keep in mind that water changes do more than just remove ammonia and its byproducts. I change my water at least once a month.

>>2204604
Still lit!
>>2204686
You could get away bioload-wise with 1 panda in a 2.5g, though I personally would not keep him solitary, but you are not killing him or anything. Maybe look into a 10-20gal in the future when you have the space/money and give him some other cories to school with.

As for Betta and Shrimp, yes it can work if you have lots of moss for shrimp babies to hide and your Betta is more laid back. If you wanna try this, get some discount low grade cherries or ghosts and see how he responds to those. Obviously starting with anything else shrimpwise could end up hurting your wallet a lot.

What are some cool fish that I could have with angels in a 75 gal?

>>2204795
Petco has a dollar a gallon sale coming up soon I believe. Also if anyone has a pet supplies plus near them they have a dollar a gallon sale right now as well

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>>2204803
A pictus catfish. They're fairly active and really attractive. They won't bother your angels since they can't eat them.

>>2204803
Anything that doesnt nip, so no barbs or serpae tetras as schooling fish. Rummynose Tetras are great, like you could get 15 - 20 of those and go from there. Maybe some loaches, cories and plecos for the bottom.

People often recommend regulae neon tetras for angels but if the angels are not familiar with neon tetras, they may resort to eating the smaller ones when they are full grown, so you are generally looking more at medium-large sized schoolers.

>>2204742
>people buy them for small tanks
But they label them as feeders specifically. My PetSmart even has a stupid giant cartoon cat sticker with some quirky text about how they're yummy or some shit. Just doesn't make much sense to me that they're the only ones they sell as feeders when they're one of the most harmful things to feed to things.

>>2204827
They've become standard. They're cheap and nobody doesn't want a "bland" rosy red. And why get a feeder goldfish for my 5 gallon when I can get a pretty Black Moor!

I'd say to use black skirts or a large, easy to keep shrimp. BTW, I got a sexy and a peppermint shrimp today SO EXCITED!

>>2204803
Here's the dealio. If you can find South American puffer you can get a few. These are the only puffers that can be kept in a community tank and with more than one. They don't claim territory as in the wild they scatter there eggs. When they hatch the current takes them away and they spend a short time as plankton just floating out. They just swim around migrating and spend most of there time in lakes. Because of this they do fine in community tanks. I have kept them over the years and they are active and interact with you. Rarely see them if lfs so I have them order me some.

>>2204812
Look at that face! He's just so happy to see you today!

>>2204159
If all else fails, simply get a large plastic tupperware container and quarantine his butt until you can return/trade him in for a new one.

>>2204197
>>2204194
http://www.gartersnake.info/articles/2012/all-about-thiaminase.php

Here's a website that has a list of fish with thiaminase, as well as a list of fish without them. That website also mentions that feeder guppies and platies are safe, but I would still do some research before using them.

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Got two of these that look like swimming beach balls at this point. I thought they were pregnant but my neighbor gave me some black worms she uses on her fish for constipation and now they're both crappin nonstop like they're going for the record books.

>>2204399
It isn't a requirement for them to breed, but it does give them the best chance of having their offspring survive, for various different reasons.

>>2204564
My dream tank is a 200 gallon tank, with a shit ton of teeny tiny otocinclus, a few kuhli loaches, a single betta, and a shit ton of white cloud mountain minnows.

Also memeballs. Memeballs everywhere.

>>2204873
If that really is just constipation, then you're lucky they aren't dead yet, cause dayumn.

>>2204891
I'm thinking it's 50/50 at this point. I have a male in there and he's still the same size but I have a slightly larger female and then these two Moby Dick sized females that have been that size for at least a week now and I've had them a month.

In funnier news, the neighbor that gave me the stuff to feed them has one of those betta sorority tanks and ALL of them look like that. They're some major fatasses because all they do is eat and just float around.

Just got my first aquarium. Air pump connected to the filter is making a LOT of noise. Most people say to either have it hanging, or put a washcloth under it but it's the pump itself that's making the noise.

It's not just a little vibrating noise, this sounds like an exhaust fan going. I've tried putting it in a box with some insulation but the fucker is still buzzing away. Is there anything I can do bar getting a new filter?

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>>2204902
They are really simple mechanisms. You can return it and see if a new one is better, or take the thing apart and see if there is something obvious rattling around.

Anybody want some exotic cichlids straight from FL?

>>2204905
I'd rather have one of those neat Florida gar.

>>2204905
Cool, another South Floridian! I'm not alone!

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>>2204915
They get pretty big.

I would send a snakehead but I might have the FBI at my door for trying to ship a live snek. Transporting live ones is frowned upon.

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>>2204916
Fucking snakeheads

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>>2204920
Be careful that you don't kill the bowfins. They look incredibly similar to snakeheads, but they're native and pretty chill. It's weird that the snakehead has a bowfin tailspot

>>2204918
I just like that crosshatch pattern. We have longnose gar here and they're just ugly.

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>>2204926
They're actually really hard to mistake once you see one IRL. The heads are totally different. Plus the bullseye snakeheads in South Florida have a really distinct color and pattern.

>>2204928
Some of them are more spotted.

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>>2204926
Here's a good pic that really shows the color of the Bullseyes. Plus like I said, the heads on the two are nothing alike IRL. Sneks have a flat head while the bowfin are much more round.

>>2204918
They sell for a good amount of money. People love wild caught fish. Some lady emailed me calling me a dumb nigger (I'm white) for selling sunfish I breed in my aquarium. Said she called the DNR. Told me they are part of the circle of life and could have been a meal for some starving fish. Still waiting for them to knock on my door and take my legally acquired fish.

>>2204951
I'm talking about the gar of course

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>>2204951
I believe it. I'm guessing it would be difficult to get some of the colors out of captive-raised fish unless they were in really healthy and large tanks their whole lives.

>>2204937
>>2204934
You know what your doing and I see that you're good at IDs, but for every one of you, there's at least 10 other retards that get their information from Discovery Channel, so I always have to make sure to feel better. Where do you go fishing? I'm more in the Homestead/Pinecrest area, and I feel like I don't get as much diversity when I fish freshwater.

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>>2204965
Broward

There isn't a ton of freshwater variety if you are going with lures. Snakeheads are limited to a certain area, peacocks are limited to another area, so it's pretty much largemouth and the occaisional gar at a lot of my spots. The Mayans and Bluegills will always nip at stuff. There are a lot of other cichlids but you would have to go with light tackle to get most of them.

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So I'm taking another crack at just a bowl, this time with plants and an air stone so it doesn't develop that gross white film hopefully. I'm open to suggestions for something other than an air stone. The pump I have in it is 5-15gal and this bowl is 1gal, so the flow is strong.

1. How do I control the flow or is there something that won't mind such a strong current?
2. Can 2 ghost shrimp live in here? Can snails live in here? What can live in here and not escape?

>>2204979
Yes you can buy a regulator. They're like 99 cents or cheaper. I think most pet stores carry them or order online.

>>2204979
Anything CAN escape without a cover. Leave it 3/4 of the way full to help prevent that.

Your plant isn't going to do well with the airstone and kind of defeats the purpose of that kind of tank. It probably won't die though.

>>2204979
Would you be mad if I broke it?

>>2204985
Thanks, I'll order online prob.
>>2204992
I'm not really attached to the air stone, but I don't want the white film, I basically want to touch this tank as little as possible like I do with my other tanks. 3/4ths of the way full with some tall plants like ribbons or pothos going out of the water could work, right?
>>2204994
Just buy me another one or something nicer and we're good.

>>2205019
The white film is just bio film. The air stone causes the small amount of CO2 to escape your aquarium. What I do is I just dip a pitcher or cup into the tank every two weeks or so- the biofilm gets sucked in and I just dump it out.

I haven't kept the plants you mentioned but most are fine sticking out of the water.

>>2204985
Would something like https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005DJREAC/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1472697569&sr=1-6&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011&rps=1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=air+flow+valve+aquarium&dpPl=1&dpID=41ps%2BrIFmzL&ref=plSrch
work?
>>2205021
It accumulates the film almost overnight in such a small surface. Didn't know air stones got rid of CO2. Thanks.

>>2204985
Oops just bought this
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00H3W1B5Q/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1

>>2205026
Weird. What's in there? Any substrate, and did you test the rocks reactivity before sticking them in?

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I just bought a 10 gallon tank. I put two Anubias in there and started to cycle the water using AquaSafe. I don't have anything in there yet but I am debating as to what to put in there. I was thinking shrimp but they require a heavily planted tank and I don't know how to make it suitable for shrimp. I was also thinking fish but I don't know what small fish will live in there and not need a tank size upgrade. Pls gib me some suggestions. I know there isn't any light there but I am waiting on a LED strip I ordered to arrive. Pic related is my tank.

>>2204485
What is the problem faggot?

>>2205026
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00H3W1B5Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1472699634&sr=8-10&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=air+flow+valve+aquarium Here's a cheaper one meant for control of air for one tank

>>2205028
Didn't read this reply before responding. That one is much better.

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>>2204444
>Parameters good?
The parameters are fine actually, no ammonia, no nitrite nitrate at about 10ppm, 20 or so ppm before the water change.

I think it may have been columnaris, the water change may have just been the straw that broke that camel's back stress wise. All of my other fish are still perfectly fine as always.

As to where they may have gotten the illness I don't know since I haven't gotten any new stock in like 4-5 months. Last thing I got was a few more yoyo loaches to add to the pack already in there and they are fine. So that's the only hole I can't fill in my theory, but the signs of the fish that died before seem to point to columnaris as the culprit.

Pic related is them like half a year ago.

>>2205042
That one anubis rhizome looks buried. Dig it up. It'll rot away slowly. Shrimp don't require heavily planted tanks. Throw in some Java fern and some Java moss and they'll be fine with that. Also a moss ball as they'll eat whatever gets stuck in it and a bunch of other things. They just don't like strong filtration. Plenty of small fish. Tell me what kind of fish you're into and I can give you suggestions.

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>>2205056
Is that better? As for shrimp thanks, how much moss should I put in it? And fish, well I am not very sure. I like fish that come in schools but I don't know of any fish schools that will live comfortably in a 10 gallon.

>>2205042
White cloud mountain minnows. Also comes in a solid gold variety.

>>2205085
Thats sounds good. It says I should keep 8 in a 15 gallon. Can I get away with 5 in a 10 gallon? Also I was thinking of possibly putting maybe 3 or 4 ghost shrimp, would they do fine? What kind of substrate should I use. Also it says they live more comfortable in cold water, thing is I live in the desert so even my room temp is slightly higher than what is considered"normal" at 77-80°F.

>>2205102
Ghost shrimp do fine in tropical temps. I personally use sand but gravel is okay. White clouds though come from cold streams. If you have a petco near I heard they're so 5 for $5 on certain schooling fish. I got 5 cherry barbs and they are neat.

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>>2205082
optimally you want to attach it to something anon, get some fishing line and tie the rhyzome on your castle

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20 gallon long anon here, my ammonia is currently .50ppm when/will the bacteria begin to consume and produce nitrite? Does it usually take a long time for the ammonia eating bacteria to establish themselves?

>>2205168

Recently I moved my female puffer fish downstairs since the male passed away (old age) and she was pretty lonely upstairs, and she took a great liking to watching the TV. Now whenever I'm in the room she swims up to the side of the tank where she watches TV from and begs (like they do for food) for it to be turned on. She even ignores food in favour of watching the TV. What the fuck.

>>2205168
>>2205183
Didn't mean to reply to you mate, sorry.

Is it a new tank?

>>2205183
Only human thing to do is serve her with a side of dipping sauce and some rice

>>2205102
The thing about white cloud mountain minnows is that they are practically extinct in the wild. All the ones we see in stores and being sold online have been kept and bred in captivity for generations. Its why they also come in the solid gold variety. They have been bred to be that color.

As long as you take your time slowly adjusting them to your tank then they should adapt perfectly fine.

Just look at goldfish, my ex's parents keep them in a pond outside, all year round, and goldfish are domesticated carp, definitely cold water fish. But they do just fine in the middle of Nevada, with no shade!

And if all else fails, you can get a water bottle and place it in your freezer, then once it's frozen solid let it float in your tank during the day.

>>2205168
It usually takes a few weeks, sometimes even a few months.

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>>2204018
I'm from /pol/ and even I am amazed by his shitposting abilities. Contributing just enough to the conversation to keep it going but always with a dissenting opinion or outrageous statement which he then b8's people with to continue the cycle.

It's masterful, it's subtle, it's.. it's almost impressive until you remember he spends that much effort shitting up a dead board on a chinese silkweaving forum.

>>2205199
Haha mate what. She's like an inch long

>>2205036
I've attempted these vases/bowls before, both with substrate and plants, no air stone, and a ghost shrimp or two. They always got that bio film quickly. Rocks have been submerged elsewhere for weeks. Never bothered to test because I'm not even sure I'll put anything in here.

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>>2204720
It was a little less than a foot long, and they had trimmed it at the store so a bunch of the leaves were melting when I got it. The remaining ones proceeded to bolt. The bryozoans came naturally on a piece of elodea that I gathered, I was so excited when they showed up. I only have old photos right now, but this is a photo of the original colony, which is now about 2 inches in diameter composed of many fronds. Sorry for quality, but zoom was the only way to capture their form.

>>2205275
This colony in the photo is maybe 1 cm long attached to the elodea base.

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what is it with retarded youtubers and this hobby?
every video you find on anything aquarium related has a bad like/dislike ratio
also
>justin's fish tanks
>jacob's aquarium

>>2205328
I haven't really watched big aquarium channels anymore
>I liked King of DIY better back when he was UaruJoey.
>I never caught on with Dustin
>Can't give less of a shit to the rest
>All shitty modern reef channels look the same.
>I found a few small ones that are really good.
>Am basically friends with one now,
>Good guy, keeps nice fish, very creative, posts about a week

Name is Dendrochirus zebra

>>2205339
I love his greenhouse pond and other outdoor projects. It's really neat seeing people keep tropical fish outdoors during the summer.

You probably already know of him, but Glen Hawkins does a lot of stuff with wild type livebearers and planted tanks too. Kaimuki Backyard is also pretty good.

>>2205350
>It's really neat seeing people keep tropical fish outdoors in the summer.

It's normal for me because of my Miami climate.


Actually I've never heard of him, but just a quick search gave me a great look at his tanks. I'm busy now, but when I get back home, I'll definitely watch.

>>2205339
I sorta agree. Many seem to be plain uninformative and bland. Lupdiesel though seems like a nice guy in terms of shrimp keeping and I like Dennis Wong too, because he doesn't whore himself as personality out, but rather gives concise information and tips on aquascaping.

Jacobs Aquarium
Dustins Fishtanks
Dennis Wong
Tropica
The Green Machine

All top tier youtube channels.

So I've now lost my two large shrimp from my planted aquarium. My Bamboo shrimp and my vampire shrimp.

I have a feeling that the ferts I am using may be to blame as they contain copper.

However the manufacturer assures me they are "shrimp safe" and many customers have tanks with RCS and Amanos with no issues.

People rarely have bamboo and vampire shrimps in planted tanks so do you think they have a lower tolerance to copper or something?

guys so my tank is fully cycled!
i have three questions
1. How many gouramis can I fit in a 10 gallon
2. How should I stock my tank so I avoid ammonia spiked (I dosed 3ppm ammonia everyday)
3. Is water changing the only way to reduce nitrates?

>>2205432
what kind of gourami?

>>2205435
dwarf gourami :3

>>2205184
yes it is new

>>2205436
1 male and 0 or 2 females. I'd recommend just the one dude.

Anyone have a guide for keeping red cherry shrimp or red crystal shrimp.

I recently bought a pH monitor for my tank/pressurized CO2. After I set it up do I need to worry about anything beside obvious signs or trouble?

First time adding CO2 to a tank and am confused on how much to add without testing it constantly.

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>>2205436
According to tumblr, the answer is none : ^ )

(in seriousness though you're probably good with 1 dude dwarf gourami. They're a cool fish, I hope you have fun with it)

>>2205440
>>2205500
ill probably get one, what are good tank mates?

>>2205525
nothing

>>2205500
>According to tumblr
that tumblr says to get a pair of gourami, which is a piss poor idea in any size tank, it's safe to disregard them

>>2205500
>doubledubs
check'd

would keeping a tank in a room that has lights on all night fuck things up?

>>2205525
Pretty much anything other than another gourami or a betta. Their aggression is way overblown, I work with these things every day and I haven't once seen one show any indication of aggression to other dwarves or any other fish. I have one in my 10 gallon with a school of guppies and some ghost shrimp and he's always been a super chill dude.

The only reason to avoid other gouramis is that they might mature and try to stake out territories. You can only have 2 males in 20 gallons or more, iirc. Could be wrong there.

And with bettas, I've heard stories of the two beating the shit out of each other. Pretty sure that's more for the gourami's safety than the bettas because I'd be willing to bet that bettas instigate most conflicts like that.

Regardless, I'd just stick to smaller schooling fish and shrimp

>>2205448
Cherry shrimp:

Lupdiesel has a great video on that. Beginner friendly and covers all parts.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cFMDt2EOm7A

Crystals: Unless you have quite a bit of experience in the shrimp hobby, stay away from very sensitive shrimp like crystal reds/taibees/pinto or cardinal shrimp. Basically anything that requires R/O water and is very picky.

Imho, you could try your luck with tiger shrimp, they are easier to handle, compared to bees. Babaultis are also cool, can switch colours and are as hardy if not more so than cherries.

If you wanna know about crystal shrimp care, try mark's shrimp tanks on youtube. He is a chill norwegian guy that specializes in most sensitive soft water shrimp species.

>>2205562
No

>>2204918
>>2204920
>>2204937
Shame you yanks hate Snakeheads.

Uk fag here. Love em. Golden Cobras are my fav at mo. Blehri and Ornata and Bullseye were fun too

>>2205605
We don't hate them. They're destroying ecosystems because a hurricane destroyed some Chinese markets allowing them to get into floridas waters. Then we had all the propaganda and shows about how they're the most evil thing and will literally eat your child and pets as they run across your lawn.

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>>2205605
I would murde for a small snakehead

>>2205607
Well yo propaganda works man, i thought you all hated them.

>>2205610
Channa Blehri is for you my man. Or Stewartii

Speaking of snakehead, look at this faggot sticking his hand in a snakehead tank to feel what it's like to get bit. He pussies out until the very end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oST3FeavAuA

>>2205369
They're filter feeders and need good flow.

>>2205659
Ive only been nailed by an inquisitive Blehri and it didnt hurt as much as i was expecting.

Catish pectoral fins and urchins are by far the worst ive had

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK8P0F_06EU

What is the species of plant growing in long ropy clumps across the surface of his pond with little round leaves?

>>2205436
If you can find Honeys, they're smaller and better for community tanks. I personally wouldn't put a dwarf gourami in a 10... they're a bit territorial and like to patrol their territory so other fish stress them out in a small tank.

Stock the tank slowly, just a few fish at a time. You can also reduce ammonia, which reduces nitrates, with activated charcoal, plants, and some water conditioners like Prime.

Small corydoras, small tetras, a few endlers or guppy, or otos would do okay. Stock it light especially if you get the DG.

>>2205562
It'd stress the fish out but something like a blue LED would be okay. Obviously it'd be bad if you have plants.

Are there sinking pellets that don't smell like rotting anus? Trying to feed my African Dwarf Frog with some API sinking pellets I have and this shit smells so bad I just threw it out in the yard. My whole kitchen (where I was keeping the fish food) smells like a fisherman's wife's vagina.

>>2205721
Looks like Salvinia natans, but I'm not positive.

>>2205748
Really cheap shit betta pellets will sink but not stink.

>>2205746
honeys seem like a good choice, whats DG? thanks for your input

>>2205836
dwarf gourami!

>>2205748
I never had a fish food smell so bad. But dwarf frogs have bad eye sight and eat by smell.

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>>2205168
So yea I get home today and my tank looks like SHIT, the "bacteria" on my wood has now developed small round white things on the wood, and my plants in the front are just rotting, I came home to find a peice of it just floating at the top of the tank, they look SO unhealthy but I don't know what I can do.

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>>2205846
heres my fucked plant

>>2205838
ah yes, ill see what my local fish store has but the petsmart near me has a dwarf gourami. Thanks again

>>2205852
A little tip on posting images (not being a dick) but if you do a small crop of even one pixel or rotate image save then rotate it to original position the image won't post sideways or upside down.

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>>2205861
Yea your right, im left handed so I always take the photo retarded on my phone and it uploads upside down... any ideas with the plants?

Just found some fry. Prob mm platys but could be danios. I'm putting them in an isolation tank that goes in the bigger tank.

Any tips or suggestions to care for them?

>>2205867
Small daily or every other day water changes to keep water clean and crush the food up really fine.

>>2205867
Keep doing you boo. But like anon said crush food up really fine and you're good. Clean water and warm water helps them grow quicker.

>>2205867
Dunno how old your tank is but anything scuzzy is great. Old decorations, plants, moss, stuff with algae. Basically anything that has had a chance to grow microorganisms for the fishies to nom on.

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FISHSPORATION POST! Reply with pics of your favorite aquatic animals!

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>>2205888
They're so cute

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>>2205888
L34 hands down

http://www.boredpanda.com/creative-aquariums/

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Could someone please ID these fish for me? My uni is studying them and I'm curious. Thanks a lot

>>2205914
Zebra Danio, they're used for scientific research alot. Fun little fish in an aquarium

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>>2205114
>>2205204
Okay, but I can keep the ghost shrimp (2 or 3) with 5 minnows together in a 10 gallon or is the bioload too much?
>>2205134
Is that better? I used a sewing thread because I don't have a fishing line.

>>2205916
Thank you! What are they used in research for?

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>>2205917
nice! over time the ryzome should begin to grab onto the structure.

>>2205917
Shrimp have barely any bioload. You could easily put in a dozen or more.

>>2205918
Mainly as a model organism in various experiments, such as medicine and gene/development studies, like lab mice, fruitflies and such. They're easy to work with, highly adaptable, and breed prolifically, so kinda considered expendable.

Plus that hardiness also makes them somewhat retard proof if housed in a proper sized aquariums, just make sure they're in schools or else they won't become psychotic.

>>2205917
Go crazy with the shrimp. And that's a fine amount of fish

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>>2205892
Pic related, he reminds me of the frog man from Spirited Away! Very cute.

>>2205895
2spook for me but still very cool imo.

>>2205919
>>2205134
Snakeman you post here a lot and I've noticed that you are always very courteous and polite. It's nice.

betta with minnows?

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>>2205929
Thanks friendo, I just want everyone to have healthy and happy tanks, but I'm pretty inexperienced in it myself so I figured it's best to be nice. Unfortunately my plants aren't doing to well and I hope my soon to arrive c02 kit will help.

>>2205931
That's fine. As long as they aren't small enough to eat!

>>2205931
Depends, some betta are aggressive. If you have a 15+ gallon tank, you should be fine. The betta might chase them at first but so as long as they are in a small school together the betta should not be aggressive (as long as they don't enter their territory). I kept a betta with 2 Goldfish and they went along fine.

>>2205933
>>2205934
He is very peaceful, its just the temperature difference I was worried about. I thought wcmm was cold water.

>>2205935
Yep, they are. You might be able to get away with it around 72-74 degrees, but that's on the extreme side for both fish.

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>>2205932
Oh no! I hope your plants start doing better soon, good luck!

>>2205927
>>2205922
What shrimp would get along best with the endlers in my 5 gallon? And how would I feed them, would they eat my meme balls or just chill on them?

>>2205938
Cherry shrimp for sure! I have a tank full of endlers and cherries. The red on the cherries looks great with the red on the endlers. They'll eat tank scuzz and leftover food.

>>2205942
>They'll eat tank scuzz
Absolutely perfect, haha. Thanks!

>>2205937
might just buy my betta a 5 gallon, hes really stunted what I can do with my aquarium.
Can you keep gold with white? Or are they like shrimp?

Sorry for so many questions

Why are fish tanks so expensive?
50 pounds for a 5 gallon?
wew

So hard to find a girl who's into this hobby. Anyone have a cool girlfriend who's into it as much as you are?

>>2205952
White shorts

>>2205950
I don't know. But in America it's $15 for a 5 gallon. I heard it's more expensive in some parts of Europe like the UK for aquaria hobbyist.

>>2205950
The rule is $1USD per 1US gallon. Of course price is greatly inflated if it has plenty of accessories. However new tanks don't follow this rule.

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>>2205952
>>2205954
I'm touched! But I actually don't know jack compared to most of the people on /aq/. I'm trying to learn though. A local fish guy gave me some books. I think my endlers are doing pretty well, they seem happy!

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>>2205955
is this in a pet shop or a cheap website?

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>>2205958
I would teach you the world baby girl

>>2205960
Craigslist. Online and store prices are super high. Literally just buy used, cheaper.

>>2205960
Petco. Though I have used sites to find free tanks and dumpster dive.

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>>2205961
What is the four-digit number in which the first digit is one-third the second, the third is the sum of the first and second, and the last is three times the second? Explain your answer in full sentences.

>>2205846
Just take the wood out and scrub it down with an old toothbrush.

>>2205917
Damn that dragon is bad ass! Where did you get it?

>>2205973
not him but I have the same one, nearly all pet shops seem to sell them near me. Petco does

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>>2205972
I've heard the bacteria is harmless, can I just let it slowly decay? Also I bet shrimp and stuff would love it

>>2205973
Bought it from PetCo like
>>2205975
Said.
I don't know if we have the same one, mine you can connect a air pump tube to use at as a air stone, I didn't connect mine because I was having issues with dust getting into the water.

>>2205978
>Said.
?

Yeah mine does as well

>>2205976
It's harmless just ugly as Fuck, snails seem to love it, I guess shrimp would to.

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A few threads ago someone said my ceramic boat might be harmful. I didn't remember where my grandma got it so I googled "vintage green aquarium boat decoration" and I found the little hut in pic related, do they look similar? Maybe they were part of a set or something? The hut is definitely an aquarium decoration. I just want to make sure the glaze isn't toxic. Lower left corner is my boat.

>>2205969
I just wanna love you

>>2205984
That was me- same person who is the endler fan :). It looks very similar. After you said it was probably bought from a pet store, I wasn't worried at all about it. It does look very similar... and honestly, in a tank so small you'll know pretty quickly.