/aq/ - aquarium general

Removed the dead link and the rude Google part. Google is already mentioned in the beginning of the post so putting it twice is redundant and slightly shitpostful.

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>>2232916
What's a good plant I could grow on this that would make a good treat for guppies?

Hope long do ghost shrimps usually live? Mine just dropped dead for no apparent reason.

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>>2232916
>Hermit crabs are predators that hunt edition
Here's a shot of mine.
He was a predator.
He killed hundreds of fish.
Eventually he killed some expensive fish.
He died shortly after.

>>2232930
I bought three about two months ago and only had one die so far. So I'd say at least a few months but all I heard when I got them was "Oh they won't live long so it's not worth it."

>>2232936
Crabs are more like pests it seems when introduced to aquariums. I've learned to only get those micro-crabbies from now if at all for my CUC. Shrimp definitely seem like a better alternative.

>>2232938
What are done freshwater shrimp that last a good long while?

>>2232948
I don't own any but I heard cherry shrimp are pretty hardcore when it comes to surviving.

>>2232947
yeah. Avoid the green brittle star too. That fucker eats fish like you wouldn't believe. I lost a $120 queen angel to one of those fuckers.

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I seem to have a snail problem. I'm thinking about getting an assassin snail but I already own a mystery snail. Would it attack my mysterious snail right away or would it eat all of the little ones first?

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>>2232953
How big is your tank? You could always put your other snail(s) in a safe box ( you can get them pretty cheap for like $4-5 pic related ) while the assassin does the work. Then pull out the assassin and put your other one back in.

>>2232916
>>2232936
What you posted are scavengers. They are not built to be predators. They will eat anything they get there claws on.

>>2232953
Assassin snails go after snails smaller than them

>>2232927
>guppies
>eating plants
sounds rare to me, but you could possibly have a small farm of scuds? or some small shrimp that can colonize in there

>>2232963
please stop

>>2232953
why are the snails a problem?

>>2232964
not true, they will stab multiple times and gangbang large snails if they have to

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>>2232966
No.

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>>2232968
>gangbang
go on...

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>>2232968
Delet this

Anyone in south east Michigan want a free thick lip gourami?

>>2232978
yo nigga dat bich soun like she give some good succ

>>2232986
My dick is the length and diameter of a tooth pick. She's good at the succ and swallows.

>>2232987
nigga mah dick is TWO toothpicks long. dats why all dem guppies be chasin afta blak men dese days.

you jealous whiteboi?

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>>2232995

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For all the hours of reading I've done on aquariums and how to handle them.. I know jack shit about actual fish. Is anyone else like this? Finding info about maintenance and stuff is easy but where do you go to just read about random fish? Browse Wikipedia or something?

>>2233027
Same. I still don't actually know how much to feed each fish.

>>2233027
Honestly I just google the fish. Most of the fish in the hobby require similar care so it's really not that difficult to take care of them. By now I recognize, and at least know the basics about nearly every common freshwater fish in the hobby.

>>2233033
What fish do you have?

>>2233033
I put a little pinch of fish food in my fully stocked 55 gallon about 4 times a week. they seem healthy enough.

>>2233038
I have a 65g saltwater tank with 8 small-medium fish and numerous crabs, snails, anemones and stars.

I feed one small pinch once or twice a week. I've been doing that for over a year now, they're fat and healthy.

>>2233046
Are anemones fairly easy to take care of for beginner reefers?

>>2233053
no, they're difficult for even experienced reefers.

mine last about 3 years on average. Experts can get 10-20 years out of them. They can live over 100 years in the wild.

>>2233038
>>2233035
I have 5 guppies, one mystery snail, 3 ghost shrimp, and 9 guppy fry. I've been doing a pinch a day, or a small crushed pellet per fish. Is that to

>>2233075
Is that too much?***

>>2233075
if they eat it all it's ok. you should skip at least one day a week.

I have no idea how much to feed fish, but it's always less than you think. they can go weeks without eating before they starve. it's much easier to overfeed than underfeed.

>>2233080
Don't listen to this guy. He fed his "predatory" hermit crab freshwater fish

>>2233087
Lol Jesus Christ not again.

>>2233089
I know who you are. I'm not letting it go.

>>2233090
Who am I nigga?

>>2233087
I wish I was a mod. I'd IP range ban you.

>>2233092
Good luck with a VPN

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>>2233091

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Baby bristle nose getting algae off my trap door snail.

>>2233096
he'd just need to ban Australia and we'd be good, amirite?

>>2233100
Good luck I'm behind 7 layer dip

>>2232953
Botha Sidthimonkii

>>2233101
we'll keep you around because you're funny

>>2232953
Dont get a loach or assassin snail yet - feed less and use a boiled piece of cucumber in a net to lure the snails in. Throw them out or put them in a seperate tank to sell them (many people on craigslist buy them as pets or food for puffers/loaches)

>>2232953
That substrate always gives me a hard on. Think I found some by the taco bells planted drive thru. Took a while grocery bag full. I'm not sure as I did it in the dark and it's still dark and I'm now in bed.

>>2233075
Do how you do. I do how I do. Two small pinches in the morning. Make sure some falls to the bottom. And a lunch at night.

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What are those white spots? Snail eggs? How can i get rid of them?

>>2233256
Water lice maybe? Aqua fleas?

>>2233053
It depends. Usually the desirable ones are. They are unpredictable. Any fluctuation in parameters can kill them, or not. Feed them is easy, and unless you have a huge tank, don't expect your corals to be 100% safe. They like to move around, and if they decide to move right next to you acropora coral, then the anemone will sting the coral to death.

They also might look like they're dying sometimes, but it's probably just taking a shit.

>>2233272
it's odd that anemones are hard to keep, considering many of them live in intertidal zones.

>>2233318
As I said, the desirable ones are hard to keep. Most of the intertidal species(at least in my area) are like aiptasia and will not die if a nuke was dropped on them and are terribly aggressive against most other organisms.

>>2233256
do they move? could be planaria

>>2233326
oh, okay. I only study local species so I know fuck all about what you keep in saltwater tanks.

>>2233335
Yeah, most of the desirable anemones in the aquarium trade are very delicate reef species. Including a few native my reefs! However, if I were to go to my coastline, I'll find tons of types of anemones that can basically thrive in battery acid.

What area is it do you study? I can't identify most species, and I've searched thoroughly through a lot of sites to find certain species.

>>2233262
>>2233329
They don't seem to be moving. I can scratch them off. It's so fucking ugly

Man, why do most people barely do any research before buying an animal? /r/aquariums is full of idiots who buy animals before even having a tank setup for them. Some dude thought cycling for a day was enough. There was also a guy who thought his arowana had enough space because it had plenty of room to "turn around".

Pet stores should make new customers write a short quiz before buying any animal.

>>2233410
It's not even just fish (although they are the ones with the most abuse for being considered expendable and easy as throwing the in water and calling it a day) but dumb shits ruin it for everyone else, their pets, and reputation of animals. See shitbulls, outdoor cats, social birds kept alone and locked in their cage, dumping turtles into any body of water because they got too big, etc.

There seriously needs to be some regulations against dumb shits buying any kind of animal at all.

>>2233410
>Some dude thought cycling for a day was enough.
Maybe he's doing a fish-in cycle? Even so he should still wait a week at least.

>short quiz
They wouldn't make any money if they didn't let people buy whatever they wanted. Truth is not everyone cares about fish as much as other pets. They aren't intelligent and most are cheap and easily replaced. Can't blame people for mistreating fish when they're pretty fucking low on the food chain.

>>2233437
>>2233442
Plus, it's not like these people harbor any ill will towards the pets. I mean if anything maybe you could call it negligence. Most people just don't care enough to do all the research so they do a half-assed job. Can't blame them. And you shouldn't get upset over it either.

>>2233461
>can't blame people for not doing all the required research to be responsible of a creature that has just as much as a right to live as you do for the rest of its life

Ok

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>>2233410
I think you can only lead by example. While I do think some US trade laws could be changed (not advertising bowls for goldfish, bettas etc) it's mostly up to the consumer to educate himself and via the internet it becomes so easy to meet people that are into the hobby and rely on actual experiences.

That being said, some corporations like petco/petsmart may wanna change their policy in terms of aquatic livestock. .

I'm from Germany, here we got Fressnapf, which is basically a european Petco, but the difference is that all the personell is well trained and instead of scolding people for making 'dumb choices' or just selling whatever, they try to be constructive. Like listing the benefits for an easier to keep species for a beginner, explaining equipment and if said equipment is even necessary for the hobbyist in question etc..

Instead of making a quick buck, they want customers as regulars that appreciate their input, so they do a whole lot to help out beginners circumventing mis-steps without being too intrusive.

In my experience, people that are encouraged in such a positive way, are less likely to neglect their pets. Of course that can't prevent neglect 100% but I think instead of frowning upon beginners making mistakes or doing silly choices in terms of stocking, decoration etc. one can invest it's energy much better.

Pic only vaguely related, one of my new sparkling gouramis - sadly he is a bit shy as of yet.

>>2233272
do you own a reef tank?
can I see it?

because you ignored me last time I asked so I have to assume you're handing out advice on things you've never done again.

correct me if I'm wrong otherwise I'm going to follow you around and tell everyone you don't actually own a fish tank....
.

>>2233272
where is your fish tank, nigger?

>>2233519
>just as much as a right to live as you do
>placing fish at the same level as a human being
You have to be 18 or older to post here, kid.

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>>2233569
>>2233552
There it is. It's not at it's best, I'll start working on it when I have the time. There's no fish in it, cuz all of them died of a fluke infestation. Now there's nothing but shrimp in there. The breeder box is full of of chaeto and amphipods and a sexy shrimp.

There're 2 other shrimp which includes a skunk shrimp and a peppermin shrimp. There's a fuck ton of serpent stars both collected and bought, and a few corals. So there. That's my reef. So now 4chan has seen all my 3 aquariums.

Also, you can see the thread through the tank's reflection.

>>2232948
Cherry shrimp are hardy as fuck and last better than most

>>2232953
Get another tank and keep a couple of dwarf puffers, free food.

>>2233576
>That's my reef
It's not a reef if the only thing living in it is shrimp.

>>2233582
Not him, but I think that's a semantics discussion. Are those elaborate sps nano reefs also mo reefs because they only house inverts in a 10-20g?

>>2233576
ok, very nice.
thank you for posting.
you've got some solid coralline growth going there.

>>2233587
I've got zoas, palys, a few hitchhiker coral, and a blastomussa.

>>2233588
Yup, it's been running for a while.

>>2233587
All I see is a clusterfuck of coralline algae. Could just be a bad picture but it doesn't look like he has anything actually growing in there besides a multitude of algae. Looks unkempt and uncared for, which he even said. Chances are his, "fluke infestation" was just miscare.

>>2233595
1. Yes it is a lot of coraline and algae, but I've not had to time to be thorough with the tank.
2. The fluke infestation was "taken care of" with a freshwater dip. But the fucking royal gramma had to stress out the dartfish till it came back and killed them both.

>>2233570
Same level in what way? I would save a human's life over a fish. I still think you should respect animals. They're not toys.

https://youtu.be/mo3sOnJ_XT4

>walk into a new friend's house
>see this

What do

>>2233602
I do respect animals. But your post made you sound like some vegetarian militant who would save a snail over a person. I think anything should have a chance to live but I'm not going to lose sleep over a dead animal. Maybe once they can hold an intelligent conversation with me I'll reconsider my opinions.

>>2233337
I live right next to an estuary. my school is pretty passionate about its shellfish, heh.

>>2233614
I'm not a vegetarian. I'm not an animal rights militant. I'm not even a supporter of PETA. I just think if you're going to take responsibility over the rest of an animal's life, then you should give it the best living conditions as possible in captivity and to do so requires doing your research.

I don't lose sleep over dead animals that were killed for a reason. I've killed animals myself. I just think it's a useless waste of life to just have an animal die prematurely because of a lack of responsibility.

Animals have helped mankind achieve so much and we wouldn't be where we are today without them. They have done all of this without saying a single word. Whether or not an organism can have a conversation with you shouldn't matter in the slightest.

>>2233622
>best living conditions as possible
That differs from person to person. Obviously your best possible condition for an animal is probably leagues above someone else's. It's fine that you have a high opinion on animals, but you have no right to look down on other people who think less of them. It's fine that you get all warm and fuzzy when you look at fish, but some people just keep them an entertainment. Before arguing about shit like this maybe you should take a look inside yourself and reflect on why your opinion is better or more righteous than others.

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By the by, has anybody here tried the muppy project?

>>2233635
YO that looks neat, tell me more about this "muppy project"

>>2233649
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/threads/muppy-project.200386/

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>>2233635
>muppy
>not golly
dreams and aspirations already destroyed

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This guy got pinched by a crayfish, hence the red spot on his tail. He still swims fine and looks healthy otherwise. Is he going to be OK?

>>2233666
No the crayfish has already injected its claw venom.

That fish is as good as dead.

>>2233671
:O

>>2233666
>satanic trips
Already marked for dead.

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alright some of you anons said that snails need cuttlebone for calcium but this is a bird product so I don't know if it's safe for my tank? Where do I add this? Small pieces?

>>2233704
just toss the whole thing in, it dissolves slow.

they don't -need- cuttlebone, it's just a good source of calcium.

>>2233712
what if its too much?

>>2233715
it won't be. calcium carbonate dissolves verrrry slowly in water, especially freshwater. it's the same thing that corals are made of, and obv. they don't just dissolve in normal seawater.

>>2233171
So, have you woken up yet? Was it indeed good substrate?

>>2233528
now we just need to convince petco to pay their employees enough to make that effort.

>>2233256
Snail eggs.

If Nerite snail, won't hatch on freshwater.

Hey all, anyone here with diy led lights? I have an approx 40g, twin 24w t5ho, but thinking of going to led. Looking at the 60w or 90w chink diy setups with controllers.

What colours are good? Should I get a couple of reds in the mix?

>>2233891
reef or planted?
the Chinese stuff is getting dirt cheap already assembled.

I think I paid $90 for my 165w dimmable reef lighting.

>>2233892
Planted. Yeah it is getting crazy cheap, and I'd love to get a ready made one, but have a hood I want to keep. Wanting the full sunrise/sunset etc.

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My plants aren't looking so swell. What could be the matter?

>>2234019
Do I need more light? Root tabs?

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>>2234019
My Anubias stem is turning yellow. What's happening?

Ok.

A couple of threads back, I posted about my red betta and his swollen tummy. Treated for constipation (fasting/peas). After no improvement, moved to qt tank and treated for internal parasites. No improvement. He eventually passed.

Fast forward. My blue delta is starting to get a little swollen and I am freaking out. I have him in a qt tank (different one than the red one was in).

What is going on?! I've been doing 100% water changes every 3 days (qt tank is 1 gal, bare bottom). Was I correct in thinking red fish had internal parasites? Is it contagious? What else could cause a swollen abdomen besides constipation and parasites. I want to save my blue fish so I'm trying to catch it earlier than red.

>>2233892
You got to be careful who you buy from. Your dirt cheap led might be good now, but it can easily break. It's so easy to get ripped off.

>>2234019
have you changed anything in your setup? lighting? ferts? co2? water changes? filtration?

Are the plants newly introduced?

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>>2234021
honestly I'm not really seeing any reason for concern though. your plants seem fine.

did you make sure to leave the rhizome unburied on the anubias?

>>2234040
it's probably dropsy. here's a guide: http://www.bettafishcenter.com/Dropsy.shtml

no way to know if it's parasites unless you see them.

>>2234096
>>2234091
Just water changes. Things have been pretty stable, guppies having babies, aquaponics section growing well. Do you think the 2 chives and 1 little mint trimming I have are sucking too many nutrients?

Just got my assassin snail, had to give my address and phone number for a snail. Wouldn't mind but the shop sells goldfish to kids with 1 gallon tanks.

Also how would you add it to a tank, same as a new fish or are they a bit easier?

>>2234096
Well, when I first realized constipation treatment wasn't working, I put red in bare bottom 1 gal. His poop was white and stringy. I didn't see it on the link you posted, but is that also a symptom of dropsy? Also, no pinecone.

Is it normal for male guppies to lie on the bottom of a tank in between some rocks and just stay there listlessly for several minutes? I saw him and figured oh well, he's dead. But then this dude shot up and is swimming normally chasing ladies and being totally ok. I'd he going to die or is it just a regular thing?

>>2234191
I see him rubbing on shit now. Like tryina scratch he self.

>>2234196
He's sick. Scratching on his surroundings means he's trying to get rid of a parasite(normal behavior for most animals like us), and the fish isn't probably getting enough oxygen because parasite. Your gup might be sick.

Look for
>small white dots
>a yawning or gasping motion
>clamped pectoral fins
If this becomes more apparent, immediately treat the tank.

Just watch your guppy.

>>2233722
I haven't put it in. Letting it soak and cleaning and testing water to make sure it's safe. I was banned for calling someone ugly as a joke on /soc/

>>2233628
Not him, and you're right about that, but "acceptable" living conditions are pretty widely regarded as the minimum required to prevent health complications and match or exceed life expectancy in the wild.

>>2233666
Why are you keeping a sunfish and a crayfish together if you don't want the fish getting pinched?

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>>2234208
Ok he hasn't done the sinking to the bottom thing or any scratching (that I've seen) and I can't really notice any white dots, or gasping. Not sure if his fins are clamped, he's always been kinda floppy... Mine you can see something i don't.

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>>2234270
Sorry he is very hard to take pics of.

which one am I looking at though?

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>>2234273
The orange dude

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>>2234276
He sunk to the bottom again...

>>2234273
Who the fuck are you buddy?

>>2234281
>>2234273
What the fuck is happening

>>2234285
Don't listen to this >>2234273 Mudskipz. He probably doesn't even know the purpose of why I chose this trip name, and he doesn't have proof of it either.

>>2234281
Oh just someone who feels the need to be a trip on an anonymous image board

>>2234288
>>2234290
Ok well is my fish dying or what? Do either of you mudskipz see what's wrong with Bruce?

>>2234117
no, I doubt that nutrients are the issue. I'm not familiar with most of the plants you have but I don't see what you're worried about besides the yellowing on the abubias stem.

>>2234137
same as a fish

>>2234144
white stringy poop doesn't really mean anything, it could be internal parasites, diet, or a bacterial infection. dropsy itself is a symptom, not a disease. the site I linked also has amounts of epsom or marine salts- I would add that to your tank, it's good for him regardless of what he has.

>>2234211
It's probably painted, I personally wouldn't put it in. who knows what nasty people do outside of taco bell.

>>2234270
some guppies are just weird (because of inferior breeding). I don't see anything odd about him, but resting at the bottom does imply he isn't feeling well.

>>2234293
Just keep an eye on him, if he continues scratching, resting, or any other suspicious stuff and increases this type of behavior, start looking for remedies.

>>2234293
Just keep an eye on him, if he continues scratching, resting, or any other suspicious stuff and increases this type of behavior, start looking for remedies.

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>>2234295
Okay but they're all doing it now what do I do? I'm freaking out. I'm responsible for these little lives I can't let them die.

>>2234300
have you tested your water recently?

>>2234299
>>2234297
Same question as

>>2234300

>>2234299
>being immature on a slow board
wew lad, go back to /pol/

>>2234307
he's not even shitposting, he gave a helpful answer.

if you're going to be a tripfag you have to deal with the consequences, friend.

>>2234303
Yes it was fine can't remember exactly the parameters but everything was clear. I did a 25% water change this morning because ammonia was a little high, but then I tested it and everything was fine.

>>2234312
if it was more than .25ppm then your fish will be stressed. do you have a strong water current?

I wouldn't worry unless you notice other symptoms.

>>2234317
My water current is pretty strong I guess. I have ample surface agitation as well as plant movement throughout the tank. I guess I'll keep doing daily water changes and monitor Bruce's health.

>>2234310
this

I think it's hilarious how triggered tripfags get when people copy their tags.

>>2234325
it could be as simple as the water current. guppies like calm water so I've noticed mine will rest more in the tank with a strong current.

keep in mind almost all illness of any kind is caused by less than stellar water quality, so keep up on those changes! daily is a bit crazy though!

>>2234327
Meh, I found it funny. I wanted to stir it up.

>>2234333
don't be disruptive :(

>>2234344
I want to be Mudskipz too!

Please stop impersonating me lads

>>2234368
I'm the real you!

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>>2234368
no

>>2234370
You're doing it wrong, newfriend.

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I don't care

I'm multiplying! By the powers of my mudskipper, no anon will be safe! Bow down to the Mudskipz or face death! Like the live food I put in my mudskipper's tank.

>>2234295
It's not painted. It's old brick smashed up into rocks. Water testing is fine so far. I might save it for something. But I can't make my mind up on what substrate I want. Might do dirt or clay bottom capped with black sand. Need it to look nice with plants.

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Just saw this thread is already a thing after making a new thread just for this question...

Anyways, tank with a bunch of hungry top dwellers, bottom feeders can't get food unless I overfeed, fire eel isn't a problem, he likes being fed by hand and gets all cuddly and shit

any tips?

>>2234514
It's okay as the fire eel gets very long. It will eat the rest of your fish and needs a bigger tank.

>>2234514
Feed as much as you want/need to.

Just siphon the left overs as soon as you can.

>>2234514
I'd recommend maybe using two different types of food or a fast sinking food. It really depends on what you're feeding now. I'd also just like to warn about fire eels having nasty bites when they get medium/ largish.

>>2234598
They will Also outgrow his tank and eat all fish

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If you could have a water-type pokemon as a pet, what would it be?

Also wtf is happening to 4chan right now

>>2234619
Mudkip straight up.

Also, Hiro is being an asswipe in panic because 4chan is in the red.

>>2234619
Maybe a krabby or that one that looks like a slime and us an electric/hybrid.

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>>2234619

This one

>>2234653
Daw how tute

>>2234622
He's been dating mining. My info has been sold.

>>2234514
remove that eel in time, before its too big, besides that, the rainbows and the gouramis may fight if they grow up but that's not as bad as the eel.

i like your big centerpiece of wood. looks great.

As for your question, use big sinking pellets for your loaches. also cooked zucchini or cucumber works.

>>2222222

>>2234772
What did he mean by this?

So my water sprite is getting dark leaves and splotches. Looking at the infographic, it looks like nitrogen deficiency. How does one address this in the aquarium. Reading about it it looks like the plant uses the ammonia in the tank and converts it to nitrogen. I've been doing very frequent water changes to keep the ammonia down. How then does one keep enough ammonia in the tank to benefit the plant while not harming the fish?

>>2234866
How big is your tank, how long has it been running for, etc..

By doing frequent water changes you're also removing nutrients that the plants need to grow. Doing it too often isn't always good. Do you have any type of filter? You shouldn't be having a problem with ammonia if you have an older tank. It should be a problem with nitrates if anything.

>>2234866
plants don't use ammonia, they use nitrate. nitrate is much, much much less toxic for fish.

not sure how you figured it was nitrogen deficiency- it turns your plants yellow. dark splotches sounds more like your plant is adjusting to new lighting or water- water sprite is very sensitive. trim off any dead parts.

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I got two of these guys yesterday for my fish-in cycle. He's a pretty active fella. Dunno where his little bro went, I just fed them both a bit ago. Hope he didn't get sucked into the overflow.

>>2234950
>baby convict

Brings back good memories when I had a breeding pair before the male killed the female and then died himself a year or so later.

>>2234950
Probably did. You're supposed to use feeder fish for fish in cycle you nigger.

>>2234937
It also adds things your plants need.

>>2234989
Thanks I was actually curious what species they were. The smaller one has a lot less black.. Still haven't seen it in almost two hours. The bigger one was sort of aggressive towards it, but they were both in the same tank when I bought them in the LFS. Dunno. I don't know shit about cichlids. They seem like fun fish though if they're all as active as this guy. He follows me to whichever side of the tank I go to.

>>2235015
It adds trace minerals, yes. You're better off dosing those than doing frequent water changes. You're removing more good things than you're putting back in by doing frequent water changes.

As someone whose never managed a planted tank and only aquarium experience is with a large, unplanted turtle tank with some fish cohabitants, how difficult is it setting up a shrimp bowl?

And if it's feasible say, use it to breed ghost shrimp? It's more of a hypothetical, I was considering to set one up so I can get a population of shrimp to use for clean up/occasional snack for the turtle tank.

>>2235043
Yes

>>2235022
>buying a fish without any knowledge about it
Even though they're just for the cycling, why would you do that? Why not not just get $.50 rosy reds or some shit?

>>2235061
I've done lots of research on how to manage both FW and SW aquariums. I understand their workings and what needs to be done most of the time. However I've never taken the time to read about fish. Learning about how to get stuff working and how it works is pretty straightforward. But when it comes to all the thousands of fish species and sub-species it's kind of overwhelming. Like where do you even start? Just by browsing random websites that sell fish? Just how it is I guess. I buy what looks cool. If it dies it dies. I'll learn as I go. It was $5 for both of them. Not like I'm stupid enough to go buy a $30 fish.

>>2234939
>plants don't use ammonia, they use nitrate.
Plants will use either, but will use ammonia first if given a choice.

>>2235043
Shrimp bowls are easy as long as you get low-maintenance plants.
Cherry shrimp are much easier to breed than ghosts, but they might be too small to use as turtle food, and even with cherries I haven't had much luck getting them to breed in tanks smaller than five gallons.

>>2235068
Convicts can get big and mean, you should have gotten a platy or molly for cycling or some guppies.

Do your research beforehand - look up multiple caresheets, ask owners of said fish online or irl - saves you lots of money and trouble.

That being said, many cichlids are full of personality.

Biggest factors for cichlids are aggression, filtration and size/space.

Read up on your convict bros and see if you are ready to provide for them in the future.

It would be no shame if you had to rehome them.

>>2235043
Shrimp bowls are suboptimal if you want breeding - you could get a 5-10 gal, some javamoss, small grain substrate, driftwood, leaflitter, a sponge filter and maybe some driftwood, get some cherries or other neocaridina (more productive than ghosts) and with 20 shrimp, you should have about 50 after 4 months if not more.

Bowls - try to get at least a 5g bowl, tie some javamoss around a big lavarock and use sand as substrate - use lots of moss for optimal biofiltration.

A small desklight would help.

Keep in mind that shrimp would appreciate surface agitation from.some sort of filter or air pump.

>>2233027
look up the atin name, and the bigger subgroup it's part of. Find it's river/lake/lagoon, and infer.

I have a koi fish and need some ideas for its tank

>>2235097
I see what you mean about them being aggressive. Turns out the little guy did get sucked into the overflow. He was trapped in the filter sock on the end pipe in the sump. He's fine but immediately started getting bullied again by the bigger guy. I'll do some reading on convicts and cichlids in general. Maybe he just needs someone his own size to put him in his place.

>>2235110
What's the other one look like? The convict you posted was a female. A male usually has just basic black and white stripes.

>>2234619

Probably Lombre, seems like a chill buddy.

>>2235113
It's more elongated than it is wide like the one I posted. More clear than black. Unfortunately I couldn't get a good picture before it was bullied into the rocks. Haven't seen it since. Hope it doesn't get stuck and die in there. Will be a pain to mess around and find it.

>>2235070
Source? Plants uptake ammonium, not ammonia as far as I know.

>>2235097
Convicts are little mother fuckers but i love them, I have a 6 female sorority and they are pretty fun to watch, they bully each other a lot but with convicts being the hardiest fish in my opinion nothing bad comes from it, just doing what they do.

Where can I look at aquariums in peace? Everytime I go to a pet shop every 5 minutes some clerk comes to me to ask if I need anything. I swear they hate spectators with a passion. I already thought about biting that bullet and to just buy one but that would mean the jews won with their strategy.

>>2235430
if you buy a used one the jews don't profit! and you can stare at them whenever you want.

>trying to cycle tanks after moving and not being in the hobby for some time
>live plants for the first time
>hitchhikers out the ass
>detritus worms, what looks like plankton, these weird tentacle things that attach themselves to the walls, snails, miniature slugs, unknown worms, and other indestructible superbeings.

And the cherry on top is that apparently I've been killing my bacteria over and over again by using Excel, not giving it a chance to establish itself before it's actually safe to kill some. About 3 weeks in and the ammonia hasn't budged.

Losing hope, lads.

>>2235430
People are always trying to get rid of tanks. I even saw a couple threads back where an anon found a perfectly 40 gallon in the Petco dumpster. Use existing furniture as a stand. I'm using a credenza for my mudskipper and reef, and a tv stand for my planted. Do whatever with lights, and there's always diy projects from Uarujoey(king of DIY). You can get all your fish and plants from local water ways, and leave tap water out in a bucket for a day before doing waterchanges.

>>2235436
excel shouldn't kill off your good bacteria. it's a product many people like and recommend, so if it caused tanks to crash people wouldn't use it so often.

all those critters you listed sounds like friends, I love having a tank that isn't sterile.

patience is key in this hobby!

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20 gallon long anon here, I finally got a video of my SA bumblebee cory tonight and will work on making a webm of him for everyone to see.. I know last time I was on here I said some pretty depressing stuff and was just having an all around bad time, I am feeling better now but took some words to heart. I've been considering lately selling most everything I have and using the funds to hike the entirety of the Appalachian trail this coming year. I am 23, don't have much in the way of assets and have plenty of time to re build what I have now. The trail on average takes 5-7months to complete from start to finish and since this is /an/ I figured it is semi relevant. Anyone here hike or know people that have considered this? Also what program do you recommend for webms.

>>2235458
...can i haz your co2 system o3o

your plan sounds great, I am very far from the appalachians but I've heard it's a great hike! definitely don't do it if you haven't been on many several day hikes before... you should do it though :DDD

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>>2232916
>>2232916

Greetings /aq/,

Anyone ever try a micro aquarium?

I have a one gallon fish bowl and it's currently empty and sitting on my desk

I want to add a small layer of sand, enough to fill the dip in the bottom

What I'm trying to do is go very minimalistic with this "tank" and not add much to the tank because I want there to be lots of room, even though it's a gallon

I don't want to have just one fish that fits the bowl, I'm trying to avoid that caged in feeling

I want the fish(s) I put in there to feel like they have a ton of space

The smallest fish I can think of is a tetra but even those grow a bit too large so I couldn't have more than one

A pack of ghost shrimp might be alright if they don't get too big

Ideas?

>tl;dr I'm trying to fit as many small fish into a gallon while still giving them plenty of space

I know my options are probably limited

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>>2235459
If the time comes and you still want it sure, just give me an email. Why should I not do it if I have never done one before? It's not as if i wont have towns to rest or stay if needed, and I have plenty of time to prepare. The allure of having no responsibilities, with my only cares being when to eat and attention to my surroundings is inexorably enticing. It's only a matter of preparation and research. I am fit enough to complete this, and if something happens and I don't make it, It's still better than living life as Phil from groundhog day.

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>>2235461
> I want the fish in there to feel like they have a ton of space
>one gallon fish bowl

I have some bad news for you anon. No.

>>2235462
camping off in the woods by yourself can be hard! you should definitely practice nearby if you have good trails around. wilderness camping is very different than car camping. /out/ is a nice board to do more research.

I'm sure there are good things in your life! it's important not to spend too much time by yourself or you start getting a little crazy. I spent the whole summer with very bad agoraphobia but I feel much better now that I have no choice to be busy!

>>2235461
only inverts would be happy in a tiny bowl. the round shape stresses fishes out.

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>>2235461
Stick with inverts such as shrimp
Look up "Walstad Small planted tanks for Pet Shrimp" There should be a free PDF floating around the internet

Fish need stable temperature and water quality which is almost impossible with 1 gallon

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>>2235461
Get fairy or brine shrimps. They'll swim around freely and do well in small tanks.

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>>2235465
You don't understand anon, let me explain. I interact with people everyday and the only time I am by myself is at home. I have friends that I talk to daily and co workers that I got out to eat with regularly. I cherish my solitude when I have it and is part of my reason for wanting to go. I do not make enough money to escape my current life situation, only enough to perpetuate it. I feel this is an opportunity to reset and frankly, I'm tired of my current life, not the people in it, just the routine. I want to know what the other side is like, without a life of material goods and bills and everything and needs and wants of the average person. I want to take everyday as a new one, and that is hard when you can predict everything your day will entail. It's the monotony anon. I know everything won't be peachy, I am not foolish enough to think it will be some great life experience with sunshine and roses, but it WILL be different and it WILL force me to adapt and grow as a person. Have you never considering dropping everything and taking a different path? Surely I am not the only one.

>>2235473
I've been homeless before, it's not much fun! I'm working hard so I don't have to again :3

you should definitely take on new experiences though, it's important for personal growth!

>>2235461
Smallest fish commonly traded fish would be boraras brigittae or the like - yet the prefer bigger shoals amd shouldnt be kept under 5-10 gal - I personally wouldn't keep them under 10 gal.

Here's why fish are a bad idea in a small bowl:

Low water volume - will get dirty fast with fish bioload - unstable parameters

Bad Surface Agitation or none at all due two round top - bad gas exchange - stagnant water with low oxygen - many fish need some sort of oxygen in the water

Swimming space - many smaller fish are actually avid swimmers - certain bettas being the exception, but even I wouldnt keep a betta in anything smaller than 5gal because they are messy eaters and have a high bioload

So this leaves you with inverts - get like 5-10 neocaridina shrimp like cherries, 1-2 ramshorn snails, lots of moss/hornwort, small piece of rock/wood and some sand substrate and you should be golden.

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>>2235109

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>>2235465
>>2235466
>>2235467
>>2235489

Thanks for all the advice everyone

Brine shrimp look so cool and sound perfect for the gallon bowl but they're salt which probably means they're a ton of work

I looked up some guides on hatching them and it's too much work

>>2235489
>So this leaves you with inverts - get like 5-10 neocaridina shrimp like cherries, 1-2 ramshorn snails, lots of moss/hornwort, small piece of rock/wood and some sand substrate and you should be golden.

Sounds great, maybe even a little too much, do inverts require an air supply? Or can I just leave the bowl without anything attached? I can do some partial water changes biweekly if needed.

>>2235218
http://pets.thenest.com/aquarium-plants-absorb-ammonia-12314.html

>>2235497
if it's planted they won't require any kind of oxygen pump. the issue is more that you get a lot of buildup on the surface- it's a nasty, stinky film made up of bacteria and organics.

>>2235497
kek, brine shrimps are the lowest effort pets one can possibly have.

>>2235498
wew lad that is not a good source. they also seem to use the words ammonia and nitrogen interchangeably.

http://www.kno3.org/product-features-a-benefits/nitrate-no3-versus-ammonium-nh4

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>>2235479
I'm not planning on being homeless anon, i'm planning on a 5-7month excursion. I will check out /out/ thanks.

>>2235458
The bumblee cat is not a cory anon o3o

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>>2235441
I still have the 40 breeder and have no clue what to do with it.

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>>2235511
you confused anon yes it is a cory cat

Microglanis iheringi its the cutest guy ever.

>>2235510
no shit, I clearly had read your post. I just have no interest in doing something similar, personally.

your bumblebee is a catfish but not a corydoras, which is clear from the scientific name.

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>>2235560
Ah I see, well my fault for assuming corydoras and catfish were the same, bumblebee catfish it is! .
Sorry you were homeless at one point anon, that sucks, but at least it gave you perspective!

>>2235571
I think you misunderstood what I meant by mentioning that- I'm just saying I have no desire to get up and leave the life I've built. I can understand being bored with the way things are, though.

catfish is a big, huge category. cories are little and like to school in huge numbers. they are the most adorable, like little water puppies.

>>2235512
40b is such a great size, you can do a lot with a tank like that! If I had one I'd probably use it for my endler and cherry shrimp breeding projects.

>>2235497
If you talk neocaridina, they can get along without an air supply, if the tank is planted though I think having a small airstone or a small sponge filter in there wouldnt hurt via surface agitation

>>2235571
I was homeless in Detroit once. Scary fun times.

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>>2235558
Very nice looking fisho. I may have to get one.

I'm currently wondering what to stock my 75 with and I was thinking goldfish but the info varies all over the place. I want at least 3 of them so they don't get lonely.

The fancy double-tails appear to require 20g per fish, but what about the larger ones? Some guys say 55g then + 5g per fish. Some dude even said 100g per fish.. And other people say they outright belong in ponds.

What do

OK so I've just picked up a co2 setup. Only problem is where to inject it? Tossing up between just whacking it on the filter inlet (eheim 2028l) and making a reactor. Only downside with the reactor is that I'm running out of room in my cabinet, as I already have an external heater setup, the filter, and will have the co2 bottle. Anyone run co2 straight into inlets?

>>2235619
I'll be honest, for me, goldfish are better suited for a pond setup, since they are quite messy and are coldwater fish.

That being said, if you talk the big, regular goldies, I'd say 55g for the first, 20 for every further one - overfilter the tank heavily and you should be fine.

>>2235512
It's an empty canvas! Do whatever you want!

>>2235619
Get some fancy goldfish. No problem with 3 in a 75

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Nerites are so interesting. Sure glad I got one. Yup.

>>2235750
That would be a cool [adultswim] bump. Chillest fucking webm I ever saw.

>>2235750
...I think he might be dead, mine are very active.

>>2235753
Thanks. If i wasnt so shit at editing I might try to do something with it.

>>2235754
i saw him twitch/wiggle for the first time in hours, which prompted me to take the video, but then he didnt move anymore. I'll give him one more day i guess.

>>2235750
Maybe you suck at keeping snails?

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>>2235771
It has crossed my mind. Trump is doing fine though.

One of my harlequins only has one eye but I've only just realised

Can't tell if it is missing or he just cant open it, wait do fish have eye lids?

>>2235821
Sometimes fish only have one eyeball. Side effect of inbreeding for desirable traits. You gotta be careful buying fish, really inspect em. Some just have borked genetics.

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>Reddit hating on me for buying Siamese Algae Eaters just to get rid of algae saying you shouldn't buy fauna just to clean up a tank
>It's called an Algae eater
>It's for eating algae
>Takashi amano the greatest planted tank scaper in history pioneered the use of fauna that only exist in a tank to eat algae

>>2235860
I honestly don't see a problem with this. A friend and I plan on swapping corrys for algae control once or tanks are pretty established.

>>2235863
It;s probably some bullshit like

>huurrrrrr animals don't exist for your enjoyment
>*proceedes to own animals for own enjoyment*

>>2235863
>cories
>eating algae

>>2235868
I meant general cleanup. We'll be trading schools of fish back and forth.

>>2235863
Corydoras aren't algae eaters tho. They like meaty foods.

>>2235860
I think getting SAE for algae is no problem - if your tank is big enough and you can support a big enough group of say 4-6 since they can become aggressive if they cant handle hierarchy amongst themselves.

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Peekaboo

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I'm dying

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>>2235884
Shoutout to my Sparkling Pitbull Brutus, swimming in his tank, croaking it up.

>>2235907
What a pretty fish. I hope his passing is a good one. Swim free Brutus. Swim free.

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>>2235750
Update

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>>2235860
Woah I saw your post
Got to love the advice and info you get from fellow aquarist though
Whether you agree or not it helps you get understanding

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>>2235928
I really fell in love with sparkling gouramis after I bought two of these guys last weekend. They are a bit shy at first but display a wide array of colours, depending how the light hits them, no matter if female or male. Also great for smaller tanks since they only get like 1.5"

Pic is him in the shade.

>>2235943
I wanted to get a dwarf gourami but now I might get a sparkling. Really pretty. How are they in community tanks? Would you be able to comfortable house a pair in a 20g long?

>>2235947
I'd say sparklings are basically the smaller cousin of dwarfs, just with more personality, since they croak, which sounds more like a woodpecker in the distance when they are excited or wanna lure in a mate/scare off a rival.

There are often said to be aggressive but that only happens when they are breeding and they can't break line of sight with other fish and these guys are no bettas or convicts. The worst they do is croak.

As far as community goes - if you wanna breed these guys, like many other fish, they prefer a species only tank. If you just wanna keep them, a community is no problem, just make sure you don't have any super big fish in there, that may intimidate them. I keep them with dwarf cories and chili rasboras, so no problem there.

Allow them to break line of sight via plants and hardscape and you shoild be fine. I plan on keeping 4 in my 13.5gal, so I'm sure you could get away with 6 if your tank is structured well.

They don't like dry food that much, but I feed frozen cyclops and bloodworms aswell so they get their fair share.

As a thing of note, there's three almost identical species of sparkling/croaking gouramis, so check at your store what they label them as or ask them.

Trichopsis Pumila - the ones I got
The smallest, both 1.5 inches at max, both sexes croak

Trichopsis Schalleri
Medium size, like 1.75-2.25 inches, only males croak

Trichopsis Vittata
Big size, 2-3 inches, only males croak, females are less colourful

>>2235947
Also, they are not a fish that's always at the forefront of the tank, especially in the first few days but they at least show 3-4 times a day for me, doing their rounds, checking the leaves and moss for food.

>>2235982
Thanks man, this is some really good info. Are they hardier than dwarfs? I read somewhere that pretty much all dwarf gouramis have a disease that gets triggered with minimal stress and kills them within 6 months.

My parents said the only way I could have there 500 gallon tank is if all fish for. How do I kill off silver Arowana, 1 Ray, unbee cichlid, and 2 peacock bass?

>>2236002
Fish die* sorry

>>2236004
>>2236002
Time. Those fish are all expensive, and aren't something I'd fuck around with. Are you new to the hobby? Try a smaller tank. A hobby like this isn't something you start right away saying "Go big or go home", cuz you can end up in some shitty predicaments if you're not careful.

>>2236002

What he said.
>>2236006

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>>2236000
From what I researched, since they are less in demand and bred to death, they are way hardier. Of course I just had guys for less than a week but the guy that owns the store that sells them also breeds them himself, and he said, as far as small gouramis go, these are one of the hardiest. Only thing I would check is that your PH is in the 7 range, since they prefer slightly acidic to neutral waters.

If you wanna read more into detail about these guys, check publications of Dr. Jörg Vierke if you can find a translated source. He was one of the most renowned Ichtyologists when it comes to anabantoids.

>>2236002
That arowana alone could be a small car. Don't be a shit and kill you're parent's fish with such a weak egotistic motive.

What would you wanna keep in a 500g anyway if not these big fish? If you are new and wanted to turn this thing into a reef or a big planted tank, you'd set yourself up for failure without years of research and experience.

>>2236024
Silver Arowana are $45 on average here. 1 foot Ionger and they are only $100.

>>2236027
My bad, was confusing him with his asian colleague, nonetheless -killing these fish would be a bitch-move only an entitled brat would pull off. If you'd want to be taken seriously you'd maybe do research and start on a smaller tank, till the fish in your parent's tank die. /aq/ can surely help you out with suggestions.

>>2236027
And the price rises as they get bigger/older.
>>2236002
I forgot to ask, why do you want your parent's tank? Most of us on 4chan aren't financially capable(among other things) of taking care and maintaining a 500 gallon, so we don't think about these tanks much. And our older members that can will just do it if they so please.

Only a person who'd be immature as to try this would be someone underage who still has big dreams. They're parents giving their child an excuse like this is someone not knowledgeable about the subject that can actually perform such a task is someone with less general experience. And sacrificing precious objects including not just living animals, but expensive ones at that for their own benefit is someone who is young and selfish.

You want you're parent's aquarium, it's not yours but you want it.
They give you the task stating, you kill our fish, it's your
You don't know how to kill it, so you go on an imageboard that's been known for edgy content to ask for a solution because edgy people know how to do edgy things
We're not giving you answers.

You're not going out buying one, or building one yourself. And you have no experience on how to kill the fish. You didn't even give us a run down on what you'd like to do with the tank.

All my words have led me to the conclusion that you're an underage asshat that just want a huge fucking tank with no knowledge on keeping said tank. You are a huge whining little brat, and this is coming out of a tripfag, mind you.

You need to get out of this website completely, learn how to fucking keep a fish tank, learn from your mummy & daddy, and come back when you're 18 and post results. We'll most likely still be here. Take care.

>>2236043
$200 max for a full grown silver. Less with drop eye.

>>2236002
What the fuck do you want a 500 gallon tank for?

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>>2236047
>mfw a full grown silver gets about 6'
>mfw they're the poorfag arowanas

>>2236047
I think even if its not a fuck expensive asian arowana, it's a big fish with lots of personality as far as fish go. Of course it's 'just' a fish but that shouldnt be an argument. A guy wouldn't murder the family labrador retriever because its just a medium priced dog in order to get a new dog he likes more.

>>2236053
They only get to 3 feet in the aquarium. 4-5 in the wild.

>>2236043
I'm 23 dick head and don't live at home. I have two years experience but want a bigger tank for cooler fish.
>>2236053
Didn't notice you were Brazilian. Opinion discarded.

my crayfish died, how do I dispose of it?

>>2236078
>2 years experience, ha!
Nigga, 2 years isn't even anything in this hobby, there're people who've been in the hobby for decades.

How the fuck did you look at >>2236053 this post and immediately think BRAZILIAN? Was it the picture? You do know there's a site called google, where you can not only search for websites, but pictures too.

>>2236080
Stop being an asshat. I don't see your tank posted here.

>>2236078
What fish you wanna keep in that 500g then? I'm not condescending.

I have about 10yrs of experience in the hobby and thats just experience I would count from 'serious' fishkeeping, so I don't really count tanks I had as a kid.

I do not that you are dedicated to get new fish but the options for a 500g are mostly fish that can't be handled by most beginners because they are either very sensitive, aggressive, messy, big or all of the 4 combined.

If you havent already, maybe take a look at monsterfishkeepers.com - no matter if you wanna keep big fish or just a big tank with medium fish - these guys specialize in both and are most likely better suited/equipped for your enquiries.

I'm german if that somehow qualifies my post as being worthy.

I hope that brat posting about killing his parents fish is baiting. If he does go through with it I hope he gets cursed so every fish afterwards that gets put in that 500 gallon dies, not that they wouldn't anyways with this dumb fuck handling the tank.

>>2236078
>>2236002
Buy a 50 gallon tank
Get an African Rope Fish
????
Profit

You're welcome, you now have a fish that gets relatively big and is also easy to care for.

Don't kill ma and pa's fish asshole.

>people here actually care about someone elses moving objects

>>2236125
I didn't know I could mitosis twice in a thread.

How's it going?

Not giving a tripfag the you he craves

but it is going okay thank you, how are you?

>>2236082
Put it in the trash, wrapped in plastic - dumping it into the toilet may introduce foreign disease into your environment.

>>2236130
I'm doing fine, it's been a lazy day. The hurricane missed Miami, and it's just been shitty rain showers.

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LADS
my rosy red minnows put egss. I dont know what to do!!!!!!! I saw one of them looked preggers but I thought they were just constipated. What do i do i do?????? I don't know how to care for fry!!!!!!!!!!

I only noticed cause when I was cleaning the tank yesterday, the fish in the pic kept trying to bite me, and he's been swimming around the dragon's chin for a few days now. I just happened to look and voila I saw those eggs pls help. I know the little fish might get eateb but I don't want that

>>2236132
That is cool but stop posting on r9k please

>>2236136
I don't go to r9k though. I went there once and the first thought I had was "I don't have it as bad as I thought" and left.

>>2236137
I wasn't talking to you

>>2236138
>>2236137
>>2236136
>>2236132
>>2236130
>>2236127
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>>2236138
Or were you?

>>2236141
where*

>>2236135
Get tupperware box, punch small holes in the side with a hot needle so water flows through but fry cant escape.

Put eggs in this box and the box into your tank so it flows through it with fish not being able to eat them. Should float on top.
Get brine shrimp or infusoria to feed fry. Put javamoss into frybox for hides and biofilm.

>>2236142
*who

My fish are sick. I think they're dying. What can I do to kill them quickly?

>>2236146
lol

bleach would work

>>2236149
Really? How much?

>>2236158
>>2236146
Just ask your parents for a 40 gallon breeder. You don't have to kill their fish, kid.

>>2236164
I'm not that guy

>>2236166
Sure

>>2236146
Anyone? I have a 10 gallon if that matters

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>>2236169
cull them with a knife

>>2236171
There's nothing I could put in th water that would work well?

>>2236174
Just google if you so desire. You are basically doing a weak metabait right now and asking you for the fish you'd wish to euthanize, would be pointless since you couldnt even provide pictures for them.

Here's my rundown:

You want Attention so you create that edgy story about that brat character wanting the 500g of your parents. You get called out, among other things from mud, who somehow pissed you off earlier so you had your fake trips laying around to stirr shit and did some weak shitposts with a fake-trip a la 2009.

Then you tried you trump card:
You went in with another character, your 'I dunno if its the brat asking for fish to euthanize under a guise, but maybe it comes off like a legit post so people may reply'- schtick to get some reactions.

People call you out again and you will prolly follow with more shitposting.

You cant provide photos of your parents 500g tank and even wrote yourself into a corner with that stocking list so getting pics via google image search wont help.

You will get called out again and be frustrated, going to bed with the knowledge that you are some noname dipshit on some small aquarium section on the internet that got a buncha replies, but not what you were asking for. Even if your parents have a 500gal, your story has more holes than spirograph stencil made out of swiss cheese that got hit by grenade shrapnel. I rest my case.

>>2236184
Lol poor kid. It's kinda weird, I don't remember children being so autistic when I was growing up. I'm Sure its the internet that's ruining today's youth. Even when they try to talk about an interesting hobby that doesn't involve the internet or computers they can't help but be turbo autists tryina to meme like their favorite YouTubers.

>>2236146
Just freeze them you edgy retard. Please go away.

>>2236190
Nice defensive reaction. Guess my assumptions rung true. I also like that pic of your tank.

>>2236196
Relax nigger, I'm agreeing with you. That kid is awful, I'm commenting on how weird today's kids are. Calm down.

>>2236190
Imma go to sleep btw, if you wanna send me some more nice pics of your 500g tank and your dead fish, mail me at [email protected]

>>2236197
Sorry man, I was actually very tired and didn't read that properly, ah well, hope the kid doesnt hold a grudge next thread.

>>2236184
Still not that guy. My fish are gasping at the bottom of my tank.

>>2236200
Incoming horse dicks

>>2236184
Rekt and keked heartily at the spirograph.

>>2236205
The method for a most painless death is often not found in households but is easy to come by, but the time it takes to shop for it, would mean your fish are most likely dead when you come back with it.
The swiftest and most painless death, as brutal as it sounds, would be to crush their heads/cut their cerebral chord - many people cant bear to do it.

Freezing is very painful, any acidic or basic solution in the water is aswell, so maybe just do a big waterchange beforeb they die maybe they get better or but them into a quarantine tank.

>>2236208
See>>2236205

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I put Bruce in a makeshift quarantine tank. I thought he might've just been lazy but I caught him on the bottom of the tank laying on his side. That's no bueno. What can I do with no aquarium salt? I've got a heater and an airstone in there. As well as a floating water sprite. Anything else I can do tonight for him?

>>2236230
you can do Epsom salts as well.

he might not make it, might just have weak genes. I'd give you some of my superior hybrid guppies but I doubt you're nearby :3

>>2236238
Yeah I figured he might have bad genetics. How much Epson salt would you use for this cereal container I'm using? I'm in Atlanta, where you at?

>>2236239
PNW. if you want to breed gups, try to pick up some endlers.

not sure how much, I've never used it. I know it's safe though.

>>2236016
That's a disgusting amount of photoshop.

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ok so i did a deep gravel vac today and what the FUCK is in my water? I went ahead and did a 75% water change. Do i need to set the tank on fire and stat over?

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>>2235934
Was getting ready to take her back to PetSmart but I guess she's OK.

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>>2236230
He seems to be doing fine today. How long should I keep him separated from the other gupppies?

>>2236473
Burn everything.

>>2236473
I cant tell if these are detritus worms or planaria... I'm going to starve the fish in that tank for like 5 days and see if it helps.

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>>2235461
>my post

After watching another video on hatching brine shrimp I decided to give them a try before putting more effort into the invert only tank idea

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc9ZuzCSepQ

I assembled the hatchery as seen in the video with light included but I don't have any rigid air line tubing

I've watched two videos and both of them don't use a mineral stone

Can I just use my regular air supply with mineral stone?
Or will the mineral stone mess up the hatching process some how?

>>2236817
The KingOfDIY brineshrimp hatchery is pretty good.

>>2235755
send it to them, maybe theyll like it

>>2236838
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2BKVhFgpVU

So that's the third video where the person making the hatchery doesn't use an mineral/air stone

Since the brine shrimp are somewhat expendable I plan on using the air stone for ease but if they fail to hatch with the air stone, I'll have to go out and buy some rigid air tubing

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Bruce and the other guppies are doing well. Will continue to not feed them for 4 more days.

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>>2236940
little gups are also doing well. We lost a couple but there are 4 really strong ones left.

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now I just have to figure out whats killing my plants. I'm pretty sure its the very frequent water changes but that's the only way to keep my fish alive.. I put 3 root tabs in there, didn't want to overdo it.

Applied for a job at my local fish store. They just had 3 people leave so they seem desperate. Showed the manager pics of the sump I built and my planted tank and she seemed really into. I BSd a lot though. Any tips for the interview. They are mostly saltwater, which I have no experience with.

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Got a neato color led light at best buy. What's a good bed time color for fishies? Is it dark blue or red that they can't see?