/aq/ Aquarium General

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You guys think this shit can grow hair grass on a 20 tall?

>>2274185
Its a grow light more than a tank light and I'd be a little worried about algae growth. Are you going to be running CO2?

>>2274185
It might be too much light unless you're using CO2.

>>2274188
what do you mean? there's no difference besides the two besides how nicely the fixtures sit on the tank.

>>2274188
>>2274205
I am gonna be using co2 and thats what I was worried with the most I hear mixtures of grow lights are this or that or there just lights and both work

>>2274208
you can always mount from the ceiling with hooks so it's farther away from the tank, or take out one of the bulbs. I think it will be fine on your tank, esp. since you're using co2.

Planning on making a planted tank with a pair of firemouth cichlids as the centerpiece, what i want to know is if they will eat my plants? I dont mind some grazing but worried they will totally destroy them.

Alright question. I have a 30g freshwater tank with a gravel sunstrate, I have some water wisteria growing in it and doing fine, but I would like to put some soil under the gravel. How exactly should I go about this? I have read a shit ton of things giving my conflicting answers. Whats your guys advice?

>>2274286
to get it under the gravel, the only thing you can do is a complete tear down. take out the fish and put them in a spare tank or bucket with an airstone. drain the water. take out the hardscape and plants. remove gravel, give a quick rinse. then put your soil into the tank and start adding everything else.

>>2274268
>planted cichlid tank

They like to dig shit up, if you attached the plants to driftwood or rock they'll be fine. Firemouth are omnivores and as long as they're fed everyday, and enough, your plants will be fine. Just don't expect to have any carpeting plants or anything in the substrate directly.

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So what kind of light does /aq/ recommend for a 60 gallon tank thats dimensions are 12.75 in L x 48.5 in W x 25 in H? I was thinking the finnex planted pro but i need an experienced aquarist thoughts on this

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This may sound kind of cruel but I'm looking for 1 or more fish that I can put in to my 48 gallon aquarium to do some population control. The tank is inhabited by both guppies and mollies, and I'm looking for something that won't just kill for fun, but actually eat the fry and smaller guppies. I would prefer one that wouldn't bother the full grown Mollies, but I do have a spare 20 gallon that I could keep the Mollies that I want to keep in, so any suggestion is appreciated.

>>2274333
Crayfish maybe?

>>2274310
Kek i know, but i am planning to have everything anchored down well.

>>2274333
A red eared slider then take care of it in a different tank

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So i bought this for my anchor worms that are on my albino corys I'm hoping it will work. It's says not for use with crustaceans and my amano are pretty small and will be very difficult to remove from the tank. Do you think they are guaranteed to die if I use this treatment?

>>2274356
I have seen this exact problem on every aquatic thread on here stfu

>>2274356
Shows the stuff in it fucks up the molting cycle of invertebrates, so seems like it'd definitely nuke all your shrimp.

>>2274356
It's copper based, your shrimp are gonna die. Get API general cure.

>>2274359
I read up on this but it doesnt seem to treat anchor worms, have you used this peronally?

>>2274356
>>2274361
Fenbendazole and praziquantel are safe for inverts.

>>2274319
Forgot to add the main thing im trying to grow is some sort of carpet grass either mid light (preferably) or high light

>>2274180
Oh look the fifth invert thread. At least we had a break for one thread

>>2274509
Must be some kind of fetish for him. Probably into vore.

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Would the whole dome light shit work for a 20 tall I have two spare domes i could use but I'm not sure how to go about this method I also hear its cheap sorry to keep bringing this up but i just want a healthy planted tank

>>2274587
sure, it'd work fine.

what are your questions? it's pretty simple, just purchase the reflectors and the daylight bulbs and either find a way to mount them or clip them on the side of the tank.

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>>2274600
Bulbs has been a issue with me I read many different thing I remember reading these would work but I'm not positive

>>2274605
I don't see the kelvin rating, but it should be fine. depending on the plants you keep you might want to go with a larger wattage. anything CFL that says "daylight" on it will work though, honestly.

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>>2274610
I have some of these at home actually not sure if they'd work for what I want mainly hair grass

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Can any master tank decorators help me and my roommates think of a better set up for our red claw crab tank?? It's a 10 gal so not much to work with but I'll include a couple pictures to give you and idea of what we are working with. We need help maximizing space efficiency and land/water ratio since they are semi aquatic creatures

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>>2274615

>>2274509
>At least we had a break for one thread
It was two threads. What do you have against inverts?

>>2274605
I use Walmart 5000k with of the reflector work lights. No complaints. Decent growth.

>>2274509
>>2274514
>>2274618
I think it's just a vore thing for OP

>>2274621
I can see it

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Got a tank and betta today.
Any recommendations on what to do with the tank?
I was thinking maybe water lettuce and fake plants?

>>2274613
I've never grown hairgrass, but looks like it needs moderate light so you should be okay. make sure the lights are oriented as vertically as you can get them, it makes a big difference.

>>2274352
>>2274333
I wouldn't suggest one, especially if you want to keep it, they grow fuck huge. However there's smaller aquatic turtles that's do the same that can live in the 48g if you decide to migrate the mollies in the 20g, like a Southern Painted

>>2274631
I would suggest a water conditioner. Look at dem chlorine bubbles.

>>2274621
Yeah I may be into vore but I'm not fucking pushing it on anyone or into this thread. Fuck off.

>>2274638
The filter is way too strong

>>2274638
>chlorine bubbles
Lmao, that's just what happens when you fresh fill an aquarium, dummy.

I'm moving back into my mother's house for a few months (she's going away and wants me to mind the place) and the only place I can really set my tanks up is in the basement. However, the light down there doesn't work, so unless I bring a flashlight or carry lamp down there it's pitch black. Can I just keep my fish in the dark for a few months without them being permanently fucked up?

>>2274643
Lol

>>2274333
Remove some of the cover that the fry are using and feed less.

Just rescued a piranha from a guy willing to flush him to sell the tank he was in. Got the tank and piranha for 20 bucks.
7" Red Belly Piranha in a 25g tank. Got him home, he seems very slow and nervous. Not very skittish. He did eat, though, so thats a good sign.
Is the tank too small to house him? I'm not going to be able to re-home him for several months, it looks like. I'll try to take a picture later, but thanks for any advice.

>>2274733
should be doable so long as you keep the water clean. why can't you rehome him?

So i have a question, will 3 30w LED flood lights be enough to grow in a low tech 55g tank? Planning on some northern milfoil, amazon sword, micro sword,and java fern in a primarily rock-based hardscape.

>>2274733
More than likely a Pacu, not a piranha. Daily water changes, and keep an eye on your hardness and pH. They favor soft water conditions. Feed plants and invertebrates. At full size. i would recommend a 40+ gal.

>>2274733
Just rehome it. It'll sit in the back of your head all day knowing he's not in a proper tank. How the fuck was the nigger going to flush a 7 inch pirhana?

>>2274180
Vore thread?

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This is the fish. At least, I THINK it's a redbelly. Not sure now because >>2274774 .

>>2274738
I did ask the LFS but they said they don't accept them. I have an ad up online for free collection now, but the little guy is growing on me.

>>2274775
I have no idea, it was a spur of the moment decision to ask for the fish, too.


I have no idea how old he is. He seems to be a little more settled now than my previous post so thats good.

>>2274786
That's a piranha alright.

Cool fish, but they are messy and like to be in groups.

>>2274786
That is for sure a redbelly pacu. Follow what i said if you decide to keep him. Used to have a 150gal with a small school.

>>2274808
It's a piranha. 150 isn't close to large enough for one pacu. They shouldn't be kept at all.

>>2274810
You sir, are an idiot. Piranhas aren't regularly sold in the aquarium trade. Pacu's, on the other hand, are.

Might want a bit more experience before you make uneducated claims.

>>2274808
Are you retarded?

>>2274811
Hurrrrr

>>2274812
How about we ask the op?

Does it have pointy teeth, or flat ones that look like a human's?

>>2274786
>This is the fish. At least, I THINK it's a redbelly. Not sure now because
Feed it and take a look at its mouth. Piranhas have a v- or triangle-shaped mouth. The pacu has more of a hook in its lower lip.

>>2274811
You didn't even try m8. You'll never catch anything good with that.

>>2274815
Only one way to truly find out. Stick your balls in the water. If it bites them off its a pacu.

>>2274808
>>2274815
>>2274816
Reeeeeeee! It's clearly a red belly piranha. You can easily tell.

OP here. He has a set of sharp, almost translucent teeth. They look like they're part of his lips, almost. I can't really feed him as I've already fed him today.

>>2274815
>>2274816
>>2274818
>>2274820
>>2274821

The inside of his mouth is hard to see.

>>2274823
Stick balls in tank with timestamp

>>2274827
Lol I'm too high for this board

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>tfw growing up in Canada in the 2000s, developing a heavy interest in fishkeeping and watching the US's booming online aquarium trade longingly, never able to get the crystal reds, the dwarf cories, the FM scarlet badis, the hairgrasses, the red whiptails, the dwarf crays or any other little critter I obsessed over owning and breeding

It took me ages just to find red cherries, and then I made several hundred off of my colony supplying an aquarium club in my little province's main city with them. Even today there's hardly anything online here, and the shipping is ridiculous.

>>2274786
Redbelly pacus/piranhas are too fucking similar to tell from a blurry pic, and there's certainly no experts in the thread anyway.

Throw a grape in and see if it eats it. Pacus love grapes.

>>2274841
>grapes
kek

>>2274841
>Pacus eat grapes
Fucking huuur

>>2274841
USA wins again fuck you leaf

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Kek

Are diy filters a meme or could this actually handle a 10 gallon which I plan to use as an apple snail nursery.

What should my ratio be? Right now it's about half floss half pot scrub. I could probably fit 2 pot scrubbers if I removed most of the floss.

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So guys I bought this to house my 4-5 amano shrimp and 1 mystery snail, do you this will suffice to keep them healthy for the entire treatment period for my anchor worms? I will be treating the tank to kill eggs aswell so I want to out the inverts in here to be safe

t. 20 gallon long anon

>>2274872
it's absolutely fine for biological filtration. obv won't do much for mechanical, though.

>>2274874
it'll be fine, assuming you can fit in a heater if they need it. you could have just used any old bucket or tub though.

>>2274877
I don't have another heater, but I can set my heater for my house to something. Okie dokie?

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I wanna add 6 cory catfish to my 60 gallon tank. Its cycling rn but just planning ahead, can you mix species of corys? Like maybe 2 albino, 2 emerald, and 2 panda corys? Or would you have to keep them the same species? (Also posted in old thread my bad)

>>2274841
It's 100% red belly piranha. This was a open and shut case.

>>2274841
Yeah but you leafs get Asian Arowana which people get thrown in prison for and have been killed for in the USA

>>2274869
Yeah but Asian Arowana anon. They can have them! Even though they are being bred like crazy in fish farms they're still illegal to have in the USA. I want one. I like my silvers but those Asians make my nuts hard.

So my local petco had tons of colorful baby bettas that some breeder mostly likely dumped at their store. The lady there offered one of them to me for free so i got what i think is a female but cant tell yet since she doesnt have the white spot yet.

I already have a female betta. Should i start a 10 gallon sorority tank or get one of those nano tanks that fit multiple bettas separately?

>>2274964
No half gallon tanks unless you don't care much about your fish then go ahead

>>2274982
I know that asshole i meant either a 10 gallon sorority or a 5 gallon that separates them

>>2274615
I think that looks cool anon. Have you considered any live plants ?

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Just ordered 8 Celestial Pearl Danios / Galaxy Rasboras from my lfs.

Question, why do a lot of places insist these are different fish and not the same name for 1 fish?

Most of the time when I say "Celestial Pearl Danio" they don't get it and point me towards some Leopard Danios. I've ordered them under the name Galaxy Rasbora.

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What is growing on this goldfishs tail? It's mostly brown algae that grows in the tank and this growth is kind of bulbous

>>2274646
for a month yea, longer, no. is there also no power outlet down there? get a lamp hooked up or something man.... its not rocket science.

>>2275109
Because they were originally assumed to be microrasboras and were dubbed galaxy rasboras, then a few months later were reclassified to danios and CPDs. Industry is just be lazy and it's not like the dumb wagey schmos know anything about it.

>>2274984
I don't keep betta, but sorority tanks seem awesome. I'd go with that.

>>2275111
looks like some kind of fungus.

>>2274984
Don't get anything under a 10 gallon for multiple bettas. Either go sorority (all female) or divide it between 2 males. Maybe you could get away with dividing a 5 with 2 males but eh

>>2274957
I don't know if the different kinds will group together, but they usually need 4+ of their own kind

Odd question, but out of everyone on /an/, you guys will probably know.

I keep goldfish, and I was bitching to someone about what a pain in the ass maintaining an aquarium is. He suggested a garden pond instead, since once you've done the initial work of building/installing it, aside from the occasional clean, it practically looks after itself.

Anyone have a garden pond and can give me some advice?

>>2274356
Trash those cories and get new ones. Albino cories are so damn delicate anyway, doubtful they'll survive, so why endanger your shrimpies?

>>2274957
similar species will school together. but... why would you? it's a sure thing they'll school together if they're the same species. if you want a variety, go for Corydoras aeneus. you can find them in bronze and albino everywhere, but they also come in green and black.

>>2274615
Looks pretty good imo.

>>2275245
I love them anon I will not trash them until they die. Do you have any advice on fishing out 4 small amano from a tank succesfully?

>>2275245
...Corydoras aeneus is known to be a very hardy fish. if you can't take care of the easiest corys you should probably not get any others.

>>2275250
maybe try putting in some blanched zucchini or something else they like?

>>2274631
Get your parameters in check before you do anything else -_-
What did you put in the water? Any conditioner?

If you get fake plants make sure they are good quality and very SOFT, bettas can tear their fins on fake plants. Honestly it seems like you can easily grow some beginner plants. Please consider this instead of fake plants. Put some more substrate down so you can plant them or get something like anubias that you can tie to a bigger rock and your betta can lay on the nice open leaves.

That being said, you're still doing better than most first time betta owners just because of the fair size of that lil tank.

>>2274631

I would start by removing the statue and rocks and place the betta in a back up mini tank while I set up his home

Then, I would:

>Go to pet store
>Get small rocky substrate for plant
>Ask for beginner plant
>Ask for a bottle of plant food or plant tablets
>Buy one plant (probably an Africa) and some plant food
>Get a small bag of sand in color of my choice

>Clean substrate in separate container (rocks will scratch the side of whatever it is you clean it in so choose wisely)
>Add cleaned substrate
>Safely add the plant to my tank burying the roots but not the base
>The plant should be stable enough to stand on its own without the incoming layer of sand
>Clean sand in separate container (sand will also scratch the side of whatever it is you clean it in, again, choose wisely)
>Add an inch layer of cleaned sand above rocky substrate
>Make sure the plant base doesn't get covered by sand too much - a little rock substrate being visible around the plant base probably isn't a bad thing

>Clean/heat/filter the water

Optional: Add a small pleasant number of smooth stones/pebbles to rest on the sand below the leaves of the plant (like the ones in your picture that are currently in the tank)

>Safely add betta back to his new upgraded home

That's more or less how I set up my freshwater planted aquariums

>>2275253
amano shrimp spike that?

>>2275289
newbies should start with plants that don't need added fertilizer.

>>2274874
If it's just temporary, why not use a bucket or something?

>>2274913
Amanos and mystery snails are good down to about 65.

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>>2275379
Because I only have 1 bucket and that's my water change bucket.

But I suppose your right I could return it and use something else.

Ok so they won't need a heater. The treatment will take about 3 weeks. How often do you think I should refresh their water? What's a good way to fish them out of the tank without tearing it apart?

>>2275109
>Question, why do a lot of places insist these are different fish and not the same name for 1 fish?
They aren't pointing you towards leopard danios, they're pointing you towards the real pearl danio, danio albolineatus. It just happens to look pretty similar to a leopard danio.

>>2274984
Personally I'd go with the latter, or do a sorority in a 29+ gallon with some other schooling fish.

>>2275189
I know that a lot of people do sorority tanks, but considering how easily they can go wrong and the fact that female bettas wouldn't ever be in a situation like that in the wild makes me hesitant to really recommend them, especially in small tanks like 10 gallons

>>2275382
you can get a bucket for free/$1-3. buckets are a damn good thing to have around the house. I've also used storage bins and pickle jars.

do water changes like you usually would- but a little less. I'd do less than 1/3 of the water a week. shrimpies have a very low bioload so it should be fine.

>>2275382
Considering a bucket is about $3. Amano shrimp like blanched vegetables like zucchini, cucumber, romaine, and spinach. If you put some in there weighed down with a fork, the shrimp should come to it within a couple minutes.

>>2275390
Could be either.
>It just happens to look pretty similar to a leopard danio.
Not... really.

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>>2275407
>>2275412
OK I got 3 of four in there, I used the tank water they were in, one is chill on the bottom but the other two are freaking out and swimming all over the place, is this normal?

>>2275430
For Amanos, yes, absolutely.

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>>2275435
ok well I guess tonight is the first treatment for anchor worms, hope it works. if not i will smash my tank and post on youtube

>>2275113
As long as it doesn't kill them I don't really care desu

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I think my betta has been getting a little bit more vibrant, kinda neat if it isn't lighting related

also i got more shrimp

>>2274770
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/10-lighting/101085-light-calculation-chart.html

I used this to figure out what my tank needed and my plants are growing faster than when I had the other lights on them so I guess it did a good job.

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>>2275455
Pretty blue shrimp my anon, what's the name? Here are my refugee shrimp!

First step of treatment complete DIE ANCHOR WORMS

>>2275251
All my other cories are flourishing, only my albinos have died. Maybe that's just cuz they were pity-buy Wally world shit.
>>2275250
I'm sure you already figured out moving the cories is way easier.

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Got a free (filthy) 55 gallon with (broken) hoods, (slow) 30-60 gal filter, two lights (one's burnt), stand, a miniscule amount of gravel, fake plants, and 3 Bala sharks.

Free. Off Craigslist.
Pic related is my problem.
She's been running the tank fine like this (which is why I filled it, also it's getting late and I'm fucking sleepy), but how much time do I really have...

Bubbles everywhere and the sealant gets thinner as it goes down. These pics are all four corners. Hope it makes it til the morning. We'll see when I wake up.

livin in brown algae hell bros

>>2275486
Break it in her front yard. She was lazy and did a bad job at resealing it. She didn't want to trash it herself so she pawned it off on you.

>>2275448
They'll actually lose there eyes.

Yall do know that the flowgrow link doesnt work anymore right?

How are you supposed to find out how much light your tank needs? Is there some sort of calculator? I want to get led lights and in new to aquatic plants so mid lights should be fine

>>2275531
Bump

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>>2275516
Na she was a nice lady and it was free... But it's definitely terrible although it made it through the night. I'm sure I can hold out a week or two while I get a temporary tank for them to stay while I figure out resealing.... Do you recommend any specific source for step by step idiot proof resealing that I should follow? Fuck every time I look at those pics idk how this shit is holding up...
>>2275531
You're supposed to go with 2 to 3 watts per gallon, I think.... Idk. Don't listen to me unless another anon confirms. I have two of pic related in a 20 gallon and it's growing all my plants well.

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>>2275516
You can't blame her, she still gave me this.
She says she was really into salt water for the longest time, maybe all her tanks are old?

I'm just afraid that moving it in the back of a truck last night might've rattled it around enough for it to explode all over my living room. Hah. And I work for the next 10 hours.

>started breeding apple snails as a fun project/maybe make some cash on the side
>trying to be as diy as possible and use stuff I already have

Ok so it's only been a day, and my adult snail tank is already filthy-looking. The filter I had in there was just filter floss and pot scrubbies. I made a new one with floss, carbon, and clay pellets. Should I be seeing a difference soon provided I built it right?

>>2275485
probably just different suppliers. I would never judge a fish over a single purchase though.

>>2275486
nice find! I wouldn't leave that to chance though, that's a lot of water. house them in a tub till you get a chance to fix it?

>>2275531
someone just posted one here >>2275455
before you look for lighting, I would decide what kind of plants you want.

>>2275694
I think those snails might just be filthy. you need some kind of mechanical filtration for the snail poop to disappear, or just put dirt in and embrace the poops.

>>2275694
Is there a pump attached to the filter?

>>2275789
Yeah but it's an air pump. It's just an upside water bottle with media in it.

Also, is there anything Tupperware container can't do when compared to an aquarium? As long as it stick in a heater and a filter, does it really make much of a difference to whatever is inside? In this case snails?

>>2275760
Thanks! Idk what I'll do but I think I'll be ok chancing it for a week while I find a cheap tank to put them in temporarily

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>>2275847
An air powered filter isn't going to do much for mechanical filtration. It should still keep the water quality good for the snails, and you can test the ammonia/nitrite to confirm. If you do want better mechanical filtration, you can rig it with a cheap pump like pic.

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What single, solitary fish could I have for a 25 gal?
I was thinking of any of these:
Red Bellied Piranha
Parrot Cichlid
Jack Dempsey Cichlid
Leopard Bushfish
South American Puffer (feeding may be a problem)

What other single species fish could I potentially put in this 25 gallon tank? I like the aesthetic of a single fish.

>>2275850
If it's a plastic one, expect for it to eventually buckle from the weight of the water if it's a really big one. Not sure if it'd explode though, unless the plastic is really thin

>>2275850
No issue there. They're just usually really small and not very clear. I've used 1gal pickle jars and 5qt ice cream buckets as isolation/qt tanks before, if you have some of those.

>>2275888
What are the dimensions of the tank? Of the ones you mentioned, I'd only suggest the bushfish, and that's only if the tank is 30 inches (75cm) long.
Other than that, most other cichlids or gourami that stay in the 4-5" range will work. Eg convict cichlid, paradise gourami, pearl gourami, etc. Some oddballs like African butterfly fish would also work.
Again, that's only if it a 30 inch tank. If it's 24 inches, you'll have to look at smaller fish.

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>>2275111
>>2275189
It was actually a crustacean parasite. Fish lice or something

>>2275916
>convict cichlids
>in a 30 inch long tank
Kek

>>2275916
My tank is 70cm long. Ironically you picked my favourite out of the fish I listed. Would the 5cm difference be a detriment to the fish? I don't want it to be uncomfortable.

>Just saw a guy ITT with a 25 gal with a piranha
This piranha will die in like a week, right?

>>2275911
Just brace it

>>2275939
Shouldn't be an issue. The only semi-commonly sold "25 gallon" tank in America is 60cm long, 30cm wide, and 55cm tall, which is basically crap. So that's why I brought that up.

Give the bushfish some areas of good cover in the back corners of the tank and a fairly open space in the front. They can be rather shy at first, but it'll get used to you after a while. It helps a bit if you stay at the tank for a few minutes after feeding.

>This piranha will die in like a week, right?
It takes longer than that for stress to have long-term effects. How well the piranha does will mostly depend on what/how much he feeds it and how good he is at changing out the water.

So, /aq/ what are your favorite critters and fish for nano tanks (<15 gallons) ?

>>2275954
Oscar cichlids

>>2275954
The rape fish

>>2275517
Meh

>>2275964

stinky bait, m8

>>2275911
Well I bought some 3 dollar cat litter trays and they seem pretty solid. I don't think they'll buckle, desu.

>>2275924
I have had 6 female cons in a 30 gallon successfully for years
git gud fuck boiii

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Guys I just checked my cories after first day of treatment and they still have little anchor worms on them. Are these kind of treatments te consuming or should I expect immediate results. The package says 3 weeks one dosage each week with a WC is recommended

>>2276011
don't worry about it until the treatment is over.

>>2275760
That light calculator doesnt have led as an option

>>2275954
Least killifish and pygmy sunfish.

>>2276031
yeah, I didn't actually look at it.
unfortunately most LEDs don't list much information about what kind of light it actually is. if you stick to med-low lights, it should be okay, or just use a tried and true bulb like t8, t5, or CFL.

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Please help my bettas face has turned white and I'm pretty sure his eye came out I don't know what to do I've kept this betta for 2+ years please I need to know if I can treat this or if he's suffering if I need to put him down and if so how do I put him.down painlessly

>>2276031
if it's right under the diode then it's good, depending on the optics.

Leds are like lasers, hard to calculate.

>>2276068
you can buy clove oil to euthanize him, or just a quick thwack. just grab the tail and thwack it hard and quickly.

what size tank is he in, any tankmates, does he have a heater and filter? guessing you don't have any test kits.

>>2276087
He has a heater and filter no tank mates and i've had him for 3 years without an issue. Is there any real chance of survival other guy said to medicate with warm water and fungal medication and just wait(which I am).

>>2276090
and no test kits sorry im pretty amatuer

Now I can't stop thinking about it. Is breeding apple snails just a waste of time and money? Can I actually make a decent amount of money seeing as there doesn't seem to be any serious breeders around here? I can't find them anywhere except in pet stores.

I live one hour from the US border. I was thinking about ordering some really nice strains on aquabid to jump-start my operation.

Should I?

>>2275954
Dwarf crayfish, bee shrimp, micro crabs, pygmy gourami, rocket killifish, pygmy cories, "shellies" (cichlids).
Do you actually have a tank, or are you just looking for ideas?

>>2275987
Make sure the snails don't crawl out.

>>2276068
Clean water and proper temps (78-82F) are going to be the best thing to help him recover. I wouldn't suggest euthanization unless he gets to the point where he's unable to swim or eat properly.

>>2276090
I would put him down, but if you're invested in this fish then you should put the effort in. His chances aren't good though.

Take some of your water to a petstore like Petco asap, they test your water for free. Almost all fish illness is caused by dirty water.

I'm not convinced that's a fungal infection but it's really hard to tell from the pic. Aquarium salt is good to add, whatever it is.

>>2276098
Aren't apple snails considered kinda pleb? I've never kept them. Are they beneficial for tanks...?

>>2276098
I doubt you'll make a significant amount of money unless you're breeding some interesting colors and selling them online.
Still, it's good to have hobbies.

>>2276102
They're more of a quirky pet than a utility.
They're fairly dirty (for inverts), not very good for eating algae, and they eat live plants.

>>2276104
Yeah, I figured I would have heard more about them on forums if they were decent. Plus there's not much demand for things you can find at every fish shop.

I just picked up two rabbit snails and I'm having second thoughts since I'm not sure if they'll eat my plants or not. They seem alright so far, but I shouldn't have bought fancy snails when I already have dozens of them...

>>2276102
what do you think it is if not fungus half his face is gone.

>>2276143
missing flesh sounds a lot more like a bacterial infection. I also don't see fungus from the pic, although I'm definitely not sure about that.

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well i put him down and im crying like a bitch, loved that fish but he started zipping in circles and spasming so i had to do something. I threw him in a red hot forge 2000 F didn't even flop i feel like shit but he died instantly, can't sleep , im sad

>>2276174
I'm sorry for your loss. Poor fishy.

Why do you have access to a forge?

>>2276178
grandpa was the blacksmith but i can work it well enough.

>powers out
>-4f outside
>have electric heating
>no black out packs or generators
>fish tanks getting cold
>turn on hot water to see if it's still working
>it is
>drain tank a bit and fill it up until the temp is 2 degrees higher than normal.

Got fucking lucky, looks like we got gas water heaters.

Another algae control related question.
I have green spot algae all over the glass in my tank. This past week I have increased the phosphate in my tank to 3.0-5.0, decreased the light to 6 hours, and am keeping CO2 at its max.
I also feed the minimum amount with little to no excess food. Any that drops to the bottom is taken by shrimp or eventually by cories.

Is there anything else I can do to help this go away? It is the only algae I see in my tank. I have a 30gallon rated HOB filter for the 20g and I think that is enough.

>>2276174
At least you gave him a warriors death, rip fish

>>2276373
-new tank?
-is the algae occurring everywhere on the glass, or mostly in one part?
-is sunlight hitting the tank?
-try reducing light wattage, or move the light farther away from the tank.

So im kinda understanding this whole co2 thing but some questions. say i already have a paint ball co2 tank already, what else do i need? That part i dont understand.

And what should the amount of co2 tank be for a 60 gallon? Like a 5 pound tank, 25 ounces tank, or does it not matter only that some will need refilling sooner that others

>>2276450
The only difference between tank sizes is how long they last and how much it cost to refill. For paintball injection you can either buy a kit or do a diy build http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/20-diy/115850-paintball-co2-injection-diy-setup-tons-photos.html#/topics/115850?_k=bps571

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>>2275888
Im going to steal your question.
Any ideas for stocking a 25 gallon? Im not fussed if its a single fish or a few, Im just researching fish posted.
Thanks /aq/

>>2276486
Well what are looking to do? You can stock a pair of convict cichlids in there and hopefully get them to breed, and it's entertaining to watch them care for their young.

>>2276500
Don't really know, anon. Just want some ideas of what I could stock within a 25 gallon, as everyone has different ideas. Breeding convicts seems fun, though.

FUCK, ok so my lights just shut off 10 min ago but I know there's still co2 running in my tank. I'm away from home right now. It'll take me at least 30 min to get back. How long do I have?

>>2276546
You'll be fine, most people are lazy and let their shit run through the night

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I don't really know much about keeping fish, and most of the results of my research has been contradictory.

My gf wants to get a tank, she was looking at these 15L BiOrb Life ones. Some people seem to say only shrimp and plants in them, but some people say it's fine to have a few little fish. Thoughts?

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Anon that found a free 55 gal setup on craigslist here, I was looking for inspiration and I want to turn my aquarium into something similar like pic related. How can I do this?
What substrate recommended that won't break the bank?
How much do I need?
Anyone know what light is in pic related? Is it so expensive that it will erase my dream?

Also, what do I do with these Bala sharks and this rainbow shark?

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>>2276174
>I threw him in a red hot forge 2000 F
Metal as fuck.

>>2276569
You can have 1 betta in there, for the money you can get a nice 115l set up instead of that stupid shit.

What a disaster. I'm the anon trying to breed apple/mystery snails. I guess I didn't put enough seeded media in one of the tanks because it turned to 2ppm of ammonia overnight. The snails seem to be fine but I want them to be in optimal condition. Would taking one sponge from an aquaclear ruin my cycle in a 2 month old tank?

>>2276588
The black substrate in that picture looks like ADA Aquasoil or Fluval Stratum, but you could also use EcoComplete, Fluorite, or organic potting soil. ADA or potting soil will give you the most growth, but the soil will also require a bit more setup and more work for the first several weeks.
In that pic it looks like they put plant substrate only in certain parts of the tank (where the carpeting and background plants are) and used cheap sand for the front area. If you went that route you can buy whatever sized bag of substrate you want and just plan around the planting are. Anything growing on wood isn't going to care what kind of substrate you're using (nor will floating plants).

For lights you can use a cheap T8 or T12 shop lamp hung from the ceiling. All of the plants in that picture are have modest light requirements anyway.

Getting a CO2 system will be the biggest expense in recreating that tank, but if you stick with extremely low maintenance plants (crypts for carpet, wisteria for background, anubias, java fern, etc.), you could have a planted tank like that without special substrate or CO2, just a $4 bag of all-purpose sand and a $20 shop light

How do I know if in using too much c02 or too little? Also do bubbler effect c02?

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>>2276646
Also me, check it out, since I seperate the amano and snail, they have been cleaning his she'll like madmen!!

>>2276646
>How do I know if in using too much c02 or too little?
Use a drop checker.

>Also do bubbler effect c02?
Don't use a bubble and pressurized CO2 together. The surface agitation of the bubbler will cause dissolved CO2 in the water to evaporate until the concentration is equal to the ambient air.

>>2276664
Cute.

>>2276671
Wow so all this time I've Been wasti n g c02 great.

I have a bubble counter is a drop checker different, and still how much c02 is too much

Is there any disadvantage to using pot scrubbies? It seems too good to be true. I just jammed all available space in my filters with them.

>>2276846
>I have a bubble counter is a drop checker different
Yes. A drop checker contains a small amount of fluid and an indicator. The indicator causes the fluid to change color (green, blue, yellow) depending on the CO2 concentration being too high, too low, or "just right."

>how much c02 is too much
35-50ppm, depending on who you ask.

There are too many factors to give you a definitive number of bubbles per second for ideal levels, but if you can measure the pH and kH you can get something of a ballpark using tables like www.barrreport.com/forum/barr-report/co2-enrichment/11862-co2-ph-kh-table.

>>2276908
Disadvantages
>less effective than ceramic media
>
Yeah that's about it.

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Anyone familiar with betta genetics? I'm curious as to what the results might be should I breed my new little platinum HMPK boy with a regular old yellow female.

>>2276990
Doesn't betta breeding take like 286459 tanks?

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>>2276926
Excellent info thanks anon, i will post any snek picture you need

>>2276990
What is a punnett square?

>>2276990
You'll get a mix of bettas of course, some that'll be morphs, some that'll be hmpk and some that'll be standards. I wouldn't recommend breeding bettas unless you already have a good set up going, it's a tedious experience and not very rewarding.

>>2276993
Or a barracks.

>>2276447
Tank has been around for several months.
On all parts of the glass. Heavier towards the bottom but that may just because I cant reach as well that far

I have heard cycling the light to on/off twice a day. Or is that a hoax?

>>2277138
it's to be expected in a new tank- it should be gone within a few months. almost everyone gets it.

a siesta (cycling on and off) will only help if you're having CO2 problems. leaving the lights off at least 3 hours will allow CO2 to build back up, so you might try it. are you using an air stone or anything like that? I don't know too much about adding in CO2 since I have a natural planted tank, but the siesta will only be useful if there isn't the right amount of CO2 in your water already.

the problem is almost definitely too much light. try to get your light further away from your tank. adding more plants helps too.

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A week ago I had three guppy fry. Today I counted more than 10. What the fuck do I do with them. My ten gallon can support anymore fish. [spoiler] should I starve my gourami and let nature take its course? [/spoiler]

>>2277199
either make it easier for gourami and guppy adults to eat the fry by removing some cover, or just collect them and give/sell them away to people

>>2277207
How much can I sell the guppies for

>>2277213
pic of adult?

depends on your area. for common guppy, usually like $1.

>>2277075
>it's a tedious experience and not very rewarding

Does this have to do with the separating and individual maintenance of offspring? I bred a pair once before but didn't get to that stage, the dozen or so fry were past 1/2" in a 10g until I went away for a month and I lost most of my fish when the housekeeper didn't clean my tanks like we'd arranged.

As far as not very rewarding, I figured if I got a proper fancy pair I might get a handful of ~$15-25 model fish and sell the rest cheap to LFS, maybe take back a couple hundred bucks if I got a high survival rate. Is this unrealistic?

What /aq/ thought on neon glowing fish? I was thinking of adding some to a community tank im planning but not sure what there like

>>2277235
You'd have a higher survival rate with a 20 gallon for breeding, you should also cup them when they can start eating solid food.

>>2277249
You mean GloFish?

I think there was a consensus where most feel only a handful of colors looked good or decent, the rest looked tacky as fuck and they're pretty expensive.. Care wise no different from their non glowing counterparts, can breed with regular ones to make pretty cool hybrids

I have found thread line red worms in my freshwater tank. Any idea what they are? I just noticed 2 the other day and haven't added any plants or fish to my aquarium in months.

Any idea what they are and if I should be worried? I do feed frozen bloodworms and thats the only worm I put in but they are all frozen/thawed.

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>>2277420
Camallanus worms?

>>2277448
I have been thinking that but I haven't noticed any of my fishing having them hanging out. Maybe I haven't caught them just yet though.

The worms I have found have been just chilling on the glass or on some rocks.

I also heard they are practically impossible to treat. Any ideas?

>>2277481
tubifex worms probably. free fish food!

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>>2277249
The worst thing about GloFish is the company that makes them and the fact that they'll try to legally prohibit you from breeding your own fish.
Other than that, basically what >>2277274 said. They're expensive and a lot of the colors are rather garish (especially with the blue lights), but some, like the blue or orange danios, look pretty nice under regular lighting.
The whole "Glo" brand thing is really gimmicky and capitalist, but it isn't harmful to the fish at all.

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Dinner time!!!! Nom nom

>>2277448
I had these little bastards about a year ago in my two tanks. Tried standard de-worm; no effect. Tried a recommended dog deworm; no effect, killed my algae eater. Ended up putting down all my fish as they were suffering and was terminal (except one batch of guppy fry that somehow were not infected in my kindergarten tank)

Cleaned the tanks with bleach, threw out all the rocks and restarted fresh.

if you have these, I am sorry. Say goodbye to your fish buds :(

>>2277487
They use to use them for some kind of water test if I'm not mistaken. Some of the glo tiger barbs look cool though.

>>2277732
They were developed as an indication system for pollutants in the water. Different colors would fluoresce brighter with higher levels of particular pollutants in the water.
AFAIK that never actually took off the ground (why wouldn't you just make a custom drop checker?), so they sold out to Tetra and marketed them as pets instead.

I have a 15 gallon, heavily planted tank with 6 neon tetras and a plakat betta in it. I recently added 20 cherry shrimp and a dwarf crayfish to the tank, drip acclimated them, the tank was well cycled, etc. This was about 4 days ago. I've been seeing less and less shrimp, and now I can barely find one. There's a big pile of rocks in the middle that has moss stuck in the cracks. Did my betta really decimate 20 shrimps in 3-4 days? Or is it possible they're all just hiding all the time?

>>2277944
>keeping shrimp with crayfish and a plakat betta

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I've got a couple of questions, /aq/, hoping you can answer them. I'm getting ready for a betta (this is my first time setting up an aquarium by myself), and I'm curious - do you put the water conditioner in before adding the water itself to the tank, or after? Also, the tank I bought came with one of those free testing bottles, so are Petsmart's analyses pretty reliable or should I just get a testing kit and do it myself?

>>2278083
*I should probably clarify that I meant "do you put the water conditioner IN THE WATER before or after it's in the tank." I know these are probably dumb questions, but I want to make sure I do this right so the guy has a good home right from day one.

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So I just got this little guy for my 25 gallon.
I'm planning to upgrade to a 50-55g in a few months' time, will he be alright in this for now, though?
Also, what sort of tankmates will my Red parrot blood cichlid get along with? Most sites give conflicting answers.

>>2278083
>>2278092
Put the water in the tank, then treat it.

>>2278125
Parrot cichlids are hard to suggest tank mates for as some are the friendly fish ever and others will take a chunk out of you, usually you wanna house them with tough fish like silver dollars or corys, anything that can take a bite basically.

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Long story short I had to take in all these fish today (excluding the pictus, he is a long term resident). The transition went smoothly, except I can not find the fucking betta. I don't know if it's because my tank is just awful for bettas or maybe because I always get them second hand, I just happen to always get them near death. But just about every betta I put in here, they fucking disappear within a few months. Longest betta I ever had in there only lasted a year until he was never to be seen again, but this is the fastest disappearing act I've had yet. I've looked all around the tank, on the lid, in the filter, can't find the fucker. I can't find the loach either but I expected to never see him again when I put him in there

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>>2278155
Not sure of it's relevant but the betta was really pale in his last habitat, and just acclimating him with his new home he began to regain some color. Just a few minutes free in the tank he was a full nice maroonish color instead of his blush and white but he didn't look agitated, he just swam to a leaf and sat there. I've never seen a change in color that quick unless they were mad, but he didn't seem upset, all of the bright tank mates he had been living with for months, and I did the change very slowly since the parameters between the two tanks were pretty different (their tank was choked with ammonia, before this move I tested my tank with 0.0ppm)

Is there any hope for this betta? Any ideas what could have happened?

>>2278152
Thanks for the advice. I got him from a tiny, cramped tank at a store because they thought putting a jack dempsey and a few rams in a 15 gallon with him would be a great "cichlid tank".

He seems alot more active and happier swimming and hiding in rocks and driftwood in this 25 gallon. The same pet store was pretty reluctant to sell him because of the size of the tank.
Would he be fine for the maximum of a year or so in here? He is currently on his own, and around 3-5 inches.

>>2278028
I knew there'd be some casualties but not like this... so you think they all got munched on?

>>2278186
That, or they escaped through the lid of the tank.
Don't be surprised if you find the carcasses anywhere.

>>2274180
Check out dog seizure. I think this content may interest You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myT7JVSJpjc

>>2277661
Why is there a grate at the bottom?

>>2277944
>>2278186
If he developed a taste for shrimp after the first couple he may have started actively hunting them down.

Shrimp do like to hide sometimes, though, especially if there are "big scary predators" in the tank. You can move one of the rocks a bit and see if there are any hiding in there.

>>2278028
Dwarf crays are like 95% shrimp safe.

>>2278083
>>2278092
For the initial setup of the tank, it doesn't matter either way.
For water changes, it's better if you treat the water separately, then aerate it (I just dump it back and forth between a couple of buckets) before putting it into the tank. This is mainly to prevent chlorine from coming into contact with the filter media and substrate, which could kill off some of your beneficial bacteria. It really isn't a big risk to do it the other way, but it's an unnecessary one.

PetSmart uses Tetra strip tests. They're pretty bad for accuracy, but you can use them as a binary for ammonia and nitrite in the water. The nitrate and pH tests are a lot better.
If you'd like your own test kit, the API Freshwater Master Test Kit is the tried and true favorite for hobbyists.

I will suggest avoiding bettas with excessive finnage like the one in your picture. The multiple branches in the fins means the bones are extremely brittle and inevitably break, leading to potentially lethal infections. Large fins are also incredibly cumbersome in the water and make it difficult for the fish to swim (imagine trying to swim in a wedding dress).

>>2278217
I'm hoping a few are just hiding. there's tons of cracks in there. I thought if I added 20 at once there'd be a chance some would survive. I see one or two on a leaf if I look really hard... My betta is kind of a dick though.

I guess it's kind of a failed experiment.

>>2278187
the water chemistry is pretty good, so I don't think it's likely they climbed out.

semi new aquarium fag here. i have white water stains inside the top part of my tank. do i take new razor blades and scrape that bitch? How do i clean white minerals on filter exterior?

>>2278278
scraping is effective but often scratches the glass.

cleaning with vinegar works but takes a while. Cleaning with dilute hydrochloric or muriatic is faster but more dangerous. You can also use a sulpheric based product for cleaning lime deposits. Something like CLR.

don't use chemicals on a tank that's got livestock in it obviously. Also the best way to avoid these deposits in the future is to fill the tank all the way full with water and keep it that way.

>>2278215
It's for drainage to a rear cavity that fills when you put fresh water in, it's siphoned through the gate to the back

It would be alright to mix purigen with carbon pellets in my filter cartridge right? i put a purigen pack in my filter separate and it's fucking with my flow.

>>2278130
>>2278236
Thanks, guys. I actually wasn't aware that fin length was going to make such a big difference, so it definitely helps to know that.

>>2274618
fish are just way cooler

>>2274631
I would get a bigger tank desu

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>>2275458
Blue Velvet and Carbon Black shrimp, there were 3 blues but one died day one. Everyone else is happy. I think the blues are neocardiwhatever and the blacks are rilli. Nice refugee invert camp dude

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>>2278181
A 25 gallon can house him for a few months, the minimum is 35, hopefully there's good holiday sales on aquariums.

>>2278217
Sure but if the shrimp are small the crayfish will eat them.

>>2274180
I'm going abroad for 3 weeks in a few hours and I can't find the food block thing for my fish. Will they be ok without Food? I have plants in the tank they could eat but I don't know if it'd last 3 weeks. I have about a dobson guppies.

>>2278475
*Dozen

>>2278475
Just order an automatic electric feeder. They're better and will less likely ruin your water, the blocks are only good for a few days.

>>2278475
Don't get a block they are messy, screw up your parameters, and make your tank look like crap.

Run to your local store and get a electric feeder. Don't go too cheap though. I have/love the Eheim one.

>>2278125
I used to have two of these guys for a few years, they do pretty well with community fish or other cichlids, and pretty much anyone that isnt too big.

>>2278282
Only way you're going to fuck up glass with a razor blade is if you're doing something wrong. HCl is a bit easier and faster if the tank is empty, though.

>>2278356
I don't think it's advisable to soak active carbon in bleach, so you're probably going to limit your ability to recharge the Purigen.

>>2278635
>Only way you're going to fuck up glass with a razor blade is if you're doing something wrong.
scraping lime deposits is doing something wrong.

what happens is the hard deposit nicks the blade and then the tiny dents in the blade scratch the glass. It's about as good an idea as using steel wool or scouring powder. Pretty much guaranteed to scratch glass.

Rainbowsharks are aggressive with their own species. So why are they so social with other species? I've had three now. First one liked to sit on top of the kuhli loach swarm and hide with them. Second liked to follow my pleco around and would just hang near her as often as possible. This one (baby) is shoaling with the tetras.

Do I just have weird luck, or is this common for rainbows?

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So I have a 26 Gallon tank. Just cycled and put in two tiger barbs and 5 neon tetras. I really like the aesthetic of colourful fish, hoping to get a darker background for them soon and I'll post a picture.

Anyone got any stocking ideas for this tank? Any help would be appreciated.

Is it even possible to kill Anubias?

I just removed a piece from a bucket that I've kept in the dark for 4 months.

It was still green with no dead leaves. I've put it in my tank and it seems to be growing.

>>2278856
I've had one 3/4" diameter anubias nana through maybe ten barely lit to unlit tanks over the past 5-6 years and while leaf count has varied, it's still around. I must have pulled it from the siphon bucket fifty times now.

Can i breed red cherry shrimp in a 1 g bowl without a heater and filter? It has a live plant and no fish. No rcs added yet just wondering

>>2278968
yes if temperature is right and you dont overfeed
and do water changes

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I'm acquiring a 29 gallon tank totally overstocked with african cichlids. Many fullsize with over a dozen baby zebras. It has colorful gravel and fake plants. Idk wtf I'm doing but I want to do something with it. What do?

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>>2278823
That's kind of a small tank to put emphasis on a school. I would go for one large school or none. Rams are beautiful, mollies, guppies and swordtails are cool too and none of those require schools yet have remarkable colors.

>>2278656
I've never had that problem. I just make sure the deposits are wet first and switch out blades often.

>>2278968
It's possible, but I've never heard of anyone succeeding. Smallest I've gotten shrimp to breed in was a filtered, unheated 2.5 gallon.

>>2279158
Putting any of those fish with tiger barbs is risky at best.

>>2279168
>>2279021
So how many should i start with? The lfs only had 3 when i last looked

>>2279189
6-8 works well as a minimum. See if the store will pick you out berried ones if they have any.

>>2278823
get at least 4 more barbs and 5 more neons, then something with short fins that can defend itself from the barbs' nipping

Hey /aq/, sometimes when I change my water in my 5gal the water gets SUPER cloudy and disgusting looking, but it smells like nothing. It just kind of smells like regular water and the plants I have in there, kind of a nice earthy smell. It goes away within an hour but I'm wondering why it gets so densely cloudy sometimes.

>>2275233

If you have a pond then you will spend one weekend a year sorting the fucking filter out or buying a new one anyway.

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Sup /aq/

>>2279373
Are you kicking up any dust from your substrate if you have any? It should settle quickly.

>>2279436
That is probably it but IDK how to get rid of it aside a vacuum and I do not want to uproot/replant all my plants every week.

>>2279451
I usually stir the water next to the substrate to kick up the sediment, then vacuum it up. Guess it might not work if the plants are super dense, though.

If i get an assassin snail to eat all these mystery snails, what do i do when it runs out of snails to eat?

>>2279576
You eat him. Its the circle of life

So it has been a while since I've kept fish, I had a blue spot sunfish like a year ago and Betta's before that. But for Christmas this year I wanted to get my mom something special, so I got my old tank and bought some small fish. Now the fish in it are all super easy to care for and represent people in are family. I have a Cory cat, dwarf gourami, orange Platy, and a phantom tetra. However the last fish is an issue. That last fish being a scarlet badis, when my petco got three in I knew I just had to have one bc fuck they're cool. The fish have all been acclimated to the tank and it's doing alright, (although I need to rescape with better hiding spots and remove some rocks bc I forgot about the Cory while scaping. Anyways it hasn't been long but all the fish are starting to eat. The Cory cat loves his algae wafers and the rest of the fish are happily eating some slow sinking pellets (might change to floating bc it confuses the gourami). I got dried bloodworms for the badis but it hasn't been eating, it really doesn't even seem to care about them, I know their picky but I didn't think that picky. Anybody ever kept badis? Do you think maybe just give it time or
Maybe it's bc he doesn't have a great hiding spot yet? I don't know because other than him the tank is doing great.

>>2279576
They'll eat regular aquarium foods, they just prefer live snails.

>>2278152
They can't bite too well with that fucked mouth. They always lose fights because they can't even grip. I had one with a German ram when I was a noob and the ram fucked his world. Can't even eat small fish properly. I hate Asians who breed fish all fucked up constantly. Like the short body or balloon body Arowanas. Now even have long fin variety.

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Any suggestions? I was thinking platys, mollies, or some tetras. Anyone have experience with african dwarf frogs?

>>2279693
like, 6 more cories

>>2279715
I think im good on corys

>>2279746
They prefer larger schools, up to ten or more, preferably hundreds or thousands but that's obviously not possible in the hobby, so ten is a good middle ground.

>>2279746
you're never good on cories bruh
the more the merrier

>>2279748
>>2279753
Ok ill get more but can different species school together? I was thinking 2 pandas and 2 other species of corys

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Gonna dump some pics I took of the aquarium I work at, I usually work at the reef section (hard to get good pictures) but I got switched to the shallows today

Mud, you'll like these, these are all florida natives.

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>>2280076
3 foot or 1m Green Moray Eel

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>>2280077
Southern Stingray. We feed them by hand since otherwise the other fish steal their food.
They all still have their stingers, but they're still super chill.

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>>2280079
School of reef fish, I can identify them if anyone's interested.

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>>2280081
Mangrove roots in the "quarantine" section.

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>>2280083
Picture of the outside, I really love how it looks.

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>>2280086
Tried to take a pic of a school of grunts, babby tarpon fucked up the shot.
That's all for today, hoping i might be able to get a few good pics of our horseshoe crabs tomorrow, they were hiding today.

>>2279583
>easy to care for
>scarlet badis
>single tetra
>single cory
>no mention of tank size
>no mention of cycling, with or without fish
You really shouldn't have, Anon.

>>2279609
Several things
Some of them have more or less fucked up mouths.
There's a huge variance in personality between individual fish.
They can straight up just bludgeon a motherfucker if they wanted.

>>2279693
A schooling fish for the mid or top level. Silver hatchets, bleeding heart tetras, or diamond tetras. Etc.

>>2279757
Albino cories are usually C. aeneus, sometimes C. paleatus. Aeneus also comes in bronze, green, and (rarely) black. You can mix and match different colors of the same species without issue (eg. 6 albino, 2 green, 2 bronze).
If you're going to get a different species, like pandas, you should get 6 of them together. If you just buy 2 they might get ostracized from the pack.

>>2280121
Five gallon cycled without fish, yeah it's been a while I definitely fucked up with stocking. Fish seem to be doing better so maybe if I just leave it be for a little bit and only put in a little food I won't kill all of them. Well fuck

>>2280128
I just wanted a goirami And a small school of platys or something but I went fish shopping with my girlfriend and well you can see how that ended up.

>>2280130
Update the badis is now eating blood worms I'm just an idiot

>>2280128
Honestly, I wouldn't even suggest a dwarf gourami for a 5 gallon. Best of luck, I guess, but I don't see this going well long term unless you upgrade to a 20 gallon and fill out the schools.

>>2280259
Long term I'll upgrade no doubt, have a thirty gallon but no filter so once I get some more money together I'll sort it out, this was just supposed to be a easy Christmas gift but I got distracted by cool fish oh well.

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My sister's black Molly died today.

It was bent (pic related).

How did that happen and how could that be avoided?

>>2280126
I still hate Asian fish breeders.

>>2275109
those started out as micro rasbora SP
then they along with Danio choprai and Danio erythromicron were put into the genus Celestichthys now their danio margaritatus

i have kept and bread them for a long time their great but you want lots best way to bread them is throw them in green water and wait

the fry take about 9 months to mature but they are way more bold if they are in large groups
i am currently trying to hybridize them with Danio choprai for a larger bolder fish

>>2280354
correction micro rasbora erythromicron

I got a 20 pound bag of sand for my tank today its a 20 gallon long and already has substrate and fish and is alll setup, I want to add the sand because I believe it will be an easier substrate for my corydoras, whats the best way to and the sand without clouding the whole fucking thing up? Also should I mix the older gravel with the sand?

>>2280382
well step one is get a rounded sand like you would use n a pool filter

if you use playground sand it will murk your tank up for ever

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>>2280386
I got this

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>>2280386
a-anon come back!

>>2280382
>>2280386
Don't get pool filter sand, it's silica sand and the opposite of rounded. The sharp silica granules will wear down the cories' barbels and generally be worse than any gravel. Playsand washes clean if you rinse it properly, it's just that it takes an entire evening to rinse a 44lbs bag of it. But once you're done, you're done.

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>>2280397
BAKA see here !
>>2280388
>>2280388

>>2280077
>>2280079
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>>2280083
>>2280086
Working at an aquarium sounds like a cool job. Would you recommend? Also nice pics :^)

>>2280429
It's great if you like people or animals.
My main job's showing guests around, love it. Sometimes I take care of turtles.
Everything's great.
Depending on your position on people, it can be good or bad.

>>2280431
most aquariums i know dont actually hire people
like 90% of the people on the floor are volunteers

>>2280382
>>2280388
You need to rinse the sand until the water comes out clear. There are instructions on the back of that bag that'll make it easier. Put a sponge on the intake of the filter to protect it from sucking up any residual dust.
20 lbs is only going to give you about 1 inch of depth in a 20 long. Are you using EcoComplete? You can gently lay the sand on top of the gravel using a cup and brush it off of the plant leaves and other decor afterwards. That'll allow the plants to continue receiving the benefits of the plant substrate as well.
CaribSea sand is pretty expensive and you can get the same effect from pool filter or play sand, but like the other anon said, it takes hours to rinse the stuff clean.

>>2280397
Play sand is also silica sand, and pool filter sand is plenty smooth. The pores in the sand grains meant to catch dust are far too small to cause any damage to the cories. Pretty much the only difference between the two is that pool filter sand has been sifted and has more uniformly sized grains.

I just got a cycled 60 gallon fishtank with some fish and im moving in may. Would it be ok to start my first planted aquarium now or should i wait till i move. Its a 10 minute drive but theres some hills on the way there and i dont want 5 months of plants being messed up

How would you plant something so it doesnt spread runners? I want narrow leaf sagi. But only in a certain part of the tank how do you prevent runners? Are they easy to see and get rid off early?

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My family has this single (I believe male) betta fish. This thing looks like its not been treated well AT ALL. The tank is dirty as fuck and the water is all murky. What are some things I can do to ease its suffering? Fortunately there are 2 1 gallon tanks, one of them pictured. I have the other full of water waiting for it to get closer to room temp so I can switch them out.

Whats the reason for the water getting so gross other than it not being changed in a while, is it just getting stagnant?

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>>2280544
Poor thing

>>2278155
>>2278159
Update

Welp overnight I am missing like 30% of my fish. One cory is dead, one cory and 2 tetras are MIA. The good news is my betta is active and has regained a ton of color, but it looks like his fins have been severely fucked in his last home. I turned off the bubbler thinking it would cause too much current for my smaller fish but I think maybe they aren't getting enough oxygen? I'm not seeing anyone gulp air from the top, the only guy that stays near the top is the guppy and from what I heard he always had. I tested the water, everything looked fine except the water was a bit on the hard side. Ammonia level still looks nonexistent. Everyone, save the paleness of the ragged betta, looks healthy; no parasites or disease as far as I can tell.. I can't figure out what killed off a chunk of my tank in one night.

Ill post betta next

>>2280489
With a tank that size it's best to drain it and put the plants in a temp container, and put the filter media in a container with tank water. When you get to your new place fill the tank up and treat it before putting the filter back on, you could also keep your cycle if you're willing to store the substrate out of the tank to.

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>>2280576
Here

>>2280544
I think that guy still looks better than my poor dude. Take solace in that.

>>2280544
I hope this isn't bait, but the betta needs to be in a 5 gallon aquarium at the least. The water is also gross because it's growing a nice protein layer on the top. Moving the betta to a different, filtered tank with frequent water changes will make the biggest difference

>>2280546
Buy a tank with a fucking filter (gentle). It's not hard.

If you can't pay to take care of these animals correctly do not buy them.

>>2280446
OK well I already did it last night, the tank got foggy but started to clear up, imbhoing when I get home from work it will look clearer.

>>2280388
good stuff, it's nice and soft so it won't cause your cories any problem.

How long does it take to properly seed a piece of media in an established tank? Say if I took a piece and jammed it in an established filter?

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Haven't posted in a while. Got a puppy so have been busy with that, just doing fast water changes and feeding. Am at that weird point where the plants have grown out nicely but are overgrown and I don't want to fuck up when I trim. That fucking nerite snail keeps moving around my rocks and messing up my hardscape so I'll probably brick him soon.

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>>2280854
Will probably wait a few more weeks and replant the trimmings in a new aquarium.

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>>2280854
This looks great anon! This is my tank with the new sand in, looks like total shit can you help me un shitify it?

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Also, how in God's name do I keep this Monte Carlo rooted? It came back from the melt, but it all gets uprooted everyday.

>>2280856
That looks pretty good. Maybe get some small bushy plants for the left side. Move the longer plants to the background. And get a different stencil for the back of the aquarium. A black or brown.
Other than that, try to add some depth and dimension by having slopes with your substrate. Make one side taller than the other, or have it dip in the middle. Or at the very least, having the substrate get higher the further back it goes. Shallow in front, deep in back.

I scrubbed some rocks that were covered in BGA with 30% hydrogen peroxide now I'm wondering if they're safe to put back in the tank

I'm reading that h2o2 evaporates/ neutralizes in a day or two when exposed to air, but in water it takes much longer? I thought once it stopped fizzing it was done

These rocks have been rinsed repeatedly but of course rocks are porous...
I hate trying to find information in this hobby. Everything you read is conflicting with something else out there

New thread

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>>2280577
What if there a carpet plants in there like dwarf hair grass would i have to start over

>>2280865
Hm ok will try this

>>2280956
No, just don't take the substrate out and let the water be treated for like an hour or two before putting the filter back on. You'll keep some of the beneficial bacteria and can put your fish back in. Just gotta do more water changes than normal.

>>2280544
Just find a way to kill it. If they get a new one kill it also. They'll eventually stop.