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Totally jealous.

My skills are not so good in terms of negotiating, most people seem to run on a different logic than I do, but more once we get into a bad situation, I seem to be able to lead people out of them. Maybe my hidden skill is really I tend to get myself and others into bad situations, but I also...

I have a small 37 gallon tank that his 30" deep. I was able to light it and have lush growth with my easy plants using a 20 watt 7000k full spectrum LED that came with the tank (Top Fin to be precise). I think you can get away with LEDs if you keep to plants that don't need a lot of light but...

I am convinced by watching my angelfish that they can remember individuals of their own species. I have separated various groups of angels and when put back together they go back to their previous relationships, especially pairs that have bonded. I kind of think in the reverse of a lot of...

My most hidden and mostly useless (don't often get to use it) hidden talent is I don't panic. I have had a few scary episodes in my life where I could have totally gone off the rails but did not. This talent has kept me alive a couple times but also has allowed me to help people who are...

The fish seems to focus on one location on their body to rub against the object. The clip is short but I suspect that the fish has an irritation on that portion of their body and the mushroom object is the right texture to scratch it (flashing). I would carefully examine your fish to see if...

So cute.

I will keep an eye out here. I like the earth eaters as well, but do not know much about them.

I believe you are right, but a simple wipe of a cloth over the glass will remove the majority of the colonies on the glass, whereas with a porous media even if roughly handled you have refuge spaces where removal of the colonies can be difficult. I don't service my filters much after going to...

I believe the plastic biomedia like the wiffle balls do not have enough surface roughness to retain all their bacteria colonies when the biomedia is serviced. Due to flow issues seems like it is a bit of a packing problem, you want a large surface area but you also what good water flow. My...

Depends on whether you want snails of unknown varieties or other invertebrates. At the very least you should thoroughly rinse your plants before placing them in the tank. Just to make sure no water from the seller ends up in your aquarium. For my main display tank where I maintain a mix of...

Your call, I would let them live in the tank if they don't get eaten. Some fish stores will not take fish, but most of the good ones will. I no longer keep any fry from my Angel fish because I sold too many to the local stores, a town of 90000 can only absorb so many fish of a single...

Quite pretty fish.

@TwoTankAmin I will agree with you on the point that Seachem Stability does not provide even the genus of the bacteria within their product and that doesn't sit well with me either. But, I also don't read a lot in an FAQ, who wrote the response?, their marketing team? Where I work tech...

Risk is a personal thing. The adrenaline rush you get from doing something exciting for me is much more valuable than playing it safe. Motorcycles are definitely not safe but they are a whole lot of fun. Although I am not a Harley fan they did have quite a good marketing campaign in the past...

I have no idea what a correct dosage would be, I don't use fertilizers other than root tabs. In general, unless you start getting into CO2, and if you are just starting, I wouldn't recommend adding fertilizers. In many cases if you have fish in the tank you don't need much fertilizer if any.

No disagreement here. Agreed, only place I see this used is in the FAQ. I suspect it was dumbed down. "They are in spore form" because that is what will make sense to most people. The FAQ is very sales/marketing sounding, wouldn't put too much faith in the science aspect of the responses. I...

I have been using Laquna Water Prep for years. https://www.lagunaponds.com/products/water-treatments/water-prep-67-5-oz/ Cheap and concentrated.

What an excellent idea, I find I think with the tools I have available, ie chainsaw, but with a lathe you wouldn't have to find a hollow log, you just make it.

I search for old small cedar, or other species if available, stumps that have rotted out in the middle. I then cut them in half putting the hollow side down. The image below shows one in the middle of the tank, it is open at the back and has two openings in the front. A small hollow log would...

Bugbites, Omega One Cichlid Fresh Brine shrimp when available Fresh mosquito larva when available Occasional ground beef heart (absolutely no fat) Frozen bloodworms Frozen brine shrimp Every feeding has some dry food, twice a week they get a treat of live or frozen. Feed once a day except...

I read through the abstract along with the other documents and I am not seeing how it supports the idea that the bacteria in stability are not normally found in aquaria. Additionally, although the FAQ mentions spores I believe they are really talking about the granules which the bacteria do...

The instructions I posted have 5ml caps but i see on the big bottle they have 10ml caps. Ratio is the same.

I would expect if you start breeding crickets to feed your frogs that they might affect the lodger more than the frogs, they can be smelly, noisy, and have a real strong ability to escape and be found around the house. Just my experience, yours may differ.

Directions for Stability are here https://seachem.com/stability.php. There are three dosage schedules and concentrations. 1) New tank first day 5ml/10 gallons = 0.5 ml per gallon or 27.5 * 0.5 = 13.75 (go with 14ml) 2) New tank next 7 days 5ml/20 gallons = 0.25 ml per gallon or 27.5 *...

As far as I know the shrimp cannot be affected. I cannot thing of a treatment that will not affect the shrimp but I am not knowledgeable with most fish medications.

@MaloK is correct, most petrified wood is created by the replacement of the organics by silica. The fossils found in the limestone are sometimes re-crystalized with the CaCO3 being replaced by MgCO3, don't entirely know the process by which this occurs, but you can use the difference to...

Finally, finished my raised tub for the laundry room. The objective is to have a tub that is easy to work while standing. Allows me to wash tanks up to 30 gallons inside where it is warm, clean off glass covers for all my tanks without them hanging over the kitchen sink. It also allows full...

Curious how do you get a full red albino? Wouldn't they be leucistic? Still look lovely though.

I don't agree on this, with my angels there is a definite hierarchy, but it changes from time to time. Right now I have two females competing for access to the large male, no out right battles but a lot of positioning to place themselves in the better access zones and cajoling the male to chase...

I wish I could get creatures like that in my aquarium. I had some hydras for a short time but they got consumed.

Closest I could find is genus Carchesium, a type of colonial ciliate. The link shows a image of an undescribed species...

Only have used a fluval, 407 has been working well for me.

I have a fluval 407 canister for my 75 gallon. It is super quiet and seems to do the job well, I am slightly overstocked with angels but I still only have to service it every 3 or 4 months. It has been running continuously for the last 2 years or so. It is better than the Aquaclear I had on...

I totally agree. I think bettas are one of the smarter fish, mental stimulation would be important. I never thought it mattered until I started really watching my fishes behaviors over the last few years.

Generally I prefer fish that have functional characteristics, ones not bred for characteristics like excessively long fins or balloon shape. That said I have Angels with blue and albino characteristics that would affect the fish negatively in a natural environment, so I am a bit of a hypocrite...