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Oh ya know...I also remember reading that! Maybe someone can change that wording!

Man that Gourami is really beautiful. His color is fantastic! Does he pick off the occasional shrimp? I know he's not staying in there but he sure does look amazing in this tank!

Absolutely stunning! It looks like a magical kingdom in there! They must be so happy! I just can never get over the color of those shrimp!!! I wish I lived close ...I'd make you sell me one :)

Ok well first of all....OMG your GSD is GORGEOUS!!!! And holy moly....I didn't know aquarium plants could grow outside?! You sure seem to have a green thumb (as well as a fishy thumb). :good:

I agree and would have also told the bartender of that mistake but Tyler didn't realize until seeing the receipt at home that he was undercharged (and only by a small amount) and it was by way of mislabeling. I think I'd take that as a win but certainly wouldn't let them make that mistake a...

Oh wow!!!! Sweet!!! ha..very true!

I know right?! I've told him that he's lucky I don't live near him because I'd be showing up all too often with bribery cookies and lots and lots of questions! He's really helped me to scale down all the insanity of "extras" and just keep it basic for the sake of my fish. And ya know...

It definitely is. I'm sure I didn't do it right for quite a while... AND it's really important you follow the steps to the T! Like when it says to shake vigorously for a full minute (or whatever it says) make sure and do exactly that or your reading will be off! Oh and when I read the color...

Oh man, that's terrible! I doubt the chemicals were necessary. I'd have just done a huge water change. You might still want to do that. The chemicals can do more harm than good. I'd do a big water change now and keep an eye on the levels doing at least 50% weekly. Get a couple more...

I don't see why not. Apparently you just want to make sure the rhizome (not sure I spelled that correctly) is above the substrate because it will likely rot if left below. I bought these plants back in mid February, two months have passed and I can't even tell you how crazy the root growth has...

It's super frustrating trying to find the accurate numbers. I went thru this as well. I use the tetra 6 in 1 strips to test GH and KH but don't rely too heavily on the PH from this as it always reads lower than what it actually is. I like my API master kit for PH (which is always much higher...

Excellent! Thank you! I will check out the links! Thanks much! Shrimp are such interesting little creatures! I never knew I'd enjoy them so much!

That's what forums are for and hopefully people enjoy answering and helping (otherwise why are they here)?! ha!

My lone Oto seems to have calmed down a little since the death of his only friend. He's been hanging around with the sunkist shrimp. They both love the zucchini and have been nibbling at it since I put it there.

yes, I meant different species. say....will a red cherry shrimp breed with a sunkist shrimp? And so on. I have an Amano and a sunkist (two that I was told can not have babies in fresh water). Can or would they mate? I've never seen them pay one ounce of attention to each other and mostly...

I have a probably silly question... will all shrimp mate with each other?!

Maybe a separate post asking what you should do about this little tank?!

I've never heard of these! They're just stunning! May I ask where you got?

This might be your best bet. Especially since there is nothing living in there (well...except for the hitchhiking snails). Maybe just run an appropriate medicine thru it to kill anything it may have been and then once that's finished just keep water changing and let it get clean. I'm still...

good points and lol to "captain obvious"

Oh man all great info!!! I feel so bad, hopefully he'll be ok. This is what I thought I should do but just wanted opinions. I'm really happy to hear this! I really hope that he manages, I very much adore him. They're such charming little fish!! Good to know, thanks! I did, when I...

Oh wow, just gorgeous shots! Those shrimp are so rich in color! What a beautiful setup!

Awww, I'm so sad. My poor little fish. So...if I do order on line...how many should I get. I currently have 3 endlers, 1 sunkist shrimp, 1 amano shrimp and 1 nerite snail (and my sad oto). I am heavily planted and I religiously do 50% water changes every Monday. Keep in mind, 6 gallon tank...

Yes, I always blanch so they're nice and soft...I also drag a knife across the top a bunch of times for their soft little mouths. They seem to love it. I believe the first one died just because of the way he was caught and starved by the time I'd gotten him...I don't think they have a fair...

omg yay!! pictures!!!!

About a year ago, I got some bad advice from a LFS (go figure). And I left with three little Otocinclus for my too small tank ...Fluval Edge 6 Gallon (fully cycled and running for well over a year). After coming here and learning about how they're caught and mostly starving by the time they...

this was all a very interesting read! thanks for bringing it up!

OMG, that's crazy! I can't believe it was that high! I'm really sorry you had/have to deal with that. I sure hope you have help! Sorry I'm soo far away..I'm a good painter :)

Oh my Goodness.....how much water was in your place?! Can you tell us what happened? The tank above looks really beautiful.

and that's just what they are! Mine lived alone while cycling (I felt terrible that he had to go thru that but he smartly dug into substrate until the water was stable) and then I got a new plant when I got a few fish a month or so later and along came a pond snail. I was a little horrified...

Demeter32 is correct. Hard to tell here but the front arms will tell which type you have. I'd questioned my amano shrimp for a little while because I'd caught him with a few of my endlers and wasn't sure if he'd killed them or was feasting on their dead bodies. Turned out...I had a water issue...

Oh man, I'm sorry to hear this! Sounds like swim bladder but I'm not a goldfish keeper...maybe post in Goldfish section? I love love love what you chose!!!!!!!! I'm sure there's more...there certainly will be! They look like MTS, trumpet snails. If so, they'll be excellent for your tank...

I agree with fluttermoth but man that's a shame because it sure would look cool in a tank! I have heard of people coating items with something to keep the item from leaching anything harmful into the tank. And even seen them do it on that "tanked" tv series. I can't remember what the product...

Well, It looks very nice but a fish in cycle is not a real nice way to cycle a tank...even if it was it's not cycled that fast and you've already added a full stock. So basically you're cycling your tank with a full stock. I'm afraid to say you're going to have many issues and deaths. Also...

Is this a new tank? The rusty stuff was probably diatoms and the white fuzzy stuff is the live organics coming out of the wood. It's very ugly and slimy but it will go away. I had this also when I added my spider wood. I'd boiled the heck out of it and let it sit in a bucket for a few days to...

Oh wow....how cool!

Oh man that's so strange...and funny. But don't these two fish have totally different water requirements?!

Very nice! Soo many! How fun! Is that Oscar housed with a Goldfish?!