Author Nick: vwill279
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I have been working 80 hour weeks this last month getting ready for an international research conference and I havent had the time to enjoy my tanks as I’d like. Consequently, I feed and do water changes as quickly as possible, but that is about it.
I worked a short 8 hour day today and went to…
Today, while cleaning the tank in my basement, I noticed I had a ton of springtails jumping around on the surface. All of the research I’ve done says they are harmless, and small fish will even eat them. Would it be worth moving some of them into my fry growout tank that has a ton of baby…
Short and kind of blurry, but mommy krib took the babies out of the cave for the first time today. She stayed in the back of the tank by the plants, but you can see some of the fry swimming around her. My camera REALLY hates focusing on fry and it doesnt help that mommy krib, who was so photogenic…
My female guppy had a long stringy white poop today, about 3 days after I fed that tank some live blackworms. I’ve never had to treat for internal parasites before and she is the only one in the tank with symptoms, but I’m worried the others might have them too since the whole tank got blackworms…
Just had 2 swordtail females and my fancy guppy drop fry. They do that regularly, so wasnt super impressed, but did get nice big batches from both the swords and a decent sized batch from my guppy considering she is very young and its only the second time she’s given birth.
Also regular are new…
I ordered 6 F1 gold occies from Arch Aquatics a little over 2 weeks ago. They sent me one extra to cover losses, so I have 7 total. I originally was only going to get a trio, but I was told by a shellie breeder in my area that keeping more will help diffuse aggression. While I have very little…
I’m looking to upgrade the lighting in my 15 gal column tank so I get better growth out of my plants. Right now the fixture only uses 1 T5 8 watt bulb, which doesnt really do much, especially for the ground cover plants. I havent been able to find a fixture though that would fit. I am hoping to…
Had the occies for a week and a half now. There has been no major aggression: a couple of scuffles, but no torn fins, no missing scales, and none have been pushed away from the shells.
However, my smallest female, who has claimed a shell in the front left corner of the tank, keeps getting buried…
The glass top for my 46 bowfront just cracked and before I decide to buy a new one, I was wondering if you could use floating pond plants as a cover rather than glass.
For example, cover some of the surface with water hyacinth or water lilies, etc. Would they be able to grow indoors in a tank?…
I am looking to custom paint a background for my 46 bowfront (36X30). I was wondering what kind of material to use. At first I was just going to use a canvas, but then I realized if it gets wet it will soak in and cause paint lift or mold. I usually work in acrylics and have no experience with any…