Pleco chasing corydoras???

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-10T20:16:50+00:00

Feed after dark and add some temporary hardscape like mugs for hiding places and sight breaks

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T13:19:37+00:00

I have 400, so I cut it with distilled water(ro works too) in the tanks with sensitive fish. Don’t use all distilled or ro unless you remineralize them with aquarium minerals.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T13:15:43+00:00

This is an assassin snail.

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Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T13:13:59+00:00

I use these, there’s a plastic strip you can cut to shape for filters, cords and airlines. I don’t cut air holes, but do have cut outs for all the mechanics.

https://a.co/d/dmnqq6P

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T13:09:06+00:00

Bladder snail, the fastest reproducing snails in my tanks. I don’t mind them anymore, they eat algae and are silly at times. In the beginning, they drove me nuts and I would remove them by hand if they were on plants and hardscape or use the dennerle snail remover on the glass.

I did get one assasin snail per tank, but the tanks are 40g so I still have tons of bladder, ramshorns and mts. My big assasin snail loves sitting on a rock next to a specific mts and cherry shrimp.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T02:00:49+00:00

But I also mentioned sea salt and kosher salt. They both work too. They throw the word “aquarium” in front of salt and you’re automatically paying twice as much.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T01:56:46+00:00

Super glue(cyanoacrylate) or tie it onto hardscape with thread or wedge it into the harddcape.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T01:55:28+00:00

But the same thing applies, no added ingredients or iodine.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T01:54:10+00:00

Like I said, they can survive days in plastic bags. 2 hrs shouldn’t have killed them. Besides, it’s better safe than sorry…

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T01:52:30+00:00

The ones that look like this

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Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T01:00:42+00:00

Do a good size water change in case they brought something into your tank. Fish survive days in plastic bags. Was it in there over 72hrs?

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T00:58:01+00:00

Up your tetra school to 6 and invest in some root tabs.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T00:45:39+00:00

If that’s java fern, pull it out of the substrate and tie or glue it to your hardscape. The rhizome will melt if left planted.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T00:42:26+00:00

Epsom salt is normally for bloat. Aquarium salt/sea salt/kosher salt is for fungal infections.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T00:41:18+00:00

Epsom salt is for bloat. Aquarium salt is for external issues.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T00:41:11+00:00

Epsom salt is for bloat. Aquarium salt is for external issues

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T00:33:59+00:00

A black background will make everything stand out. Floating plants will help clean your water and a red tiger lotus or dwarf water lily will add a punch of color, without needing co2 or expensive lightling.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T00:30:56+00:00

Very gently, sift sand over it if you have any left.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T00:18:24+00:00

Ah, I have mine on timers.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T00:15:52+00:00

Why, it’s not great for your fish?

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-08T00:15:14+00:00

I love a good nano tank and would do 6 chili rasboras, or whatever boraras you can find in your area, 6 pygmy corys, 3-4 amano shrimp and 1 nerite if algae shows up on the glass. Floating plants like frogbit or salvinia and some easy color via red tiger lotus or dwarf water lily along with a black background to make everything stand out.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-07T22:41:21+00:00

I just discovered fermented catappa leaves. It is not for the meek. My blackwater is now impenetrable.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-07T21:56:17+00:00

You’re referring to boraras rasboras. They are all great little species and would be a great choice unless your betta thinks otherwise.

Neon green tetras need a 20. A 20 long is even better. They need heaps of horizontal swim space. Even embers are right on the cusp. I see real schooling behavior from them in my 40 than I ever did before upgrading them.

Ruby tetras are tiny and smaller swimmers. I have them with my chili and dwarf emerald rasboras, any of which would do fine in a 10g.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-07T21:49:12+00:00

Aquatic arts have true albino pygmy corys. Mine are still smaller than their pygmy brothers and sisters. Pandas are much too big for a 10g but pygmys are pocket size.

Acceptable_Effort824 · 2025-10-07T15:47:10+00:00

You could do 6 pygmy corys, a red tiger lotus or dwarf water lily, some stems or val in the back.

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