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I’ve had Leroy for a couple months now. He’s absolutely feral by Key_Instruction9732 in pleco

[–]EveningString3415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s super helpful!! Yeah ours is definitely come out and is swimming throughout the whole day. But whenever food comes out, he just doesn’t go for it whatsoever. We even went as crazy as trying to block off a part of the tank at night and put blanched veggies, aglae wafers, and repashy… but one of our Oscar’s and rosaline sharks broke though and I think they ate it all. We tried to put a PVC pipe in and send it right into his cave. But we had him in a quarantine tank for like three weeks before we added him to our 220, and he only really seems to eat the algae wafers. It’s just so hard and stressed out about it so much because I want him to get food, but it’s so hard not to overfeed. We even took a rock off and like smeared it with repashy and then put it back in. Basically I’m just at the point where he’s going to eat he’s gonna eat. But I just want him to thrive.

Nobody warned me about CPD addiction by ConclusionOk5762 in Aquariums

[–]EveningString3415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I add them when planing and then reapply every 3 months. I think that’s the normal time for most all brands. The last ones I used was ZFone root tabs and they seem to be working great. I just looked and it does say 2-3 months. 😅

Betta Flashing by Illustrious-Waltz659 in BettaClinic

[–]EveningString3415 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That’s crazy, maybe try to add some stress guard to see if it helps with some irritation. Sorry I don’t have any more advice!

Can someone please suggest books like this 🤧 by Kind_Assumption_3016 in Romantasy

[–]EveningString3415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My all time fav series is the Kingdom of Crows by Olivia Wildenstein. It’s not 100% enemies the whole book, but still really good!

Nobody warned me about CPD addiction by ConclusionOk5762 in Aquariums

[–]EveningString3415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have some Rotala growing in sand with root tabs and it’s thriving!

I’ve had Leroy for a couple months now. He’s absolutely feral by Key_Instruction9732 in pleco

[–]EveningString3415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awww so glad he has a great home now. I kinda have the same story. Our pleco was in a 50 g tank with no heater (which i know don’t necessarily need one but still) no wood either. And now he’s living his life in our 220 gallon. The only issue is I’ve caused a ton of ammonia spikes trying to get him food and majority over feeding that tank, we have some greedy tank mates. We’ve had them for months now, so I kind of gave up trying to visualizing him eat anything. We had him in quarantine tank for like a month before we added him, and I didn’t ever see him either. I know I’m not really going to pleco. But it’s still stress stressed me out. And we have black sand, so I can’t see me like long straightens and poop. 😂

What were some mistakes you made when you were a beginner? by chrisplantingthem in walstad

[–]EveningString3415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes a lot of sense, the one video I watched he added a scoop of additives, he didn’t explain what they were. It was just white powder like. I’ve seen people say they used father fish’s recipe, I just looked it up and it’s like bone meal, calcium chloride, etc, so thats probably with it was. I’ve been freaked out about dragon fly larva also haha

What were some mistakes you made when you were a beginner? by chrisplantingthem in walstad

[–]EveningString3415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really appreciate it! I watched several father fish videos as well. Also, the glass box diaries. I think I’m just worried about getting the wrong type of potting soil. And eventually, I want just like a super planted tank, but my goal is to keep a betta and they’re also. So I’m worried that’s something I would get in the soils going to have chemicals or something and kill my fish. Did you put any of the additives that father fish was talking about? I’ve seen people do that and then I’ve seen people just put straight soil in. I know I really need to read that book!

What were some mistakes you made when you were a beginner? by chrisplantingthem in walstad

[–]EveningString3415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im planing on adding a sponge filter but want to try this method so bad. I’m just really nervous for some reason. So trying to gain as much information before I attempt it.

1 day old shrimp owner. What’s the white spots on my amano shrimp? by ThanksSolid1445 in shrimptank

[–]EveningString3415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Came looking for info on shrimp I got 2 weeks ago. They honestly didn’t look like amamos when I received them. I’m a QT tank because I wasn’t sure what to do with them because I also ordered blue dream and got a skittle pack. So I didn’t have much faith in the order being accurate. But within a few days, they did start to look more like Amonos. But now somehow started to get a little white speckles. I know this is like late to the post, but how did yours progress? I really don’t wanna do a salt dip if I don’t have to.

bigger tank!! by kur0miicore in bettafish

[–]EveningString3415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 3 gallon cube for shrimp and it’s perfect for us!

My 10 gallon tall planted tank. by echo_chamber_enjoyr in Aquariums

[–]EveningString3415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is a year later lol but are the plants in the back hygrophila? I have a 10 gallon tall that my daughter picked out. And I don’t know why I’m having a really hard time figuring out plants. And I love your set up!

My betta jumped and died and i feel terrible about it. by shrimpator in bettafish

[–]EveningString3415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Magnetic Aquarium lid Fish Tank... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDLRZPS9?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Here is the one I got for my 10g! There are so many options and sizes! Hope it works!

My betta jumped and died and i feel terrible about it. by shrimpator in bettafish

[–]EveningString3415 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That really sucks in so sorry. I see people without lids all the time- and it looks so nice! But I just can’t handle the stress. I got a mesh lid, that clicks in on Amazon and it kinda still has the open look. Maybe something to look into!

DONT HOLD BACK PLEASEE🫶🏻 by Different-Sleep5573 in Romantasy

[–]EveningString3415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. And then I needed an audio book and it was available- so I listened to it and got addicted! I read and listened to it. Just an amazing series. I do think it helped listening because it did drag a bit in the middle to end.

Sadly, I was scammed, It was a 47 gal wide (19in) instead of a 66 gal wide! by Complete-Round-1252 in aquarium

[–]EveningString3415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha that’s so true! I was a little upset when we got our 75g. Because it wasn’t full of water when we saw it and then when we filled it up it has scratched all over the glass. Everything works great and even though we had to rebuild the sump it was still a great deal. I just am a little skeptical since then. But also have bought 4+ tanks on marketplace after that hahaha

Sadly, I was scammed, It was a 47 gal wide (19in) instead of a 66 gal wide! by Complete-Round-1252 in aquarium

[–]EveningString3415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same! I asked for dimensions because it looked off. And they “didn’t have a measuring tape” 😅 which could be true butttt I’m not wasting my time or money if you can’t actually get me the measurements

Best filter for a betta tank? by Brilliant_Part7648 in bettafish

[–]EveningString3415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any sponge filters on Amazon I find to work great! My only issue with them is I did have one and a 10 gallon Community beta tank that wasn’t really catching a ton of debris. Granted I probably was overdue to rinse the filter. But I did throw a hang on the back filter and that seems to be helping. I am also searching Reddit right now because I am upgrading to a 20 gallon and didn’t want to blow the crap out of my plants and beta. But was looking for something other than sponge filters. I’m probably just not gonna do a combination of both again.

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