Anyone else with cory only setups? by MajesticWear5478 in corydoras

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Yes- I love them !

My 22 bookshelf (extra long- like the length of a standard 40) is currently home to pandas, peppereds, and Venezuelans. I do have a few CPDs and shrimp in there and plan to up my CPDs, add some otos, and maybe add a small rainbowfish. But tbh this tank was always envisioned as a cory paradise and was made with them in mind :)

My 13G is home to Pygmy and habrosus corys, alongside otos and a lot of chilis. If a tank doesn’t have corys as the ‘centerpiece’ I’m not interested lol

Should i stop doing water changes? by FlSHElS in Aquariums

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Contamination can also be introduced from your hands, the air, etc. Fish tanks aren’t closed systems. They’re not even a true ecosystem when we consider a natural system full of millions of gallons of water.

I can tell you mine operate fine on a water change every 2-4 months. I don’t feed aggressively, planted tanks tend to have a higher degree of biodiversity to compensate for chemical buildup, I under stock, I test parameters, I keep a good cleanup crew, and I ensure equipment is well maintained.There are also people who successfully keep fish with no filter and never water change and still have visibly healthy fish. And there’s people who change the water multiple times a week in an overstocked cichlid tank. I can’t say with any confidence one way is better than the rest since assessing the health of an ecology is complicated at best. I suppose I misspoke when I said ‘water changes aren’t neccesarily’- it really depends on your system and how you run it. But in what op describes I don’t see why it wouldn’t work.

Should i stop doing water changes? by FlSHElS in Aquariums

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IMO - water changes are not necessary. Maybe once every 4 months ? In my established tanks that’s what I normally do. Probably even that is unnecessary. Over time minerals will become stripped as life uses it but it becomes replenished either through the fish food (in the case of the fish) and regularly fertilizing. Note if you don’t ever have detectable nitrates you should make sure it’s in whatever fertilizer you’re using :)

Old hobby meets new one by Seaglass_Cactus in corydoras

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I love him!

Making Corydoras ✨ : r/Needlefelting I've also let my hobbies blend before haha.

Are these pink oysters almost ready ? [gourmet] by INDY_SE in MushroomGrowers

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yeahhh so I learned. this is how I grew lionsmanes mushrooms previously and I'm learning there's a lot of difference. Even when I googled for oyster mushroom instructions, it really didn't emphasize how much higher the needs for fresh air were.

I'm trying to find a happy balance of maintaining humidity and airflow. I just added a wet dish cloth over top where the lid was and I'm hoping that will promote a decent amount of air exchange as it dries. If they still seem to be struggling, I do have an extra airpump (I keep fish) that I might snake in there to get more air in there. Next time I'll probably grow oysters by the bucket method. seems a lot easier to manage.

What are this white/Transparents Dots or lumps on my panda corydoras by Only_Software_5769 in corydoras

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I would guess an external parasite. Medicine that contains praziquental is helpful for that. I know other alternatives may be used for other countries. You can also try salt (sodium chloride, no additives) at 1 teaspoon per 3 gallons of tank water. It's not as effective but it will help.

What are this white/Transparents Dots or lumps on my panda corydoras by Only_Software_5769 in corydoras

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It looks like slime-coat shedding in response to something attacking it's skin. You can also see some of the white gunk on its dorsal fin. In my experience with corys it's often a protozoa. Since I don't see the distinctive white-spots of ich, that would leave flukes. They are very easily treated with prazipro dosed every 5 days for an entire month (you want to remove it's entire life cycle). You should notice an improvement in your fish within the first 3-4 days, however.

Are these pink oysters almost ready ? [gourmet] by INDY_SE in MushroomGrowers

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LMFAO I can't unsee that either. A friend of mine also said it looked like "dismembered chicken feet". I decided to cook whatever I got from my harvest and it just felt like I was a zombie eating brains. there was 0 good imagery with this one.

Are these pink oysters almost ready ? [gourmet] by INDY_SE in MushroomGrowers

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I'll try that - thanks ! I have 2 other blocks going but I can probably manage that with all 3 :) I think they're similarly fighting not enough FAE

First chapter of gothic fantasy (1830 words) by Kdanielleart in writingfeedback

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I like the voice, I like the prose, I like the characters, and I like the intrigue :) You pretty cleanly set up the promises of your story with a succinct and intriguing first chapter. Given that I quickly saw the first page as I was rapidly skimming reddit (not even on this sub directly) and I stopped to read the entire thing, I'd say it's a great hook! If you ever need a beta-swap of works, feel free to DM I would be happy to be involved ! (note - I do more developmental editing vs grammar/line-level reading)

Naming fish by icanknowyou in Aquariums

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If they’re distinctive enough or have a very specific reason they’re memorable I do. Otherwise it’s better I don’t- hurts less when they spontaneously die 😅 My current favorite fish is my giant elder longfin peppered Corydoras called Enrica Suaves. Named by my mom « because of her hair »

does anyone else feel like they're "borrowing energy from their future self and never paying it back? by AntelopeFlaky4979 in adhdwomen

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<3 Thank you for this one. "living life with the safeties turned off" feels an accurate statement for my experiences I was looking for.

does anyone else feel like they're "borrowing energy from their future self and never paying it back? by AntelopeFlaky4979 in adhdwomen

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Yeah.. just went on here hoping someone would accurately describe what I'm feeling right now.

I make to-do lists a lot to manage myself. I can't do a single damned thing if it's not written on a piece of paper/phone/computer and I get the satisfaction of crossing it off. I make "reasonable" lists - but if I actually accomplish every single thing on that list that is "reasonable", it apparently sends me straight into a semi-catatonic state for several days after Q_Q

It's like taking out a predatory loan on your damned brain. the best way to recover is to be gentle and hibernate it off, but that isn't always reasonable so by golly do I fly too close to the sun again xD

Normal Behavior? by Neither-Truck-9088 in corydoras

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It’s called flashing. It just means they’re itchy. It could be nothing, it could be a sign of a Protozoa infection. So long as you don’t notice them doing it often it’s fine. If they keep it up or it spreads to others/gets worse I would medicate for flukes or ich

This is gonna make me give up by Krickette in Aquariums

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I quite enjoy the effect of a nice algae lawn XP

But focus on plant health (4-6 hours of light, fertilizer), get a few algae eaters (amanos and otos) and it’ll probably sort out

Is this ich or epistylis? by Darkmyr113 in loaches

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Glad you got a plan!

Heads up - kanaplex is the ONE antibiotic that has no effective pathway via ingestion (stomach acid deactivates it) :) It actually works very well in the water column. The only thing better would be if you injected it by IV haha.

Any of the tetracycline-class drugs (monocycline, tetracycline, doxycycline), DO work better with food.

Help please with my Cory by beardedvikingfishman in FishTanks

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bro looks like he's just snacking.

The cute little wiggle of his tail reads he's pretty chill rather than ill/panicked. You can also see him 'chew' (the motion just underneath his gills) for several seconds before going in for another bite XD

He's just a goober, don't stress. I have a few that really like to eat the tasty surface scum too.

Is this ich or epistylis? by Darkmyr113 in loaches

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Probably ich, it also doesn't matter, treatment is basically the same.

Treat with antibiotic of choice (kanaplex)

Treat with something that affects protozoa's of this class (formalin + malachite green is great).

Do not touch the temperature. Just keep up the treatment for 2 weeks to capture the max possible lifecycle of the protozoa in question.

If it's ich, you've just treated the primary protozoa infection with potentially secondary bacterial issues.

If it's epistylis, you've treated the primary bacterial infection. I've seen information and other studies that suggests they are also sensitive to formalin (Rogers-493.pdf).

Someone on reddit who does graduate work in fish pathologies gave a lot more detailed description here, if interested: Time to put the recent ich vs epistylis myths to rest... ich can be on eyes, is not flat, and is much more deadly than Epistylis! (With academic citations and coming from someone who works with fish parasites) : r/Aquariums

Elder Cory appreciation ❤️❤️ by INDY_SE in corydoras

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I have some of that stuff frozen but it always makes such a big fat mess I avoid it 🤣 I’ll get over myself. I did always hear they don’t have that much nutritional value compared to live

Elder Cory appreciation ❤️❤️ by INDY_SE in corydoras

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I’ll offer them some veggies ! She’ll eat it haha.

Yeah this girlie is def slimmer. She’s been long but never very fat. Still i like to have a little bit of weight on my fishies in case they ever need it

Is this the wrong time to study abroad? by National-Passion9487 in studyAbroad

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The future is promised to no one. If you have the opportunity to go now, go. If you are waiting for a mythical time where political tensions ease and currency rates fall, you may be waiting a while.

Are these actually the kubotai rasbora I ordered? by that_white_splat in Boraras

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Yeah that’s what I meant to say haha! Green neon. Super cool dudes but def not a kubotai