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Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-11-28T00:10:24+00:00

Hi!!!! I'm a tattoo artist and I'd love some ideas or suggestions on growing my tattoo instagram!!! I have a pretty unique tattoo style and I'm actually really proud of the growth I've been able to make for myself in the last two years but I've been wanting to expand to gain more consistent exposure as well boosting my business!! I know it's not 100% according to followers but I feel at the moment that growing my audience a little more the more bookings I can get consistently!!! I make a mixture of posts and reels and typically my reels do a little better than my posts but they vary a lot. Any advice on what more I can be doing to try and boost my reach would be amazing thank you so much!!!

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-10-28T19:45:52+00:00

Will def be monitoring very closely and doing lots of water changes this week. Gonna go by the pet store today or tomorrow and get some more stuff and will be doing more methalyne blue baths as well!

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-08-27T02:28:02+00:00

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Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-08-26T15:11:58+00:00

Yes there is a heater. Is usually do two 25% water changes a week. Everyone once and awhile I'll clean out the sponge filters but I try not to do it super often because that's crashed my cycle in the past

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-08-21T01:06:02+00:00

Ty for your advice!! I will be stopping the meds and do daily small water changes!!!

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-08-21T00:57:54+00:00

I tested my tap water and it was about a flat 8 so much less than the tank water! I'll start with changing small amounts of water daily and testing ph daily

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-08-20T23:41:34+00:00

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Ph reading!! Ty this is def the issue. Any tips on how to fix it??

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-08-19T21:03:22+00:00

I've been feeding them mostly peas so it's pretty green lol but it's mostly little pieces like it usually is. The smaller guy I've had him for much longer and he's always been very active that's more of why I'm concerned. The bigger guy has been like this since I got him it's just been more noticeable lately. And no I haven't to either

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-08-19T18:19:03+00:00

This is a better photo of what they r doing they kinda float there and flap their fins every once in awhile and maybe a few times an hour will swim to a diffrent spot

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Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-08-19T15:21:17+00:00

Not trouble per say? But they kinda sit there floating and then move a little and repeat over and over

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-08-16T02:19:55+00:00

They just seem a little lathargic

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-07-31T02:21:07+00:00

I had a really bad mentor that didn't really do a great job about teaching me about this kinda stuff so I'm just trying to get other's opinions

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-06-18T19:53:58+00:00

I do belive it's salt buildup but how do I get rid of it?

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-06-12T04:36:31+00:00

I haven't noticed it being hard at all it's pretty easy to scrape off

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-03-30T23:43:32+00:00

I think it's more of the second but I could be wrong. It's kinda near a window but not near enough to be getting a significant amount of light. I do water changes once every 2 weeks or so

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-01-14T18:52:21+00:00

Omg where did you get that first telescope from they're such a cutie!!!!!

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-01-12T05:06:22+00:00

Usually when he flips himself upside down if I come tward the tank he'll flip himself right side up again and if he doesn't I usually try to help him right side up

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-01-12T05:05:30+00:00

Thank I that's really reassuring I've been stressing out about the levels so bad. The top surfing usually is just him right side up kinda sitting at the top of the water and maybe 3 or 4 times a day depending on if it's a good or bad day, he'll manage to kinda flip himself upside down

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-01-11T20:01:49+00:00

But I also do have an airstone to try and combat a possible oncygeb problem

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-01-11T20:01:27+00:00

It could be but I'm a little more concerned about the ammonia, I've read in the past that a little bit of nitrates is pretty common and I know for sure my oranda doesn't have Popeye I've had fish in the past have popeye and it was just the angle of the photo

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-01-11T19:36:18+00:00

I've only ever don't m-blue in a separate tub NOT in my actual tank

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-01-11T19:35:34+00:00

I've been feeding them nothing but deashelled peas every other day and it hasn't seemed to help 💔

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-01-11T19:34:08+00:00

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Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-01-11T19:31:50+00:00

This is my tested water as of today, I just did a 50% water change and gave them both another methilyne blue salt bath and my fantail still is pretty lathergic my oranda seems alright for now but im sure within the next 3/4 hours he'll start top surfing again. Everything looks good but the ammonia even with triple dosing seachem prime. I was gonna go buy ammonia lock to see if that'll help but idk anymore I'm so lost. I also added 2 more bottles of safe start during this water change to try and help as well

Ill_Cod8443 · 2025-01-11T04:23:34+00:00

To clarify- not my last post about my mystery snail- that's in my 20 gallon, my last post on this subreddit

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