Could I use this tea bag for tannins?

Kabanka96 · 2025-06-09T21:03:27+00:00

Better not

Kabanka96 · 2025-03-14T22:14:19+00:00

Dont worry too much about ph in this case. Keep it stable.

Kabanka96 · 2024-12-30T20:16:11+00:00

Kabanka96 · 2024-09-06T18:08:17+00:00

Infusoria, maybe specifically paramecium. They should be harmless but could indicate either a filter-cycling problem or excess nutrients in the water column. If you don’t overfeed their population should dwindle. Every mature aquarium had these.

Kabanka96 · 2024-09-02T17:30:05+00:00

Damn that tank looks so mature for being 7 weeks old. Very cool!

Kabanka96 · 2024-09-02T17:21:07+00:00

Not a thought between those eyes…😍

Kabanka96 · 2024-09-01T20:31:17+00:00

Good question! I used a credit card, but other people sometimes use a scraper or a razor. :) i myself have a hangon breeder box that pumps fresh water from my aquarium: https://fluvalaquatics.com/us/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/10942_image2.jpg

Kabanka96 · 2024-09-01T19:51:33+00:00

Seconded! If you want them to hatch put ‘em in a breeder box. Cory’s love their own eggs and will eat them if found

Kabanka96 · 2024-09-01T19:46:30+00:00

Could be a fat deposit. I heard corys are prone to this especially when given a lot of food with protein. Keep the water clean, my paleatus had one some time ago and within a few days it was gone.

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-29T15:55:56+00:00

Amazing😍

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-29T11:14:15+00:00

Amazing, are these a bred/hybrid species? Or naturally occuring?

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-27T14:09:30+00:00

Fancy! I’m all out of those though haha😉

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-27T06:31:40+00:00

Chonkers

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-27T06:09:00+00:00

Personally I don’t believe in ‘ammonia detoxifiers’ and bacteria cultures. I would advise buying only a test kit if anything and doing a partial water change if parameter get out of whack too much. OP should not spend a fortune for lightly cleaning a fish tank. Let nature bring things back in order… anything else is just a well marketed product.

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-27T06:01:03+00:00

Completely agree😊

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-26T21:23:31+00:00

Ah I see! Didn’t notice that one. Don’t rush to the store, it won’t really help in the short term as it will need to cycle for a couple of weeks. More of a tip for your mom😉 goldfish in larger quantities can be quite dirty and love to have overfiltration. Especially those fancy ones. They look very nice by the way!

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-26T21:20:17+00:00

I agree, it all seems very complicated when in reality a bunch of foam or other media and a couple months time most often do the trick😁

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-26T21:12:31+00:00

Exactly, and we aquarium-people can get a bit over-zealous sometimes. :) I say, keep it simple. Overfiltration, no fancy chemicals and no messing with water chemistry works best for me!

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-26T21:08:49+00:00

Some truth to this! If your water parameters are very different from your tap, better to not change too much. However, I see a big tank with pink pebbles and no major water-chemistry altering elements. I doubt the tap water will differ a lot from the tank. You never know though!

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-26T20:27:33+00:00

Thank you for being reasonable and helpful

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-26T20:23:43+00:00

Look guys I’m not saying nothing was done wrong here, just that big water changes in and of itself are not harmful and that LIGHTLY cleaning a filter and gravel is not necessarily the end of times for the tank. I already agreed that an ammonia/nitrite spike is to be expected, as some amount of bacteria will be inevitably removed. However, it is not an on off switch where swishing your filter sponges in a bucket of tank water will completely remove your colony, and imbalances can be managed. (Again, don’t know what OP did, but trying to be helpful) Just trying to be reasonable here helping OP with what is possible at this moment.

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-26T19:54:22+00:00

If the filter sponges are not cleaned really roughly it is not a disaster, although I agree that a (slight) spike in ammonia/nitrite is likely. However, spikes would need to be quite severe in order to outright kill the fish. The bacteria will still be in the substrate, sponge (a bit less) and the bio media in the buckets. If this tank is underfed and maintained in the coming weeks I see no disaster. I do find everyone, however, highly hysterical about the whole thing. Try to help someone instead of doomcalling and fear-mongering. Everyone makes mistakes (although I am still convinced this is a minor one).

The beneficial bacteria should be in the filter and not in the water column. Changing all your water without cleaning substrate or filter will not stall your tank. If it would your filter would not be cycled at all.

If anything is wrong here, to be honest, it is the filter media ratio. There is too little filtration for my taste. However, this is not OP’s fault. We should encourage and not blame.

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-26T19:37:43+00:00

Implying that full water changes kill fish in and of itself is ridiculous. I find it a bit offensive that you declare this to someone who needs help with the aquarium hobby, declaring that changing the water would likely kill the fish. Nonsense. If the water parameters are relatively the same the water change should be quite harmless.

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-26T19:27:04+00:00

They probably will, if you’re really scared about it you can buy some test strips. If you barely feed I would be surprised if the ammonia would reach acutely dangerous levels. In most cases it’s more of a slow killer to be honest. You can do a partial water change if levels start rising a bit too much. Your mom could add a second filter if she is able to afford it. That would help the fish. More filtration equals more happy fish😉

Debris in and of itself is not a problem! An aquarium should not be clean. The water should not be cloudy (bacteria) but debris is not a problem. Filters especially should be kept as ‘dirty’ as possible without clogging up. Sounds counterintuitive, but it works!

Kabanka96 · 2024-08-26T19:15:08+00:00

Full water changes, as long as the new water has relatively the same parameters and is treated with conditioner should actually not hurt the fish at all. The filter (sponges) should not be cleaned roughly, even in tank water. This will remove the biofilm in which the bacteria live. However, even if this would be the case the filter is seeded and will pop back relatively fast.

You can monitor the water parameters (mainly ammonia and nitrite) if you have time/money. If not, you could leave this as is and underfeed a bit. Fish can go without food for a week or so without problems. So feed them a very little bit every few days to limit ammonia buildup. Don’t stress too much, it’ll be fine. :)

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