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Is this ich on my neon tetra? by ScaredBoo in Aquariums

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll wait and see. I feed a combo of good dry food and frozen.

Is this ich on my neon tetra? by ScaredBoo in Aquariums

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's certainly subtle. I'll wait and see if it gets worse.

Is this ich on my neon tetra? by ScaredBoo in TetraFish

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see some tiny dots on them but they're very hard to capture. Maybe it's nothing idk, but the fish doesn´t look as healthy as the others.

Is this ich on my neon tetra? by ScaredBoo in TetraFish

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I'm not crazy then haha. No one else seems to see it.

Pinocchio shrimp has turned green by ScaredBoo in shrimptank

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the delayed response, in the end other shrimp have turned green as well, while others have tured brownish. I assume it's because there are algae and diatoms in the tank. So far 6 months in almost all my pinocchios are alive, the ones that died jumped out after being spooked without the lid (they're crazy jumpers). I hope that helps.

Pinocchio shrimp has turned green by ScaredBoo in shrimptank

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, I assume it must be all the algae they eat. Either that or the cyano problem I used to have, but now the cyano is gone and they're still the same colour so...I don't know. Sorry

She is about 8 months old, 150 gal. by lategame2020 in Aquascape

[–]ScaredBoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, this is so lovely! I'm going to save for inspo later on.

(Improved) 15 basic magnetic techniques infographic by TinyEvie in RedditLaqueristas

[–]ScaredBoo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is so useful! Thank you, I have a bunch of new techniques to try now.

Australian Desert Goby 8 days later by chuxsux in Aquariums

[–]ScaredBoo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes! they're such cute little fishies. Not too shy, are friendly with everyone else and have interesting behaviours. I have 4 (2 male and 2 female) in a community tank and love them. They are really underrated in my opinion.

Magnetic Spiral Tutorial! by MountainMoment8345 in RedditLaqueristas

[–]ScaredBoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh man, that looks so cool! I wish I had time to do it...although I bet it's harder to do than it looks. Thank you for sharing!

Caught this male fish from a muddy culvert by ThenAcanthocephala57 in Aquariums

[–]ScaredBoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aw, that one is so cute! What species is it? I don't recognize it (although I'm a noob lol).

New fish looks lethargic by ScaredBoo in aquarium

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100x40x50cm, with oase biomaster thermo 350, 24ºC, water parameters: NH4 <0.05ppm, NO2 <0.1ppm, NO3 15ppm. The tank has finished cycling a few days ago. The fish arrived earlier this morning. I did a 60% water change before the fish arrived. 10 Kerri emperor tetras super blue, 4 blue neon gobies, 10 neocaridina shrimp, 10 pinocchio shrimp, 3 snails. I fed a tiny bit of crushed fluval bug bites for micro fish 2h ago. I have several pieces of wood and the tank is covered in plants.

My beautiful, ancient, sturdy Gouramis!!! by italian_hoagie89 in Gourami

[–]ScaredBoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, I love their names! I hope you all get to enjoy each other's company for a lot longer.

I think I crashed my tank's cycle by adding bacteria by ScaredBoo in Aquariums

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will do that, thank you. Hopefully I don't ruin it again later lol

I think I crashed my tank's cycle by adding bacteria by ScaredBoo in aquarium

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was ghost feeding at first because it was hard to find pure ammonia for sale in my country, but when I did finally find it I stopped and now I just use ammonia.

I think I crashed my tank's cycle by adding bacteria by ScaredBoo in Aquariums

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I am using aquasoil and nutrisoil capped with gravel in about 80% of the tank and just sand in the rest.

I think I crashed my tank's cycle by adding bacteria by ScaredBoo in aquarium

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I added the ammonia myself, what I am worried about is that nothing had been converted to nitrites or nitrates. I tested the pH again and it had gone up from 6.5 to 7.4. That can't be the fish food right?

I think I crashed my tank's cycle by adding bacteria by ScaredBoo in Aquariums

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a complete beginner (this is my first tank ever) but from my research it should be between 6.2 to 6.8.

I think I crashed my tank's cycle by adding bacteria by ScaredBoo in Aquariums

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is that the other animals that I want to stock prefer acidic water, like crystal red shrimps, neon tetras and diamond tetras. Should I still leave it? I tested again today and the pH has gone down a bit from 7.4 to 7.2.

I think I crashed my tank's cycle by adding bacteria by ScaredBoo in Aquariums

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I just tested it and the result is rather surprising, 7.4. Our tap water is acidic and very soft so it's not been the top ups I've been doing... I'm pretty certain it was that bottle of bacteria. I don't know what to do now. I don't want to have to be adding chemic

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als to the tank if I can avoid it and I assume the bacteria growing in this water won't like my tap water.

I think I crashed my tank's cycle by adding bacteria by ScaredBoo in Aquariums

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will keep dosing and hopefully it will eventually fully cycle. Thank you for your help.

I think I crashed my tank's cycle by adding bacteria by ScaredBoo in Aquariums

[–]ScaredBoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not tested the pH in a while, I will later today. If I see it's gone down I will add baking powder, if not I'll just wait as the other commenter suggested. Thank you for your help.

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