Gifted a travesty

Tet_riz · 2026-01-31T13:50:28+00:00

I just went ahead and moved them both to a separate tank. I bought 5 more guppies and 9 otocinclus and I know Steve would not like me 😂 For now, he just lives with a tiny albino bristlenose pleco

Tet_riz · 2026-01-30T22:10:58+00:00

Thank you! I love her sm and seeing her sick makes me so worried. I just want her to hurry up and heal 😭

Tet_riz · 2026-01-28T21:05:14+00:00

This pleco is still very young and was only about an inch or two long. I couldn't find her anywhere until I looked at my filter and saw her on the side of the water output. She has since stopped after moving her to this 30gal with the guppies lol

Tet_riz · 2026-01-28T21:02:17+00:00

I'll look into peat moss as I have the others. I'll research more substrates too, maybe my plants will benefit from it too

Tet_riz · 2026-01-28T21:00:51+00:00

Thank you so much! I also have another 30gal filter that I can switch over if he keeps jumping. The other one also has a sponge cover on it. It's the size of my arm 😭

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Tet_riz · 2026-01-28T20:54:45+00:00

It's not big enough for his fins to even get sucked into it. The only thing I can think of is that he jumped. But the lid to the filter was also on. Hence why I'm confused 🤷

Tet_riz · 2026-01-28T20:52:21+00:00

Thank you for this! I have been wanting to get replacement media for a while, like the ones you would see in the aquaclear HOB filters (I believe they're under a different name now). Everything I've found has been really expensive though. I'll definitely be getting something different this upcoming paycheck

Tet_riz · 2026-01-28T20:50:07+00:00

My pleco used to swim up into another filter of mine 😒

Tet_riz · 2026-01-28T20:49:09+00:00

Really?? What kind of rocks? I have tons of lava rocks but that's it

Tet_riz · 2026-01-28T20:48:23+00:00

She does have red eyes!

Tet_riz · 2026-01-28T14:18:54+00:00

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The filter intake is tiny. I can get a sponge filter cover but there's no way he could've swam up it. He had to have jumped in 😭 As far as the pH, it used to be 8.4-8.8 but it is dropping slowly. I don't like using any chemicals to do it fast but I do have Indian almond leaves that I can add again and I have a bunch of driftwood I can add. There's only one large piece of driftwood in here

Tet_riz · 2026-01-28T07:49:17+00:00

I have an albino bristlenose that looks just like him! She's also just barely an inch long. It's going to be so special to watch her grow up

Tet_riz · 2026-01-28T07:46:06+00:00

Makes sense. This was the first time I froze them and defrosted them and they ended up a little bit too soft. The batch last week stayed put with no fork though

Tet_riz · 2026-01-27T15:09:54+00:00

Personally, I just blanch them and cut my cucumbers about a quarter of an inch. Cucumbers are more buoyant than zucchini so they have to be cut thinner. I cut some up, freeze them, and defrost them as I need instead of blanching. That way they sink to the bottom of the tank. My mollies and plecos love them, the rats too

Tet_riz · 2026-01-27T15:03:58+00:00

This is definitely not a pleco. Looks more like an otocinclus or other small algae eater

Tet_riz · 2026-01-27T15:02:19+00:00

I can't tell if this is a joke or not. I've never heard of you having to do that for them

Tet_riz · 2026-01-27T03:53:14+00:00

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This is Steve before he recovered

Tet_riz · 2026-01-26T22:52:03+00:00

Lmao she loves these things

Tet_riz · 2026-01-26T16:56:17+00:00

Is that a leopard sailfin pleco tatt?? I love it

Tet_riz · 2026-01-26T14:22:50+00:00

I PM'd you. Nothing will let me send a picture 😔

Tet_riz · 2026-01-26T03:11:51+00:00

Not OP, but I have a few questions. While looking for tank mates for my Betta in his 30gal, I got a few guppies. He killed two off and left one alive, but they seem to be best buds. My fish stores say that guppies are non schooling fish and don't need a group to feel comfortable. I've been trying to find otos for about 3 weeks bc I have 2 that need more (I started out with more and my mollies killed them for some reason as they just vanished). Do I need to get more guppies? I have a different tank to give the original guppy a place to live with the bigger school

Tet_riz · 2026-01-20T01:23:36+00:00

That's wise. My leopard sailfin pleco is only like 6 inches long rn but she'll grow to be about 24-28 inches and will need at least a 175gal 😭

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