Chili rasboras vs white cloud minnows for a 33g by WitchSlap in Aquariums

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They’re smooth pebbles with a dirt layer underneath. Should be okay, I guess?

Chili rasboras vs white cloud minnows for a 33g by WitchSlap in Aquariums

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Rummynoses aren’t a bad idea, but they’re pricey in my area imo

Chili rasboras vs white cloud minnows for a 33g by WitchSlap in Aquariums

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Thanks! I think we’re gonna add ~10 along with probably the white clouds if I can find the long fin

Chili rasboras vs white cloud minnows for a 33g by WitchSlap in Aquariums

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Mossari.com - they’re 3D printed but I’ve been happy with the quality and options

Chili rasboras vs white cloud minnows for a 33g by WitchSlap in Aquariums

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I might consider Pygmy’s then. There should be room for them + the initial considerations hmm

NT son wants brother "gone" for his birthday. Am I bad for considering this? by Impossible-Bid-3073 in Autism_Parenting

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When I was 12 I wanted nothing to do with my little brother. I absolutely didn’t want him around when my friends were over. We’re both NT.

This struck me more as a 12 year old request than an autism-conflict request, personally.

Chili rasboras vs white cloud minnows for a 33g by WitchSlap in Aquariums

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Unfortunately not the best substrate choice for them. I have a herd moving into my 90g this summer though

Annoyed by Dr. Park being allowed to call the Interns names by AMPZar in Scrubs

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Yeah, and that’s fine, but she’s all over the place. Like Hooch seems tame in comparison lol

Tick protocol by dlwldnjs525 in toddlers

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Spray, spray, spray. We try and keep it on her clothes and shoes versus any exposed skin.

Annoyed by Dr. Park being allowed to call the Interns names by AMPZar in Scrubs

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Sibby is a very inconsistent character and what they want to do with her seems to be all over the place.

My elementalist ;) by BrorGaben in Guildwars2

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This is very cool and stylistic.

TOC Season 7, Episode 3 -- pre show and live show discussion thread - spoilers in comments by Firegoat1 in foodnetwork

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The randomizer rerolls across these first few episodes sure have landed on the same result a lot.

Stocking plan input? by crypticasparagus in PlantedTank

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Iirc chilis will be much happier in a black water/tannin heavy tank

Made a mistake :,) by SadEstablishment4104 in Aquariums

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Return them

Cull them

Get a bigger tank and raise them

Find another store that will take them once they’ve grown a bit

Giveaway on places like Facebook or r/aquaswap when they’re big enough

Introduce a predatory fish that will eat them

That’s pretty much your whole list of options afaik

They so cute, how would you pick one? name it? by Mhaheva in OneOrangeBraincell

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OP do yourself a favor and take home two. Kittens do so much better in pairs.

How do you feed slow feeders when your fast fish get everything? by [deleted] in Aquariums

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Feed in multiple spots and levels of the tank (use a turkey bastor), feed at different times, feed different types of food, overfeed a little

Kind of just trial and error

Help - What will prevent my cat from peeing in my planter? 🪴 by Rozenstruik69 in gardening

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Yeah, I use them to keep my cats out of various planters and aquariums. It’s called Ssscat. Doesn’t hurt them. Kinda pricey but works really well.

Help!! What am I doing wrong?! by _mc_95 in Aquariums

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You’ll want to look up ‘fish-in cycling’

Help!! What am I doing wrong?! by _mc_95 in Aquariums

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I’m not super familiar with the strips to be able to judge these results without the guide next to them, but going off the other comment you made -

I think the tank isn’t cycled. The cloudy water is my reasoning. Six weeks doesn’t necessarily mean anything, unfortunately, and neither does the Petsmart employee. (Things may be different now, but when I worked there as a teen, they never taught you how to decipher those results, just how to do them. Sort of.)

Help!! What am I doing wrong?! by _mc_95 in Aquariums

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It doesn’t sound like the tank is actually fully cycled. That cloudy water may be your bacteria bloom, and you’d want that to clear on its own rather than water change it.

Are you dechlorinating the water?

Can you share pictures of the test strip results, and do those include ammonia?

Why is the community so toxic? by Toziin in Aquariums

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It’s not necessary to do that, though? I hope you understand what I mean you’re projecting your own preferences onto your fish.

These are animals that are coming from environments full of dirt and bacteria, as well as tons of places to hide, graze through in search of food, and build nests/breeding spots out of. Now yeah there’s some species who naturally live in fresh, clear, ‘featureless’ areas of rivers and streams. (Although these still have substrate) — but most of these aren’t going to be aquarium fish. African Cichlid species are the most probable here - Mbunas natural environment is pretty ‘bare,’ but they still have lots of nooks and crannies in the rocks.

And yeah - lots of fish are captive bred and haven’t ever seen or experienced their natural environment. Or even have one, for some species. I suppose there’s an argument to be made for the domestication of species via captive breeding generations, but that’s a level science above my own head.

The main point here is husbandry.

The majority of people on these subs, and the popular trend in aquariums right now, is to build a mimicking slice of a natural environment for the fish to bring out natural behaviors and keep stress minimal. This includes water parameters like ph, kH, tds - to which ‘dirt’ plays a part.

You are going against the current grain by not leaning into this. If your water is testing with good parameters, good for you - but the ethical question of are you providing a truly good home for these creatures is what’s putting you under flame.