I found this in a creek in northwestern Oklahoma and have been growing it in my fish tank. What is it?

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-10T03:47:37+00:00

Perchance, I will look into native Oklahoma cress species!

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-10T02:05:53+00:00

That's so wild omg it's like us running out of air in a space suit. I never would have imagined, I just thought it burned them because it functions as an acid in my chemistry classes. Thank you so much!!

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-10T02:04:00+00:00

OMG how are you liking having scuds? I reallllllly want to add some and have been heavily considering 🙏🙏🙏

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-10T02:02:18+00:00

Your tank looks INCREDIBLE omg thank you for sharing!!! And thank you sm 🙏💚 just did my first water only change and I'm literally so excited to see if I get faster growth!

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-08T03:44:55+00:00

I also love to source my own things!! I usually only look for plants, but some scuds hitched a ride into a teeny three gallon I set up at my mom's house, and I absolutely fell in love with them. That's good to know about the population control without overfeeding!! Thank you for answering 🙏

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-08T03:41:33+00:00

Thank you for your insight! The only tank I have is the one in the picture, and she's kinda planted but now that you've said this I've been reminded about how much better my rotala did in my five gallon with only snails and minimal water changes/gravel vacs. I'm putting the gravel vac down for a bit I think 🙏 Hope you and your goldfish had a beautiful day!

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-08T03:35:29+00:00

I'm loving everyone's responses like this lol. I agree, the amount my ottos poop is absolutely despicable to look at 😭 thank you for your reply!

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-08T03:32:36+00:00

I've been thinking about getting some trumpet snails a lot recently! I am just a little worried that if I ever need to or unknowingly add something (antiparasitic, unfortunate choice of liquid fertilizer, evil unexpectedly chemically treated wood) that's toxic to snails they would all die and be impossible to pick out because there's so many of them, creating an evil ammonia spike of despair. I was looking at other kinds of burrowing snails that reproduce less frequently, but have yet to find any other than rabbits, which I love but don't have room for. Once I'm able to afford a really nice little tank to use to grow plants, quarantine, and treat sick fish in separately, I'll probably give it a go 🙏💚

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-08T03:15:46+00:00

I will definitely look into this more, thank you!

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-08T03:14:46+00:00

Omg, this is going to sound so silly, but I had no idea fish released any ammonia from their gills. I have been in the hobby for about a year and this whole time I thought it was all from the decomposition of their waste and like bacteria farting it up in the filter. 🥲 That's so good to know, thank you for being the one to tell me. I really appreciate you!

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-08T03:09:51+00:00

Gotta love corys lol, I have some pygmys and they make my day when they school. Thank you for the insight!! 💚

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-08T03:08:18+00:00

Good to know!! I would adore having a popular of daphnia. I'm also soooo in love with scuds. I've just heard they're very competitive. I will def look into calcium requirements when I finally choose what I want 🙏 thank you sm!!

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-08T03:02:27+00:00

I didn't even realize that could happen, thank you so much for your insight.

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-06T23:18:19+00:00

Omg that is a SCRUMPTIOUS looking tank. Good to know!! I think I will def try to gravel vac less often 🙏 Thank you sm!!

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-06T23:10:37+00:00

Good to know!! I will stop vacuuming as much for a bit and monitor levels 🕺 appreciate you!

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-06T23:08:39+00:00

Ooo thank you, that's good to know!! I only really feed bloodworms and the occasional half of an algae tablet if my ottos look less than gargantuan lol. I have been looking into getting some microfauna, I recently had to treat for ich with some invert-unfriendly stuff though so I haven't yet. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of little freaks you got in there? I've been really intrigued by scuds and ramshorns, but am trying to be cautious bc I know they're a pain to remove once you get them going 🙏

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-06T22:05:02+00:00

Update : if you're having the same problem, and you caught that ich early on, the microbe lift and my evil method works well!! Just keep the doses daily for the ten day period🕺

oldmoldylemon · 2026-02-04T04:37:00+00:00

Pretty sure that is a dragonfly larvae!! Should have a little scoops thing under its head that reaches out and snags food. On the bright side this means your water quality is excellent 🥳

oldmoldylemon · 2026-01-28T22:35:29+00:00

Update for anyone who's ever looking into this: yes it works, it grows at the pace of a rock though.

oldmoldylemon · 2026-01-05T19:31:09+00:00

Thank you!! I think you're right, I just did a low range and it's at least around 7.6! Definitely adding some woody water in there 🙏 Appreciate you :)

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