nabokovfan87's Content - Page 74 (2024)

On 9/9/2023 at 7:52 AM, JChristophersAdventures said:

Do used ACO strips maintain their colors as (or after) they have dried out?

It shifts. It's not constant. That is why the timing is there in the directions and even waiting 5 minutes as opposed to 3 can give you an incorrect test.

There are some strips available, even photometric (I'm sure that's not the right one) tests that use lasers and microcontrollers which will feed to an app which logs things over time.

Android has a cool notes app that lets you record it as well, I'm sure it's on Apple too.

On 9/9/2023 at 6:51 AM, FLFishChik said:

I’m guessing MTS. I’m probably wrong, but I’m gonna go down with this ship!

It is. 🙂 No idea what the second one is.

Dean's video, Rachel O'Leary's video are ones I watch before I ship fish. There's a ton of guides but the main thing is to take your time and to do so intently. It's not worth rushing if you make a mistake or if you miss something critical.

I am not great, or flawless at shipping fish, but I've sent two bigger boxes or corydoras and done alright. Because of the toxin it's an incredibly stressful species to ship.

That being said... my biggest tip would be to make sure you tape the corners (see dean's video) on the bags and double bag. I have thicker bags and I use two of them each time I ship. The goal is that the bag doesn't get tossed all around the box and arrives safely. How things are inside the bag is a whole different puzzle sometimes.

Etsy has a few risers, you'd have to check your specific light.

I don't know if nicrew has a mounting kit, but there's ceiling mounts that run off cables and there is clip on ones that rest on the back of the tank and have arms to extend over the tank.

Under blue lights, dark room, they should be a bit easier to notice and active. Usually they have the spots they hang out at and it's just about getting the net on them. Have a specimen container and such ready for them to go into once you catch them.

Essentially, they swim backwards to escape, but they dart and they are extremely quick. Go slow, let them guide themselves into the net and they should go in there for you pretty easily.

I use a 5" net. Hand over it, or trap them inside the net when you're moving them out of water, they absolutely will jump a lot.

On 9/8/2023 at 10:41 AM, Fish Folk said:

Brought a few E. gilberti fry indoors the other night…

On 9/8/2023 at 10:19 AM, TOtrees said:

Are we allowed to post our own aliens?

what is it?

On 9/8/2023 at 8:07 AM, JoeQ said:

Stopped by petsmart for a net, but of course I stopped by the plant section first, "just to browse",

I do the same thing... It's so refreshing to see great plants available there. The ones I have locally are always roasted or should be replaced but just sit rotten on the shelves.

As always, thank you for the detailed info. Much appreciated.

On 9/8/2023 at 3:56 AM, Fish Folk said:

I have Elassoma gilberti.

I am looking at a few of the Elassoma species. I really thought they were a good ~2.5-3" long, but they are much smaller. Live foods is of course an issue for me, but I think I can get them fed.... we'll see if/when I get some.

Darters, shiners, I'm really impressed by all of them. Same thing with minnow species and cooler species like those in the cypranidae family.

On 9/8/2023 at 12:17 AM, Luciferkrist said:

Who has absolutely no reason to be at the top of the tank and eating anybody only about an inch smaller! Yet he won't even chase the guppies.

I think this is probably more common that most people are aware of. It's not seen as "big enough" to provide a meal and so they ignore it. It's like a great white avoiding sardines and trying to hunt a seal.

An interesting dilemma though. Hm, what would fit. There might be some crypranidae. Black sharks or Bala sharks even that work. Pecktec keeps some rainbows with his bicher, maybe he's got something in his big tank update video that sparks some ideas.

Congratulations on everything being ok. What a nightmare that somehow worked out.

Wonderful trip and very cool to see all the things. Biggs (guy on YouTube) will often travel and stop in and do tours for his channel. Very fun little way to see a lot of places that I'd probably never get to. 🙂

@Luciferkristi could not imagine....

....I love the photo of your hillstream loach, it's a really nice one.

On 9/7/2023 at 11:08 PM, Cinnebuns said:

we need to get you some snails and rats!

No thank you. 🙂

Had to fight poisonous spiders just to do a WC today. LOL

On 9/7/2023 at 7:48 PM, Fish Folk said:

Point in fact: I mailed Derek 9x fish that arrived in Knoxville, TN today!😅He likes breeding different species. I sent him two more Microctenopoma ansorgii, 6x Pteronotropis stonei, and a remaining Xenotoca doadrioi from our breeding set up. The live foods room he runs is . . . maybe the best of its kind in the USA.

On 9/7/2023 at 2:29 PM, Sultrysamurai said:

I tested the water. 0 ammonia 0 nitrite PH is lower than I’m used to PH is 6.7ish and 5.0 nitrate. KH is low at about 2ppm and TDS is 240. Tank is 3 gallon rimless.

so the main thing you want to do is compare the KH and GH to your tap water. You'll need to do a lot of water changes to replenish minerals and let the soil absorb nutrients. It's a very common method and something where you will have the parameters you need (hopefully the tap is good) and then you can have a very nice, planted, beautiful shrimp tank. Once you hit 50 posts the buy/sell section opens up on the forum and there's some really awesome shrimp keepers with a few colors available. 🙂

On 9/7/2023 at 2:29 PM, Sultrysamurai said:

Thoughts on these parameters for cherry shrimp? Thoughts on increasing PH and or KH. Has my tank been cycling long enough to sustain shrimp only?