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Why do that when i can use them as a live food source ?

Well i was thinking that , and the mother fish is big eat them for sure , the problem is i dont want a bunch of them surviving , i would like to keep one or two to add to the tank , whats the best way to introduce them as food ? Making sure they dont make it to the hiding places and end up...

So one of my black mollys had babies lastnight , i was expecting it but theres one problem .. nobody was interested in eating them .. theres now 9 little fry in my breeder box simply so they dont grow big enough to live in the tank . My tank is stocked pretty much to my liking and i didnt need...

Thank you ! I appreciate everybody being so happy to help and give advice !

There must have been some miscommunication at some point , biggie the goldfish is currently in a 10 g not a 5 g , but i have been seeing that reciently and actually really wanted to try it with my planted tank , roots in the water and it will grow a plant above your tank ! I might have to get...

Wow that sounds super confusing lol i might have to just get some theive and some flourish excel and slowly learn everything else lol

So my next question is how do i find out the ppm for the mg ? Im running a 20w t5 and a cheap amazon led light , i do water changes once a week about 30 40 percent , 35g tank and i do 2 full 5 g pails, the sub is poolfilter sand with one 4kg bag of florite sand mixed in it (was a leftover bag...

Ph is 7.9 and no i dont have a kh or gh teaster , i do know that out water is fairly hard , almost everyone uses a water softener (not us). This is the citys water report from 2017 , ive checked and its pretty much the same as the updated version

I live in canada but i would love the help im really lacking on my knowledge with plant requirements..

I dont actually know , i know we have a ph of about 7.9 me and the store i got them from are on the same water supply. We have hard water i know that much

Well i went and picked up a couple oto's and man do they mow that diatom algae down but now i have a new problem .. they all died. I picked them up saturday and the last one passed today.from what i hear there hard to keep alive but im guessing they where unhealthy or it was something in the...

Thank you much ! Ill definitely have to do that , is flourish no good ? Or thrive just much better

Thats a good idea ! Tanks about 18 inches tall , lights sit at about 20 inches , ill definatly have to pay attention to ZxC. I found since i started the tank its almost half about fish and half plants . I really want to see everything fill out nice , i might have to go to the lfs and see if they...

And how is that working for ya ? Im keeping acouple plants that i might have to get rid of becuse there not doing the best , im going to try thr thrive and see how that goes first , i have one 20w t8 and an led bar so hopefully sufficient lighting

Im really just curious what level of copper is bad i guess , kinda got off topic about substrate though. do you agree that liquid fertilizer is a better choice then trying to add substrate?

Makes alot of sense lol the water around here is pretty acidic, but my point was more the percent copper, what levels are bad and what levels where in the water already that could be bad for shrimp, lead is toxic to humans but the health canada guidelines allow 0.2 mg/L . Apparently not enough...

Oh im not worried about that lol but actually your very wrong , i worked in water and sewer for a while the constant running water through the pipes desolves copper .. be it minuscule amounts.. it still erodes , actually water is by far the most detructive thing on planet earth because with...

Ok awesome i figured even my tap water has more copper in it im sure , its running through copper pipes right lol thanks again for the info

Looks legit , is the copper enough to be toxic for inverts? .0003% i believe

Apparently it does , ive heard it leaches fertalizers into the water as well , reliable for up to a year but that wcould be fake news for sure is thrive the brand or the company ?

The stratum would be capped with an inch and a half or so sand just to be clear but can you elaborate on what ferts are decent all around systems and what ones to stay away from ?

Im currently running diy co2 and used pool filter sand as a substrate, im on the fence between adding some sort of liquid fertilizer or adding some different substrate under the sand . I am planning on kinda "remodeling " the tank right away and want to know it its better to just stick with the...

Nice ! Sounds like a deal

Well thank you lol i try , yeah hes stuck in there for now , hes pretty small yet but will be getting an upgrade soon as possible , maybe some other buddies. The shrimp are red cherries

Mj no need to apologize to anyone ! I agree 5 g is pretty small .. we keep these animals in glass cages trust me im only in this for the best interest of the fish. Im interested in a balanced and suitable ecosystem. King fisher thanks again for the input, Ill have to get a list going of rugged...