Arclouvet
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Thank you I just added one mystery snail to my aquarium when I introduced the panda Cory. I wanted to be prepared for how big they get and to sex it once full grown.
Delapool's 150 gallon tank
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It’s a bit suspicious all four new plants of Hygrophila pinnatifida have the centres missing after checking last night. Soon as I can I’ll shift one to the low light tetra tank for hopefully safe keeping.
TMaier
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Darn. That sounds highly suspicious!
OP
OP
Unfortunately 
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Couple of photos of tetra tank.
charliebankston
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Too cool!
OP
OP
Thanks! Keeping the java fern on the left for next swap meet.
charliebankston
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I'm gonna start scaping 2 tanks next month with our first live plants. They're just holding fish for my 150g until I get it up and running soon. One is a 46g bow and the other is a 36g bow. 46 will have rams and neons, 36 apistogramma and something. I'll hit you up to help me, I don't know a thing about plants or planting them etc
OP
OP
Sounds great for the plants. Going low light or CO2 injected?
Me neither on planting
charliebankston
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I don't think I want to mess with co2
OP
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I might have to put some more plants back into large fish tank sigh.
The Hygrophila pinnatifida has been cleaned out except for the bit I rescued and put in another tank. That piece is getting some new growth albeit slowly as low light.
The ambulia is also slowly getting cleaned out. The swords, crypts, anubias, ferns are all fine.
Thinking it’s either the two mystery snails added recently or just so few plants in there now after rescape. Or they are just ganging up [emoji35]
Also have been looking at getting a wifi water leak detector. Just in case tank ever cracked or left a tap on.
The Hygrophila pinnatifida has been cleaned out except for the bit I rescued and put in another tank. That piece is getting some new growth albeit slowly as low light.
The ambulia is also slowly getting cleaned out. The swords, crypts, anubias, ferns are all fine.
Thinking it’s either the two mystery snails added recently or just so few plants in there now after rescape. Or they are just ganging up [emoji35]
Also have been looking at getting a wifi water leak detector. Just in case tank ever cracked or left a tap on.
Strange, plant gobblers! Sometimes they just get a taste for things. I had a number of Angels for years which didn't eat the plants, and then I saw them yanking off bites / hunks all the time. (Same story with Neons Tetras )
With the recent unexpected freezing weather in nearby states, I also think I need to get battery back up air pumps. I have a thing I can hook up to the car battery. The water alarm is also one of those things!
)With the recent unexpected freezing weather in nearby states, I also think I need to get battery back up air pumps. I have a thing I can hook up to the car battery. The water alarm is also one of those things!
OP
OP
The ambulia is sadly just about all shredded and thinking of replacing with val at back of tank. Swords are starting to get a going over as well Convinced it’s the fish but yet to see a culprit in action.
In other news the CO2 bottle did usual trick of finishing on a Monday so hope to replace bottle on weekend coming.
Convinced it’s the fish but yet to see a culprit in action. In other news the CO2 bottle did usual trick of finishing on a Monday so hope to replace bottle on weekend coming.
You need a video camera, to catch the criminal in the act!
charliebankston
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It's fish with scissors
OP
OP
I think so Next week I’ll grab more plants. Store had run out of bottles so hopefully Tuesday.
Next week I’ll grab more plants. Store had run out of bottles so hopefully Tuesday.
Caliban07
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Hi Delapool, have you tried increasing the light? Do you have an estimate of the PAR they are receiving?
OP
OP
Um, moderate
Still have the Seneye par meter somewhere. The LED light only comes on for an hour and one bulb on the quad T5HO doesn’t work so I’m thinking less light than I have run previously. Slower paced tank.
Caliban07
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Um, moderate
Get the Seneye out [emoji16]
