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    Why do corydoras get this RIDICULOUS long fin

    Its hilarious, but not every corydoras catfish at my LFS had this super long fin, and it made me wonder "why?". So if anyone could answer that for me id appreciate it! I looked on Google and i couldnt find anything
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    Fish for a 10G with plants

    I would pick cherry shrimp over crystal shrimp if you are new to the hobby, which it seems you may be. Crystal reds have very specific water parameters, rili LOOK like crystal red shrimp, but they are just regular cherry shrimp with paterns
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    Bamboo shrimp bad molt

    Thanks Autumnsky, i was waiting for you tbh lol. This is my second bamboo baby, the first one lived for almost 2 years before my centerpiece betta bit a huge chunk out of her causing her to die, no more agressive fish. I do infact know about the GH and KH and im buying kits today to check my...
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    Show off your shrimp tank!

    Heres my breeding tank, i set it up so i could sell them to afford a larger set up... but my mom bought me one for christmas lol!
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    Crooked baby!?

    Thank you sm, but unfortunately i read this too late. He was eaten the day i put him in the tank (i didn't think my cardinal tetras were even big enough, they aren't full adults) i wasnt worried about the special care needed or that he was deformed, i chose him to take him home and give him a...
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    Bamboo shrimp bad molt

    TL:DR bamboo shrimp lost the foremost section of her right leg during molting, will she die/bleed out? So i recently bought a bamboo shrimp for my 20gallon tall and she has been acting strange. I thought she was just feeling out the tank for a week before she set up shop and started fanning...
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    Crooked baby!?

    I was at the lfs buying a bamboo shrimp and some assassin snails, when i noticed this strange looking tiny fish. I asked the man what it was and he said it was just a baby guppy with a crooked back. Well the guy let me have him for free, ill attach the 2 best pictures i could of him(her?who...
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    Amano shrimp tank transfer Questions and also check out my shrimp!

    Update if anyone would like to know: The new tank is doing great! The amano was transferred and she seems to love it, I also bought her a friend(another female amano). The tank also has some rili red neocaridina and i believe during the newyears celebration they got busy and one shrimp is now...
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    Hitchhiker identification

    Hey, so i set upy tank a little while ago and ive been letting it cycle with live plants and this little guy came over on one of them. I tried to remove him but i ended up pushing him into my substrate, never to see him again. Until now! Could anyone help me identify him? I like the shell and i...
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    Fed up with fish keeping!!!! [emoji35]

    From the picture It looks like most of those plants are real, Do you use CO2 injector? Ive heard horror stories of DIY or even store bought injectors killing fish during the night while the plants are asleep and not filtering the CO2 out of the water as efficiently
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    Help with identification

    Heres another view along with the uncropped photos for "better" clarity
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    Help with identification

    I forget the name of my plant! Can anyone help lol i believe its fairly common (: thanks
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    Amano shrimp tank transfer Questions and also check out my shrimp!

    Hahaha oh thats so scary isnt it!? I had her do the same thing when i first got her. Now i have a weird way of acclimating, i use a plastic bag with needle holes and ill float for about 15-20 mins, but you say you tranfered them when they were over 3 years old?
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    Shrimp lover

    Turns out caridina propinqua is the orange sunkist bee shrimp while mine are neocaridina davidi i believe just orange
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    Show off your shrimp tank!

    I use an unused "flavor injector" lol its basically a big round syringe with no needle. Moss ball would look great, but i didnt want to take up too much space
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