Notes & updates

Text logs, questions, and observations keepers are sharing from their journals.

Problem

@ZeeBirdScooter & Friends4h

Dead Cory

I found a dead Cory in my tank today, it seemed to have a lot of fuzz (possible fungus) around it's mouth. I'll be investigating further.

Milestone

@zoejonesSilkie1d

Silkie ate hitchhiker snail

I crush one between my fingers since I saw it in my plan and I put it in his feeding ring and he ate it!!! I’m so proud of him I love him soooo much ong

Update

T@terrathomasTen Gallon1d

Update on gray shrimp

Found an exoskeleton in the drip acclimation bowl.

Milestone

T@terrathomasTen Gallon1d

Shrimp are in tank!

They are in there, eating biofilm.

Update

@zoejonesSilkie1d

Substrate tabs Amazon sword

Added two substrate tablets to Amazon sword bc the center it urning a bit yellow and the leaves are translucent

Update

T@terrathomasTen Gallon1d

Shrimp are acclimating!

25 Blue Dream neocaridina are drip acclimation now. One looks a little more gray; I'm not sure if it is unhealthy, trying to molt, or just a lower grade. It is moving. I'll watch it closely.

Update

@zoejonesSilkie1d

Feeding getting easier

I dropped food in front of him and gently led him to the feeding ring where I’ve noticed he likes to rest on the suction cup since I’ve installed it last night. He’s eating more readily and is able to

Update

@zoejonesSilkie2d

Snails gone?

I think my hitchhiker snails are gone after days of crushing them against the glass and investigating roots and pinching them between my finger and investigating underneath all the leaves and snipping

Observation

M@mateocoelloAMAZONIA2d

Hunter

I added culled neocaridina shrimp to this tank in the hopes that they would help with organics and breed to provide live food for my apistogramma and tetras. The shrimp became nocturnal to avoid him a

Trim

@annawagnonTank 1012d

First plant trim

Did a plant trim of mostly the dwarf sagittaria and removed any overgrown or yellow/ripped leaves from the stem plants and Amazon sword. Might have to swap the Amazon sword for something that doesn’t

Inspiration

@zoejonesSilkie2d

Spot cleaning/ Pink Betta

Did some light spot cleaning in areas with algae or the brown stuff on my sand substrate betta is showing pink tones!!

Problem

@sriranjanivAbzu - Flame of The Forest2d

Hygrophilia shedding leaves

The plants are now well established in the tank, especially the ludwigia, which is growing rapidly. But recently the hygrophilia corymbosa plants have been losing leaves. These leaves that end up deta

Update

@finnzebelleTwo and a Half Gouramis3d

One Eternity Later...

Sorry about that! I ended up taking on a promotion at work as of 9/1, so i have been very busy! I did NOT update my journal last week... my bad! As of today, I have one confirmed berried up ma-mano! S

Update

@hchabyteBlub3d

New Julies

Added two new July Corys yesterday. Today I added Seachem StressGuard to help them adjust, there still looking stressed.

Update

M@mateocoelloShrimptopia3d

Change of water treatment.

I always used tap water treated with Seachem’s Acid and Alkaline buffers. It worked very good for a while but treating water every time i needed to do a water change ended up taking way too much time

Update

M@mateocoelloAMAZONIA3d

Added pothos

Added one pothos cut to try and begin a pothos wall behind the aquarium.

Observation

@KyWillums1st4d

First post, first tank

My brother in law, actually he’s the creator of this app, randomly was visiting us in Philly and bought us this nano tank. At the time he had 7 tanks? He thought to pass down his passion for aquascapi

Solution

@angelajohnstonPlanted Betta Tank4d

Mean little betta

I don’t know why I didn’t swap Franziska over here earlier, she’s happy as can be. I always intended her for the larger 20 gallon due to her shorter fins and better swimming ability than Shiranui. Unf

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Inspiration

H@HavenShrimp Pathway5d

Thinking…

As you know I’ve lost a lot of shrimp, but I’m thinking I might try and restock. My water has been stable for a while now, and the e shrimp that I have left are thriving. I might order some more soon!

Update

M@mateocoelloShrimptopia5d

Co2 ran out

Co2 run out a couple of weeks ago. Just started injecting again yesterday. Didn’t do any water changes in the time that there was no co2 and didn’t dose any fertilizer either.

Solution

@angelajohnstonRocky Stream Bottom6d

A massive change.

Some bettas are suitable for community tanks. Some bettas are not. I always knew Franziska was by far the more aggressive of the two. Turns out, she is not suited to live with other fish, ever. Or sna

Update

T@terrathomasTen Gallon6d

Added Lobelia cardinalis and Amazon sword

Added two lobelia and a large Amazon sword

Milestone

@angelajohnstonRocky Stream Bottom1w

I have new fish!

Ok, photos later since my lights are off for acclimation purposes but I have new fish! I’ve been dreaming of a Pygmy corydora group for ages now and I’ve finally received them today. 9 tiny little tan

Update

@angelajohnstonPlanted Betta Tank1w

Upgraded lights and brand new stock

My old, very low tech lights were not quite keeping up with the rate of growth on this tank at all. With c02 and the fertilizer I was using, they were just not quite it. So I’ve been hunting for an af