[OFFICIAL] Fish keeping lover lounge - Part 2

[Diaborex]

But this cannot control the flow rate

Can get 1 tap connector, probably incur another 10+ for the less branded kind. If not, I'm out of options.

 

[Burningbone]

Looks ok to me.

I wish so too. But they look abit different from the rest. The colour should be more transparent when they have not colored up. But these bag they look abit more milky, especially this 2 which have patches of whitish colour. I send the image to a few locations, the only reply is from a fren that work @ TA stating is tetra disease and not curable.
Currently I just isolate 2 of them in a jar.

 

[deuces]

I wish so too. But they look abit different from the rest. The colour should be more transparent when they have not colored up. But these bag they look abit more milky, especially this 2 which have patches of whitish colour. I send the image to a few locations, the only reply is from a fren that work @ TA stating is tetra disease and not curable.
Currently I just isolate 2 of them in a jar.

If looking for chilli rasboras, I gotten mine from nanyyang 10 for $8.8 in bag, all healthy and color up.
Hopefully it's tetra disease while tuberculosis is the worst sh1t to get.
My fren gotten it, his tank guppies, ram, tetras, cloud minnows livestocks all tio then fishes mysteriously died one by one. Symptoms like bloatness, some bended spines. I gave him my healthy albino plecos and nano fishes kept for months also doh.
Everytime top up new fishes also die eventually.

 

[tankgunner]

How about Fluval 207 $148? 780L/hr

Sicce Space EKO+ $110? 550L/hr

Atman RF501/DF500 $108-120

Dophin CF600 / CF300 $60-85

thanks. Atman models caught my interest.
you know who is selling them?

 

[Burningbone]

If looking for chilli rasboras, I gotten mine from nanyyang 10 for $8.8 in bag, all healthy and color up.
Hopefully it's tetra disease while tuberculosis is the worst sh1t to get.
My fren gotten it, his tank guppies, ram, tetras, cloud minnows livestocks all tio then fishes mysteriously died one by one. Symptoms like bloatness, some bended spines. I gave him my healthy albino plecos and nano fishes kept for months also doh.
Everytime top up new fishes also die eventually.

Ya i gotten from them too! First 2 pack is fine and these is the 3rd pack I gotten from them.
Heng my bottom tank only have shrimp, cory n chilli rasbora. Max max is lucky all the chilli rasbora game over.

 

[Burningbone]

Anyway just gotten vampire shrimp, bamboo shrimp and oto.

 

[edmwperson]

I bought 30 from c328
Most of them are berried and in 1 wk time shrimplet started to appear.
The most I counted when feeding time is about 100.
And many went into my hang on back filter, till today I can still find some inside
Yesterday I just notice a shrimp is berried, so I suspect next wave of shrimplet will be coming soon

wah, lovely, got spare to give away?

your shrimps are purely orange or yellow?

 

[Burningbone]

wah, lovely, got spare to give away?

your shrimps are purely orange or yellow?

Red.
The older one is now super dark red.
I waiting for 2nd wave of shrimplet come then once overcrowding will feed to apisto, give away or sell away.

 

[TehSi99]

I bought 30 from c328
Most of them are berried and in 1 wk time shrimplet started to appear.
The most I counted when feeding time is about 100.
And many went into my hang on back filter, till today I can still find some inside
Yesterday I just notice a shrimp is berried, so I suspect next wave of shrimplet will be coming soon

Did you have a sponge or net to cover your HOB filter inlet?

 

[Burningbone]

Did you have a sponge or net to cover your HOB filter inlet?

Yup I diy sponge. But they seem to still get in. Especially those newborn. And the newborn will just survive inside but remain very small compare to their peers that is at the tank.

 

[edmwperson]

Red.
The older one is now super dark red.
I waiting for 2nd wave of shrimplet come then once overcrowding will feed to apisto, give away or sell away.

Let me know when u want to give away

 

[edmwperson]

Why the shrimp water from 328 yellowish? It has faint sweet salty smell from the water

 

[Archnemo]

thanks for recommendation but Eheim
any other value for money alternatives?

If your budget is around 100+, I bought a oase filtosmart 100 recently. Look at shopee or Lazada to stack discounts.

If you want cheaper, there are China brands from these websites too. Can get below 100.

One think about the filter is also must note the size for media, as small canister has only very limited space.

You can also Google YouTube for DIY canister.

 

[Archnemo]

any new plants i can add?
ran out of ideas

Floating plants? Frogbits or water lettuce are good. Especially if you have algae issue

 

[TehSi99]

Red.
The older one is now super dark red.
I waiting for 2nd wave of shrimplet come then once overcrowding will feed to apisto, give away or sell away.

Good for you.

My red shrimps kept dying till I give up. Bought many times from different places and same thing happened.

Now switch to tetra and they are doing well in the same tank.

Couldn't figure out why the shrimps died.

 

[tankgunner]

Good for you.

My red shrimps kept dying till I give up. Bought many times from different places and same thing happened.

Now switch to tetra and they are doing well in the same tank.

Couldn't figure out why the shrimps died.

how big or small is your tank and what filter you using?

 

[deuces]

Good for you.

My red shrimps kept dying till I give up. Bought many times from different places and same thing happened.

Now switch to tetra and they are doing well in the same tank.

Couldn't figure out why the shrimps died.

If tetra ok, water pH should be suitable for shrimps.
I kept mine at around 170-180 TDS with sponge filter only.
I did 20% water change 2 weeks once. Previously added anti-chlorine with tap water directly and top up had casualties. Maybe due to small tank, 45cm and parameters changed quickly or anti-chlorine overdosed.
Now I am doing water from tap + antichlorine, aged for 1 week then drip method back to tank.
Didn't care about pH, temperature and gh, no test kits used. Using TDs pen only from shopee.
Inert thin layer substrate for easy siphon clean, 0 fert dosed, no chiller, room temperature.
Everyday i feed little once, overfeeding can also led to shrimp deaths. Food I using hwa ver1, awood, genchem biozyme, genchem white pellets for calcium.
Rule of thumb, don't hand itchy go make changes to tank frequently.

 

[TehSi99]

how big or small is your tank and what filter you using?

2 ft tank and HOB filter.

 

[tankgunner]

2 ft tank and HOB filter.

your tank size is OK unless you don't fill it up to the max.
what's inside the tank?
How much water you change each time and what frequency?

 

[Honeydewz]

Daiso have sell planter boxes

Ugly but cheap upgrade.