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Post by babygeige on Oct 19, 2012 18:06:36 GMT -5
Oddly enough, I think I've been dealing with something very similar with the bettas I've moved from the 30 gallon tank. Reading Carl's article on Columnaris, I think that's what's going on here. I've been doing MB baths, but the temp might be too high in one of the tanks - 77F. I've already lost one of them, I've got 2 left I'm trying to save in QT tanks. I've also got 2 left in the 30 gallon, but they are doing fine. (*crosses fingers*)
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Post by babygeige on Sept 30, 2012 21:47:46 GMT -5
So I decided to put ONE snail in my 30 gallon to see what would happen. I started cleaning out the 50 gallon, keeping an eye out for a snail to grab, and couldn't find a single one! I noticed in the last month or so that there seemed to be fewer snails, but only realized today that I don't have any left. Maybe the remaining ones were just well hidden today, I'll have to watch out for them and as soon as I spot one, grab it!
The glass canopy is fine all the way across, so there's no issues there. I did swap out the rose bulb for the old 6000K daylight bulb today, we'll see if that makes any difference at all.
Otherwise, back to the drawing board.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 22, 2012 15:01:12 GMT -5
Both of the bulbs in the tank are 36 inches long, so they go the length of the tank. I'll check the glass canopy though and see if there is a build up of some sort.
I know that nothing is going to be a quick, magic fix. I just don't want to waste any more money on new lighting or plants only to continue having this problem. I've spent more money on plants for this tank in the last year than I have spent on the fish in it since setup in 2007!
I hadn't thought of snails...I do have some of those stupid little ones (maybe pond snails) in my 50. I'll have to seriously weigh the pros and cons of introducing them. They used to be in this problem 30 gal, they disappeared. I wonder if that's when this problem began...
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Post by babygeige on Sept 16, 2012 11:41:36 GMT -5
It drives me nuts and. If it were only on some of the plants, or not as bad, it'd be a different story. I'm going to tweak the light schedule and if it doesn't help, I'm going to trade in the light for a lower tech one.
Do you think it would help if I swapped out the rose bulb for one of the old daylight bulbs? It's one of the ones that I replaced and haven't bothered to take to the recycling center yet. I don't want to spend money on different bulbs for this light if I'm just going to get rid of it, but it might give an idea of if the change would make a difference.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 9, 2012 21:14:03 GMT -5
Thanks for the suggestions, Carl. I might try altering the light schedule. If that doesn't help, I'll have to consider whether i want to try different bulbs, or just go back to low tech lighting with the appropriate plants.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 8, 2012 9:46:36 GMT -5
Please don't judge me! I know the tank in general looks like crap. My other tanks are much nicer! The light has one Aqueon 6700K daylight bulb and an AquaticLife Roseate T5HO. The box for that bulb doesn't have a Kelvin rating. It does say 650nm though... I didn't take a shot of the swordplant on the left. It's not quite as bad looking as the others, but it's also relatively new. I think I put that one in a few months ago.
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Post by babygeige on Sept 5, 2012 21:48:47 GMT -5
The appearance of my 30 gallon has been frustrating me so much lately! The plants in it look terrible and I'm considering going back to a regular old 36 inch fixture instead of the 2 bulb T5 fixture I've got right now, putting low light plants in. That's what I've got in my other tanks and they look so much better. I get lots of new growth on the plants in my 30, but then the leaves will turn black and ugly. I've tried DIY yeast CO2, gravel root supplements, Flourish excel, and right now I'm trying some API liquid fertilizer. On top of that, the 5 female bettas I've got in there look like crap. I think I'm going to split them up before they kill each other. All my other tanks look so nice, and then I go in the den and look at this tank and become sad. I mean, there's no sickness or anything, which I'm grateful for, but it just looks so ...meh in there!
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Post by babygeige on Sept 1, 2012 22:28:04 GMT -5
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Post by babygeige on Sept 1, 2012 22:23:21 GMT -5
Wow, that sounds really frustrating! I hope you will be able to determine a cause and correct the problems!
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Post by babygeige on Aug 20, 2012 20:29:43 GMT -5
Hm, maybe that was the problem. I usually have frozen bloodworms around. Maybe it was death by bloodworm!
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Post by babygeige on Aug 20, 2012 20:23:53 GMT -5
Thanks! She's a sweetie. I don't think she's quite a year old yet, so she's pretty petite still. I like the blue and green ones the best too. There's just something about them...
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Post by babygeige on Aug 19, 2012 16:34:42 GMT -5
Haha, cute! It's a girl! Looks pretty red, it's been in there a while. Where's there's one, there's bound to be others around.
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Post by babygeige on Aug 19, 2012 16:30:38 GMT -5
I had one in my 10 gallon for a while. They are adorable, but they can be difficult. From what I read (after I bought the fish, unfortunately), they prefer live foods. I didn't have much luck getting him to accept prepared foods, and he only lived for about 6 months or so. Maybe he was eating baby shrimp during that time, I'm not sure.
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Post by babygeige on Aug 19, 2012 16:26:04 GMT -5
I took a couple of pics! I decided to name her Penelope. The picture is more reflection than fish, sorry about that. Here is a shot of the whole setup.
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Post by babygeige on Jul 30, 2012 20:06:12 GMT -5
I wouldn't give up. They may just appear out of nowhere someday when you least expect it!
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Post by babygeige on Jul 29, 2012 18:49:14 GMT -5
If you can get your hands on some java moss, it's a great place for baby shrimp to hide, and a good place for them to get some food bits as well.
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Post by babygeige on Jul 29, 2012 18:47:54 GMT -5
Yeah, I have a CFL in the 5 gallon light. I just tore down the 5 gal this weekend, so I may take that bulb in on Tuesday and put it in the tank at work.
I do love that tank though. It's so quiet you can't hear it running at all. So far, the betta seems to be doing pretty well in there. This was her first weekend there. I was there on Saturday until noon. There was a decent bit of light in there, even with most of the office lights off. It was a cloudy day too. I think I will put a timer on the tank though, just so it's not quite so dark.
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Post by babygeige on Jul 19, 2012 20:01:46 GMT -5
If you can get away with not vacuuming the gravel for a couple of water changes, it's probably not a bad idea. Then once you spot some babies in there, you'll have an idea of what to keep an eye out for.
My 10 gallon tank is the hardest one to vacuum, simply because of the shrimp. I'm always sucking up at least one shrimp every week. They're quite fearless (or stupid), because they don't care that this giant thing is coming at them and they don't really move out of the way. Sometimes I take extra care when vacuuming, keeping a hand on the hose to kink it if I suck up a shrimp so it can escape the tube. Other days I just go for it and then carefully examine the bucket for movement before I dump it. If I find a shrimp in there I'll grab it with the net (or the turkey baster if it's super tiny) and toss it back in the tank.
Either way, it's a pain in the butt!
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Post by babygeige on Jul 19, 2012 19:56:17 GMT -5
We have one of those 2.5G Aqueon's, nice little tank. It has more of a "kiddie" look to it than the others... Yeah, I suppose it kind of does. I got one with the black hood, so it's not as bad. The price was about what I wanted to spend, so I'm happy with it.
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Post by babygeige on Jul 17, 2012 22:07:56 GMT -5
I ended up with an Aqueon 2.5 gal bow front. It's a cute little thing with a small power filter. I plugged it in over the weekend and let it until last night. The filter is very quiet, almost silent. It's lit by a 15 watt incandescent bulb. Funny story about it though. I ended up at Petsmart because the lfs wanted $43 for it. Petsmart had it on sale for $35. I picked one out and was carrying it around looking at other stuff when I spotted almost the exact same thing only marketed as a "Betta Bow" tank. Everything is the same in it, except it has betta food instead of fish flakes. It was on sale for $30!! I don't really understand it, but whatever...
I'm taking everything in little bits at a time. I'm planning on taking the actual fish to work on Monday. I'll let you know how it goes!
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