My big 15 year + fully planted fish tank is leaking

PattonWrinkles

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~deliciously kooky bastard~
Tried to do the tango w/ Pictus Cat and got a gnarly rash on it's Chianese cheek .

If we could catch it we would remove it :fp2:

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PattonWrinkles

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~deliciously kooky bastard~
Remove it wrap it in the papaer & put in the bag and send to MrHighPitches porch .

Unless we can't catch it then will have to wrap the papaers around the perch and sling that on his porch :dunno:
 

xavier

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Whoa that's awesome.
thank you...

The best part is once the fish got used to the new tank all the plant life really brings out natural behavior the Columbia Tetris which are bigger rounder ones you see in the picture tend to be kind of cunts to each other, but because there are so many places for them to hide and to move around and swim they're actually schooling and acting all cool and shit towards each other
 

Shane

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3ish months later...

The plants have filled in nicely ...

Believe it or not there are around 50 fish in this picture most of them are chilling behind the plants and mostly come out during feeding time


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Are those neon tetras? They look like mine but mine tend to stay schooled in tight formations. Maybe a different sub species or something.

Just Googled it mine may be scared of the Angelfish.
 
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xavier

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Are those neon tetras? They look like mine but mine tend to stay schooled in tight formations. Maybe a different sub species or something.

Just Googled it mine may be scared of the Angelfish.

Yes those are neons...

I love Tetra.. I have several schools of different species icardinal, neon, red eye, gold, Colombian Tetra and rummy nose...(2 aquariums)

And yes they should be afraid of angelfish especially once they get big enough to fit in their mouths
 

Shane

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Yes those are neons...

I love Tetra.. I have several schools of different species icardinal, neon, red eye, gold, Colombian Tetra and rummy nose...(2 aquariums)

And yes they should be afraid of angelfish especially once they get big enough to fit in their mouths
It is weird. I've never noticed the angels trying to hunt them and the number or Neons doesn't seem to decrease.
 

xavier

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It is weird. I've never noticed the angels trying to hunt them and the number or Neons doesn't seem to decrease.

from what I've read if the Angels were acquired young enough or they were around tetra when they were smaller sometimes they don't recognize him as a food source...

I think it also helps if they are well fed maybe

To be fair that's pretty much all fish they recognize things that fit in their mouths as food

My betta fish was acquired young enough that he doesn't try to eat the shrimp in the tank... Nor did he try to fight the other brightly colored fish that he lives with

Where if he would have been bigger he probably would have been at an all you can eat buffet ...

He has to be close to 6 years old at this point so maybe not eating shrimp is the key to a long beta life

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Shane

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from what I've read if the Angels were acquired young enough or they were around tetra when they were smaller sometimes they don't recognize him as a food source...

I think it also helps if they are well fed maybe

To be fair that's pretty much all fish they recognize things that fit in their mouths as food

My betta fish was acquired young enough that he doesn't try to eat the shrimp in the tank... Nor did he try to fight the other brightly colored fish that he lives with

Where if he would have been bigger he probably would have been at an all you can eat buffet ...

He has to be close to 6 years old at this point so maybe not eating shrimp is the key to a long beta life

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I need to find the pics of my Betta that died a couple of years ago. He was beautiful. Bright blue with all fins lined in red. I kept him in a 2 gallon which may seem small but nice and comfortable for a single betta. I loved that fish.
 

xavier

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I need to find the pics of my Betta that died a couple of years ago. He was beautiful. Bright blue with all fins lined in red. I kept him in a 2 gallon which may seem small but nice and comfortable for a single betta. I loved that fish.
Betas have a bad rap they are absolutely one of the most fun fish you can put it in anaquarium

I have a boy beta in one tank and girl beta in the other, the girl has koi fish markings...

She isn't as flashy as the males but she has personality for days

I noticed when I got her and she went from one of those crummy little plastic bowls to my 2nd 75 gallon fish tank...

she didn't stop doing laps for weeks, I even did a quick calculation and she was easily swimming 1 mile every day

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DbD

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Yup. The woman wanted to do a new tank setup so we're doing a new setup. Just washed some fluval dirt balls or whatever it is and some black sand. I'm in it now boys. :facepalm:

I'm not complaining I find fish calming. Just one of those things where the chicka wants to do something together but takes over all decision making. :jj:
 

xavier

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Yup. The woman wanted to do a new tank setup so we're doing a new setup. Just washed some fluval dirt balls or whatever it is and some black sand. I'm in it now boys. :facepalm:

I'm not complaining I find fish calming. Just one of those things where the chicka wants to do something together but takes over all decision making. :jj:

Wait what kind of fluval are we talking about here as in filter?

You do know you're not supposed to wash away the filters dirt balls as they are just media to grow bacteria which actually will keep your fish alive

What size aquarium what type of fish ?
 

DbD

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Wait what kind of fluval are we talking about here as in filter?

You do know you're not supposed to wash away the filters dirt balls as they are just media to grow bacteria which actually will keep your fish alive

What size aquarium what type of fish ?
No it's some sort of plant media for the bottom. I think it's volcanic rock or something but they are brittle and crumble if you're too rough with them.

Just 29 gallon nothing huge. Right now just some orange ish/reddish tetras in a small tank. Those are getting moved to the new tank once it settles in. Then will add a few skrimps and something else. You know - whatever SHE wants. :jj:
 

Bantastic

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3ish months later...

The plants have filled in nicely ...

Believe it or not there are around 50 fish in this picture most of them are chilling behind the plants and mostly come out during feeding time


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That really looks well done. I give you a lot of shit but you know what you are doing with this.
 

xavier

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No it's some sort of plant media for the bottom. I think it's volcanic rock or something but they are brittle and crumble if you're too rough with them.

Just 29 gallon nothing huge. Right now just some orange ish/reddish tetras in a small tank. Those are getting moved to the new tank once it settles in. Then will add a few skrimps and something else. You know - whatever SHE wants. :jj:

Im a huge fan of Takashi Amano RIP and the style he pioneered..if your fish haven't been moved ... There is a ton you can do with that size tank and with those fish..

You guys should Google him for inspection .

I grabbed another 75 gallon tank during the holidays and upgraded the fish from my 2nd tank to a new home

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DbD

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Im a huge fan of Takashi Amano RIP and the style he pioneered..if your fish haven't been moved ... There is a ton you can do with that size tank and with those fish..

You guys should Google him for inspection .

I grabbed another 75 gallon tank during the holidays and upgraded the fish from my 2nd tank to a new home

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Whoa that's cool.
 

PattonWrinkles

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~deliciously kooky bastard~
tapes just tape to hold the pieces together or it might end up leaking like that one leak
Hoping the ferns and algae blend out the insightful tape eventually :Popcorn:
 
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