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This is my Puffer tank. Its a 29 gallon tank that is a little over half way full of water due to some plants I am trying to grow emersed.
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Yes that's an Angelfish. I will get to that in a moment.
First some pics of the plants.
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From left to right
Crypt Wendtii "red", Java moss, a dwarf sword (forgot the actual name), some more Java moss, and a small peace lily (I grew one of these years ago in a frog tank once. It gets huge yes I know.)
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My Dwarf Sagittaria that is taken forever to grow!
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Dwarf water lettuce
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My different Anubias.
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Some more Anubias. I really like Anubias so I have some different types.

Finally This last pic is of my 55 gallon before it failed. Freshwater aquarium Aquarium decor Aquarium lighting Aquarium Organism
This is the tank I had 5 beautiful Angelfish in. Fungus exploded in it from some wood and killed all but the one Angel you see in my puffer tank. I put it in that tank as it is the only other tank I have running. I torn down my 55 to redo it with the hopes to getting it back up and running so I could move my Angel back. Well I decided it was going to be more work then I can take on right now plus funds are a little low. So I have decided that the 55 is going to be down until after the Holidays and probably till spring. So I am going to re-home the Angel as its not in a big enough tank for it.
P.s. Sorry for bad pics!
 
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#730 ·
OOOH! I didn't realize you two lived so close! That's awesome!!!

Haha, John - it sounds like my house. . . minus the other three! Tell her I feel her pain, those marker lids can be a BEAST. Kudos to her for bothering to put them back on, though. . . wonder where she got that temper from. Not your wife, surely?!! ;)

The tanks, the fish, the pics, the vids. . . *SWOONS*

Everything looks just wonderful! The !Rassies are doing so WELL! I'm so happy about them. :) Can't wait to see them into their home tank and thriving. That tank - all of your tanks - are just gorgeous!!! <3
 
#731 ·
Jes you implying she gets that temper from me?!? Well.... She might ...LoL
She can put the lids back on no problem usually it taken them off that's an issue. That one practical time she had a problem putting them back on. She loves drawing and coloring. She was messing with her Dry erase board and marks that day.
I wouldn't say 90 miles is close either. Remember I don't like to travel soo to *me* that's a long drive. LoL
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#732 ·
Ok so I didn't update my Betta/snail tank yesterday.
So here are some pics not the greatest.

That is about the only Crypt Wendtii I can get to grow decent!

My betta who HATES seeing his reflection




Some pics of what snails I have left.



I don't have too many left. I took a bunch to my LFS just soo I could get them gone.
His response was WoW you need a Yo Yo Loach and tried to sell me one! *Shakes Head* I told him it was a 10 gallon tank! He said it would be fine by itself in there!! Grrrrrr *Slaps forehead* Told him NO I didn't NEED or WANT a loach for a snail problem. That I will get them out.
 
#733 ·
REALLY?! REALLY!?? Man. . . fish shop advice has GOT to stop! Can we picket or something? Sheeeesh. Poor snails, I hope they go to a good home. The pile is greatly reduced - do you still have an eggsack in that tank?

My Betta is the same way, silly fish. . .

I think it's so odd. . . well CRYPTS are so odd. I don't get them. Wendtii has always done so well for me. I'm terrified to say stuff like that now, though. All these melted and regrowing and melting again crypts have me a bit skeezed out, being as I have a tank or two filled with almost nothing but Crypts! O.O I would be SO SAD. *pleeeeeease no melting!!!!* The Wendtii in the pic looks really happy, though ^.^
 
#734 ·
Yeah Jes I couldn't believe he was actually trying to sell me a loach! 0.o

I don't even think he had a Yo Yo loach there!! So that means he would have had to order it. He went as far as to try and show me some parameters lived in. I just politely told him I don't want one! LoL He finally got the point.

I still have one or two egg clusters on the lid. No clue if they will hatch or not through. They were laid after my male passed away.
 
#735 ·
The updates on your tanks look great, John! I can't wait to see the ! rasbora in with your badis. You've done a great job putting a nano tank together!

That is still a lot of snails. I can't imagine how many you took out and STILL have them. I'm also doing a facepalm over the fish store's advice. Plus, I don't think loaches can get to apple snails because they have operculums.

And *shifty eyes* let's not talk about crypt melt. I recently had a green wendtii and spiralis melt entirely away on me....
 
#737 ·
I can't wait till they are in there either! June 20th is the date they can come out and be with the rest of my fish! Am looking forward to that date but at the same time not! I have no clue how to catch 15 tiny fish! O.O
The tank is going to look nice for sure when its fully stock but I can't take all the credit as I help! :)

I must have taken at least 80 snails up to the store!I really have no clue as I didn't count them but it was like 3-4 handfulls if snails!

Yes lets not talk about crypt melts ... Shhhhhh... as mine are actually growing!!

You have a beautiful Betta John !
Thank you Perseusmom!
 
#740 ·
With my husband's amazing double-net fish wrangling skills! I can't, seriously. I fail epically at catching tinyfish - and my tiniest fish - the Jelly Beans - aren't nearly as tiny as your little ! Rasies. I remember BWG using a cup. The suction when it went under the water was enough to snag the little ones - but his tank, and mine, are both bigger than your lil QT tank - I don't see how you could even get into there with anything other than your hands! I'd probably be inclined to tear the tank down and gently pour them into a net, or even just into the tank directly, since they'll have been in QT for 6(?) weeks by that point, and you're mixing stock anyway? Definitely get Nanoman's opinion on this one - he's got WAY more experience with this kind of thing!
 
#741 ·
Hmmm Yeah will have to chase him down and ask!
LoL I can get a net in there or even a small cup. After the 6 weeks are up I had planned on tearing down that tank anyways. The plants and fish will both be going into the 10 gallon. So that's not a issue. Its getting fish that are .5" out!?!?
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#742 ·
So its been a couple of days since I updated this thread I have a couple of pics of my 10 gallon after adding new plants to it and my 29 gallon tank.

Heres how the 10 looks now.







I am loving thees new crypts!


Here is a pic of how my 29 looks



I will see if I can get better pics tomorrow or even a bee video update.
 
#744 ·
I took the bubbler out as it was pushing the plants around too much. I would throttle it down but then it would defeat the purpose altogether.

The floaters in the tank are now Frogbit, water sprite, and hornwort. LoL They are managing but I have to figure out a way to control the surface scum another way. I made a thread discussing it in the aquarium plant section.
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#748 ·
Thanks for the update and pictures of your tanks I think they look very nice and as always a great job, I just loved the video of your Puffer so much he is so totally adorable, I want to come and steal him from you...joking of course :lol:
I also enjoyed watching your shrimp swim they are to cute :-D

I was just at my LPS yesterday looking at all the fish, well more like staring at them along with talking to them :-D No Puffers there yet and I guess someone would have to drag me out of there if they ever get any :lol:
 
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