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Post by NoodleAquatics on May 28, 2020 12:30:56 GMT -5
Oh they werent all 10 at once from different sources. I tried a couple from one source. They died within days. Fine one minute, dead the next. No ammonia, nitrite, nitrates low. Water changes weekly. Tried another source, same thing. They all die. The last 2 i have are from 2 different sources and theyre the only ones that make it. And from what im learning, kH is more important with livebearers than pH is. Why do you only change water once a week? ..... I do 50%-75% 4-5 times a week (depending on how busy I am with work. But once a week @25% always seemed like nothing to me. But again I only have bare bottom tanks, and some people think I’m weird, mostly because I am...lol Few reasons. 1, my work schedule. Being off for COVID though gives me all the time in the world, but im sticking to what my fish are used to. Work long hours doing a very physical job, and work midnights. I have 9 tanks full time running (though 3 are snail tanks), and a fry grow out tank thats running as needed. 2, schedule again. I have a 5 year old and other pets to tend to as well which take up time. 3, i have a couple fish delicate to heavy water changes so cannot have massive changes like that often. They need stability. The percentage i change depends on the size of the tank. My smaller tanks get up to 90% changed, while my larger never has more than 50%. One tank i change 2x a week 25% each change to keep the gH from swinging as i buffer that tank with cichlid sand to keep the gH in parameters for my livebearers. 4, planted tanks. The plants like the nutrients from the fish and i have some pretty heavily planted ones. Fry grow out tanks though are changed more frequently as the water changes remove growth hormones the fish release, so they grow to their best potential.
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Post by MadMatt on May 30, 2020 15:31:01 GMT -5
Why do you only change water once a week? ..... I do 50%-75% 4-5 times a week (depending on how busy I am with work. But once a week @25% always seemed like nothing to me. But again I only have bare bottom tanks, and some people think I’m weird, mostly because I am...lol Few reasons. 1, my work schedule. Being off for COVID though gives me all the time in the world, but im sticking to what my fish are used to. Work long hours doing a very physical job, and work midnights. I have 9 tanks full time running (though 3 are snail tanks), and a fry grow out tank thats running as needed. 2, schedule again. I have a 5 year old and other pets to tend to as well which take up time. 3, i have a couple fish delicate to heavy water changes so cannot have massive changes like that often. They need stability. The percentage i change depends on the size of the tank. My smaller tanks get up to 90% changed, while my larger never has more than 50%. One tank i change 2x a week 25% each change to keep the gH from swinging as i buffer that tank with cichlid sand to keep the gH in parameters for my livebearers. 4, planted tanks. The plants like the nutrients from the fish and i have some pretty heavily planted ones. Fry grow out tanks though are changed more frequently as the water changes remove growth hormones the fish release, so they grow to their best potential. Omg, bro.... your a busy person, wait till you go back to work!...lol... I had many tanks too, had enough and now one is enough.... if anyone scrolls back enough they will see pictures of our discus breeding room. Les and Gabe seen it at our other house. Every time Les seen it he said “I have to go home a clean my tanks this makes me feel bad”.... it was pretty funny. All tanks got 99% water change daily, and wiped down. It was an interesting experience, I enjoyed it, but something I won’t be doing ever again, life moves on and becomes different and busy, so I can understand with multiple tanks why people could only invest so much time.
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Post by MadMatt on Jun 8, 2020 14:01:40 GMT -5
Guppy breeding up date: Lower tank temp to 75, (was currently 80) all fry stopped dying immediately, not one death since. Going on ten days and no deaths.... How embarrassing, was a water temp issue. After some research recommended temp is 72-78. Also my digital temp gauge seem to be out from my other surface temp thermometer (one I used for work about $250). The digital aquarium thermometer was 80 degrees, my other surface temp thermometer would read 86. So embarrassing!
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Post by christopher on Jun 9, 2020 21:22:39 GMT -5
Good find.
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Post by gabor129 on Jun 21, 2020 11:38:18 GMT -5
You are just used to the temperature for pancake fish!
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Post by MadMatt on Jun 21, 2020 11:53:12 GMT -5
You are just used to the temperature for pancake fish! Yeah, pancakes like to sweat, these guys cook at that temp....lol
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