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I like the styles, but is there a way to change colors for links? Half the time the text on mobile looks like it isn’t a link but it really is and vice versa.
Good suggestion that I ironically was thinking on changing too as on any device links appear exactly the same as regular text. This can be super confusing when viewing some of the pages as no one knows if they are a link or if it is just regular text.
I’ll work on changing this out later today for all of the colorations, thank you!
how are those tanks setup wise? Like was the Gourami your original intention or was it a backup plan since other fish don’t like the horizontal space?
Ironically when I first started this up I wanted to do a bunch of Betta fry, but that didn’t work out due to the shipment place not having any (way before COVID). Then I went with a bunch of fathead minnows but over time they died off due to parasites (was trying to treat but I got them from a bad source overall). Lastly it was used as a grow out tank for CAEs (Chinese Algae Eaters) and then once that was done I just went with a lone Gourami. I may add in other fish or something else over time, but for now he appears pretty happy and content by himself.
I personally have not used it as I find there are other methods to take care of algae then just dumping a product in.
I know that some fish do not do well with it at all, and others have even said that if you dose even a tad over it will kill all of your fish (but others have said this isn’t the case).
And that wraps up the contest entry period - we’ll be counting all of the valid results before assigning them to a random number and releasing who won. Stay tuned in the next coming day for that result.
Good luck to everyone who has entered successfully!
We have finally received the update from Tapatalk that has resolved this!
I’ll look into fixing this permission issue so that you can close your own threads vs. having to request or wait for a moderator to do so.
Once this has been resolved I’ll close this thread out - thanks!
Closing this as the author has noted it has been sold (one of one item).
Any hints on when the next one will be by chance?
We’re still awaiting for a few more weeks before we hear any rumored dates - stay tuned!
Ironically I’ve asked my locale store about this a handful of times. I know they have them in their distribution centers as of a few weeks ago - but for some reason they have yet to ship them out to the stores themselves. Not sure if they are trying to breed them within the chain to lower cost (internally) while boosting profits, or if they are planning on something else entirely.
A lot of time fish will change color as they mature and age out. This can be slight changes, up to a full on color change (such as going from white/black coloration to gold for example).
Other times they can change color due to them showing dominance in the fish (cichlids are known to do this as the most dominant fish will be a more unique color) or due to their gender (Auratus cichlids for example).
With everything going on ranging from the various wild fires, to extreme heat in some regions, it can be HUGELY important to have a backup plan in case there are any rolling power outages in your area. Some of the following are either short term or long term solutions, that kind of have their own set of pros and cons.
As far as heaters, I have yet to find a heater that works and is battery powered. You may need to get a UPS, or try to find a better solution (dependent on your area, make a fire and use river rocks and heat them and then place them into your tank if its extremely cold outside - just make sure to watch the water temperature so it doesn't overheat or get way to hot fast).
With the big difference in how the heat is exhausted in different types or chillers, and their specific setup within the tank, which chiller do you use and how would you rate it?
Since buying some foods can be ideal (and easy), in some cases (specifically with fry or smaller fish) - have you ever made your own food supply such as with brine shrimp, daphnia, etc.? If so - how successfully was it?
I feel like they will sadly sell them regardless since there are far too many people who want to get a cheap pet and think that fish bowls are the way to go. In some stores, you can tell the fish bowls are barely touched since they are coated in dust/dirt.
I’ve seen plenty of people and places use fake coral since it’s by far less demanding, allows for the fish and appearance from afar to look like real coral, and let’s places/people just focus on the fish vs. have to deal with coral and the fish.
Time to win! Do we post when we follow the bonus entries too??
Nope, just once as you did to confirm you are wanting to enter into this contest. Once the contest period ends, we’ll calculate every user to see if they have none (or multiple) of those filled out and will then check who follows us on where based on those usernames/profile names.
Heaters tend to break when they are turned on/off too much, or if there isn’t enough flow around them which results in them heating the water too much around their area.
Some good brands include (in my opinion);
Aqueon, Ehemin, Jagex, Fluval.
Some brands that are iffy for a ton of reasons include Marineland and Tetra
If you want to avoid all of those (and the hassle with a soil based substrate capped with sand), you can always try some of the following;
Seachem Flourite
Carib Sea Eco Complete
Fluval Stratum
Seachem Oynx
They normally use pre-loaded volcanic clay that holds onto fertilizers and releases them over time. Normally if you use those, throw in root tabs before laying down, and then dose fertilizers like once a month it will pretty much stay charged for a very long time (others the charge normally lasts for a few months to a year before being depleted and needing to be recharged via dosing).
There are tons of common saltwater algae types, including the same types we see in freshwater. Those include;
Hair Algae, Brown Algae (Diatoms), Green Algae, Red Algae (Cyanobacteria), and what is known as Bubble Algae.
I agree, I think that they are pretty cool looking and when done right, can really make a tank look super cool. The only downfall is that many of the GloFish tanks that are sold as a kit tend to be WAY smaller than what is required for the fish that are being sold.
Their original reason for becoming a thing (to have researchers be able to tell if the water is safe, not toxic, and could be drinkable when boiled) was genius.
