I have to say, this (what I hope to be) final #freshwater #aquarium setup looks amazing and Fisher's Fishies ™ are happy!
I went from a #closedtank with internal filters and a, frankly, cacky #ledlight that came with the #55litre box to this #beast.
Sacrifices have been made and they all hurt. We've had #greenwater, #PooWater, #amoniashock, most recently, I lost an entire population save two #corydoras I might name Ellie and Joel! I've lost #comets, #fantails, #telescopefish, #tetras, and a few #plecos.
I'd almost lost hope, a shame to my name. But now, with that Hygger Aquarium beast of a #filterbox at the back and some great EHEIM kit I think we've got a chance.
The bamboo was the idea of the lovely Mr. Cho, who runs my local #Chinese knick-knack shop (these're common in Southern Spain) is, in fact, Dracaena sanderiana which is a closer relation to asparagus...but it helps keep the water pure. I have some nice plants set in the nutrient-rich #substrate I bought from Amazon, a UV internal filter from Forever Speed, and a couple of box #ProteinSkimmers, as well as having filled the #biofilter box with Seachem #matrixbio rock things.
I have spent a bloody fortune so my fish had better not die now (excepting the one joyous suicide of a #pandagarra early this morning)!
I'm going to start uploading #aquariumvideos to my website (in profile) and sharing some of my experiences with the unforgiving mistress that is the #aquariumhobby in the coming weeks.
You'll be seeing all of Fisher's Fishies soon, I hope;
#fantailguppies, #veiltailguppies, #corydorascatfish (including Joel and the #matriach Elie), #borneanplecos, #pandagarras, #ancistrus , as well as my two Miracle and as yet unidentified #rabbitsnails (my other rabbit snails all died mysterious, perhaps attacked by aforementioned Telescope fishes, these two appeared, the size of a grain of rice and are growing well).
I'm sure the tension is as overwhelming as the excitement...
Hermes is the L A Z I E S T snail and will ride on anyone else around before he uses his own precious foot to walk anywhere! 💚 #sillysnailselfie #snaildit #gastropod #snailsofinstagram #snailtrail #rabbitsnailtankmates #rabbitsnailsofinstagram #rabbitsnail #hornedneritesnail #neritesnailsofinstagram #neritesnail #lazysnailing #nerite #cuteanimals #longnosesnail #spikeysnail #aquariumlife #aquariumaddict #aquariumoftheday #aquariumsofinstagram #aquarist #fishtank #fishtanklove #fishtankfanatics #fishtanksofinstagram #fishtankoftheday #fishofinstagram #fishtankgoals https://www.instagram.com/p/B5qy7UYnPD4/?igshid=12c473be2hupb
Hey fishy folks... did my corys spawn on the back of this poor rabbit snail? lol... those little white ovals are Cory eggs, right? Unfertilized? These could also be ember tetra eggs? #corydoras #rabbitsnail #freshwateraquarium #plantedtank #fishspawning #spawning #fisheggs https://www.instagram.com/p/B3APrJFDJCK/?igshid=1ngl2rs270t9g
Our new #rabbitsnail friend. Named Snoopy by a Twitch follower. Gold #mysterysnail Iggy in the background, and of course Chrissy Snow loves to photobomb anytime she sees the camera get up close. #elephantsnail #snaillove #snailsofinstagram #aquariumhobby #fishkeeping #fishtanks #fishtanksofinstagram #fishtagram #snail #🐌 https://www.instagram.com/p/CPjRWL1hTfN/?utm_medium=tumblr
I’m really confused as to what is going on with my #blackrabbitsnails the three adults have all been sitting on the bottom not really moving, curled into their shells somewhat. They are still alive because they’ll close their shell when I bump them but they stopped being active at all hours. I had my water checked and nothing seems like it is a chemical cause. I did a 1/4 water change and did not add back in the iron when dosing with my ferts. I’ve cut back on CO2 bubble count to about two/sec. my temp is set at 77 degrees F. When I did the water change two became very active for about an hour and then stopped. Apparently one of them birthed a baby and it seems to be moving around and doing just fine. So why are my adults behaving this way? #aquariumhelp #plantedtankhelp #helpme #plantedtank #aquascape #aquarium #aquaticsnail #aquaticsnails #rabbitsnail #rabbitsnails https://www.instagram.com/p/ByT0UwjH44h/?igshid=xcsqniaj4snd