PICS! 105 custom tall: aquabee's exit from the world of nanos

[aquabee]

Sorry for your misfortune bee. Its these small hurdles that make this hobby worth it in the long run.

What do you have in mind for a larger schooler?

Dunno yet. I love Congos, but I've taken enough care to make this into a Tapajo basin biotope that I wanted to keep it that way. Unfortunately, the only other fish to keep with them from the Tapajo region would be lemon tetras, and I don't much like those. They don't school well either. I also love roselines, but those are from India. Maybe I should split from the biotope. Not sure what I'll do yet, but the tank is infested so I think I have to wait a good amount of time before anyone else goes in there.

Thoughts on larger schoolers?

[mnemenoi]

Silver Dollars are from the region and possibly some of the smaller species might work, but they'd end your plants in no time... Any of the larger tetras could be plausible I suppose. Hemiodus? Spotted Headstanders? Metynnis? Flagtail Prochilodus?

[ssrprelude]

Man that sucks... Fix them up mama, they need some tlc.

[aquabee]

Man that sucks... Fix them up mama, they need some tlc.

Yeah. Thinking of adding coppersafe on top of the ich attack later on today.

[aquabee]

Silver Dollars are from the region and possibly some of the smaller species might work, but they'd end your plants in no time... Any of the larger tetras could be plausible I suppose. Hemiodus? Spotted Headstanders? Metynnis? Flagtail Prochilodus?

Oh man. I love watching silver dollars, but yeah they'd wreck my plants. I could cut down to just having some swords and large anubias and those might be safe, but I love the look of taller plants. Maybe I'll go with fake ones. Heh.

The other fish are nice too but get really large. I'm hoping to go with something small enough to not get swallowed whole but large and fast enough to hold their own. And for that I may just have to stray from the biotope.

[Darbex]

Sorry B it gets the best of us even the most experienced get it don't be discouraged. I almost did but came back and glad I didn't get out.

[aquabee]

Sorry B it gets the best of us even the most experienced get it don't be discouraged. I almost did but came back and glad I didn't get out.

Thanks Brian. Not so discouraged as annoyed that it's not clearing up like it usually does. And also worried I'm gonna lose that geo from the illness and from starvation, since she won't eat more than 1 little mysis a day. Haven't lost a fish to ich in 20 years! I've got the tank covered to keep it dark, got salt in there, got the temps up, and I'm starting to wonder when I might get to enjoy the tank that took half a month's paycheck.

[Darbex]

Add garlic to their food along with selcon. Garlic might help her get her appetite back.

[aquabee]

Add garlic to their food along with selcon. Garlic might help her get her appetite back.

I have done the garlic. No go. :( She nibbles only a little on mysis, nothing else. I'm wondering where she gets the energy to swim and to continue defending her territory.

[ssrprelude]

Come get live rcs she'll eat it forsure.

[LooksLater]

Oh, no! :( Sorry to hear.

Hang in there, Bee! This too shall pass, and I'm sure you'll actually be enjoying your tank in no time.

[MURRAY]

Pm sent

[eklikewhoa]

Roseline time, buying moar fish will make you happy again, well, that works for me

[aquabee]

Oh, no! :( Sorry to hear.

Hang in there, Bee! This too shall pass, and I'm sure you'll actually be enjoying your tank in no time.

Thanks Sasha. I was looking at the video of rama's ikola tank and just dying to have a happy healthy tank like that. :(

[aquabee]

Roseline time, buying moar fish will make you happy again, well, that works for me

MOAR.

But my tank has to be healthy again first. Boo.