albino pygmy being extra smol

albino pygmy being extra smol

We got a wee group of eight albino pygmys about 7-8 months ago. They were very small when we first got them but have reached maturity and have tried to mate a few times but the rummynoses in the tank got through all of their eggs. We have added more plants so we'll see if anything changes there.
In the interim, our LFT got albino pygmys in again so we decided to get 8 more while we (hopefully) wait for fry. The new guys were introduced yesterday and the size difference is killing me!

u/Dizzy-Resolution3465 — 11 days ago

Help with alt/vintage bridesmaid look!

Hi all!
I am looking to find a vintage-y jumpsuit with trousers so large you think they're a dress and/or something more structured and tailored as the below example.
I am normally more of a casual goth girlie with a love for the vintage but I'm not very comfortable in traditional bridesmaids' dresses. I'd like to find something edgier, ideally not a dress and ideally that can be purchased in the UK. A more formal take on the miss candyfloss jumpsuit is the dream but it seems a bit far-fetched at this stage.
Sorry if this is a bit all over the place! I'm fairly lost.

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u/Dizzy-Resolution3465 — 15 days ago

Shrimpfestation! Ft our albino pygmys

I absolutely love watching these wee guys hang out and peacefully coexist. This video makes me extra happy because you can even spot one of our elusive ottos!

We're hoping to add a few more pygmys to the tank when they're back in stock as well!

u/Dizzy-Resolution3465 — 1 month ago
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Honey gourami bullying tankmates!

As per the title. I introduced three honey gourami (2 female, 1 male) to my 33g community tank a week ago.

This is the third time the tank is being fed since we got them and the first time I've seen the male display this behaviour. He's been darting about , chasing fish and stopping anyone from coming near the food.

I'm really unsure on what to do.

Before this, the usual dynamic was that the rummynoses would hog the food for a wee while, the red phantoms and honey gourami would hang back and go in whenever there was a gap and the pygmy corys would munch on all that ended up in the sand.

It's been like ten minutes and the rummynoses haven't been able to touch the food, really.

Is this something that ca

u/Dizzy-Resolution3465 — 3 months ago

Moss that will grow on logs?

I have a 33g, fairly planted tank with two large logs going across it. I bought some Mystery Moss* from my LFS and while I loved the look of it sort of jammed between the two logs (and the shrimp loved it too!) it would just float away and disperse all over the tank.
I decided to kill it (though I keep finding bits of the bastard everywhere so I fear he may outlive me) but would love to replace it with a moss that will actually clump together and attach to stuff well.
Any recs much appreciated!

Attaching a picture of the mossless tank for reference.
(do note that we've had to replant a lot in the background as our previous stem plants were being munched on by our pygmy corys and the new plant guys are still coming into their own - it's normally more lush than this)

*it was not mystery moss, I just failed to record its name and it's lost to time and space)

u/Dizzy-Resolution3465 — 3 months ago
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Help sexing honey gourami!

So, our LFS sold us two supposed female honey gourami, which they id-d via a horizontal line on their side which seems to be nowhere to be seen since they've gotten home
We've also got a (I'm pretty sure) definite male, in the last picture with the black under his face.
I'm concerned about having brought home multiple males given the size of our tank (33g). Any help confirming either way would be much appreciated!
They've only been home 24h so their colouring may yet change.

u/Dizzy-Resolution3465 — 3 months ago

Are six red phantoms too little?

I got eight red phantom tetras a few months ago but have since lost two (months apart from one another, the first died during acclimation, the second I'm not really sure about as all other fish in the tank seem well and parameters are stable).
The question is, do I leave them as they are or do I need two or three more?

For reference, the tank is a 33g long, heavily planted and stocked with:
eight rumminose tetras
six red phantom tetras
nine pygmy corys
six ottos
three honey gourami
and a number of neocaridina shrimp

we've never had a nitrite spike or ammonia since the establishment of the tank but I'm still cautious/scared of overstocking
I've done a lot of research but am still ultimately new to the hobby

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u/Dizzy-Resolution3465 — 3 months ago