2 Gallon Jar of Awesome

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KaraWolf

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Decided to make my own thread so I can stop taking over the 2.5 gallon planted thread XD and so I have somewhere to post updates.
There are 2 male endler guppies (not sure if hybrid or not) and 5 cherry shrimp, 5 million pond snails, moneywort, Anubis nana and a ton of not very dwarf dwarf grass(which is great because tiny fish shouldn't be able to get to even tinier shrimp babies but we shall see!).
Beginning to now:
8/15/'13

8/20/'13 -New light New fish



9/4/'13 - Plant Growth



9/30/'13
Today!!! I hadn't looked at this tank closely for a couple of days due to starting school and being busy taking care of the menance 55 I found one of two Females had FINALLY "laid" her eggs and was busy fanning them XD
Shrimp eggs!!
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Insane Growth and too much light (I think!) a new stick/log, java moss and Anubis nana finally has a home well...1 does anyways. not sure how well the 2nd ones doing. might trade it for some floaters for the 55 >>
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annnnnd the "grass" growing on my grass!....and glass, and Anubis and everywhere else it can stick to.
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I THINK it's fuzz algae, or hair algae not sure. Suggestions to containing it other then back way off on the light -it's been sitting less then 2 inches off the water and ON for ...16? hours a day. oops! Now it's several inches (like 6) off the water and I left it off the last 2 days.
 
pbmax

pbmax

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Looks good! :) Now is when things get interesting... maintenance-wise. I've found neocaridina will take care of fuzz algae like yours if there are enough of them.

I would take it down to 10h of light, personally.
 
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KaraWolf

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XDDDD so many eggs it's awesome! Now crossing my fingers that she doesn't drop them :)and that the other female hurries up lol she still has the saddle but it's a lot smaller.

Thanks DMD123!!!

K :)I shall run it from 6-5(hopefully) then XD perfect timing cause that's how long it looks like I'll be at school :)poor guys have been blasted with light lol Thanks!!!

pbmax: interesting is fine XP it's so small it doesn't take long :) neocaridina are....my shrimp lol there's just not enough of them yet to really control it, I have a wopping total of 5 XP for a second I thought you were suggesting I put something more in there 0.o less light indeed I can do! and maybe scrub the glass too to help >>
 
pbmax

pbmax

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Give it time; they'll multiply and thrive as long as you keep up with the water changes. And your fuzz algae will be a thing of the past... ;)
 
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KaraWolf

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Yup yup yup! been watching them try for what seems like ages. But soon I shall have a ton more and then I'll have to find some place to put them >> thanks for the advice XD
 
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MRTom

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Awesome doesn't do this jar justice. I would call it the Righteous Jar of Amazing Blow Your Socks Off Awesome.

What kind of substrate did you start with, and have you been fertilizing at all?

My smaller tanks are similar, and once the shrimps started breeding like crazy, the hair algae went away. They keep on breeding so I assume they are happy :) When the algae gets out of control, I just keep the lights off for a day or two and let the shrimps catch up.
 
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KaraWolf

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LOL thanks!! I should sharpy that around the rim where it crimps in or something similar LOL

I have less then 2 inches but as close as I could get it to that of Miracle Gro Organic Choice Potting Mix while sticking all the ingredients in a mesh bag and basically collecting the dust that fell out for use without a cap. Results: a VERY black tank with every water change until the dwarf grass took over. No ferts yet and I'm kind of hoping they wont be necessary for a long long while >> I don't do gravel vacs cause it's dirt, just water changes.

Oh awesome to hear :) was starting to wonder if it's possible for the hair algae to suffocate the plants.....
 
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KaraWolf

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thanks Poke :D and I just realized its been only a month and a half from setting this up my God o.o there was so little dwarf grass just a tiny while ago! It also seems like this has been in my kitchen for ages. Lol
 
PokeSephiroth

PokeSephiroth

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Hahahaha! I'm glad the dwarf hairgrass is working out for you! I didn't have much luck with mine, and I'm too scared to start all over again. LOL...
 
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KaraWolf

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lol poke....if it gets much more thick I might just have to rip some out and send it your way XP course this is the variety that's about 4 inches tall.

Paintguy well technically they could XP but so far none of them have even tried. I imagine if I had a filter on it they might decide to go live in that like I've heard stories of finding them in the bottom of it but I don't have one so :)
 
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KaraWolf

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HUZZAH!! My dark red female (who got preggo first of course) has had her babies and is already developing new eggs >>! I managed to find 2 maybe 3 babies(who are already kind of red and not clear) but in the tangled mess of dwarf grass galore, shrimp poo and a bajillion carpet cover of hair algae the whole batch could easily be hiding from me(or eaten who knows?). Considering I usually can't even find 2 of the 5 adults now due to algae growth recently.

Was thinking about trying to siphon the poo and maybe scrub some algae off the wood in the next few days but I think that would just kill any babies alive right now sooo maybe in a few months....Just stirred it around with a stick and what do you know I scared another baby out of hiding. Also, my snail population seems to be under control 0.o or at least I'm not teeming with them and only the occasional egg set.

The 2nd female still has her eggs and a 3rd is developing them 0.o and there are two shell husks sitting in plain sight LOL guys. you're supposed to EAT those!

Edit: Tried to take pics but they're so small they appear like little blurs of kinda poo colored somethings.
 
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LuminousAphid

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Hooray, congratulations! I haven't seen any babies from mine yet, but I think that's because they keep getting eaten by fish. I would like to do an even smaller tank like this someday, maybe soon.

What kind of substrate are you using? I missed that detail
 
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KaraWolf

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Thanks!!
more then likely!! They're a good snack lol hopefully they don't get all eaten so I'm crossing my fingers!
Miracle grow organic potting mix. I think its finally slowing down though. Not sure if its the soil running out the algae or if there's just no more room lol
 
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