Oh god no the Ramshorn!

[Popplefish]

So I suddenly have like 12 little pea sized ramshorns in my goldfish tank.. and my hornwort was summarily eaten away. NOOO! Will the hornwort grow back you think, if I move it to a tank with mostly tropical fish??

Cheers,
PF

 

[big54bob]

lets see

20 Gallon
7 Goldfish
6 Silver dollars on sabbatical
HORNWORT!!!

OVERSTOCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!
Silverdollers get huge and they need a 4 foot tank min. A 55gal could hold about 4 silver, but you can fit all six of them in a 75gal.

Goldies will eat snails. Another solution is to dose the tank with Copper since it kills inverts.
7 goldfish, assumeing you have commons, need to be in a pond period. A foot long common needs 100gals A PEICE. Its so easier to make a pond for them.

Back on topic

 

[Popplefish]

Well.. what about the hornwort? I'm fine with the rest of my tanks, thanks. They are all doing well.

 

[emmanuelchavez]

Hornwort is actually considered quite invasive... so yes, it'll grow right back, and rather quickly, if you move it to a tank with fish that don't consider it a snack.

 

[Popplefish]

Thanks! Appreciate it. I wonder if hornwort is on the list of invasive aquatic species?

 

[Doomhed]

Thanks! Appreciate it. I wonder if hornwort is on the list of invasive aquatic species?

yes, so is duckweed. I can actually find wild local duckweed if I wanted to make an effort.

 

[big54bob]

ya now i see:
20 Gallon
1 young Tiger Oscar
4 Boesemani Rainbows
12 baby Ramshorn snails

Oscars need a 55gal. Period.

 

[Popplefish]

Thanks again for your help with the duckweed questions and the hornwort. I don't know if I could find local duckweed.

 

[Newman]

1.go to a pond.
2.go where the water is covered with green crap floating at the top.
3.You have found your duckweed! (or some variant of it)

 

[Popplefish]

You assume I live in a place that has freestanding water. Too dry.

 

[Newman]

depths of Washington state eh? the travel out to a local park with a pond or something

 

[big54bob]

ok i'm getting ignored here YOU CANNOT IN LOVE OF GOD KEEP A OSCAR IN A 20GAL PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OSCARS ARE LIVING CRAPPING(and they crap alot) MACHINES. THERE BIOLOAD IS TOO MUCH FOR A 20GAL. I SUGGEST PULLING YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR BUTT AND REALIZE THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF THE FISH YOU HAVE.

I'll give you brownie points for moving the silver dollars out of the 20gal and into the 55 but I would put the oscar into the 55gal and rehome the giant danios.

 

[Doomhed]

ok i'm getting ignored here YOU CANNOT IN LOVE OF GOD KEEP A OSCAR IN A 20GAL PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OSCARS ARE LIVING CRAPPING(and they crap alot) MACHINES. THERE BIOLOAD IS TOO MUCH FOR A 20GAL. I SUGGEST PULLING YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR BUTT AND REALIZE THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF THE FISH YOU HAVE.

I'll give you brownie points for moving the silver dollars out of the 20gal and into the 55 but I would put the oscar into the 55gal and rehome the giant danios.

::gives bob a xanax::

on one post I think I remember him specifying this oscar is under 2 inches in length atm. he has a little while before he has to worry about it.

 

[emmanuelchavez]

ok i'm getting ignored here YOU CANNOT IN LOVE OF GOD KEEP A OSCAR IN A 20GAL PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OSCARS ARE LIVING CRAPPING(and they crap alot) MACHINES. THERE BIOLOAD IS TOO MUCH FOR A 20GAL. I SUGGEST PULLING YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR BUTT AND REALIZE THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF THE FISH YOU HAVE.

I'll give you brownie points for moving the silver dollars out of the 20gal and into the 55 but I would put the oscar into the 55gal and rehome the giant danios.

Dude, chill. There is seriously no need for that. You already said that twice. There's nothing more you can do. WRITING IN ALL CAPS AND INSULTING SOMEONE ISN'T GOING TO MAKE ANYONE DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT JUST BECAUSE YOU TELL THEM TO!!! You didn't even answer the original question, which is they the OP was here in the first place. Probably why you were ignored.

 

[Popplefish]

Hello. I don't ever respond to threats or insults, and I've been very nice about this. Thank you to Emmanuel and Doom. I appreciate your help, guys.

Thanks!
PF

 

[fiddlybits]

Go to a lake that is at a higher altitude, preferably in a forest type area, especially if it is a bird-sanctuary swamp. Duckweed are little floating plants, a couple of pea-green spongy leaves about 1/8" diameter with a little thread of a root, maybe 1/2' long. They reproduce so well as to form floating blankets that block the sun from the weeds below.
In your aquarium they might be a pest, getting into the filter, or your fish might love to snack on them.
If you get them, or anything from the wild, rinse well and quarantine first, to make sure you didn't bring home something you didn't want.

 

[fiddlybits]

And why are you keeping goldfish (coldwater species) in with tropicals? They can survive it, but won't be happy, and they will grow fast, needing bigger spaces. They will also eat almost anything but plastic plants and rocks.