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Welcome to TFF Agree with the above, 23L (a little over 6 USG) is not large enough for any tetras

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Let's keep the discussion civil here please, name-calling will not be tolerated. Differences of opinion are fine, but personal attacks are not.

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Shrimp are scavengers, they'll eat whatever they can find that appeals to them. If you keep fish with the shrimp, the fish food will be eaten by the shrimp, as well. I've kept shrimp for 10+ years, and they thrive w/out "shrimp food". I highly recommend botanicals in ALL tanks with shrimp, for...

Summer solstice still over a week away, but this...very humid, too...not for the faint of heart, or those who aren't used to it ;) AND, hurricane season started June 1, so there's that

From post #1: "I used to use tap water from where I was, and now I use RO+equilibrium, so I guess the problem is problem somewhere in that." The shrimp thrived in the OP's tap water source, and now they do not with RO + added minerals The (new) identical source water is obviously not adequate...

UNLESS the source water is very different from the tank water; in smaller tanks, it's even more of an issue. I suspect the new source water as causing the issues with the neos.

They WILL kill baby shrimp. Have a look at this: https://fishlab.com/aquarium-hydra/

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Is your tap water treated with chlorine, or chloramine? Regardless, it shouldn't need dechlor for just plants...after all, we water our other plants with chlorinated water, with no harm to them

Otocinclus will not do well in newly setup tanks; they need to constantly feed on algae to survive, which will not be present in a new setup. The one pictured may have worms, hence the bloated stomach, but I am no fish disease expert, by any means; not sure what's going on with the cory, either...

Welcome to TFF 2 issues with the single oto: They are a social fish, that need to be in groups of 10 or more; a 5G tank is much too small for an adequate group of these fish. Secondly, they constantly forage for algae, and will starve to death if there is not enough natural algae present in...

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Sand > gravel Sand holds nutrients, gravel holds gunk

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50F indoors at night? 🥶

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Otocinclus constantly forage on algae; they won't accept most commercially prepared foods. Otos often are received from the vendor in a near starved state, which makes them vulnerable to health issues; if they are not introduced to a tank with an abundance of algae (green), they usually will...

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"These worms move on slime trails, much like snails. However, the worms’ trail contains a toxin that will stun and paralyze any shrimp or snail touching it. That gives the planaria free reign to eat your precious inverts alive" Source: https://www.aquariumsource.com/planaria-worms/

Agree with the above; if you are wanting to use "cycled" filter media (the media itself isn't exactly cycled, but contains the beneficial bacteria we need to maintain a cycled tank), it's best to get it from another established tank of your own, or from a friend's tank that you know is safe from...

My fish bags from TWS always contain a small bit of sponge-looking material...it's an ammonia absorber...that may be what the "pellet" was...

Congrats on the newbies, glad to hear all is well so far.

This thread is a near duplicate of the one below, now closed. https://www.fishforums.net/threads/fish.488279/

BNP = "Bristle Nose Pleco", see here: https://www.thesprucepets.com/bristlenose-catfish-1380837 Sorry to hear about the change of plans in upgrading your tank, but all is not lost, and IMO, the 6 black neon tetras in a 10G tank, although not ideal, can be sustained for a while until you can...

The one mounted on my wall...9 pound 13 ounce largemouth bass my Dad caught in the 70's

I see...thanks for the info...it's a rarity to be able to keep both hard & soft water fish using the same source water, with no additional additives or RO/DI system...you're fortunate

You keep an assortment of soft and hard water fish. Is the same source water used for water changes in all of the tanks?