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If it were me, I would just buy an automatic feeder. There are a lot of these on the market, they are around $20-$30. Also, I've always just fed my Bettas once a day, 3-5 pellets per day, and they've done well. Shrimp I usually feed dry foods like pellets every other day, and have a lot of...

I've had brown algae issues specifically when using API Leaf Zone before. I discontinued its use and switched to Flourish Comprehensive and the brown algae went away. You usually get brown algae or Diatoms as the algae type when there's a combo of high nitrogenous wastes plus low light, high...

Apple Snails can breed in tanks, and I've got several that were born in my tank, but they are less likely than other snails to have a population boom. This is because their eggs are laid above the water line in super obvious pale pink clumps that are easy to notice and remove as long as you give...

I've kept a lot of these at various times. Personally I prefer the ones with long roots like Water Lettuce, Red Root Floater, and Amazon Frogbit. The roots of these plants go down into the upper water column, providing hiding places and stimulation for fish in the entire upper quarter of the...

I personally prefer the growth pattern of Christmas Moss, but that's just my opinion. Christmas Moss has a sort of triangular fern-like growth pattern that comes to a point and tends to be more uniform (for moss). Java Moss's growth pattern is more stringy and slightly disorganized in...

I really like Christmas Moss. It has one of the prettier growth patterns for moss and attaches to hardscape especially well. It is a pretty versatile plant, too. It can be grown on wood or another piece of hardscape to give a softer look or to hide an unattractive part of the decor, and also is...

To make it even more complex, there's an aquatic spiderwood and a non-aquatic terrestrial wood also called spiderwood. So if you get spiderwood, you have to make sure it's sold for aquariums.

You should get smooth sand for Corycats, as Naughts mentioned. In addition to a Corycat's feeding habits working best with sand, Corycats are more prone to barbel infections if kept on gravel. I have Super Naturals Aquarium Sand and it works well. You want a smooth sand so it doesn't damage...

I love moss, I once had a tank entirely devoted to different types of moss. It works best thoroughly tied to rocks, wood, or craft mesh with cotton string. You can go ahead and wind the string around and around the object to make sure the moss is thoroughly tied on. Fissidens fontanus, Christmas...

Grapevine actually is not aquarium safe. It is often used for terrestrial reptiles, but should not be put under water. If put in water it will rot, causing spikes in nitrogenous wastes. I suspect the wood is decaying and releasing Nitrite or Ammonia. High levels of either can damage a fish's...

My first fish were Fancy Guppies. I had a breeding colony.

As far as a favorite fish goes, I think a Bolivian Ram. Rams are so intelligent, they are as interested in me as I am in them, and their feeding habits are adorable. Of course, that is setting aside that they really do better with dither fish so they know everything is safe. A Ram would probably...

For carpeting plants, I really like Marsilea. They look a bit like Glosso, but have low lighting needs and don't require injected CO2. This is one of the easiest carpeting plants, although it grows slowly. There are multiple species. Your tank is large enough that even some of the somewhat...

The long feelers of Honey Gourami are like fin nipping magnets. Even Tetras that aren't known for being terrible fin nippers are tempted to bite those right off, and unlike other fins they will not grow back properly and Honey Gourami use their feelers so much to explore their environment that...

Has anyone tried keeping Honeys with Mystery Snails or Amano Shrimp? Were there any issues? Did the Honey Gourami nip the bodies or antennae of the inverts, or do they make good tank mates?

I'm thinking I might want to try adding another fish or critter to my 40 gallon breeder. I likely don't have room for an entire school, though, so it would need to be something that could live individually or in a small group. One of my biggest concerns is making sure it wouldn't nip at the...

There are so many things about fish keeping I love. Number one would be researching animals and creating an ideal habitat for them. I also love watching them grow, thrive, and breed. Every time I do a weekly water change I love sitting down and watching them afterward and feeling that I'm taking...

In my area anyway, the kH has always been considerably lower than the gH. My hardness kit came with both kH and gH test kits, so I did a few tests just now. The tap water came out as 5 degrees kH, and the tank itself came out as 3 degrees kH.

I can kind of see how they wouldn't suit the other fish. The other fish all have more similar pH and hardness needs along the acidic/softer range. If I were to add the Platies, event though technically everyone would be within their pH and hardness tolerance levels it would mean that I...

Okay, I have the exact readings now. The pH is 7.4 and the general hardness is 11 dGH.

Can't argue with that. I've moved recently within the same general area, but have changed water companies. So I think I should double check and make sure the water here is the same as what I'm used to dealing with. I'm going to try and get a new gH/kH test kit tomorrow. Mine is several...

I have been taking into account that very high levels of Ammonia can be toxic for the plants, and have been adjusting the ppm Ammonia I put in so that I didn't add too much at once, and now the beneficial bacteria are getting strong enough that they can quickly lower the levels and I can add in...

I'm currently doing a fishless cycle on this 40 gallon breeder freshly planted aquarium. Could you guys look over the stocking plan and see if it is alright? 1 Bolivian Ram 1 Longfinned Albino Bristlenose Pleco 1 Honey Gourami 3 male Platies 8 Harlequin Rasboras 8 male Cherry Barbs 8 False...

I have a 75 gallon aquarium with 1 male Honey Gourami, 10 Cardinal Tetras, 10 Harlequin Rasboras, 8 Gold Tetras, 7 Black Neon Tetras, and around 15 Panda Corydoras.  I would absolutely love to have some shrimp in here.  I used to have an aquarium full of Cherry Shrimp, and really miss having...

He was swimming a bit more when I put him back in the tank (I'd floated him for twenty minutes to make sure he was used to the water), then lay still. Just now he's starting to move around again a bit. I just increased the aeration, so we'll see how that effects him. I also just tested the...

I have an established 10 gallon tank for him, with a Whisper filter and a heater that keeps it around 78 degrees. I am cycling another tank using pure ammonia, and I don't know how, but somehow there must have been cross-contamination, and now my Betta Tebo's tank has 1.0 ppm ammonia in it! I...

Alright. I've done several weeks worth of research, and now I need some opinions and advice on what I am planning specifically. Would these fish be compatible? 10 Harlequin Rasboras 11 Neon Tetras 8 Panda Cories 10 Marble Hatchetfish I may add more individuals for each species, but I think...

Would Threadfin Rainbowfish be better then? I understand that they max out at 2 inches, rather than 2 1/2 or three? Or would it not make much of a difference?

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Would 5-7 Dwarf Neon Rainbows, 8 Harlequin Rasboras, 7 Neon Tetras, and 6 Panda Cories be okay? (I can add more fish to each group if they would feel more comfortable). I'm desperate for some information on the compatibility of the Dwarf Neon Rainbows with everyone else in particular. If they...