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Plants will only help keep water clean and add O2 if the plants are healthy and growing well. You need to care for your plants you can't just throw any old plant in a tank and expect it to grow. Well java moss with just grow about any where. Under ground filters are NOT good for plants at all...

The Columbian tetras are so coo they are a pretty good sizel. I had a school but they were with the big fish that I thought would be ok. I was so wrong. I saved 2 and still have them. any cichlid 5+" is a danger to tetras no matter shape or how fast they might be. Only cichlids I kinds of trust...

Thanks Yeah maybe he was looking at the buffalo that's why I posted the photo. These guys have been together for almost a year now and no major problems so far. Sure there have been a few fights but no one gets hurt. I find that with these guys and most kind of aggressive fish more is best...

Well I think I have 2 females. The pigeons tubes were down and they looking like female parts. The other discus I have seen lay eggs before so I know she is female too. Oh well .

What hump? maybe you are not use to seeing adult blue acaras. Here is a photo I took of her a year ago.

Whatever some people are just weird. Yeah they all have grown a bit since I rescued them. Thanks. The Uarus are like totally news fish compared to what they were when I got them.

Yes little water containers are a must for filling HOB filters and so much more. The scrapers I was weird about at first I though it might scratch the glass and did not think I needed it I just scrubbed hard. But when I got the algae scrubber with the blade...... OMG it was amazing. So easy...

Not sure what would case the Anubis to die. I have put excel right on my Anubis as a spot treatment with no problem. The smell might be dead bacteria. How is your water. Nasty slim sounds like fungus. Something is off in the tank. Have you done anything different at all?

The sword plants are fought plants. They have a strong root system. I abused mine so bad and after some extra care has come back. They are a great plant and hardy. My Festivum loves to eat plants and he was not to bad with the sword. I had java fern it grows way too slow. I'm not a fan...

seachem Flourish products are what I use. It's not an all in one fert but you can get a few differant kinds add them when needed.

Really you like the ladder? I have the Hagen Ladder but do not use it. I find running the tub right the the intake of my filter works well. I might give my ladder another try. I found the bubbles would go up it too fast for anything to happen.

Haha I know he is huge now and still my fav fish. Nice to see you back around Wills. No that is a 3 year old female blue Acara. She is about 5". She had a mate but he passed away years ago. There is no orange on the tips of the tail fin. I am 100% sure it's a blue acara. Also the body shape...

Thanks. They are acting funny today looking at posable nest spots they have not picked one yet still shopping. Well I took the Festivum out and since he left these guys decided to pair up.

Thanks. The Uarus get Crazy at feeding time. They look like they are being aggressive but they keep the peace. Unless they beat up on each other that's the only time I see a harm. The smaller Uaru will beat the junk out of the bigger one every few months. Besides that no one gets hurt. I wish...

Is it really worth it?? Some of the Exotic plecos end to hide a lot. So you drop all that money on a fish to only see its poop. Well that was the case of my Ancistrus sp. l255 not the spotted kind. he was $20 that was a good amount for me to spend on one fish at the time. Only to have the fish...

Sorry but that is just not fully true. IF you don't have enough Algae feed them fresh veggies. Mine took to zukeanie fast. I have 2 in a 10 Gal tank yes they like to be in groups. I find keeping 2 in a 10 gal works just fine. They are in a small tank so they always see each other. I now have...

I also got some wine and champagne yeast to try out. I just mixed up a new batch.

Well I never saw much of a difference in color when I did the drop check water different. Any ways here are some photos I took of my fish in this planted tank. I love these guys. A ramshorn snail came with some plants. I like him. My neons and 2 cardinals. Then there are my newest fish...

I love this video it shows how my fish get along and how bossy my Uarus are. There is even a little lip locking that happens. The stars are my 2 Uarus aka The Mafia , Nip the severum. Others fish you will see are my true parrot, 3 year old blue acara female, buffalo head, ebjd, and pictus...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPbImsrP-Tk&feature=youtube_gdata_player That's the link to the video. Look at the poor brown discus trying to get in on the action. This is them again with the young ones around that don't know what to make of them...

Yeah the bush to clean tubes is a good one for sure.

Thanks I will stick to one. That's what I wanted to hear.

I know it's said they like to be in groups. I have a cute 2" True SAE. I was so amazed I found one I had to have it. So I brought him home and he is doing well. He found a place that he really likes to hang out at. He eats some algea here and there. He is so cute but I know they get to be 5"...

1.The python- is a life saver and a must have for anyone with more then one tank. 2. Algea scraper- why it took so long for me to get one. These blades on a handle are amazing 3. Magnet scrubbers- good for in-between cleanings. 4. The bucket- if you have a fish tank you must have a bucket and...

I have one proven female that use to spawn with this other male they always eat the eggs. Well I lost that male after moving homes and I had a nasty female angle that beat him up. Well I still have the female and it's been 4 months since she lost her mate. Just today I saw her and my pidgin...

I just got 2 Cardinal tetras by mistake. I saw what I thought were noens in a tank that was too high up for me to get a good view. Once the kid bagged them I saw they were in fact Cardinals. Since they were bagged I took them home to my neons. They school with the neons. They do have much better...

Most fish from the amazon come from low ph. I would not worry about it.

I would keep the betta add some neons or another small schooling fish. Get active 20 gal for a dwarf cichlid. I personally think that a 10 gal is too small for cichlids even the small ones. Maybe one Apistogramma but a pair need more space. Many pairs will fight from time to time and the more...

I have DIY Co2 and it's not perfect. Its not as consistant or strong as pressurized. I think if you are just getting into plants and just learing about CO2. Then DIY is the way to go. You don't have to invest much money into it. It's really easy to set up and kind of fun. Once you have had it...

To get my plants to Pearl I keep my DIY co2 pretty fresh. I change it every week or as soon as it slows down it is changed. The few days before I change it I add Excel the liquid Carb. That helps when my DIY co2 is fading out. The only Ferts I use are Iron, Nitrogen, and flourish that has a mix...

So many good tanks. It will be a close one.

Wow this is a real hard one.

Yup it's a bacterial bloom caused by cleaning the filter. How did you clean the filter? I get a bacterial bloom after a large wc sometimes. It goes away with time in a day it should be ok. I did one time mess my tank up pretty bad and it took a few days to clear up. If you add more surface...

They look good. Healthy Looking nice shape. Can't wait too see what the new ones look like.

Ok I got some distilled water. With a little tweaking I made it so that is took 4 drops to change the color on the KH test. I used a few different glasses and a medicine syring to add drops of harder water mix to the distilled. I just changed the yest mix again after a water change done the...

Just do it you have nothing to lose. :good:

Wow a true artist. Are you into sculpting that tree you made is great. I love it. Those are some lucky mudskippers. You you try some different types of moss like star moss.

Algea eatteres love that annoying brown algea. If you have otos in the tank you will never see a spot of the stuff. But if this is a brackish puffer tank I am really now surre you can keep algea estters. Sometimes this algea goes a away with time. It's a really easy algea to clean and never does...

My tap water takes 3 drops to change color when doing the KH test. My Tank water takes 4 drops. I just did this tonight. I changed the Mix at 10:30am this morning after a 80% Water change. These are the readings I am getting now at 9:30pm. So to make this magical 4dkh solution I need...