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Hello all - I could use some advice please :) Tank size: 340l (4 ft) pH: 7.4-7.6 ammonia:0 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 60-80 Hardness: soft, I think 110ppm? tank temp: 27c Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Two angelfish with clamped fins...

I have used this product with bettas - it's perfectly safe. 

Unless you are overdosing the tank or squirting the carbon directly onto the fish it shouldn't cause you a problem. 

It depends on the type of ram we're talking about, Bolivian rams are pretty confident fish IME.

Tetra prima and hikari micro wafers are both good quality foods that would fatten her up :-)

Lol don't worry about it attibones :-) Looks like two females to me. But they are actually snowing signs of both for me at the moment lol they are young and so it will become more obvious with time. Be sure and keep a close eye on the smaller one, she is very thin and washed out. Just make...

I recommend TNC Complete. Very similar to the tropica stuff but at a fraction of the price!

Attibones I think you're thinking of German rams as Bolivians don't get pink bellies and both male and female bolivians have orange colouration.

I'd run a blackout on this tank (or pull it all out and start over lol). To blackout the tank: Clean tank and filter really well, manually removing as much algae from leaves as possible. Remove any dying leaves. Do not dose ferts or carbon. Do not feed fish. Cover the tank so that zero light...

You could just paint the back black, lots of folks take that route - no bubbles!

I'm not sure what your plant is but it's normal for aquatic plants to be grown above water (emersed) at the nursery and then when you plant them in your tank the emersed leaves die and aquatic leaves grow back, I'm guessing that is what has happened here.

If it were me, I'd change it. Your corys' natural behavior is to dig through the sand, they will be happier that way!

I'd say wendtii green and parva, in that order :) And cool! :p

I would assume that BNs would outcompete otos, may be wrong though :/ Yay! Well done greenmumma :)

Cool, it's fun to watch them plow through the algae those first couple of weeks, after that it won't have a chance to build up ever again!

Yah you've got plenty of space for 2. BNs aren't algae dependent like say otos. They will eat anything you put in the tank - though once they get bigger and your tank is all sparkling clean you'll want to be sure to give them a specialized wafer one or twice a week, in addition to regular...

Charterhouse are a well respected retailer, I doubt you'll have any problems with them :) Regarding the filter, I can't find much on it or many people who sell it, makes me wonder if it's out of production :/ I can't find it's LPH listed anywhere either, you want a minimum turnover of 5 x per...

I wouldn't worry about it, as long as your fish are healthy you're fine, besides nitrate tests are notoriously inaccurate. Unless you're keeping extremely sensitive species, like discus, the fish won't mind levels of 80-100.

Also a nono if you want live plants

No way would a BN hurt your corys, go for it!

One thing I can say for tetratec is that their customer service is brilliant. If you ring them up with a problem they will send you out the replacement part free of charge, virtually no questions asked and is there in something like 3 days. This isn't just my experience either. I now have a...

Aw thanks! The plants are cryptocoryne pontederiifolia :)

At this point you could just add some if you wanted more and watch them for a pair to form or keep them all as a group - saying that, I know nothing about your tank setup lol

Fish porno more like Aha! I crack myself up :rofl:

Hydor ETH external heaters, definitely the best there is!

Just playing devil's advocate here but surely if it hasn't grown in 6 months we have a problem no matter what kind it is!

Even if they are two males, they'll be fine :) With no ladies to argue over they will pick out their own territory in the tank and live happily ever after. My two boys hang out together all the time and then suddenly realise it's not manly and one chases the other off hehe. I love watching...

I don't think the efx600 is enough on it's own, especially when you consider that the flow rate given isn't including all of the filter media that goes in it, which slows it down further. Are you going to plant this tank? You may find it interesting to know that high tech planted tanks (CO2...

http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/413705-safestart-didnt-work-where-do-i-go-from-here/ Just sayin'!

I agree that something other than a HOB would be better. An internal would work perfectly fine but if you can spend a little extra I'd get an external filter, once you have one you never go back lol. Read up on fishless cycling with ammonia and don't bother with the safe start. Prime is a...

Lol I think you're being a bit unrealistic, do you not get any drops or spillage when doing a water change? ;) Generally they are very similar in regards to how they need cleaned and the ease of doing so.

Every 6-8 weeks and I renew my floss every time.

Depends on your other stock but no, in regards to floor space you've got loads of room for two :)

2 x tetratec ex1200 :thumbs:

BTW baby BNs will plow through the diatoms faster than the adults ones - doesn't make sense but it's true!!

Or you could use a dechlorinator that detoxifys ammonia like seachem prime to give your filter time to process it without hurting your fish.

That's the one!

Surface skimmer? Heard good things about an eheim one that's really small, can't remember the model name though. I've just ordered a little external filter by hydor that has one built into the intake - hasn't arrived yet though!

Lol eh ok dude, because your experience is the only viable one? I didn't just pull all that out my backside ya know. My vallis melted with excel at normal doses and has melted with Tnc when I increased my dose for a few days by just .5ml in a 180l tank (after using it for several months with no...

Definitely diatoms. Normal for new setups and will go away on its own in time. Just manually remove it with a sponge or toothbrush as needed. BNs and otos love the stuff if you've got the space.