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Is it possible to cut all the leaves and trim the roots of anubias and bolbitis to the point where only the rhizome is stuck to structure? I'm asking because there's BBA on the roots and leaves of mine and I want to start afresh,but still want to use the plants

I wouldn’t mess with trying to chase pH. My local authorities did exactly the same last summer,but that was due to drought and therefore too much recycling.If your fish are ok then everything is fine,just do small but more regular water changes til things get back to what they should be.

To have a shoal of tiger barbs all the same size and from the same age group?

Looks an amazing tank and the lighting is really modern looking.You have done well with the scape and planting. Are all the plants attached to the structure? If so it’s a good idea for a low tech. Half a dozen black corys working over the light sand would produce a nice contrast,but needless to...

The Loretta cory has a tall dorsal fin and I noticed one has a black streak at the front of its dorsal and it looks amazing The yellow corys like to swim up in the water in order to clean the plants,which I like since corys are normally bottom dwellers unless they are surfing. The rabauti Cory...

Oh we get dry spells over here Gary.I live in the west of Scotland and come summer we can go 5 or 6 weeks without rain (a new phenomenon).Used to be that we got rain almost on a weekly basis,but not anymore. The weather in Britain is becoming more tropical believe it or not.We don’t get...

That's always been an underlying question for myself,What is one meant to do when the shoal starts thinning out and no replenishing is planned e.g change of set up,giving up the hobby? I often wrestle with this thought,as I wouldn't give mine away,I'd rather let them die out naturally.

my friend possibly believes the neon tertra to be quite happy considering its 7yrs old,and adding more neons now might stress it.

A friend has a 60 litre tank with 4 peppered corys,6 pentazona barbs and a neon.He was looking to add more so I thought I’d ask the question.Thanks for the replies folks,I’m glad I asked now.

I’m led to believe that it’s a 1 inch of fish per 1 gallon ratio,but I could be wrong. my question is (if this ratio is correct),Does this mean 1 inch cubed?

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Well the Amazon frog it looks great.I doubt I could have it since I have plant munchers ha. I have salvinia and the roots don’t grow like the way the frogbit does.The powerhead is very strong so I need to let the leaves broaden more so it’s not constantly being churned under the surface.I have...

Yes the sessiliflora can have a lovely pink/red hue on the top whorls.When I had it in dense bunches in the 55 the water was gin clear,something I put down to the filtering abilities of this plant👍 Your sessiliflora looks really healthy,lush and green,as do all your plants. What are the floating...

Funny you should say that DoubleDutch,as my initial plan,when I first purchased an aquarium was to have a species tank,tiger barbs to be exact.I started with 18 tigers (not added all at once haha).A few didn’t make it,but instead of topping the shoal back up with more tigers,I opted for a small...

The yoyo is definitely female AdoraBelle and there are three of them in there. Sessiliflora was the very first plant I ever had in a 55g.They grow very fast in a gravel or sand substrate,but can be guilty of growing a little tall and spindly,but plant them into a base layer of nutrient rich soil...

And the rare sight of the snowball plecostomus.

Thanks Byron,your conclusion is in line with my views too,algae is part of a mature and healthy aquarium. The algae is only growing on the inner side of the wood that receives most light,the rest is clear,meaning this could actually look quite nice.

Thanks Byron,here’s another photo to see if you can make it out better.The algae doesn’t look too bad,it makes the wood actually look a bit better in my view,as long as it’s harmless.I could wipe it off if it gets too much,that’s really why I was asking if the fish would eat it as I wouldn’t...

The algae is a dark green colour,though it looks brown in the photos.This stuff is growing in small tufts. Any ideas what it is and do fish eat it e.g plecs,otos.Another way to describe it is it’s like short fur. Answers appreciated thanks.

Odessa,gold,tigers,green,melon,pentazona and Dennison barbs and black ruby The 🐯 barbs are quite chilled out.I started with 18 🐯 barbs 2yrs ago and their numbers whittled down to 6 over that period. I now have 2 fully grown tigers out the 6 left,and the other 4 haven't grown. The two big ones...

Has this ever been discussed on the forum? I don't think we need to wait til the fish are being swept away before knowing when it's too high a rate. Would be interesting to find out opinions on the subject.

My Anubias is trying to reach for the surface, looks like it's on stilts. A lot of new leaves too.

Fortunately life doesn't work like that.a Good concept though👍

When it comes to schooling fish there needs to be enough of them for them to feel safe,and they are mesmerising.

Most of the fish do like a fast flow.The corys like it too.The tiger barbs are more lazy and like to sit behind a rock,letting the flow pass them by,just like in nature.

Tiger barbs and ruby barbs

Just schooling. Water kept at 23 and refilled with water of the same temp. Tank is 5ft.

The big female is obviously just grubbing around when she dislodges a plant.I only have three and it’s the big female who does the damage as she is very powerful.She used to click her mouth quite a bit and I could almost feel the clicking through the glass,but that has stopped since I introduced...

What size were they? Mines have always dug up the plants

I always judge a fish keeper by the way they write their posts.Ott,lmao,these and other abbreviations are all signs of a lazy fish keeper Tbh.

I doubt another inch of sand would stop two fully grown yo yo loaches from digging the plants up.They are strong fish Don't get me wrong it's a good idea for the future if the plant roots take hold in the sand depth I have at the moment.

I was thinking the same thing,as long as I have the yoyo moles then I had better keep the clips for a while,if not forever.That’s also why I asked the question now,as I know later on the clips will be quite difficult to remove.