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Thanks, I'll look into it. The more I look at the photos of this fish, the more I want them! Haha It's a little too big for my liking. For this tank, I prefer fish that grows to an inch max. Thanks for the suggestion, though. :) There's a local group that breeds killifish over here, but SF...

Interesting.. I haven't heard of this fish before, and I don't think I've seen it any in any LFS. With a max size just under an inch, I might consider it. I was researching on the Boraras Brigittae initially, as @WhistlingBadger suggested. Both fish are hard to find in shops here, but there are...

I'll update you with the nitrate readings from the tap. I usually do 30-50% water changes every 4-5 days, and with the parameter readings I had for a few weeks, I thought it was under control. I knew 2 weeks into the hobby that I would need to upgrade to a bigger tank, but didn't think it would...

Sounds like a great project. keep us posted!

Update! The tank has officially started cycling with the help of a red ramshorn. I'm not too happy about the plant stocking, so I might change it up.

Sorry for your loss.. that looks like a nasty way to go out..

What a good-looking tank! I wouldn't have thought this was a "first planted tank" for anyone. You may have a gift ;)

My 20-gallon goldfish tank was fully cycled more than a month ago. After completing a week of 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite readings, I'm checking the parameters every 2-4 days. Livestock 2 Orandas 1 Common pleco Filter I'm using a Seachem Tidal 35, with the included Matrix media. I used to have a bag...

My first thought, on account of "no corpse".

Wow! the 3rd one looks really nice! thanks for sharing!

I have another tank with some bloody mary neo shrimp, so I don't really want a 2nd shrimp tank. I also considered this, but the pea puffer's diet alone makes it a hard pass for me. Maybe some time in the future, though. Yeah, I said no because I thought I needed a bigger tank for a betta. But...

Work from home might be extended until end of the year, so I impulsively bought the only decent-sized tank that can fit on my work table. It's 35Lx17Wx22H cm. Basically a slim tank with (hopefully) enough length and height for nano fish to swim/dart. It will have a piece of wood or stone/s. It...

Update! I got some hornwort and Vallisneria. Tank looks more complete now. Some close-ups of the inhabitants:

On one tank, I have a Chihiros WRGB that came with a Bluetooth controller. Then I use their app to set the schedule and light intensity. You can check them out if you haven't bought a light yet. On my other 2 tanks, I turn the lights on/off manually :D

Damselfly! I had one of those..came in with new plants. I even had the plants in quarantine for 2 weeks, but didn't notice the nymph until I put the plant in the main tank. Luckily it didn't get to any of my shrimp. Sorry, @Ch4rlie for your rainbowfish and shrimp :(

Adding livestock too fast maybe? The beneficial bacteria did not have time to adjust.

Or some local fishkeeping groups on FB, too. We have quite a few where I live, and there are many keepers who are willing to adopt.

Welcome to TFF! Don't worry, a lot of us started with the same mistake of believing whatever the lfs sales person was saying. A few things I can suggest right now is to invest in test kits, at least for ammonia, nitrates and nitrites. And then set up the 30 gallon tank. You'll find that it's...

*heads to the catfish section*

OK, got it. Thanks a lot!!

Which cryptocorynes would you recommend? I tried doing a search, and there are a lot of types (undulata, lutea, wendtii, flamingo, etc.), and they look very different from each other. I'm not fond of how Vallisneria looks, but the Pygmy Chain Swords look cool! I might consider those. OK. Should...

Thanks for your comments. Yes! I was hoping they'd help with filtration. Not sure how effective they are now, because the shrimps have only been in there for a few days. Will need to keep track of my parameters for the next few weeks. 20% every 7 days before the shrimps, but I'm increasing...

I was thinking a lot what to do with the 1.8-gallon tank that came with my orandas. I initially wanted some fish, but I've learned that it is a tad too small for that. So I did some research on shrimp, and ended up getting 8 bloody mary neos. This tank was never shut off after my orandas moved...

Welcome to TFF! That's a beautiful swordie :)

And here I was, thinking thrice about buying the two second hand 4ft tanks, with all the essentials, which the seller is practically giving away at a couple hundred bucks.

The wound looks clean now. It looks like new, very light-colored scales are already replacing the old ones. Should I still follow up with the salt treatment, just to be sure?

hello cuties :wub:

+1 on the frogbit!

Cory from Aquarium Co-op YT channel feeds that to his goldies every other day. I haven't been here long, but same as @kwi, I've found this forum avoids that plant like a plague.