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Thanks again! :)   Here is another shot of my tank, I have done a couple of changes in it, and added a few plants as well.   :)   And a night shot of my tank  

I have had about 2 deaths in my Cherry Shrimp tank when my betta was in there. He only hunted for the smaller one, and ignored the larger females.

Wow! That was quite the read! Can't believe you had 5 of them in your tank, makes me even more scared! I dreamt about the thing last night, in my dream there were shrimplets trying to hide from the monster! :O   And this morning I woke up, and went on the hunt for it, but instead, I found... A...

I have Neon Tetras but I don't think they will do anything to this critter. I do have a Betta in Quarantine that is about to go back in there.. But the Betta will also be a predator to the shrimp, which I don't mind, I do mind this annoying damselfly nymph tho. It is really ugly!

Hi! First of all, I hope you all have had a great christmas and all..   As some of you might know, I've had a berried cherry shrimp for the past 3-4 weeks, and I was looking at the tank yesterday, to try and find any fry, and suddenly I see something moving and falling on my center piece rock.  ...

I usually dose my ferts when doing my water changes.. I do have a pre-filter sponge as well since my corydoras or CPDs would fit in the filter pretty easily! I noticed that when I clean it, the flow is a lot stronger!   I don't have an issue with the sound the water makes (aquaclears are silent...

Here is an article about how you could breed some ! :) http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=4152

I'm using currently dosing flourish, root tabs and will start excel when I get it from the mail.   Thank you all for your answers, I still have one question.. What kind of filter is the most silent, in any kind of filtration? Is it possible to have a canister filter but have not much flow?

I'm using Aquaclear 70, with two sponge media in it, and bio-mass ceramic pellets..   And I'm not sure what I'm going to use for other filter, I was planning on using sponge filter to reduce flow and noise. Main concern is the noise.

I heard they are a bid hard to breed as they need really specific conditions! I think they are fun fish as well, when they are really healthy they shine like diamonds.

Holy shnips, how did that happen?

  I might be confused about how sponge filters work but I was under the impression that they did not use biomass nor normal media? I might be wrong?

Hi there! I have noticed that my nitrate levels will never go above 5 PPM, having so much plants in my tank must help a lot in filtering all of this.. I am wondering, how would I go to switching from an HOB filter to a sponge filter?   I'm wanting to do this to reduce the current in my tank as...

I'm having issues feeding my cories as well, My tetras go crazy for all the food and leave little to nothing for them. They even go for the pellet I sink to the cories.

Please have your water tested! I'm thinking your fish might be poisonned from something (Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate) Clamped fins is a sign that something is wrong, and as soon as you see this, you should ask yourself what's going on!   As Blondie said, ask for the numbers from your LFS, don't...

Congratulations!! :D

I have two heaters and even if they have a scale it took me 1 full week of getting them to complement each other.   My goal is that they take turns in heating the water, making the water temperature the same everywhere.     I did about the same thing than you to get the temperature right, but...

I'm happy you are not another one of those people who think that Betta fish only live for a year. You have been given great advice and I'm proud that you will give your Betta a better tank!   If you want to, and I suggest it, once you get the tank, you might also look for low light plants, such...

Everything I've read about this says that it's not curable and the best way to treat it is to quarantine the diseased fish to prevent spreading. :#

I have planted my Bacopa more spaced, but my shrimp keep uprooting them now! Grrr! lol

If you really have no money for a test kit, you could get a Seachem ammonia alert and base your cycling on it. Be warry tho as some of those are faulty sometimes. I got one which would stay on the alert level even tho if I tested water with my API, I had 0 ammonia.   It's always good to double...

Maybe they found a nice patch of algea!   As long as they don't go out of the actual tank they should be fine!

Hi! Welcome back! 

An UPS is a great idea, I do have a couple of survival sheets in my cabinet, just in case something really bad happens! I don't have any battery operated options right now. :|

Yeah, rummy nose should be kept in MINIMUM 24 inches long, and that's bare minimum. Seeing them swim in my 36 long makes me think They be even better in 48.

Well, with those rummy nose and the rams, I'm thinking you are at the limit stocking, maybe I'm wrong. Also in such a small tank it's normal for tetras to nip at other species as they most likely always see the ram. Anything that can break the line of sight will be a good addition to your tank...

It's a good idea! I'll gather some picture around and post about it! :)

True again, mulm would be only good when accumulating around the roots of the plants..   Aquapit, caring for plants is actually not at all difficult, you can start with really easy plants like anubias, mosses and ferns, they require almost nothing in order to thrive and they help a lot in...

Hehe! Thank you guys! I take pride in them, the clock, also made by me :) Hehe, you should see everything I have built in this place, it's crazy.

I agree,  In any case, if he has a planted tank mulm is actually a thing he'd want.. Unless I'm mistaken. 

I was in the same quest than you before and someone helped me,  I'm quoting him from this thread: http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/427560-cycling-my-46g-bowfront-weird-readings/   After doing what he told me, I figured out I was cycled already.

Thank you for your comment!    I really love the stand and guitars as well! :) The stand is neat because I can hide my stuff under it, there is a lot of room! As for the guitars, they have all their personality ;)

Good idea, ask them the actual numbers and you can give it to us and we can tell you why it's fine! Or why it's not! A couple of opinions is always better than one! :P Nerite snails are really neat. I love them and think they are beautiful. You could get one! :) As other people said, make sure...

Wow! They are stunning! Would love to see some irl.

anubias and java moss will do great without any high tech stuff I personally use seachem flourish but I'm sure you can use other alternatives.. http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/Flourish.html   You don't need a lot tho since you don't have a lot of plants :P

Of course before assuming you have old tank syndrome, you should check your water quality :P

Hey there! I just finished my last touch up on my aquarium stand, built it myself, I'm really proud! :D   Here it is, in it's surroundings !   And the actual tank with it's inhabitants :)   What do you guys think? :) (It's been running for only 2 weeks now.) Don't worry, it's cycled.

To answer your question, the exoskeletons might be their moult, but as they moult they also have a softer shell, making it easier for others to prey on them. Your DG most likely had a go at this time, by harassing the shrimp until it dies. I've watched my betta trying to eat big shrimp and he's...

Any tetra that won't fit in their mouth really :P

Woah! Fish are really amazing! I can't believe the fry survived in the filter for all that time!