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  Haha! It's all good!   THATS the one I was thinking of! Is that the one that slowly spreads?    Hmm, I've only seen the tetras try and nip each other. The tetras seem to be just fine with the Angels, I haven't seen any nipping towards them and they've been together for about 8 months or so...

So I thought I'd create a thread to help document my tank's progress, and get some feedback along the way. Fish: 6 White Tip Tetras 1 BN Pleco 2 Angel Fish 3 Swordtails 3 Siamese Algae Eaters Plants: Amazon Sword Vals Anubias Bacopa Java Moss Tiger Lotus Bulb Moss Ball Duckweed Satellite+...

So it appears that it may have been some stress from moving as today he's with the other 2, and swimming around the tank, eating algae. While he appears to be more shy than the other 2, I don't think it's anything too worrisome.

I have a few tetras, 2 angelfish, a pleco, and a couple swordtails. The other fish aren't bothering them, and aren't acting aggressively. He finally came out of the cave when my pleco went over there. He swam with the other 2 SAEs for a bit but then went off and laid near the back corner.

All 3 of them are small, not yet mature. The tank is a 55 gallon, lightly planted, tested the water, and all the parameters are good

Hey all,   I recently bought 3 Siamese Algae Eaters, I did my research and they are not the false SAEs. After introducing them to my tank, they all seemed to be doing okay, and didn't show any signs of stress. However, while 2 of the fish are going to town on my algae that's attached to my moss...

Thanks for the feedback, I haven't been using any liquid co2, so I'll dose that regularly to get the dreaded bba under control! I wasn't sure if starting to use gas co2 would also start helping the bba grow rapidly. I'm using very small amounts of macro and micro. My fish and their food alone...

For the rooting medium, is Eco complete substrate with root tabs alright?

So I made a dumb mistake, I bought a nice tiger lotus about a month ago, and shortly thereafter I noticed some of the leaves began to melt, and no new growth was occurring. So I realized I buried the roots too deep and I pulled the plant and saw that the roots had rotted. Now I have a single...

So I'm fairly new to the hobby, I've been reading a ton, but just need some input. Basic Information: - 55 Gallon established almost a year ago -Weekly water changes at about 50%, along with vacuuming the substrate since I'm not heavily planted - Ph 7.2, Ammonia and Nitrites are 0, and Nitrates...

Which would you recommend, the satellite freshwater LED+ or the Finnex Ray2 Aquarium LED?

Those effects look pretty sweet, is enough light for low/medium lighted plants?

I was looking at updating my lights for my planted tank, I currently have the standard 2 fluorescent bulbs that came with my tank. I was looking at a Marineland Aquatic Plant LED light (http://www.amazon.com/Marineland-48-Inch-60-Inch-Aquatic-Plant/dp/B0085TVEXK/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top). While...

I'm gonna pick up a test kit tomorrow, it just seemed cheaper for them to do it, haha. Any brands better than another? I live on the northwest side of Chicago, near ohare.

My 55 gal (long) tank has been cycled and running for a little over 3 months. So far I have a bottle nose plec with 6 white tip tetras (I've been slowly stocking). I do a 20% water change weekly and my lfs has been testing my water and reported that all levels are fine. I was wondering if a...

So I have a 55 gallon, and I've had 6 white tip tetras in there for about 1.5 months. On Friday I added a piece of driftwood and a bristlenose pleco, and since then the tetras have been acting much different than usual. Usually they are very active, and often swim in the current caused by the...

Ah, I see! Thanks for the help everyone!    Upon closer inspection, it appears that some small snails hitched a ride from the store to my tank, and now I have a few tiny snails crawling around my tank.. Is this a bad thing?

Hmmmm, I'm not quite sure what this means

Sounds good! Thanks for the advice!   And yes, despite being new, I was patient enough to cycle the tank!

The plants have been in for about 2 weeks, along with 3 white fin tetras. I don't add any fertilizer, but I do know that my substrate is made for live plants.

Hey all, new member and new to the hobby!   I started a 55 gallon planted tank, and I've noticed that some of the leaves on my amazon swords have cracked, and my other plant (forgot the name of), is leaning pretty heavily towards the filter. I was wondering if this is normal, or if I need to...