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Amano shrimp are hard to breed. And I don’t think they’d compete for food.

Should I get 6 otocinclus and no Amano shrimp?

I have a fully cycled 20 gallon tank. It has a background of vallisneria and then a full carpet of dwarf hair grass. For fish, I was thinking of getting neon tetras, honey gouramis, amano shrimp, and/or otocinclus. Would it work to have 15 neon tetras, 2 honey gouramis, 4 amano shrimp and 4...

OK great! I’m going to start acclimating them now!

OK. But I can put the kribensis in the new tank now and everything will be fine. Right? I just did a water test and everything is how it should be for the tank. No ammonia, nitrates, or nitrites. Ph is around 7. Temperature of the water is 76 degrees

Ok. Would it work for me to now move the sponge filter to my 10 gallon tank so that it can also cycle? But also put my kribenis in the 20. Does that work?

Ok. I have been running the sponge filter in my 20 for almost 5 hours. How long should it be in there? Is my tank already cycled enough to put my kribensis pair in? Of course I would check the parameters with the API Test kit.

Yes. I also have a sponge filter just sitting in one of my tanks. It was used for about 18 months. Should I run that along filter in each of my tanks for a day or two? Then will they be safe for fish?

I have a 10 gallon planted tank with some dragon stone as well as a 20 gallon long planted sand tank with wood and rock caves. I set those up just a couple days ago. I am downsizing tanks and getting rid of my 46 gallon bowfront which still has my kribensis pair that I want to keep. I then have...

Or is there something that could swim in the upper water column that wouldn't bother the kribensis and make them mad?

Ok. So if I want a breeding pair of kribensis, are there any fish that could go in the 20 long with them. I've done some research and it seems like the kribensis get very rowdy and territorial. So, would that mean that there wouldn't be any other fish I could put in that tank except for maybe...

Ok. Is that the same for kribensis?

PH is 7 and GH is around 4 or 5

Or should I try to switch the cherry shrimp into the 10 gallon and have the cockatoo cichlids in the 20?

Hey everyone! I have a 10 gallon that I want to set up but first need to know what to stock in it. Right now I have a 20 gallon tall with 3 honey gouramis and 10 neon tetras as well as a 20 gallon long with cherry shrimp. All three are planted tanks. Right now I am interested in cockatoo...

Ok thanks! I'll get the Aquaclear. I know that sponge filters are very quiet. But I'd like more crystal clear water and more water flow. Also, I have a carpet of dwarf baby tears so I'd have to tear those up in order to put the sponge filter in.

I have a 20 gallon tall aquarium that I am needing a new filter for. I've been looking at two filters. The Aquaclear 20 which is about $25 and has basically all good reviews. Although, some people have said that it is noisy and makes a loud sound. I am looking for a filter that is one of the...

Ok. So 10 neons and 3 honey gouramis in the 20 and all the shrimp in the 15. Thanks!

Ok. Thanks. That helps. I also have a planted 20 Gallon Tank that is ready for fish. I know I want cherry shrimp in one tank and neons and honey gouramis in the other. So, would the cherry shrimp make a colony in the 15 gallon column and thrive? And, would about 10 neons and 2 or 3 honey...

13" x 13" x 25" are the dimensions. The PH is right at 7. The GH is around 5dGH.

I have a 15 gallon column aquarium that has cycled for a couple weeks now. I have a rock structure, like a cave, with lots of plants including vallisneria, amazon sword, java ferns, crypts, and dwarf hair grass. I am now ready for fish. I am thinking of having 10-15 neon tetras along with 3 or 4...

Any other small cichlid species that you would suggest?

Ok. I just did some more research and it looks like Pindani Cichlids are aggressive. So does this mean that Yellow Labs, Fairy Cichlids, and Labidochromis chisumulae are my best bet? Also do you have any suggestions for other tank mates that would be able to live with multies?

I am thinking of redoing my 50 gallon aquarium and instead of having a tropical community tank. Having a nice small species African cichlid tank. I was thinking of having smaller species in the tank so that I could have more fish. I've been doing some research and have found some that seem...