Search results

I bought a nice Crown Tail male at WM. He is king of the castle in 10 gallons fully planted.

There are a lot of banned aquatic plants in the US, but I will say, I see most of them in tanks in stores. Hygrophila Polysperma is one of them. Most store owners just say don't tell anybody and go ahead and sell it to you. You can buy Java Moss on ebay without any problems, the sellers...

What state and city do you live in? Petsmart doesn't have any real driftwood or bog wood at all (here in Kansas anyway). Some Petco's do have driftwood attached to slate, but the choices are not great. I have the best luck with small pet stores, usually owned by individuals. Look up...

The tank looks great Pseud! I recently bought Anubia Coffeefolia myself and I love the "ruffled" or texture to its leaves. I found it in Minnesota, and i will buy more the next time I am there. I really like the fine sand on top of the coarses gravel. I see the open spot you are worried...

I think you need to check the pinned lighting area, lighting on smaller tanks isn't calculated the same as larger tanks. Smaller tanks need a lot more watts to get the equivalent. I currently have a 10 gal with 65 watts CF and it is fantastic. I do not do EI, I just add trace and iron, DIY...

Plant 1 looks like Bacopa Caroliniana and plant 2 looks like Bacopa Monnieri. I might be way off, but they look just like the photos in one of my books.

I like your tank, it's progress is really nice! A black background would really make your plants (and fish) pop! You may find your tank looks fuller when you screen out the white wall and cords. My favorite is window film from Wal-mart (limo black). You can test drive by just sticking a big...

Hoo Wee. As a female and at one time married (10 years ago LOL). I have been there. Let me tell you that your wife probably isn't as innocent as she seems! If she likes new clothes, make up, knick knacks for the house, purses (bags) or shoes, I promise you she is buying more than she is...

Boy you aren't kidding. The midwest is a very bad place to be looking for aquarium plants. I live in Wichita, KS. but I travel full time. I didn't see any decent plants in Omaha the last time I was there, and don't bother with Lincoln either. (I google pet shops before I travel)...

I have a 10 gal. with DIY CO2. I use a bottle that has been on a bigger tank for half a week and it it rotated to the 10 gal and changed weekly. So the bottle starts on a 55 gal for a week, then swapped to the 10 gal for a week then dumped. I have 65 watts CF, no added ferts, no algae and...

Water Sprite is the common name. I don't have access to my books at the moment so don't know the proper name.

I can't believe that I actually have free swimming Angle fry. I have had several pair of Angels spawn in the past and eat the eggs within a day or two. I don't try to remove the eggs because I don't have the space or time to raise them properly. This pair is a first time spawn in a 55 gal...

The simplest thing to do would be to remove the fish from the tank (using your own tank water)(rubbermaid containers work really well depending on how many fish you have, be sure to keep a lid on in case you get a jumper) change the gravel, then top off the tank and replace the fish. The...

I agree with Zig- sort out your lighting first. I have several tanks, 55 gal to 10 gal and all of them are fully planted. Since my tanks are in different rooms, I am using DIY on all of them. The 2 55's and a 45 have 2 two liter bottles on them, plumbed into the canister filter. The smaller...

I moved a 45 gallon recently and had no problems at all. I bagged the fish, siphoned the water into 5 gal buckets and 1 gal milk jugs (I must have 50 of the milk jugs saved). Scooped out the gravel into a heavy duty trash bag inside of a 5 gal bucket. Emptied the filter and placed the...

Wow, that was quite an interesting thread. I happen to have a BIB of Hardy's Chardonnay in my fridge now. The BIB last a LONG time, meaning I drink a glass occasionally, and I think that box is over 6 months old now. I just had a glass last night and it was as perfect!

Phillip, you are in Chicago and I found a shop that I thought had great plants! It is Scotts- scottspetshop.com for their address and hours. I live in Kansas but travel full time. Since I have nothing to do but work in the evenings, I usually map out where the pet shops are and go shopping...

Since you are in the US, you might try this. I picked up a GE Daylight 40 at a Ace Hardware. It is 6500K, very inexpensive, around 5 or 7 dollars I think. It puts out a nice white light. I have 3 of them on a 45 Gal tank and I get more pearling from it than two other tanks that have compact...

I have the same filter that you do and here is what I do. First, keep the water level topped off! I put a thick rubberband around the outflow then stuff some filter media under the rubberband (like a U) with the two ends pointing to the center of the tank. My filter media is cut to the width...

I also think most look like Anubias. I did exactly the same thing as you when I first got some plants. Some of the Anubias have leafs that look like Amazon Sword. The problem is, Swords are planted into the substrate and Anubias are not. If you plant the Anubias like a Sword, they will rot...

This tank is so relaxing to look at, even on the web! After such hard work, it really is a shame to tear it down, and your poor fish! To be relegated back to the LFS after such a nice home they have now! I think you should just buy a new tank and start fresh with that! Cichlids give a...

Don't make the mistake I did by putting a second 55 below a top 55. It seems like there is plenty of room, but unless you have a very very skinny arm, you won't be able to get your arm inside to do maintenance on the bottom tank. You will also have trouble siphoning water out of the tank, and...

Thank you for all of the information! Now I can see why the males were working over the females at the LFS since they have a short lifespan! These guys are trickier than angelfish to raise! The two females seem very happy in their planted tank with guppy fry and even though they are not as...

Thanks for the replys and thanks for the tips of websites. Googling was pretty disappointing, just a lot of scientific mumbo jumbo. If they spawn, do I have to remove the eggs and store them or can I just leave them alone to hatch? The males were going crazy spawning with the females at the...

Wow, I wonder if you got a decent sized order together if the price would be better or if they would be more willing to do the custom work? I know I would be interested if it didn't break me! The green tubes look soooo bad!

I went looking at the LFS today and saw a tank full of the Killifish Rachow's Nothobranch. They were very pretty and I had never seen any Killifish except for one that seems to be common here in Kansas, Golden Wonder?. Anyway, the males were really "working over" the females (horndogs!!) I...

I think I am going to copy you in the placement of the spray bar! I have struggled with the position of mine, getting it deep enough first, (to hide it behind plants) then which direction to point it. I ended up pointing it at the back wall of the aquarium so the flow doesn't disrupt the...

LOL, I told you it was in bad shape! Just a word on traveling plants-lead weights cause problems while going through airport security! Very suspicious looking things all curled up on the xray. Plants go right through though!

Where in Chicago? (store name also!) I live in KS., but am in Chicago lots! I recently went to Scottys and that store is fantastic! I found plants there that I can't get in Ks.

Changing the substrate can be pretty simple, if you can remove the fish to another place first that is best, but if you can't it can be done with them in the tank. What I do is use a good sized net and scoop up the old gravel and dump it. Then I rinse the new gravel and use the same net and...

Here are photos of te plant in question. This is my second go-I lost my darn internet connection half way through the last one. Anyway, the plant isn't in very good shape, I hope it doesn't just melt. There are some new leaves at the top so I have hopes. Another possibility is Rotala Macranda.

Here is a better picture. Too late, I read information regarding resizing so the first image in the post is a bit distorted. I may play with the photos and repost a better image. Here is a close up of the plant.

OK Pseud made me feel guilty. I had been using this 10 gal fry tank as a spot to chuck in clippings etc. They were growing amazingly will with only 15W of standard Fluorescent, and DIY CO2. Last weekend I changed the substrate to black Onyx sand, added an extra 15 watt strip and rearranged...

So Pseud, since you are the only soul brave enough to give me any tips etc, do you have any links to any other articles thay may shed light as to what other minerals may be causing my readings? I have re-read Chucks article, and he pretty much focuses on Phosphates, and my levels are not high...

Ah, but guess what? I have a Phosphate test kit (and I use it regularily) The Phosphate level from the tap is 0.5ppm which I don't think is high (is it?). I think I will leave a cup of water to set overnight and then retest in the morning to see if things "equalize" as the link explains...