get some nurafin CYCLE and aqua plus, let it run with substrate in it for about 10 days before adding fish (do all your test first of course, ph, ammonia etc)
4-6 piranha for a 75 gal
for plants you can set up a co2 system if you want healthier plants and to reduce the risk of them dying, but...
I have 2 kribensis in a 15 gallon with a few plants and a small pleco.
They have 2 caves and show some signs of breeding like digging and aggression.
Some days the female (in hiding often) seems to have a bright belly and other days not at all.
I've had these for a little over a month and am...
I bought one of these last week, he's in a 30 gal with a few plants, a ropefish and some green tiger barbs.
I haven't seen him eat yet, rarely comes out of hiding if ever and is turning a pale gray.
Any ideas/suggestions?
(water quality is fine)
The nutrafin ph stabalizer / kh booster was a one time use for me, i used it once last month and my ph has been at 6.8-7.0 ever since.
But i agree adjusters used constantly is a bad idea, but this stuff really works, and doesn't require regular dosage.
I'm in a fairly small town, the pet store here is terrible..I've started to order plants but they take 7-10 days to get here.
I had an Alternanthera Lilacina arrive completely melted and an Anubias Nana that arrived fully in tact.
Any suggestions on plants that can survive the shipping other...
pick up some nutrafin PH stabalizer KH booster
I haven't had a ph problem since i bought this stuff,
unlike most ph adjusters this actually works, and you need very little of it. Here's a link
http://www.amekon.com/x_C_I__P_29523220;29510001.html
from my experience with freshwater puffers I've learned this
mbu and fahaka = expensive and needs a massive tank (fahaka being the nicest looking puffer you can get in my opinion)
dwarf puffer = assholes, they nip at everything and wear down other fish
figure 8 / spotted = easiest to care for...
Pangasius sanitwongsei may be correct, but i only found one picture when searching for that, here it is
http://kata-log.ru/images/5/f4168.jpg
if there is another name for this fish can you let me know please?
I have 15 gal and a 25 gal (pics later) the 25 has a nice fluorescent light and is really bright but the 15 has a incandescent set up and the water looks yellowish in comparison. ok time for questions...
1) Can i use the screw in fluorescent bulbs you would use in lamps (forget the name...the...