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Very pretty fish!  I'm not sure I have a big enough tank for them and my pH typically runs between 6.0 and 6.5, so that may be too acidic for them?   I'll definitely keep them in mind though!

The water flow in the thank isn't very strong except where the filter output is.  I have a HOB Aquaclear 50 on the right of the tank, which is a 27 gallon cube.  There is some debris on the bottom, even after I vacuum almost 1/3 of the water in my weekly water changes, but not a lot.  The place...

I'm in the US.... Will definitely keep Aquabid.com in mind for the future! Thanks for more suggestions!

Thanks for all your suggestions. I had switched from smooth natural gravel to PFS a while back. The first batch of cories had the gravel and the second batch the sand. It happened with both. I thought PFS was supposed to be better for them. It is courser than the smooth gravel. But why...

If I could get my hands on a coral red pencilfish, I'd grab them, but I've never seen them around here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YXsZVLfJIU

I like red rasboras, but I'm trying to stick with fish from the Amazon region. I'm leaning toward the Lemon tetras--they are very small and colorful and swim at the top 1/2 of the tank. Perfect!

I think it may have something to do with where you buy them. If you get them from overseas hatcheries, they may not be as hearty. I think I'll just avoid them going forward and try something else. I do like the green neons, but I can never find them. I do still have six of them, so hopefully...

Cool, thanks for all the suggestions!

SERIOUSLY?! I never heard that before, but it's what I suspected in the beginning. I'm positive that one is male and I have at least one female. There is one that I'm really not sure of, but was convinced it was a girl when I first purchased her. But then she started spawning with the other...

I do have sand and it may just be some 'stuff' off the bottom of the tank that eventually settles.... I'll have to pay closer attention to whether the water coming out of the tap is cloudy--I don't think so though. I looks clear in the bucket and when I take a glass of water. Plus, now that...

Hi, my aquarium has been up and running for a year--definitely established. Parameters are good.. zero ammonia and nitrites. pH runs around 6.0-6.4 and nitrates are nowhere near the danger zone. I vacuum my tank once per week and change approximately 30% of the water with fresh tap--treated...

Hi all, Since I've been having so much trouble with my Neons lately, I've been wondering what other fish I could get that would be very small (around 1 to 1.5") that could replace them when the time comes. I tried to select fish for my 27 gallon cube that would fill each area, but the hatchets...

Hi all. I've been very disappointed with the heartiness of my Neon Tetras. I thought they were pretty hardy, but I've lost one per month for no apparent reason. They just start to swim funny for a day or two and then die. I've decided that I'm not going to replace them again and just see how...

Hi all. This is my third and final post for the day. I've mentioned this problem before with another Sterbai cory I had several months ago (he came that way from the pet store), but now I have a newer Sterbai that I got as a baby (perfectly formed) and he is showing the same signs and I'm not...

Hi everyone. I've had my three Bolivian rams for a few months now and I know I have one female and two males. The female has picked between the two males and spawned several times now--she's been VERY busy. LOL! Anyway, every time she has spawned, the eggs have never lasted. I'm not sure if...

Hi all. This doesn't appear to be a serious issue, as my fish seem to be doing fine, but I was just wondering why an established tank (I've had it for one year) has a relatively new issue with cloudiness. This only happenes after I do a water change and it lasts for about a day then clears up...

Yeah, it definitely looks like a male.

Thanks for the reply--great info. Unfortunately, the eggs disappeared over the course of two days, so no fry. It was pretty sad to watch as the male seemed to be in denial there for a while and was very protective of that area--even chasing away the female that he paired with. I'm not sure...

I have a pair of Bolivian rams who have laid eggs on a rock in my community aquarium yesterday. Can someone with experience with raising fry please answer some questions for me? My water parameters have been running 6.0 lately to usually around 6.8 pH with soft water, zero ammonia and...

Ok, guessing over. I DEFINITELY have two girls and a boy. The other girl laid eggs on a rock and is fiercly protecting them with the male. They are both brutally chasing away the other female, poor thing. Now maybe these eggs will develop and hatch in a couple days, hopefully.

OKAAAAY! Another update. Now I'm REALLY confused. Apparently, the questionable female/male ram that I purchased from Petsmart that I suspected was a female, but then thought it must be a male because it paired with the one I was sure was a female is now almost certainly a female.... The eggs...

Thanks! I'm very excited. Wish my camera was operational so I could take pictures and videos!

ALRIGHTYTHEN! Things have definitely become very interesting with the three omigos lately! It appears that the original two I purchased at Petsmart, which I thought were girls, are actually male and female and are now a pair. Their colors have exploded lately and last night they started to...

Oh, I didn't realize he was a couple years old. Yeah, probably best to let him be. He doesn't need any more stress in his life. Ooh, Apistos--very cool. They are very pretty and interesting. Good luck! They are very hard to find around here.

Aw, that's sad. Are you going to try to introduce some new rams or do you think your existing one will butcher them? I know it's hard to introduce new cichlids once they are established. Poor guy.

LOL ! I've seen it--was one of the things that helped me decide to get some Bolivians--beautiful pics/videos and tons of info. The Bolivians are definitely my favorite fish--they are like PUPPIES! As soon as they see me or it's feeding time, they come up to the front of the tank and go crazy...

Yeah, it didn't take them long to color up once they were released from the bag. They are hovering in the back behind some driftwood and my large Amazon sword right now, but hopefully they will explore and settle into their own territories soon. The neons look a bit freaked out and are...

Another update: While none of them seem to be getting along, they haven't done any damage to each other and settled into territores in the 10 gallon quarentine tank. Since I don't have a pair yet and am not sure I ever will, I placed all three in my 27 gallon cube today. They seem to be...

I'm not completely sure, but I think It's AP Leaf Zone. As far as the photo period, I assume you are looking for the time period that I have my lights on. I put the lights on before I leave for work (around 7:45 a.m.) just before I feed them and then shut the light off after I eat supper and...

I'm not using Co2 and only dosing ferts at water changes, but only for the water I add. So if I up the fertilizer (and reduce the number of hours I run the lights), that will get rid of the hair algae? How do I know if I'm dosing too much fertilizer? Is there a water test I should get?

Here are the specs: http://www.marineland.com/sites/marineland/products/detail.aspx?id=3403 Mine is the 18 - 24" model. My tank is a Marineland 27 Cube (approx 20 x 20 x 18). The taller the plants, the more hair algae. The smaller plants don't have any and look good.

I agree--take them out before you tank is innundated with them! My tank quickly got overpopulated with them and I though I got them all when I did a huge cleaning and swapped my gravel for sand--I even kept the plants in a seperate bucket for a week and cleaned them off as best I could. It...

Ok, in my case, the hair algae, or at least I think it's hair algae, looks much worse than the pictures here. They are long, blackish color, but really very dark green, and grow like crazy--within a week, my Amazon sword looks like it's wearing a wig. I don't use CO2, but do dose liquid...

I'm having this same problem. I have three ottos that do a fabulous job of keeping the green/brown algea at bay, but they don't touch this stuff. It really looks gross and I have to clean it weekly. Anybody have any suggestions?

Ok, I'll try that. Worse case, I'll take my chances and throw them in the 27 gal. They all look pretty healthy to me, and this weekend will be two weeks for the girls. I was just hoping that they'd pair up before I placed them in the display tank.

UPDATE: Ok, I'm beginning to think I should have been happy with what I had. I picked up a male at my fave LFS on Monday morning. At first, the girls seemed oblivious, but soon discovered him and were none too happy. They both picked on him, but one in particular (obviously the alpha gal)...

Ok, that's what I thought. Thank you for the response. I guess I'm more personally opposed to cross-breeding....well, anything. I have two girls I got from Petsmart and am planning on getting a male from my favorite and very reputable family owned LFS. Hopefully, the male and one of the...

Does it matter if I get females and males from the same tank at the same LFS and have them breed? I mean, how do I know if they are brother & sister, which would be gross (my opinion) and potentially cause the fry to have health problems or be deformed? Or does that even matter with fish?

Okaaay. I noticed this morning just before I fed them that they were really starting to bicker, so I guess that makes my decision easier. I'd really be surprised if I have anything other than two girls. They are both just so dull--colorwise--and have large breeding tubes. I was beginning to...

Definitely sand. But I wouldn't put anything too fine. I like pool filter sand.