ottos

Hello all! Starting a 105 litre planted tank (about 28 gallons), and looking for suggestions/advice in terms of stocking and fish numbers. I'm thinking ember tetras, Otto catfish. I'd also like some top dwellers like marbled hatchets. Possibly a centerpiece fish like a pearl gourami. What do...

So, I've got a 29g tank, already running for 4 months. Couple of months ago I bought a dozen neon tetras and within 2 days 5 died. Columnaris, NTD, or too much stress, never found out for sure. Fast forward to yesterday. I've had a planted and cycled "quarantine" tank running for 3 weeks now...

Just thought this was cool, and haven't seen anyone else do it (I'm sure it's been done, though!) I keep some Nori (roasted, non-salted, human grade) around for when I make Miso Soup and for feeding my saltwater herbivores. I decided to try it on my ottos today, and they seemed to enjoy it! It...