My Riffle Shrimp And Tanks!

[Mamashack]

Snails do produce a lot of waste and I guess if your ram has died then he will be adding to the ammonia load.
What is the ammonia level and the pH? I think there's a formula for working out how much ammonia as opposed to ammonium is in the water. If the pH is acid then it's a smaller percentage whereas the opposite is true if it's more alkaline. I'll see if I can find it - think it's in one of TTA's articles on fish-in cycling

Found it - it was in part II
http/www.hamzasreef.com/Contents/Calculators/FreeAmmonia.php

 

[TallTree01]

Thanks for the link mama, I'll check it out on Wednesday when I'm going to test the water.

Tearing my hair out over these snails... Every day I find leaves at the surface of my tank.
Dunno if my plants will still exist in a few months time.

 

[TallTree01]

The ammonia has restabilized. On the weekend I want to get my shrimp and a new centerpiece forthe 90 liter. I'm think either another ram or a gourami.
Thoughts?

 

[TallTree01]

I rehomed the snails and bought a dwarf gourami, more tetras and some cherry shrimp.

 

[Mamashack]

Sounding good! Any pictures?

 

[TallTree01]

Yeah, they're asleep now but here are some I got earlier:



I'm a little worried about the gourami, he swims in this angle /

He hangs around the surface too. Hoping this is just due to stress and will go away

 

[Mamashack]

Can't help with the gourami as I don't know anything about them
The tank is looking great now!
How's the leg?

 

[TallTree01]

Legs aching and owing, I'm walking around though, tanks are up to a proper standard at last.
All I need now are some kuhlis and I'll call it a job

 

[TallTree01]

Dwarf gourami died Found him on his side this morning. Poor baby.

 

[Mamashack]

So sorry for your loss TT! 

Hopefully you'll be able to get some compensation since he died so quickly after getting him.

 

[Ch4rlie]

Sorry to hear

 

[TallTree01]

Thanks guys. It would have been great had he lived on.

I have a new plan and want to know what you think.
The diatoms/ brown algae is driving me up the wall. I want to add otos as I've heard they eat diatoms? Not a must but it'd be nice to scrub less.
The flame tetras seem lonely and I want to get more of them if I can.

Would it be ok to have 8 RNTs, 8 FTs, 7 kuhli loaches and 3 otos?

 

[TallTree01]

Picked up 2 kuhli loaches today. They only had 2, I'll get more later probably. Here's hopingthey don't disappear forever.

 

[Mamashack]

How are the shrimp doing, TT? I've had problems with my blue cherries adjusting to the water hardness here (or lack of) 

 

[TallTree01]

Seem to be doing well mama, I imagine the blues are more sensitive however.