Recent content by captaindbishop

Absolutely, water changes need to be more frequent and larger if ammonia is reading 0.5

HI I have read in many places that lighting needs to be anywhere from 2W per litre of water, to 2.5W per 4 litres of water in order to achieve good plant growth. I have an Aqua One 980T, which means my lighting options are fairly limited to the in built lights: 2 x 30W bulbs, 36 inches 1 x...

Hi Which fish / plants dont fit into the same water systems?? Or rather what do you see as the oddballs?! I have had stargrass trained into a carpet before. It takes a lot of effort but can be done.

What does everyone think about this Biotope setup - is it a realistic refection?? Aiming for S.American clearwater Plants: 3 x Echinodorus Amazonicus 1 x Echindorus Quadricostatus 2 x vallisneria 1 x Echinodrus Osiris 4 - 5 x Heteranthera zosterifolia (stargrass). Trying to grow a carpet. 4 -...

Hi there. Tank is 240 liters. Newish tank but cycled from a smaller tank. So established for over 2 years. 1.00m wide, 52cm tall. I hear so many differing opinions about group sizing of angels!

I'm setting up a s.american themed tank. Currently I have: 15 x penguin tetras 1 x Bolivian ram 3 x otos 2 x long finned bristlenose 1 x albino bristlenose And I want to get: 3 x more rams And ___ x angelfish (to get the termtrad to school better). Ideas and / or suggestions??

Yeh potentially thinking two pairs of rams (I guess considering I already have 1 ram it needs to be pairs of rams, not apistos), and then a few angels. I hear either 1 angel or more than 3...??

How about another 3/4 rams, plus a few Angels?? The rams would form 2 pairs then right, and the angels would keep the tetras in shape?

Would rainbow cichlids work with apistos / rams then? I've never been keen on angels. And already have 1 Bolivian ram, so wanted some buddies for him

Hmm...ok So what would be a good option for a S.American community fish that would get the penguins to school? I had been told that Apistos and the Rams would get on fine, and only the Apistos would need consideration (i had planned on 1 male / 3 females)??

Sorry - tank is 240 litres as well...

Thanks for your help. And interesting... I have recently increased the size of my tank, and decided to try a clearwater South American tank. Consequently i will be introducing 4 Apisto Agassizzis over the weekend (and 5-6 Bolivian Rams). Do you think these introductions may start the...

Hi everyone, We got a school of Penguin tetras about a month ago (15 in total). We lost one of them to tetra disease but the rest are fine. My question is why arent they schooling at all? When we first got them they woudl school together very nicely, but now after theyve settled in they...

Well what do you think of it? Any suggestions?!

I would like some help, advice and suggestions in setting up my new tank. I want to create a South American clearwater stream biotope, after having upgraded from a 130litre tank to a 240 litre tank. I have enclosed a picture of what it currently looks like....