Recent content by Chiroptera

Well, what you need to do is test the water ASAP. Your tank may be having issues if you recently added fish or if it never cycled correctly. I'm not sure all the fish you have are compatible, either.

Yeah I'd trim where the effected areas are and see if it comes back or spreads to the healthy leaf matter once the bad spots are gone.

I wouldn't suggest plecos or algae eaters for algae. A lot of plecos will get lazy as they get older or only eat algea when they're really hungry. I'd say something like Panda Garra. They are awesome patterned fish and absolutely go CRAZY on algae in tanks. Just keep in mind that they like to...

I just have a cat. I try to keep to one mammal pet at a time, makes me feel like I can give them the most attention that way.

Welcome! Kids can be like that. Hopefully you find a way to help him get comfortable in his own room soon.

I double the recommendation of AqAdvisor. Probably best to re-home your pleco and get a smaller species. Welcome to posting here, though!

It's come to the point where, after a lot of effort and fighting, I can't afford to maintain a large tank with the current financial strain on my shoulders. At the moment there are three out of four fish that I won't be able to keep, and would like to see them go at least someplace somewhat good...

Neosilurus Ater, Black Eel Tailed Catfish! :D

Yeah I know, I'm 18 and if someone would fund even just one of my tanks I would be ecstatic.

Most plants do well in sand, it depends on what kinds of plants you like!

If they're small enough to be eaten, they will be. If not, they may be bullied. You can always try, but I wouldn't suggest it.

The fish death probably your nitrite. Do you know how to do a water change? The algae is from too much light. Cut it down to 8 hours.

But most knowledgable people won't pay more than $2/gallon for a used tank setup, especially one with no full equipment set. Someone may eventually.

What are the canisters? What brand/size? I'd hate to have that many filters - I'd sell them separate and get just one canister for the entire tank.

I have Balas in my household. They are not extremely active, a lot of the time, as long as they're comfortable, they're chill. Swim around a lot less actively than most fish. When they're scared or stressed is why you need a large tank. They go extremely fast, and will slam their heads against...