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It is a 37 gallon tank, so total height on 22inches i believe. The current substrate is 2-3" (2inches of whatever i put down at the time, followed by 1" of sand above). It varies depending on where, as it seems the starlight bristlenose pleco dug up pockets, and im sure the panda corys didnt...

My tank had a bottom inch of gravel followed by an inch of sand above it. Cory catfish, a bristlenose, and several cleanings later and now the dark gravel is intermixed with the yellow sand and makes the bottom of the tank look awful and dirty. I have some plants rooted currently as well, and a...

It is indeed a starlight. Seems to be getting darker. Think the tail color hasn't set in. Ill post pics in an hour. A Bolivian and a neon tetra died :/

Well, I'm in class right now (medical school), but I turned on the lights this morning. To my surprise my glass is fully clean. Little Guy cleaned all the algae over night. He does have tiny spots but no white on his/her tail fin. Just two white greyish shades on the corners. Maybe he's not...

I didnt get a chance to get a close look at it when I was acclimating it in a bucket, but it kind of just looked like a normal bristlenose. From the online pictures starlights appeared solid black with white polkadots and a white stripe on the tail, but I didn't really see that on this one...

Taking a picture of these little guys is crazy, i tried scooping them out but they keep hiding in plants. Pleco just went in so im going to leave lights off for 24hours so ill wait to take a pic through the tank. I think I'm stocked at this point. 7 long fin zebra danios 8 black neon tetra 5...

Maybe 1/5th or 1/6th of a fin surface area. More the size of rock salt if Ich is compared to normal salt.

From what I saw online, Ich looks more like salt granules that are fairly uniform and speckled all over. These are less granule and have uneven borders. Not sure how to describe it. Ill try raising temp slowly to 87.

Two of the black neons died. One I found at the filter intake, other one I can't find yet. :/

I love the way those Norman lamp eye look. Having trouble finding them online though. Can't seem to find one of my black neons. I think the cichlids may have eaten him? Or he's floating at the bottom of the tank hidden behind some plants. Not sure what to do. Also two of my pandas have little...

I can explain it for you. Dw is driftwood, wood that is placed inside your tank that sinks to the bottom. This specific wood is required by some plecos as they suck on it to get some fiber and nutrients as part of their diet, they also like it because it's reminiscent of their environment...

Also, how much more can I add? So far: 6 panda Cory (adorable puppy dogs) 2 Bolivian rams (I love these guys, beautiful) 10 black neon tetras 5 neon tetras I'd like to get some Otos, one aforementioned Pleco, maybe another school, and some top dwellers. Also like shrimp and other inverts but...

How necessary is black water for king tigers?

Can't decide what Pleco to get. Bristle nose Starlight bristle nose Clown Pleco King tiger Pleco And can't decide on if I should get 3 ottos and what top swimmer

Ok so far I have 4 panda Cory, 10 black neon tetra and 5 neon tetra. Hoping the two tetras can intermix. Going to go get two more pandas tomorrow.