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I bought this locally at "The Wet Spot" in Portland, OR. They always have a great and ever changing selection of fresh plants.

I have purposely chosen very small tetras for my tank. I have read that Tetras, being slender bodied fish, have a smaller bio load on an aquarium. And according to this database on another site... Tetra Size List - Tropical Fish Forums ...both the Ember Tetra and the Green Neon Tetra are...

Lola, L O L A Lola. This is my Albino long fin Bristlenose baby (Ancistrus sp.), about 2 inches long now. I feed him/her blanched zucchini. My tank is a Tetra tank with a stable pH of 6.5 with lots of wood and plants, a "black water" tank. Named after The Kinks song, 'Lola'.

I have a tank for small Tetras. I have only Ember Tetras (Hyphessobrycon amandae) and Green Neon Tetras (Paracheirodon simulans). My LFS has some Jellybean Tetras (Lepidarchus adonis) right now; I have never seen or had them. I am tempted. Does anyone have any experience with these? Are...

Thank you Lager! I think Lola is my favorite fish.

New image My albino long fin Bristlenose.

Well, I have plenty of baby Ramshorns! I may try one, but I am still tempted to get a very small mystery snail at the tropical fish store. The have some that are about ¼" for 30¢. If it gets too big, I can move it into a larger tank, either my quarantine tank or the "big" one.

To answer several of you... I understood that Ramshorn Snails are hermaphrodites and a single one can breed many more. Is this not the case? (Still learning.) I did see that lightbulb tank on-line somewhere. Glad to share this with you all and thanks for looking and for your comments!

Yes, I could , but one ramshorn makes many more...

Pico it is then! Thanks for taking a peek at my pico! ;)

Here is a "planting" I made with some dwarf Sagetaria, a Rush gleaned from my garden and a plantlet of Windlov Java Fern floating. The substrate is black onyx sand with a little bit of laterite; no snails, fish, shrimp or any filtration. The container is actually a very flat tulip vase, only...

And I have added a few fish just moments ago. Thanks for your advice!

Thanks for the advice. Perhaps I will put in a feeder Zebra Danio or two.