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I have a very large piece of wood in the tank, covered with brown algae. :lol:

My pH ranges from 7.6 to 7.8. GH is 8. KH ranges from 2 to 3. The gourami can be mean, I may trade him for something else.

My water params have been rock steady for 3 to 4 weeks. Ammonia=0 Nitrates=0 Nitrates < 12. I've used two different test kits to verify these numbers. The LFS has checked my water and verified these numbers, too. The tank is just covered with brown algae, which is the reason I got the otos...

Oh no! One of the otos just croaked! :cry:

Maybe I'll try one then and see how it goes. I want to add some rams, too.

I've read that the frogs are stupid and won't go find the food. Plus the fish always eat all the food before it can get to the bottom.

Okay, the tank has been going for 6 weeks. The numbers have been stable for several weeks, and all is well. According to the maximum expected sizes of my fish, they will be 20.8 inches. I think I will go for some Rams next, and that should just about max out the tank. I like rainbowfish...

I'm interested in these frogs, but I've read that they are hard to feed. I don't like the idea of lowering a bottle in the tank daily. :roll: Would they get along with some rams and a semi-aggressive gourami?

I have some water weed that is getting quite tall. What kind of tool should I use to trim it? Is there a "fish-safe" trimmer? Or do I use any old garden trimmer?

I think the bulb is an Aqua-Glo 20W 18000K flourescent.

Here it is a couple of weeks later, and my water readings are still the same. :!: pH=8.0 GH=8 KH=2 NH3=0 NO2=0 NO3=12.5 I now have 6 fish in the tank (see my sig). All seem to be doing well. The plants stopped yellowing since I put a new bulb in and added some plant fertilizer (only once...

I've read that upside down catfish will swim to the surface for feeding, but mine seem to stay on the bottom during suppertime. I usually feed flakes to all the fish, and once or twice a week they all get freeze-dried bloodworms or frozen brine shrimp. The other fish seem to eat all the food...

I received a huge 6.8 oz can of flake food from a relative. It's Wardley's Tropical Flakes, purchased from Meijer. I have no idea how old it is. It is almost full. The LFS sold me a 1 oz can of TetraMin. They look pretty much the same. Does it matter what kind I give the fish? Does the old...

The LFS I have been visiting is called Moby Dick Pet Store. It is a great store and very accommodating. Their staff is friendly, patient, and knowledgeable. I highly recommend it. Unfortunately, it is 13 miles away. There's nothing closer but Petco, PetsMart, and Pet Supplies Plus. (More...

Yeah, the gourami and paradise fish were easy to net. It was as if they said, "Here I am, take me!" The barbs had me steaming mad. The rasboras seem to be doing so much nicer. Thanks for the point about rams. I spoke to the LFS about the pH of my water and they said that most of the water...