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Does anyone have experience with Leaf Litter in their tanks? I hear quite a few Apisto keepers use Oak leaf litter in the tanks. I live in the country and have an Oak tree in my back yard and I am considering using the leaves in my Tiger Barb tank when they start to turn colors this fall. My...

I take it i'm the only one who thinks they look Photoshopped?

Hey everyone, I've recently stocked my tank with 15 juvenile Tiger Barbs (appx 1.5 cm long, standard coloring) and have a question about some spots a couple of them have. 3-4 of them have a dark spot on either side between their normal black bands. The spots are the same color as the bands...

My tiger barbs are the same way. I don't feel it's a matter of aggression but more of a "cleaning".

I've talked to the local welding shop and they charge $53/year for the "rental" of the tank and then $30 for a refill. That seems slightly high compared to what everyone else pays. These are all Canadian funds.

I should mention this will be going on a 33gallon tank. I have talked to the girl at the store who didn't know much about them so i've asked her to see if she can get me a 5lb tank. I would assume these canisters would have standard connections for a regulator? Ah, yes. This would be grams. :)

My local beer and wine making shop has 250g CO2 bottles for $40 purchase and a $5 trade/refill. If my math is correct, that makes it a half an lb bottle of CO2. Would this bottle work with a CO2 regulator and how long would it last?

I will also recommend the HOB Aquaclears. I have an Aquaclear 500 (aka 110) and it does have a "babbling brook" sound which is nice as white noise. The other option is anything with a bio wheel.

I ended up getting into fishkeeping because I was hired, without experience, to work the fishroom of a petstore. The more I learned, the more I hated working there because I could see how they didn't truly care about the fish. It pushed me to make our offerings better and to educate customers...

FWIW my 33g is 36x18x12.

A full grown pleco can measure anywhere from 15 to 24 inches in length and can live up to 20 years. It's a misconception that they will not outgrow a tank, because they will. :) They generally create more waste than they're worth.

Perch can be tasty w/ lemon. Just be careful of the bones.

That was my worry.

If the UGF is really dirty, it can have anaerobic pockets of ammonia which can kill your fish if they're disturbed. I'd recommend removing it if your fish dig up the substrate, or if you do w/ a gravel cleaner.

Your ph should be fine at your range as long as you acclimate your fish instead of simply adding them to the tank. Also, you don't want to do any water changes during a (fishless) cycle as it will simply make the cycle take longer to complete.