Recent content by Phaedrus

I have a 55 gal but no natural plants. I do not have a phospate test kit so I don't know about those levels. There is not really much algea in the tank but I wouldn't mind having an algea eater anyway.

I have had my tank fully stocked with excellent water conditions for about 6 weeks and am starting to get a little bit of green algea on rocks/ornaments and on the sides of the tank. Should I get something that will eat it and if so what would be a good fit?

Well, I got my fish and all is well so far. I have one question though, once I got all my new fish settled we realized that we have 1 random fish that is not the same as the others. We "think" it is a long finned gold zebra danio. When the guy at the lfs was getting the fish ready he...

Thanks for your help. I'm going to try and get my fish this week-end. My wife and daughter are thrilled as I was preparing them for a long wait on fish. . .

Thank you for your response! I have called around and found a local supplier for the Bio-Spira so I know it's available here. As far as stocking the tank, I am working off a list I got from a book that seemed to make sense to me since whatever I know about aquarium fish I learned in the month...

I am a complete novice and have a few questions. . . At this point I have fill the tank (55 Gal) with water, added substrate and decorations, and set up my heater & filters but have not added any fish. I have read enough to know that new hobbyist often kill their fish and I would like to avoid...