Recent content by vero

Well, I did a big clean up of my tank. I was able to get most of the algae off of the plants. It would come off quite easily, except for what was on the java moss. Of course it was floating everywhere, so I did a 40% water change and was able to pick up most of it. The tank looks much nicer...

Bonjour J'aime bien Aquarius sur Jean-Talon. Ils ont ne belle sélection de poissons et de plantes. Souvent les prix sont plus bas que dans les chaînes. Il y a aussi BigAl's dans l'ouest de l'île Translation for our friends: I like Aquarius on Jean-Talon Street. They have a nice selection of...

OK. So I've started dosing NPK. I decided to add it every day until I start seeing some nitrate. Then will cut back to every 2-3 days and restart doing pwc. What will happen to the algea that is already there? Will it die off and disappear?

Well... I'm really surprised! I bought Flourish Comprehensive thinking that it would contain everything I needed to fertilize (dictionary says comprehensive = including all)! It does seem to have everything, according to the bottle: nitrogen, phosphate, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur...

Sorry for taking so long to answer. I finally tested the water: pH 7.8, Ammonium 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 0, hardness 13 (it is high, no?) I'm using aquarium pharmaceutical, except nutrafin for nitrate. I add Flourish Comprehensive Plant Supplement (1ml every two days). I thought that Flourish...

Hi, Thanks for your answer. What would be the full name for BGA? Yes, it is in a low circulation areau (bottom of the tank, away from the filter outflow). My nitrates have always been very low. In fact, I have never seen any nitrates. I know hat sound weird but I just can't get any... This...

Hi See below and myinfo for tank information. Sorry I don't have water parameters at this time. I found an algea problem while looking at my tank this morning. It covers some of my java moss and there is a bit of it on my ambulia (looks like a cabomba). It is green (darker and bluer than the...

I think you are right. I found this page that suggests adding salt when breeding amano shrimps. It doesn"t say how much though... http://www.jayscustomcomputers.com/wilma/Articles/page1.html This is getting more complicated then I thought! And the guy says he got hundreds of baby shrimps...

Oh... two of my amano shrimps have eggs under their belly! I've put them in a clear plastic container with some java moss and a piece of algea wafer. The container is sort of floating at the surface, attacher so that it doesn't float around and flip.. It has a lid with holes for oxygen. Hope...

Hi, One of my amano shrimps has eggs under her belly... wow! I just read that she should be in a separate bowl (probably so that the eggs don't get eaten by the other fish when she lays them). I don't have an extra tank with heater and all for her. I'm just wondering if I could put her in a...

... turned out my amano shrimps did not die... I moved things around to count them and found six of them (I had bought six). They molt like crazy. Just about every day I find a new "skin". They are getting big now (over an inch long). I guess they like it in there!

Thanks for your replies. Maybe they ate too much!!! (they do a great job)

Hi, I bought 6 amano shrimps about a week ago. The first night, one of them died. A couple of days later another one died. Do they need something special? My tank is planted. They've got plenty of algea to eat and there is a piece of wood they can hide under. Thanks Vero (see below and...

Great advice! And quick too! Thanks...

Hi, My tank is ready to get some fish (well, I am!!!) I'm looking for 2-3 larger fishes to complete my tank. My lfs has received Cobalt Cichlid (Melanochromis johannii "maingano") and Pseudotropheus demasoni. They look amazing. They don't get very big (max 4"), like the pH of 8. But it says...