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    6.5 gallon cube stocking advice

    What can I put in a planted 6.5 gallon cube tank? I don’t want to put shrimp or snails in. I am trying to be low energy so avoiding a heater if possible. I think white clouds are too active for a small tank and although I have heard Endlers tolerate cool temperatures their habitat looks pretty...
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    6 gallon planted tank - planting advice?

    This is the current state of my new 30cm cube tank (17 days old): https://imgur.com/6nOoEOo It has the following plants (I have put their roles next to them): Eleocharis acicularis 'Mini' - short ground cover Helanthium tenellum 'Green' - background curtain Salvinia auriculata -...
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    Does a canopy of Salvinia auriculata reduce oxygen

    My tank surface is covered with Salvinia auriculata and it must reduce the surface agitation from the bubbler, general surface movement and also total water surface area exposed to the air. So do the plants reduce oxygen levels in the water?
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    1cm of fish per liter of tropical water?

    I recently encountered this rule online - it seems very high compared to 1 inch per 2 gallons. Does anyone follow this rule? The rule also changes to 0.5cm per liter for unheated water. Why would that be? The cold water will hold more oxygen and the aquatic creatures will have lower metabolism...
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    Restarting the hobby with a small tank

    I have been away from the hobby for about 15 years. At one point I was up to a 700 litre tank but while my fish stayed healthy I had no success with plants (unless you count algae...). Anyway after all this time the bug has bitten again and I have an open top 30cm cube coming my way. My goal is...
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