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    Video of my Angels caring for eggs after spawn

    Here's a clip of the Angels caring for their eggs . Never seen them spawn this time but it was about 2-3 hours after they laid . This is the 5 or 6 spawn I know of and the third on a leaf others were on glass . They have kept them safe in the community tank for a day so far - its the furthest so...
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    What plants to mount on driftwood

    I just added 3 medium pieces of driftwood to my 125 gal tank . I already have a large piece with 2 anubius nana attached to it . What other types of plants would work well attached to driftwood . The tank has almost 2.5 wpg T8 lights and has Echinodorus rubin , Cabomba caroliniana , Gymnocoronis...
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    New finds in the tank

    I cleared out some macro in my refugium (modded AC110 ) only to find a mushroom on a piece of LR and what looks like a small crab (I'll ID later) . Just goes to show you'll always find something new and interesting when you look closely .
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    Zoo ID

    Can anyone give an ID for these zoos :
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    Some more show off pics

    Here's some more show offs of my nano . Side view Clown posing
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    10gal after 2 months

    Have my 10gal set up for two months now and heres the difference Then Now
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    Pistol Shrimp good or bad

    last night I finally saw another hitchhiker - a 3/4 pistol shrimp , I thought I had seen "something" before but always thought my eyes were playing tricks on me til last nite . About an hour after lights out I seen him zip across the front of the tank then I sat for 1/2 til I saw he come back...
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    Noticed hitchhikers(good thing) need ID - pics

    I noticed a couple of hitch hikers that I hope are what I think First is poss a group of small feather dusters about 1/16 inch long ( thats the only bubble algae in the tank ) Second appears to be a coral -it will retract when you get close to look at it and is about 1/8 diameter. ( small...
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    10 gal nano tank Updated June 24 - Pics

    Ok I took the plunge and started the nano this weekend . I have the standard 10gal tank with a modded AC110 HOB fuge set up with 100w heater in it . Also have a piece of rock that spent 6 years in a cichlid tank so it should not leech anything out . Waiting to pick up 10 pounds of LR and 5-10...
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    Angel in hostipal tank ?

    I have a large angel being treated with pimafix/salt in a 5gal hostipal , Can I add a jungle ammo-remover tab daily with PWC to keep ahead of ammo/nitrite problem she is big for the tank but its better to have her there till she is better . I had to set this up quick so I never had a filter...
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    Weird ph readings

    First its an est. tank (125 gal ) with ammo 0 (API)nitrite 0 nitrates 20(nutrafin) , weekly 30% water change with gravel vac ( python) Gh 20 (1+1 drop) kh >20( 1 drop chage to yellow) with a nutrafin hardness test . When I check my ph with API test I get 6.4 when I test with nutrafin test I get...
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    New Angels

    Finally have my new Angels . I have two Angels -one black marble one pearlscale both long veiled comb tail and 5-6 inch body. Sorry heres a pic: And a nice shot will my other Angel (got him dime sized- 2 inch now)
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    GBR or similar?

    My ? is are there any other dwarf chiclid the looks like a blue ram except the body is not sleek - more rounder . I was told they were called Angel rams but I think the are just a chubbier morph of a blue ram.
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    New Pleco

    I brought home my new Pleco , I think it is a Liposarcus multiradiatus , he is about 8-10 inches long and was returned to the LFS from a 30 gal tank , I think he is amazed by the room in a 125 gal. Sorry for the quality of the pic - just can't get a clear pic with this tank ( I think the glass...
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    Can I have a 10gal FOWLR ?

    I have a spare 10gal tank with light hood , aquatech 10-20 filter , 100w heater and the want to set up a small sw tank . Not looking for fancy just LR with a couple of inverts and a clownfish - an anemone if I could to have the clown feel at home . Also could I use LR/foam in the HOB filter...
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    New Black Ghost Knife

    I just got my new Black Ghost Knife in the tank - took an hour to aclimate him . He is about 4-5 inches long and found a nice little spot in the center of the tank to hide (between two rocks) all I can see is his tail wiggling ,I'll have to wait a couple of days to get him out enough to get a...
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    Tank cycled in 13 days

    I'm finally getting a chance to write it all down about my cycle . I started a 125 gal tank with the bio-filter from my HOB on the 10 gal rang out in the water and put in the canister of the new tank . Here is the readings I had: day 1 Ammo .50 , Nitrite 0.1 , Nitrate 5 Ph 6.8( ph remained...
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    New fish

    I have 4 GBR in the new tank now , they went pale for around half a hour but since their color has come back . Two have the red belly and appear to be female and two have prominant dark striping and I guess are male , I can't tell the fin length for sexing them as they are small . I'll try to...
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    Need some suggestions for stocking 125g

    when I get all my present fish in the tank will still look empty so fire the suggestions for stocking here is what I have so far 2 Dwarf Gourami 3 Black Skirt Tetra 5 Bronze Cory 1 Austrailan Rainbow I would like to add posibly 4 Angels 4-6 GBR more Corys , Tetras and rainbows as well...
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    Transfer biological media

    When I set up the new tank can I fill a couple of media baskets in the Fluval 405 with gravel and the bio-filter material from my present tank as seed to speed along the set up. The 405 has 8 media baskets ( 4 with carbon and 4 bio-max now )
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    new tank - I will have to get more fish

    I started building the stand last night for the new tank -125gal long . Hope to have water in by the weekend. Also have an Aquaclear 500 HOB , 2 powerheads , 2 x 30in. light canopies with timers and 2 x 5 gal buckets of gravel and many rocks and deco. Just picked up a Fluval 405 to replace a UGF...
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    Need an ID - New to aquariums

    I have an unknown fish in my tank can anyone help me out [img][img=http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/5513/pic044xu6.th.jpg] Thanks
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    new to forum and hobby

    Hi all , just started with the hobby , Bought my first 10 gal tank ( fish included) and can't help just looking at it. It was stocked from a larger (55gal) with left over fish. I have : 3 black skirt tetra 2 dwarf gourami 2 goldfish( I think ) 1 unknown
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