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Clown Loaches eat ghost shrimp, I've seen em' do it. My loaches are big. 3-4''.

My loach does it in the dead of night for no reason. At first I thought something was caught in my filter. Then I got my flashlight out once I figured it was not a mechanical clicking. I do not belive it has to do with eating because my loach does it when there is no food in the tank. He just...

Hello All!!! I have a 29G standard. Tahitian Moon Sand, Bio Wheel 170, with lots of fake flora. Fauna wise I have 3 adult female guppies(used to have 5), 5 dwarf puffers (they never nip), 5-7 ghost shrimp, 1 CAE. and one clown loach. Water clarity is always perfect. No smells of...

I have a 29G lightly planted aquarium with 5 dwarf puffers, 5 adult female guppies, 1 CAE, 1 very nice clown loach and several ghost shrimp. I havn't noticed any nipping, but I do keep them well fed. They seem not to mind the bigger fish, and a couple times I've seen them schooling with the...

Nevermind I found it. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=7716

I saw on another thread a couple of different options as far as going to home depot and buying the neccesary hardware to DIY. I cannot find that thread and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. I have been looking at ahsupply.com, and I am looking for alterantives to them. I need 60...

Hi All!!! I am about to retro-fit by 28'' plastic light hood with the ahsupply.com 1x55 kit. I will be using a 5300K bulb. I have your everyday plastic petsmart cover. My full-spectrum 20W bulb gets pretty warm already, is this new set-up going to be too hot?

*bump* for newbies like me

Where do find these all glass covers at? Secondly, I plan on DIY lighting from Lowes, should I buy the light frist then go find a hood/ballast at Lowes. Or should I just go get the hood/ballast and assume that the are aqaurium lights that fit it? Tank is 29 gallon 30x12, 55 watts should be...

Hello all great site!!! Total newbie here. I just filled my 29g 30x18x12. I have a Topfin 40 (200gallon p/ hr). Is this filter sufficient for a planted tank? If so, what is the bare minimum($) amount/kind of substrate that I can use. I plan on retro-fitting my existing 24'' light with a...