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Does anybody know exactly what types of algae otos eat? Iknow they love brown diatoms. The reason I'm asking is because I don't see any algae in my tank besides a little bit of green spot algae that I know he doesn't touch and yet he looks awsome, active, fat, and in perfect health. I see him go...

Has anyone tried the the aquavitro plant additives? What were your results? I've only tried the bottle called Synthesis to raise my nitrate level and to help my swords with what I think may be suffering from nitrogen deficiency. It worked in raising my nitrate level but the older leaves on my...

Does anyone have any experience with Dr. Tim's One and Only Live Nitrifying Bacteria? Does it really help establish BB colonies and cycle tank faster? I'm planning on moving my fish/plants to a larger FW tank (54gal to a 100gal) in the next two months and I want to make sure I have all my...

I'm in the process of setting up a 100g fw tank with a rocky ledge 3d background. I was planning on using magnets rather than silicone to hold the background in place for easy removal if needed, I'm worried about the water that will fall behind it will not get good water circulation causing the...

So I go to feed my fish this morning and to my suprise :fish2: I see tiny baby fish swimming at the surface. I don't know who the parents are or what to do with them. I put some floating fake plants so they would have a place to hide but other thant that I don't know what else to do. I only have...

Hola everyone, I'm setting up a 100gal with a 3d background, two 30" Coral Life HO fixtures each with a 31watt 10K and 6,700K bulb, and I want to use Flourite Black sand for my plants. (No CO2) I've seen some tanks with white/tan fine gravel/sand substrate and would really like to do that with...

Hola everyone, I've always loved animals and before moving to Dallas I had cats, dogs, birds, snakes, lizards, and of course fish. Now that I live in an apt I've decided to just go with fish. Been an aquarium hobbiest since I recieved a fish bowl with two gold fish for my sixth birthday and I...