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That's a very valid point. Since water has high heat capacity than air, water will tend to have slightly higher temperature than the surrounding. This could be detrimental to the Amanos (or any other shrimps). Another valid point. I was not watching while the Amanos were being catched. But I...

Hi Everyone, Something very interesting happened to me yesterday that I believe worth sharing with everyone. I went to one of the few LFS's in my area and bought 3 Amano shrimps, 5 ember tetras and 2 pygmy cories (three separated bags in total). Before I left the store, I checked them for any...

Hi everyone, I want to consult about my issue regarding the exploding population of my dwarf crayfish. Its been about at least a month now when I bought a crayfish with eggs. Before that I have 2 orange and 1 brown/black crayfishes. The one that I bought is a dark brown dwarf crayfish. Now my...

Hi Everyone, I finally got my 75G tank set - with stand and lighting :cool:. With my new set-up, I also bought new fishes - checkered & cherry barbs and amber & neon tetras (I think I have enough bottom feeders) - and few plants - Magenta Water Hedge, few anubias (small and large), tiger lily...

Thanks everyone. I have taken every comments and suggestions into account. I decided to not purchase the set. It seems really tempting. But there could be some caveat. I do remember the seller telling me that the canister is at least $400 and, as mentioned, no major or minor damage. These seem...

Hi Everyone, Some of you might be aware that I am planning to upgrade my aquarium. I was originally looking for new set up - a tank with stand - from LFS. I was also originally looking for 75G. I decided later to see if I can find good deals in Craigslist because they usually sell aquarium set...

Thanks for the reply. Likely, you had freshwater clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval. Those are invasive species as they propagate fast and run over local species in rivers, lake, etc. On the other hand, I have FW mussel. According to my research, they can try to reproduce in...

Make sure your tank is cycled (which I believed it is). In growing plants, you have to consider CO2 and lighting besides fertilizer. CO2 is essential for plants to grow (does not matter if they are slow or fast growing plants). Your sources of CO2 (your fishes and the atmosphere) may not be...

From many aquarists' experience, eco complete under the sand should work. According to my research long time ago, kuhli loaches tend to be happier in sand substrate. I used to have fine gravel, then I changed to sand. They like excavating sand, which they cannot do with gravel or large piece...

Hi Everyone, I want to share my experience of taking care of freshwater clams. I am a bottom-feeder lover. I want to collect rare and unique freshwater bottoms feeders (that includes invertebrates). Currently, I have kuhli loaches, cory catfishes, dwarf crayfishes (transparent and orange)...

Okay, it seems like that I will go with the glass. By the way, do you recommend buying the stand as well from Petsmart? The material is very weak (compressed fiber wood). I am thinking of buying a furniture. What do you guys think?

Hi everyone, I want to ask everyone's opinion regarding buying a new tank. I am planning to buy a 75 gallon tank. At first, I was shooting for 55G. But after some research, I realized that 75G maybe better. Anyways, all I care is not the depth, but rather the width/length. This aquarium will be...

I guess that I was misinterpreted :(. I never said don't use fertilizer. In fact, I do use it too. Nutrients in fertilizer are also necessary for plants’ photosynthesis. I do know that there are natural fertilizers in nature's flowing waters. The difference is that fertilizer is constantly...

I actually have thought about using root tabs. However, it is very hard to control the dosing with solids. In addition, root tabs are expensive and very saturated, which again can cause leakage/diffusion out from the substrate (waste) – diffusion rate to the water is definitely higher than...

I tended to go to low light setting since the aquarium is not placed in a dark place (to save energy). There's no point in using high lighting in my case since I have kuhli loaches and cory catfishes. In addition, I don't use CO2 because it's not really soluble in water depending on...

earthmother's idea of adding siamese algae eater might work. I had this problem before. I thought my aquarium was overstocked, had too much lighting, and/or was using fertilizer. Turned out these were not the case. Anyways, I don't like chemical-route in solving any problems. I always tried to...

I "accidentally" successfully breeded/produced corydora. They have been producing eggs every year, usually in cold season of the year. Last year, I noticed tiny creatures swimming around the bottom of my tank. Turned out that these are new hatched corydoras. I just let them since I don't really...

Fertilizer: Flourish Dosing: Every week after 25% water change Lighting: Two 10 watt fluorescent bulbs

Hi everyone, I have been into aquarium plants for quite some time now. I have been successful in growing plants by research and trial & error. After getting into aquarium plants, I decided to try fertilizer. Before starting, I was in a dilemma because I have dwarf crayfishes, kuhli loaches, and...

Yeah, it is pretty long. So far, the Tubifex worms are happy. I have not seen any deaths and the water/container does not send off foul odor. I am guessing that I just need few more days and I will be able to see new Tubifex worms. I am also culturing Grindal worms. I would say that they are...

Hi everyone, I am posting this thread to introduce my DIY project of culturing Tubifex worms. Many people know that Tubifex worms thrive in very disgusting environments such as sewers and creaks :eek:. In addition, they thrive by consuming manure and/or rotten flesh of dead animals :eek...

Hello again everyone, So, I had really high nitrite (I think it was off the chart). I tested my water using api master kit. My tank is still cycling. I think I'm in process 2 of the cycle when the ammonium/ammonia is getting lower and nitrite is increasing. I used biozyme to help the cycling...

That's nice.. I ave fries too from my guppies and from my mollies that have died due to ich. I could not identify them until recently when they have developed some characteristics. Anyways, another reason I don't want to add more fish is that most of my fish have developed some sort of...

Hmm.. I don't think so. When I got my albino cory, it still have flat belly. But after weeks of being in my tank along with my other corries, her belly grew. I thought that it might be due to over feeding. I reduced it but its not getting small. I don't think it is an illness too. So, the only...

Again, thank you.. I thought before adding two more cories as I have mentioned. However, I rather have not overcrowded fish tank. By the way, I have fries that I have not mentioned and my albino cory is pregnant (which is weird because I don't have other albino cory). Anyways, I have a 10...