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    Its sooo boring...

    Hey Everyone, My fishtank hobby has become quite boring lately. To me, my tank looks fake, everything is such a vibrant color it doesn't even look natural. Which means I've failed to do what I strived for in the beginning, which is a natural-looking tank. So, I was hoping somebody had some...
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    Stocking 55g

    Here it is, 5- Serpae Tetra 8 inches 1- Black, Red-Tailed Shark 5.5 inches 2- Red Honey Gourami 4.8 inches 1- Striped Rapheal Catfish 7.2 inches 3- Otos 6 inches 4- Zebra Loaches 16 inches 5- Long-Finned Danio 10 inches Grand Total: 57.2 inches I plan on using added filteration to ensure they...
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    Alternatives to Carbon

    I'm using a Penguin Bio Wheel on my semi-planted community. The tank has a medium-flowing current and is using air pump devices as well. Therefore, I have no CO2. I really just plan on keep foreground plants with some hornwort and anachris. What alternatives are there to using carbon media...
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    Foreground Plants

    I have some more questions on foreground plants. I have artificial decorations in my tank and I was wondering if I could attach foreground plants like Java Ferns or Anabuis(spelling) to those? I've heard of attaching it to real decor, does that have like nutrients in it or something? Will these...
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    Loaches & Catfish

    I have four zebra loaches. I've read that the more loaches, the better. But there is one that usually doesn't hang with the group, on special occasions he may. But now its underneath the dritwood just sitting there. Sometimes it'll wobble to its side. Is it okay, is this behavoir normal? I also...
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    ARGH- What's going on?

    Is there any possible way to keep a group of sharks with caution? I've read that plenty of decor must be provided but I'm not sure. Right now its shark haven in my tank. I've got 1 RTS who's causing all the problems. Then I have an albino RTS, and two Rainbow sharks who are getting harassed...
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    Advice on a few things

    Ok, I am attempting to recreate a mountain stream biotype. I am planning on using the flowing plants, 1. Bolbitis heudeloti : African fern 2. Fontinalis antipyretica : Willow Moss 3. Microsorium pteropus : Java Fern 4. Vallisneria gigantea : Giant vallisneria 5.Sagittaria pusilla : Dwarf...
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    Making the transition...

    Please, anyone who can offer their help would be greatly appreciated. I've finally cycled my 55g with river pebbles as a substrate. I have a Penguin 330 BioWheel Filter that uses matrix stones instead of carbon. I really want to try to make this one a planted tank, so I'll explain the...
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