Recent content by Absinthena

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And OOooo my profile is NOT updated at all. I have fixed it now though. Just some minor changes but important ones to me!

My boyfriend has a tank (20g) I set up with 3 Serpae Tetras, 1 Cory Cat and 2 Otos. But it is not a planted tank. It sits in a window though so it grows its fair amount of algae (that the Otos eat). Could I move some of the guys in there? Would they get along with the Tetras? Will they be...

How do I "get rid of more males"? They're my babies too!

Hello. For some reason I have recently started to notice the male platys constantly tailing the female platys. My ratios are off (more males than females) because some had kids and most were male. I feel very sad for these girls but I don't really know what to do. Also, all the males in my...

You're wonderful. This is the closest thing I have seen to what could be in my tank. Also, one of the fiorst images I found had a caption stating amphipod's are found in the hyporheic zone of the Rio Calaveras in the Jemez mountains, NM. I purchased my shrimp from ARIZONA Aquatic Gardens...

No! I didn't QT them because there were too many for my QT tank... So, I crossed my fingers and trusted the place I got them (which was supposed to be good). Its has been more than a week now. I have 2 out of 9 SAEs left. :( This morning I had two dead platys... I haven't lost a platy in a...

So, I will have to make this quick because I gotta get to my night class. A week ago I bought SAE and Red Cherry Shrimp fro azgardens.com The shrimp came in a little bag with these light colored crazy little bug things. They're about 2 1/2 mm long and have legs. Their forms most looks like...

If you think you know something to help me out, I am on AOL and MSN right now. .. Probably will be all night.

MAN! I just lost my message I typed I will make this one short cause I'm stressing out. 30 G - Tetras, Danios, Cory and one CAE. Planted w/ algae "prblems" 10G - Livebearers, Cory. Lightly Planted with algae "problems". Ordered 9 SAE and variations of shrimp from azgardens.com. They seemed...

I tried using Flourish Excel in my tank and the new Sword leaves came out more fragile and more yellow. Also, on the older leaves some yellow-brown spots began developing. I stopped using it. I am not sure if it was Excel or some thing else I was unable to catch. I am now doing to try a DIY...

Thanks you guys. I have a placed an order... also bought some shrimp as well. They have a nice selection of algae eaters.

The longer my tank lives the more hair and beard algae slowly creeps up on me. I have read a lot of info about algae and algae eaters. I did have some Oto in my tank but I set up a tank at my boyfriends house and he had a diatom outbreak so I sent the Otos there to eat it all up. NOW I have a...

What is "flashing" exactly? Aside from the key word "roof", I don't know where I would go in the store for that!

Hey. I am tired of buying standard flourescent housing units.... I have a 20L with currently no live plants or anything special. I intend to put, at most, two 24 in T-8 bulbs, using my ballast and crap. I make wood canopies.... and on my saltwater I spent 30 bucks to buy a "reflector" .. but...