Recent content by anachrotech

I normally use two. See how it goes. If that seems okay, I'll continue with that amount every six weeks to two months.

I planted some anacharis and within a week and a half they were gone. At the time I understood some plants will melt and wasn't concerned as there were a few new shoots starting. Then the new shoots died. After this, I read that excel is detrimental to anacharis. I ordered more anacharis and...

Oh, not in my house. My female bit the cornea off of the male's one eye and damaged the other eye. I make sure he gets enough to eat as he is almost totally blind. They don't interact anymore. When I first got them and they grew to size, there were attempts at breeding. I don't think the...

Very nice looking tank. I do like your apisto.

I doubled my Current light and found it really made a difference - though I can't measure the par. I'm looking to change to a fluval led. maybe.

Sounds like things are looking up. Fingers crossed.:smile:

Thank you, Andy. I'm not anticipating much atm. When I purchased, I wanted two males as I have no other tanks and didn't want aggression issues. Maybe down the road I'll consider saving the spawns but for now, as long as there's no fighting, I'm happy with that.:)

:ermm:And eggs were laid. Both being attentive and there doesn't seem to be any aggression (which was my biggest worry). I'll see how this goes. I'm sure they'll end up as some added protein in the fish's diet.:whistle:

Well, I got my answer today. After originally posting, I noticed this one becoming rather portly and saw the large tube, as well as pecking away at the filter intake, along with the other guy. (Just fed-hence the bloodworms in the pic)

:)Thank you. They've grown pretty fast. They were the size of a quarter when I brought them home and now I estimate their body to be 3 times that. The guy (?) in the second pic is slight smaller.

In the first photo I'm certain he's a male. The second, though the pic is a tad distorted from the bowfront, may be male. Just wanting an experts opinion. I probably should page Andy. . I've had these guys(?) since September 2015.

It ran 24 hours a day but I'm not entirely sure for how many days. I believe it was all cleared by about a week and I left it running for another week. I rehomed the pleco in the interim. I have a 36g (136L)