Recent content by aquaponicpaw

A 10 gal. Betta tank would be awesome.My reccomenadation After adding plants would be: get a small colony of snails and other possible inverts established first. Then add the Betta.

I tend to leave it in until it is fully consumed. It kind of helps when You have scavengers in the tank. Here is a video of my blind cave fish going crazy over cucumber/ Blind Cave Fish/ Mexican Tetra - YouTube

I prefer planted, Just because it is more in tune with My lifestyle. I imagine If I Grew up In a Salt water environment, Then I would probably lean that way. I still admire the beauty of SW. But then again I want More than just visuals from My Fish. I deal with Planted for the almost instant...

Muriatic Acid from Smart | The Home Depot - Model#: 2118 HD You probably wont need this much but it works, Will eat away the scale but wont etch the glass. Nice deal and great progress thus far! Keep us posted.

I say keep him.I have a tank full of eyeless fish, but Haven't had an eyeless cory Yet.

Removing scratches from an acrylic aquarium - YouTube, here's a good reference I just found. there are a ton videos out there. Most of them share this process and materials. Once I catch up on a couple of other projects I will take on this task as well. Do you have any Pics? Sounds like a heck...

You can also add a little bleach to the water, No perfumes or dyes. Plain bleach.

I don't have any personal experience with this fish. But they will most certainly eat a tiger barb. I can also say for a fact that this fish will grow upwards of 1 ft. in length. I've been studying this species also, as I have been considering setting up a tank dedicated to them/

white vinegar or bleach! Neither will leave a residue and both can be neutralized with water.

I've read that before, And I think it is the same as keeping A beta in cup. No one should keep clams unless they have The tank to accomadate them In life or death.

Yes they are, Any other freshwater clam is probably too large for Aquaria. I bought mine online a while ago. but knowing what I know now, I wouldn't do it again... 1. they are an invasive species. And there is the ethical issue about commerce and invasives. 2. The limitations that they added...

I have a lot of these guys, They like really "silty" tanks, And that can pose a problem depending on the type of fish that you keep. I don't worry about die offs "fouling because whenever one has died in the past all of the snails and shrimp in the tank would scavenge it and the contents of the...

Still looking good! When I speak of scaping the Moss I want you to think of Evergreens and other conifer type of Shrubbery. Where you are kind of tufting and thinning out the growth. Kind of like a hair do. Tanks are looking very nice though. Only thing I dont see is an ample stocking of...

My condolences.

best: seeing fish act like children within the tank. playing in the current, colors flashing, reproducing. worst: Cant think of anything that is the absolute worst. "At this point I would say cost involvd.