Recent content by brendainnj

Ohhh, I was hoping it would be a simple fix....My lighting is poor--it's a 24" high tank & I have a marineland single bright LED. (forget changing that--would start WWIII here). Honestly don't remember what the plants are--foreground plants that needed low light. The lights are on 12 hrs a...

I have a 46g bowfront currently stocked with a few low-light plants (sorry, can't remember names, although java fern is one of them) and fake plants. The plants are growing nicely but are covered w/brown algae. How does everyone keep their plants so GREEN?? So far, I've just used my fingers to...

Sorry, they are loxozonous (sp?) cories. And the loaches have been absolutely fine w/them...before they started this odd behavior, the loaches would often school with them. I've seen no aggressive behavior at all, now they pretty much ignore the cories, even when one of them is lying still on...

update on corys...not good Well, after my last post, I now have 3 cories left, and one is exhibiting same behavior as the others. I upped my wc to 50% each week, adding Prime as conditioner. The cories still "hover", then act normal foraging the bottom. Slowly, each individual becomes less...

Thanks, but I'm not understanding how a 50% WC every 2 weeks is better than 30% every week? AqAdvisor only recommends 16% every week--I thought I was being generous! My water tests as follows every week: 0 Amm, 0 Nitrites, 10-20 nitrAtes. I have a planted tank, sand substrate, lots of hiding...

I have a group of 6 cories that seem quite happy & normal except that for the last several days they have all decided they like to hang out in "mid-air":). It's almost like a school of glass catfish--they just hover there & wiggle. They don't seem stressed; they'll do this for awhile, then go...

Well, according to AqAdvisor, my yoyo loaches are too aggressive to be w/harlequin rasboras. :( Personally, I think these guys get a bad rap...they haven't bothered my guarami and they love to pal around w/my cories.

Neons are nice, but every single tank I've ever had...had neons. Just feel like something different. Have had most of the tetras & as a side note, our PH is 8.0. I thought of the odessas and gold since they are listed as not as aggressive as tigers...perhaps your tigers incited the odessas?

Hi, I am close to finishing stocking a 46g bowfront. Currently have: 3 Yoyo loaches 6 loxozonomous cory cats 1 dwarf guarami I need a school for the middle of the tank...really not interested in tetras as I'd like something we've never had before. I'm looking at either gold or odessa barbs, 6...

That's good to know that they're OK w/cories--I love those little guys! But I did enjoy the loaches interacting more...now they kind of pass each other by or squabble over who gets the spot under the log...I miss them playing together:(

Well, according to AqAdvisor, if I add just 2 more loaches I'll be @80% stock. Not so good. So I'll hope for the best w/my 3.

I have 3 of these guys in my newly cycled 46g bowfront, along cories & a dwarf gourami. When I brought them home, they were playing together & hanging out w/the cats too. Now after about a week, it seems they're settling in...each hanging out in its own little "space" without too much...

I'll post pics as soon as I figure out how!

I'm new at this too, but I was also reading up on the cories...seems they much prefer their own specific species. That said, I have 6 of the same & they still seem to split off into their own little "cliques". They will sit together but when they swim they're in smaller groups--I've not seen all...

My newly cycled tank is up and running well, and had as its first inhabitants a dwarf gourami and 3 yoyo loaches. Not positive on what else we'll be adding but I knew I wanted cories! The tank is currently maintained w/an 80 degree temp. Before going to the LFS, I tried to research which...