Recent content by brothergc

well if I may I have a couple of suggestions and thoughts , for box filters I would highly recommend the fluval C3 or C4 I run a 2o gallon long and 2 C-3s , this provides max water flow across the tank with no dead spots . A nice touch is I can adjust the flow of the C-3s . Another advantage is...

might want to consider a item called " the green killing machine " UV Sterilizer this would help with killing bacteria ...

not that I do not believe what your saying but, so far no issues , but I appreciate the info . :)

update , could not resist so I got one more yoyo loach , Now they all just having a blast togeather . Fun to just watch them do their loach antics I found that they really go after Hikari Tropical Sinking Wafers. They just go nuts over them . Even my single GB ram will pick at them , but He...

sleeping upside down ! wow that is cool :rofl: only had mine for a few days now and they are only a little over a inch long . hoping to keep these guys for quite some time . They are really interesting to watch , kinda like a clown loach on steroids LOL . So what do you feed your loaches ...

I was at my local Petco and saw a fish I have never seen before . I asked the what these were and was told they were zebra loaches . I bought 2 and got them home. After doing some research , I found that these were not zebra loaches but Yoyo loaches . ( not that it matters to me ) I...

Well is has been awhile since I last posted so I thought I would share . About 5 months ago I reset up my 20 gal long , with eco complete , Finux planted plus , 2 fluval C-3 filters . Cycled the tank with one platy and one sword tail all went smooth . Got some plants couple of swords (...

could not agree more . Right now my water is crystal clear it fixed my cloudy water issue . I had some of that ugly brown stuff but now all gone ! :cool: So far no signs of any ick on my tetras and from my experience with tetras they seem real sensitive to the ICH . I be keeping a eye on it .

thanks , I do understand that :) we will see what happens so far so good , I lowered temp from 86 to 80 as fish were being stressed especially the tetras . meds probably would not go well with my nerite snails . I been down this road heat in the past was best . I be keeping a close eye on all fish

ok cool ! good info and I appreciate it . :) I am seeing clearer water , fish seem more active . I give it a few weeks and see what happens hoping I can get rid of any free swimming ICH

well I just got a Green Killing Machine Internal 9 Watt UV Sterilizer by aa aquarium . So I thought I would post on it . I got interested in it as I was having cloudy water and I am in the middle of a ich heat treatment . Wanted to see if what I read about these were true . Unit was...

just to be sure try this test your water that you are doing the water change with before adding it . My city tap water lead me a merry chase and I had the same problem as you described

after doing some research I am starting to suspect that what I have is NOT a nerite snail but a mystery snail Mystery Snail Care, Diet, Feeding & Shell Size What caught my eye is this "Mystery Snail shells can be a solid color, have a color gradient, or have accents of light brown, dark...

well thanks for the reply ! :) My little snail just refuses to stay underwater . 5 times now I have tried and 5 times he just heads for the small , dry space just under the rim of the tank . In contrast the other nerite snail , one black racer nerite , just stays underwater , no problem ...

Here's a picture of the snail . edit quick question , is it a nerite snail ? Correct ? I am asking because it seems that this little guy likes to hang out above the water line .