Recent content by Danio8

Ordered the NA Thrive! Thanks!

Thank you! In my current tank I do have Amazon swords, a java fern, a couple small Anubis’s, and some Java moss. The moss is growing great but the Java fern has gotten a little stumpy. I have a suspicion that it might be because I have virtually no nitrates in my tank. This might be totally off...

Thank you for the advice! Currently my lighting plan is a 26 watt hygger light from amazon, so I'd probably say I would need plants that want moderate to low light levels. However, if there are suggestions for better lights (preferably $50 or less) I would be willing to hear them.

I have had a 20 gallon tank for about a year and a half and I have decided to upgrade to a 40 gallon breeder. The filter I would be using is a Marineland Penguin 200, which has a filter rate of 200gph. The substate would be black gravel. My ph is around 8.2. I do plan on having plenty of live...

I know you said you were looking for fish, but might I recommend Nerite Snails. They keep all my tanks clean. I keep one snail for every 5 gallons.

I was thinking of plants that would grown in the water. The pond is in ground but it is a shell and sticks out of the ground about 4 inches. There are rocks stacked around the edge of the pond but they are easily removable. We are planning to get a few goldfish for the pond. Plants that offer...

I have a 125 gallon pond that has both shallow and deep parts. The deepest part of the pond is 15ish inches deep. The pond is very shady and only gets about 2-3 hours of direct sunlight each day. It does not have a heater and the average temperature of summers here is about 75-80 during the day...

Ok thanks!

I have a 5.5 gallon tank. It currently has 8 cherry shrimp and a sponge filter. It also a small Anubis, a crested Java fern, and a few juvenile normal Java ferns. I am wondering if a trio of male guppies would be overcrowding a tank of that size. I have a ph of 8.2 and the tank is cycled. The...

Ok so I caught one in a glass and have been watching it for a few minutes and it has not seemed to move. I think they may just be plant fibers.

Oh and the tank used to belong to a betta with fin rot who recently died. I never noticed any worms on him. I also added brand new driftwood that was boiled for 1 hour today. There were also new rocks added today that were very dusty. I rinsed the rocks off and soaked them in a bowl of water. I...

After doing a 90% water change yesterday, I noticed these tiny white things. I did another 50% water change today and after refilling the tank, I noticed them floating around again. I think they are worms because some of them seem to squirm around. I haven’t noticed them crawling around...

I am planning to start a cherry shrimp colony in a 5.5 gallon tank. Ph: 8.2 Gh: 6 Kh: 0-1 Is it possible to have a cherry shrimp colony with that low of a kh? Should I get some crushed coral or just give up on the shrimp and get a beta or something. I would really like shrimp but if the water...

Thanks! I was planning to do Andy’s method of adding them all at once will a little bacteria from a cycled tank

I have two honey gouramis that are both about 2 ish inches long. Can anyone tell the genders of these fish? Here are pictures The picture of the other fish