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i have play sand from home depot with my cupid cichlids (which are related to geo's, i believe). doesn't take that long to rinse it.

one or a pair of bolivians will look great and will fill out the bottom 1/3 of the tank nicely.

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Another thought I had about your tank is having the 3 small schools of bottom dwellers. I think having one or two larger schools will be more impressive ( I read that you have a large school of glolights in your other tank). Also you may never see the 5 kuhlis in a 55g Sent from my...

Thanks all for the encouraging words. Will post a pic when the Plec emerges Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I know it is old but I'm curious to know if the original poster still has the Pleco and if the fish became more visible Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

How's the gold nugget doing? I just got one and am having similar issues Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Hi anybody use New Life Spectrum or Repashy algae gels for their freshwater tanks?

Agree that the blue eyed gerties and pseudomugli's are too small. M bosemani and M lacustris (turquoise) are colorful and I haven't seen any that are too large for a 55 gallon. also they are readily available.

I got an email saying that they're running this deal on Aqueon tanks which I think is great. I recently got the deal on a 40 gallon breeder, but it was a Tetra tank. I don't recommend this brand. The silicone job was way sloppy and gooped up in the corners and is coming off. My 29...

never tried it, but the thought definitely makes me nervous.

also, the spots don't look that different will try to get a pic if it becomes less shy.

My LFS has some great stuff. Fish are always big and healthy. The only problem is the Lady. As you may know, she was was off base in suggesting that my tank wouldn't cycle with sand as the substrate (see prior post). My tank is cycled and doing great. Then I took the plunge and...

Like to feed blackworms or brine shrimp once in a while Only problem j have is that it can be messy or smelly. Also they don't keep for very long. Due to that I'm choosing frozen foods more often Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice