Recent content by mambee

Sweet tank. Your glass catfish look a little jumpy. They would probably be happier if you had some floating plants that they could swim in place under.

Most tetras don't nip. The ones that do are the exception. My favorites are rummynoses.

Chinese or golden algae eaters are one of those fish which shouldn't be offered for sale. They do a good job of algae cleanup when young, but less so when they mature. They also get very aggressive. A better option would have been a bristlenose pleco. The pet shop should take the fish back...

In my 90 gallon tank, I currently have schools of neons, harlequin rasboras, glass catfish, pencilfish, rummynose tetras and emperor tetras. I recommend all of the above.

Rummynoses are my favorite tetras. They form a tight school and sweep back and forth across the tank. They stay in the bottom third of the tank. Dwarf neon rainbowfish stay in the top third of the tank. They don't really school, but emperor tetras are gorgeous.

I've found that angels work best in large groups in large tanks. I keep 6 very large angels in a 150 gallon tank with 6 geos and about 50 cories. I couldn't keep 2 angels in a 90 gallon tank because the dominant angel was constantly harassing the other one. IMO, a 45 gallon long is too small...

Either bait and remove unwanted snails or purchase assassin snails.

Your tank is way too small for clown loaches. They like to be kept in schools and can grow to 12". I keep dwarf loaches in one of my tanks.

Not sure why you are showing ammonia in a cycled tank and high nitrates if you are doing so many water changes, especially when you are using RO water. Why are you using RO water? Is your gravel dirty? You may be overfeeding and the excess food and waste are getting underneath the gravel. I...

Ammonia should be 0. Nitrates are high too. How long has the tank been setup? Is it cycled? You should do daily 30% water changes until things are stable and 40% water changes thereafter. What is your setup? Stocking, w/c schedule, substrate.

My favorite schooling fish are rummynose tetras. Regarding your current stocking, iridescent sharks are actually catfish which get very large and are food fish in Asia. They are also very jumpy and usually injure themselves against the glass when spooked. Definitively a fish which shouldn't...

+1 on a Finnex LED fixture. Super bright, LEDs last for years, low profile, low heat, low energy. I grow different varieties of anubias, crypts, and Java fern. Some of the anubias grew so large that they are practically growing out of the tank.

I use Eheim canisters on my 150 and 90 gallon tanks. I recently took out of service 2 Professional II filters which have been running for over 20 years. They developed leaks from the priming buttons and I figured it was time to move on and replace them with new ones. As someone else...

Here are your problems. A 26 gallon tank is relatively small, and too small for angelfish. Angelfish are going to grow to at least 6" tall and will snack on your guppies and neons. As angelfish are cichlids, there is a low probability that 2 can co-exist in a small tank. I keep 6 in a 150...

Of course he would be ok for 2 hours. Knifefish are generally wild caught, so think about the logistics involved: collecting location in South America, local distributor, shipment to wholesaler in US, shipment to local pet shop. I'm probably missing a few steps, but the point is that wild...