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100 L tank with stand, 3 stage filter and heater - all together $250 or make a reasonable offer. Magnet cleaner to go with tank. Various live plants- hygrophilla, crypts, Anubias on driftwood (about 20 cms), java fern, java moss, ambulia, Miniature swords, lilaeopsis, and a couple of others I...

Water changes on both tanks yesterday, my two female platys are pregnant again... Found a RCS I thought had been eaten so she's now in with the fry.

My sister and I used to watch these guys from a distance growing up near Sydney NSW. They'd be in the rock pools and if you were quiet enough for long enough you'd get to see them come out of hiding and explore around the pools. They were fascinating. At the very least start with something...

Added another two Kuhli Loaches (Striped) now I have 6!! :D:D:D

Do a decent water change (50% or more) to get those trates down. Could be a mini cycle as your tank is overstocked and your bb probably wasn't able to catch up to the bioload. See if the clean water helps him. Make sure you treat your tap water with dechlorinator like prime. I don't know...

I have a 26 gal and it looks brilliant IMO. I say go for it :-D

Yesterday I did a 50% water change on the 26gal community, 2 x 50% changes on the 5gal fry tank, watched my mystery snails lay eggs I think, organised my two amazon swords for a swap later today (getting some java moss, java fern and some freshwater seaweed stuff in return for them possibly)...

I have 4 which is pushing it number wise.

Mine do a great job :-) I feed algae wafers every so often and there is plenty of foods in my tank for them. Down side is I think my kuhlis have eaten all my shrimp :-/

She looks preggers to me too. But if she's only been in there with your male for two weeks she could have gotten pregnant before you got her and just not been showing.

What's the best time to dose excel? After lights on, lights off? Just before the lights go on? What's worked best for you guys? I want to hear experiences and alternatives, what's worked for you and what failed, trying to soak up as much info as possible.

That's just a common or striped dwarf, you can also get a flame or coral blue variety :-)

Its roughly every 26-32 days (if I remember correctly). I have a nice little bunch of babies now (my first lot!) who are just starting to show their colour.

Woah, what a reaction to sound advice! Anyway.... Another option could be Endler Guppies (not common or fancy guppies mind you).

No problems!