Recent content by Mothi

I bought a 1g Super Betta Tank plus by Ocean Free at Petco that is made of glass. I was wondering if it was possible to remove the back glass panel and instead use an acrylic black piece of the same size without having any adverse effects... I would like to have holes in the back to drain...

Not really much of a question, just wanted to share that I finally decided to feed my 2 4" ornate bichirs some fresh shrimps from the market. After properly cleaning it, I cut it into 4 chunks and placed those into the tank. It took my birchirs short time to find the chunks of shrimps, but...

I have them too along with the regular java ferns. I am gonna mix them up a but on my wood and I hope it will look interesting. :)

wow, I never thought of that...ROFL Gonna go check michaels this weekend. fall is IN! lol

I know there will be some mess involved, but nature isn't clean and precise. I don't intend to cover the whole bottom with the leaves, just a few scattered. And it would only create the same effect to a lesser scale (mattering how many leaves) than driftwood does... I prefer to keep rocks out...

I am considering adding some oak leaf litter to the bottom of my 140g ornate bichir tank to prove extra hiding spaces. Now for the questions: 1. What is the proper way to steralize the dead leaves prior to placing into the tank? Boiling? Scrubbing? Baking? 2. Is there anyone in SoCal with...

I have posted before that I have a 140g tank that I am setting up for them, but after some thought, I have a few concerns about moving them when they are still so small. 1. Will there be a problem of 4" bichirs trying to breeching the surface of a 24" deep tank? (The water depth may actually...

I was looking into getting some Eco-Complete and a bag at the stores near me cost $25+tax. They can be cheaper online, but the shipping will kill you. So check around and check the prices. One bag of Eco-Complete is all you need for a 10g tank.

When I had my house fumigated, I had to remove all pets (of course). The dogs and cats came home after a few hours of airing out, but my reptiles, birds, and fishes stayed at my mom's house for 2 weeks before I brought them home. This was a precaution given to me by the fumigating company...

and african butterfly should have more surface space than a 10g tank can provide it when it is an adult.

I was going to set up a 10g tank fully planted with dwarf gouramis as the primary fish, but I can't find a female honey dwarf, so I guess I won't be doing that. So instead I am setting up a 2.5g planted or 5g planted tank probably for some shrimps...

I sent you a pm. :)

So far what I have been thinking of doing to my 140g ornate bichir tank is: 2 250 watt Ebo Jager heaters 1 Aquaclear 500 Power Filter (might not be enough?) ? bags of Black Tahitian Moon Sand 2 bags of Eco Complete (to use in a sectioned part of the tank for plants) driftwood and large...

When I did fishless cycling, I only spiked the ammonia to 2.0 ppm and then waited until it hit 0 ppm. Then respiked it to 2.0 ppm and checked the nitrite levels. When the ammonia went back down to 0 ppm (this time it would be shorter than the first time which was about a week), I would respike...

I tried to put riccia in a tank with filter and it clogged it. So I only keep it in a tub that has air pump for moving the water. All the ghost shrimps have died since I bought them months ago...and nothing else lives in the tub for now. Just riccia...