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From what I have read, my current PH, temperature, and hardness are in the middle ranges of all the fish I keep, and I will re-test my nitrate levels and provide them. I have been keeping fish for years, but mostly small numbers of fish with frequent water changes in 10 to 30 gallon tanks, so...

The tank has been running for almost a year, and when I said no ammonia issues, I am speaking of after the tank was cycled. fish were added very slowly (in groups of 3 over the course of a few months) after two months of fishless cycling. I used small amounts of fish food to decay and produce...

I haven't measured the No2 and No3 levels recently since I have never had any ammonia issues(I used a 2 month fishless cycle and added fish in small quantities with twice weekly water changes, no measurable ammonia changes and VERY minute changes to NO2 and NO3 after having the tank running for...

The catfish is only active at night, and the danios stay at the top of the tank, and the corys at the bottom. do the ottos go everywhere in the tank, or stay mostly at the bottom? I have plants that provide cover higher up in the tank and in the middle, but the danios seem to favor the top few...

they will need more than just shrimp pellets, and shrimp pellets make a mess if you pre-soak them. A cory is a scavenger, and not a predator, I have never heard of one trying to eat a shrimp...play with it, or bully it, yes...but eat one? try to get a sinking pellet of some kind besides just...

most pellets are designed to sink and then fall apart as they get wet. soaking them first will make them less likely to sink to the bottom, and will spread the food farther across the tank. This may be ok if your corys are lazy and you want them to work for their food, but they may not find all...

My tank is a lightly planted 29 gallon with two Whisper 30 filters, a small Hagen 58gph powerhead, and an Elite 802 air pump. I do a 30% water change once a week. This is my current stock list: 6 Bronze Corydoras 6 Leopard Danios(slightly smaller spotted variety of zebra danios) 1 South...

Well, luckily I do not have an asian bumblebee catfish. They are predatory and get WAY to big for a 29 gallon. I have a South American Bumblebee Catfish...most grow to about 3.5"...and while he is opportunistic, he doesn't bother any of the other occupants(with the exception of I tried to keep a...

Thank you for the replies! I will most likely add the ottos and a few more danios in the future, I will most likely wait until I have a few more plants established. as far as a centerpiece fish, not sure about that though, there is a large amount of top current, so a dwarf gourami or betta is...

I have been considering an algae eater for my 29 gallon tank, and most people agree that 3 ottos would be the best way to go. I want to run a stock list by everyone to see if this is too much for my tank. 3 ottos 6 bronze corys 7 leopard danios 1 south american bumblebee catfish(full grown at...

Do the ottos mind sand? will the large amount of current in the tank be an issue for them? I normally quarantine new arrivals in the empty 10 gallon, then move them to my 29, but to ease stress and use fewer moves, can put them in the 29 to start or are they disease prone? It looks like there...

I clean most of the algae, but the rocks, driftwood, and plants are a pain to clean all the time. Even if I found a fish that will eat some of it would maybe lessen some of the work cleaning. I don't want to keep a single otto if they prefer to be kept in groups, which is the main reason I...

I have heard Otos are very finicky about water, I try to get hardy fish if I can, also I have heard they need to be in schools of at least 3, so I am probably not going to go for them. I know most plecos regardless of size have a huge bioload, so I am not expecting miracles, just so long as it...

Ok, so first off let me mention a few things before I go into tank or fish details. I clean my tank weekly with a 30% water change, clean the algae off the tank glass and most of the rocks by hand, and service the filters as needed. The algae I have is soft brown algae that is easy to dispose...

my ten gallon isn't cycled yet, I don't have a quarantine tank ready...even if I did these corys seemed very stressed from the move, i worry about pulling it out of now familiar surroundings and sticking it in a non cycled tank by itself.