Recent content by Tankles

I have a low-tech planted 26-gallon bowfront tank with about 8 platys (gold twin-barred, mickey mouse, sunrise variatus) and about 8 mollies (Mostly dalmatian). Additionally I've got about 2 or 3 oto's that have essentially been there since the beginning (set up April 2011) and 2 9-month-old...

Interesting with the rust spots on your molly. Mine had the same markings (girl who scooped her up checked for like 3 minutes to make sure it wasn't a disease). Mine two mollies gave me 24 and 8 within a couple days of each other. Gravel+plants/decor+not many adult fish = most are in good shape...

My two looked the same way. First gal gave about 24 fry (tough to count). Second one gave about 8 fry, but then the stress was too much because the next morning she was down on the gravel. Two weeks in, and I've still got about 22 fry around. Hope you've got room!

Thanks for the input. I do have lower-light plants, but they're small and at the bottom of a tall tank. The Amazon Sword is starting to get a brown spot in the middle of one leaf (not algae), but this may be because they've been pretty recently planted and are still adjusting. I may try the...

Hey all, first time poster, but been reading all I can for a few weeks. I have a 26 gallon Aqueon Bowfront tank (starter kit) which came with a T8 15W light setup. I've set up live plants in the tank and am running the light 10.5 hours/day on a timer. Live plants are a couple 4" Amazon Swords...