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believe me, it'll not be quick. but i agree that they might tax the bioload a little bit more than desired. and clowns are definitely not messy eaters. they clean up the bottom till it shines like a mirror :wink: .

love your gouramis. like the female gold the best. next, the opaline :) .

i love the homegrown types :) . i frequent a store here who has tons of info on breeding fish and more importantly, cichlids. anyway, back to the point. i think rockwool works well with growing most plants to a point where they need a better substrate. but i'm not sure if the emersed growth of...

nice catch Anne. are they all males? the ethyl's are pretty big :P .

after a few googles, it seems if extruded styrofoam is used, its impervious to water. however, expanded styrofoam would degrade slowly in contact with water. i think the 2" styro usually used in these projects are extruded styro from lowe's etc hardware stores.

you are right macman. maybe i'm just overthinking :) . but i do have the majority on my side - "They are nice looking but seem to be hard to care for 26% [ 6 ]" just kidding :mrgreen: .

i used drip acclimation from my main tank for about half-an-hour when i received mail order fish about a week ago. they are all doing fine :) . i don't use such drastic measures while acclimating fish from my lfs.

dalmatian - poecilia latipinna can't find anything for the other one... :mrgreen:

i'm having the same problem with my loaches. i had 4 in a 40g. after moving them to a 75g, the largest 2 have become shy or lazy. they come out only during feeding time. the tank has numerous hiding places, so i'm guessing that's not a problem. i'm not sure, but i think giving it some more...