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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.

I bought a small school of bronze corys for my 29 gallon about 2 weeks ago. Until a couple days ago, everything was going well, the only tank mates are a school of danios, and the tank has been cycled for a long time. No changes in water quality or anything else. One of the bronze corys loved...

I don't want one for the algae eating ability, I want one because they look nice, and I had lots of fun watching them in the LFS. I will wait for a while before I get one, I want to do more research first. The 29 gallon tank has decent surface area, with a ton of surface turbulence(check out...

yeah, if I can keep the temp around 70 to 72 degrees it should be ok, I asked in general chat if anyone had experience with the loaches, and I am doing more homework before I actually get one. I am fine with scrubbing the glass of any remaining algae, so I may cut the light back a bit, but not...

does anyone know if I dropped my tank down to 70 degrees if that is cool enough for the loach? I wouldn't want to go much lower than that with the cherry barbs, danios, and corys.

here are some answers to those questions: 1. I will go with 4 cherry barbs at least then, 3 female 1 male to start 2. I have a fair amount of plants, rock, and driftwood in the tank to provide less current for the cherry barbs. The powerhead is backed down on flow quite a bit. I was told...

I love the way they look and act. I can still scrub the sides of the tank, if I was just lazy I would get something else. I LOVE fish like them(sucker fish), but my 29 gallon is not big enough to house most plecos. The fish I have can do fine if I drop the temp a few more degrees over a few...

Anyone familiar with these fish? My LFS has some for sale, and it seems almost too good to be true...an algae eater that stays around 2 to 3 inches, peaceful, and loves a strong current. Do they eat any sinking foods? I read their mouths are small. I have some information on my tank, and...

My 29 gallon tank is fully cycled(with multiple plants growing), and I have been slowly adding fish, and I am trying to decide what the final stock list will be, so any suggestions or advice would be great. This is what I am currently planning: *3 cherry barbs(maybe 4 to make it 3 female & 1...

the reality with live-bearers like platies, is that unless you have some sort of predatory fish to eat the fry, you will end up with more fish than a small tank can hold. My suggestion would be to get a few more of the same breed of corys, and look at a small school of very small tetra(ember...

yeah, I thought about a pleco, but I think a few more cherry barbs or danios would be better, I hear that the bristlenoses still get to 4" in length and are messy.