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Do you have any female Scarlet Badis? If you do, I'd be interested in buying one, and 2 female CPDs as well. Sent from my XT1254 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Thanks Fresh2o! I'll come up with something eventually. For now I ended up unplugging the holes in my current rock. I had Java Moss stuffed in there. I balled up some of the moss and stuck the balls in the crevices in the rock. Now the fish have the interior to explore while still getting a...

That's a unique tank! I'd love to have one of those. You could have a different scene in each. Does the tank have integrated filters in the back like the picture? Sent from my XT1254 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I'm pretty sure both the rock in my tank and the large one at Petco are just resin and not actual rock. I've got some real holey rock that was used in my 55g and I decided against using it again for the very reason you described. It's sedimentary rock; it will definitely dissolve and change the...

Good to know it's not just my shrimp that can't be found. They come out at night! I saw four at once a few minutes ago. Yeah I saw the Mopani at Petco the other day. They didn't have any pieces small enough, but I'll keep an eye out. It looks like it'd be nice in the tank. They had what...

I keep reading that Otos may not take algae wafers and that it could take a while to get them to accept the wafers. Bob's must have done this already. The Otos know when and where I drop the wafers into the tank and it doesn't take long for all three to gather around the wafer. I don't see my...

The top left is what the Basis nibbled on today. Sent from my XT1254 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

The Badis are eating a *little* bit. I threw some Freshwater Frenzy in there a little while ago and the CPDs went nuts for everything but the blood worms. The Badis came out of hiding and pecked at some of the mix that got to the substrate. They're currently scavenging what I couldn't take back...

Well you're right there. It's two males. I'd heard the females were hard to come by, and there's one with fairly faint stripes, so I thought that was the female. Good call! I figured out that I can crush the 1mm NLS pellets with a screwdriver handle and the CPDs gobbled the crushed stuff up...

I moved plants around and got them situated. Wasn't going to do it until the weekend, but the fish seemed to be doing well, so I thought I'd get it out of the way. This is the final setup. For now at least. Sent from my XT1254 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Thanks! It's been fun planning! Bob's was a good call. I bought the Scarlet Badis, Otos, and CPD from Bob's. All my fish came alive and in the M/F numbers I requested. They came in a small-ish box insulated by styrofoam, double bagged, and bagged by species. All of my new fish are very active...

Of course! Sent from my XT1254 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Contents: 2x Scarlet Badis 3x Otocinclus vestitus 6x Galaxy Rasboras 6x Shrimp (Black/Blue/Red) Java Moss Java Fern Marimo Ball Hornwort I just got my shipments in this morning. All of my fish/shrimp came as young adults. I noticed a few snails on the Java Moss. I will probably have to deal...

No problem. I actually just got my first fish today, so my tank was fully cycled over a week before I added fish. Sent from my XT1254 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

..... It's been 8 days since my last post. >.< Sent from my XT1254 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Yeah I can't wait! I'm going to go get a 12" pleco to put in there until they arrive! =P

Yeah I'm ready for fish! I settled on a stocking plan of two Scarlet Badis, six Galaxy Rasboras, and three Otos. Plus some red, blue, and black shrimp. I also got some easy low-light plants. Java fern/moss, Marimo ball, and Hornwort. Sent from my XT1254 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Thanks! Just purchased some fish from Bob's and some shrimp from Aquatic Arts. Thanks for the recommendations!

So my tank is ready for fish after its fishless cycle. I've checked Petco and the next nearest couple of fish stores (about 30 mi away) and nobody really has what I'm looking for. They all have similar fish to what I'm looking for, but not the specific species. They all said they could take...

Added 4ppm ammonia yesterday afternoon. I think I finally got the tank cycled! Sent from my XT1254 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I found out ammonia is basic and raises the pH. So the pH of 8 will go down when I am done cycling. Got 4ppm of ammo disappearing in 24h. Just waiting on nitrates to really show up. Sent from my XT1254 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Yes, the brown spots. Thanks for the reassurance! Sent from my XT1254 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I'm in the middle of my fishless cycle and noticed this growth the other day. It most likely came off one of the plants I bought from the fish store to help seed the tank. I have my ammonia>nitrite BB up and going and I'm waiting on my nitrite>nitrate BB to establish. So my water has no...

Yeah I'll do a test of the tap water here soon. My BB is stronger than I thought it would be. 24 hours after adding the 4ppm of ammonia and readings are as follows: Ammonia down to 2ppm Nitrite between 2-5ppm (really hard to tell between the two colors) Nitrate doubled to 10ppm My pH is at 8...

@Mebbid I'll keep your suggestions in mind when I break out the 55g. Thanks! Sent from my XT1254 using Aquarium Advice mobile app