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My wife started a 135g planted tank several weeks ago. Tank was cycled properly before adding fish. Substrate is Black Diamond blasting sand. Filter is Fluval FX6 canister. Parameters are: Ammonia, 0 ppm; Nitrate, 0 ppm; Nitrate 20 ppm; PH 7.2; GH & KH both 75-100. In the course of about 3...

Truthfully, 75s are my favorite size also. We have everything from 20g to 400g, but my favorite setup is a double stand with 2 75s.

They are pretty. Maybe the most striking of all Severum.

My first choice would be to introduce them all together, right before lights out. Otherwise, I would put the kuhlis in first, if you're only going to do one species at a time.

First, I would do more than 3 kuhlis; at least 5 or 6, as they like to be in groups, and you'll see them more often during the day if they feel comfortable. I've never kept tiger barbs with kuhlis, but I have kept various other barbs with kuhlis. Generally, as the barbs are more mid-level fish...

First, let me apologize for the plethora of questions I have in this forum. Usually, my wife makes me ask. Why she won't do it her self. . . Anyway, she now wants to know how difficult it is to get unpotted plants to root, or should she concentrate on potted plants that already have roots...

Thank you all for your responses. My wife is agonizing over choosing plants, and has shopping carts started on several sites. This project may cause us to go broke.

If memory serves, the male was about 7 inches, the female a bit less. I also remember them being very nervous fish, who hid whenever there was activity outside the tank.

Discus are loose schooling fish, and prefer the company of other discus. For a 75g, I would probably start with 5-6 juveniles, with the intention of getting a couple good m/f pairs, and rehoming the others. You could keep a couple angels with the discus, but use caution, as both discus and...

Thanks, Angel. Not a big fan of Ebay, but that looks like a great starter set, at a good price. Will show my wife in the morning, as she makes all executive decisions.

I've kept several species of Severum over the years, and the care of most species is fairly similar. Did you have a specific question?

Welcome back to freshwater. To begin with, Discus are cichlids. Pricey, yes, but one of the few cichlids that can go in a tank with live plants. Also, if your water parameters are right, Discus are fairly easy to breed, and great parents, so most of the fry will survive. If you live in a sizable...

Now that we have the 135g cleaned up, a supply of Black Diamond blasting sand located, and my wife has her livestock list, we're about ready to order plants. We have several LFSs in our area, but none carry a large variety of plants, so we're going to order online. That being said, what is the...

Bigger is always better, it's true, and 120g would be better than 70. 70g would be about 4 ft long, however, and should give ample room for 2 separate territories, if the fish can get along. I've been told often that JDs and Oscars are incompatible, but I've had them together several times...

Thanks, Brookster, and ZxC. We're looking into black diamond blasting sand; we like the sound of an all black substrate. Just not sure where to find it locally yet.

Thanks, ZxC and agrasyuk. I'm not sure the light brand, but it has 4 fluorescent tubes, 4 halogen lights, and 36 LED lights. They can be used in a number of combinations. The LEDs alone will reach to the bottom of our 400g tank, which is 42 inches deep, brightly enough to see details in the...

My wife is planning to turn an empty 135g tank into a fully planted tank. While she has a green thumb in regards to terrestrial plants, neither of us have had any serious experience with planted aquariums, aside from some easy plants like Jave Fern, Annubias, and moss balls. Can anyone give us...

Your oscar should be fine in a 70g, even once it attains full size. As for tank mates, you could try a single Jack Dempsey, but it should be of about the same size as the oscar, and both should be added to the new tank at the same time. If you've already moved the oscar, try rearranging the...

Radiator type portable heaters should be safe enough. Most space heaters of today have safety devices that will keep it from getting too hot, or will cut power if it gets tipped over. The best idea, as V227 said, is probably to cover the entire tank with a blanket.

We're in the process of having our dining room and kitchen remodeled, and though we keep the door to the cave closed, fumes and dust inadvertently make their way into the cave. So far, there have been no adverse affects to fish, birds, or herps. Admittedly, the amount of fumes are probably...

Thanks, guys. It figures that on the rare occasion I'm right, I'm only half right. The ammonia problem is easily resolved: more frequent water changes, and activated carbon added to the filter. I'm surprised to hear that your pacus picked on your snakehead, Coralbandit. I had always thought...

My wife acquired 2 Red-bellied Pacu juveniles, that will eventually go into our 400g "monster" tank. However, as they were only 3 and 4 inches when we got them, we thought putting them in a tank with a Silver Arrowana, Clown Knife, and 14 inch Oscar may have been tempting fate, so we put the in...

Thanks, coralbandit. That's exactly what we have planned for decor that will sit on the bottom of the tank. Partly for stability, partly for added weight, so the fish hopefully can't move decor around. Since the tank is over 3 1/2 feet tall, it will be difficult to reach in to put decor back in...

Has anyone used hot glue to adhere decor to an aquarium, specifically an acrylic aquarium? My wife bought some resin faux stone shelves that she wants to put in the 400g acrylic aquarium. Normally, I'd use silicone to attach them, but they weigh just enough that I'm afraid I would have to sit...

Not really. One site said to use rubbing alcohol to neutralize other chemicals, but that doesn't really make much sense. I think I'm just going to wash it a couple times with a mild detergent in water, then rinse it several times with plain water.