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I have a 5.5 gallon aquarium in my cubicle at work. Right now it's inhabited by a Betta and an Emerald Green Cory. They get along nicely, and the Cory likes to nibble at algae growing on my aquarium wall.

Would a live plant help to reduce algae?

Could diatoms still be around in a mature tank if I constantly scrub it off the walls? Usually I just scrub it but, like some of you had said, it just removes it from the wall and stays in the water.

Hi all, Been away for a few days but I'm back now. To answer Purrbox's question, this is not a new tank. The tank in my cubicle here has been running for several months, and my 10 gallon tank at home (in which I also have trouble with the brownish algae) has been running for about a year and a...

I have those "No More Algae" tablets that I try to use, too. After I scrub the algae off the glass, I drop in one of the tablets - are these useless? It seems to have no effect. Also, those are fake plants, so I don't dose them with fertilizer :)

Hi all, I've got a small 5.5 gallon tank in my cubicle at work, with a crowntail betta and a emerald green cory. (I used to have two cories, but one succumbed to fin rot :( ). Anyway - I have a real problem with algae growth. I scrape it all clean, and within a few days it's back. It's the...

Another vote for Bio-Spira. When I set up my aquarium last year, I used Bio-Spira (you can find posts I wrote asking about it in the archives here) - it worked like a charm. A day or two and my fish were ready to go! As the earlier posters have said, though, only use Bio-Spira if you get it...

Hey all, I have a small 5.5 gallon in my cubicle here at work, which is inhabited by a crowntail betta and two emerald green cories. Lately though I've gotten a huge growth of (I think) brown algae on the glass and stuff. I saw these "No More Algae" Tank Buddies at the pet store - they are...

Yeah, that's the guy! Thanks greenfish!

Hi all, I was at my LFS the other day and saw a tank of funny shrimp. It somewhat resembled a glass or ghost shrimp, but the handwritten label didn't say that. I don't remember exactly, but it was something like a Jacobson shrimp or Jacobian shrimp or something? Does this ring a bell to...

Thanks for the replies everyone. Sounds like my guys will be ok. (I have 2 emerald greens and one albino currently).

Hi all, I had a question about cory catfish. I know that since they are social fish they do well in a small group, like say 4 emerald green corys. My question is, would a mixed group do well together too? Like 2 emerald greens and one albino, etc.? Or do they have to be with corys of the same...

I'm planning on keeping it at a 10 gallon. Does a single snail really add that much of a load that it would be bad?

Usually once a week. Sometimes I get lazy and let it go for longer, but I'm getting better at it. What would be better, a snail or a shrimp?

Hi all! I'm still stuck with a small 10 gallon (my apartment is too small for anything much bigger) and had a question about what to put in this tank, without overcrowding it. Right now, I have 4 mollies and 3 emerald green cories. My questions are: (1) Am I already overpopulated? (2) If not...

Hi all, I know I haven't posted in a long time but I'm trying to be more active again. I had a question for those of you that take such nice pictures of your aquariums. I am not a good photographer by any stretch, which makes it harder than most for me to get decent pictures of my fish. Any...

I have a funny story to share with you all - this has happened several times since I've set up my aquarium. Right next to my 10 gallon aquarium, I have a 10 gallon terrarium where some hermit crabs live. One crab in particular, Chewbacca (he is the only one that does this) has been spending...

I haven't posted here in a while! First of all, I want to thank everyone who replied to my earlier questions about tank stability and Bio-Spira. I thought I'd give an update in case anybody was curious what ended up happening. Once I pushed the tank up against the wall and filled it with water...

jcarlilesiu: It is quite stable, and it's mostly rocking because of the carpet. One corner is slightly lower than the other, so I am going to shim it so that it will be level. Beyond that, you make a good point. Nobody's (hopefully) going to be walking up and pushing on the thing intentionally...

Reechard: Yeah. The worst that happens even when I jump up in down right in front of the tank is that the water just shakes a little. The stand and tank itself does not move. The only time it moves is if, well, I push it! Since the weight isn't too bad for a 10 gallon, I'm considering for now...

So as long as I have the spikes on all four corners, it should be OK? I guess I kept thinking of it as almost balancing on top of a cone, but I suppose if it's equal in all 4 places it won't have anywhere to tip. Now, if I need to use something like shims to level the stand after I use the...

That's what I was thinking, I couldn't understand how the shims would make it more stable. Are these the kinds of speaker spikes you mean? http://starvector.com/cgi/core.cgi?sku=SPKPD04-B If so, a few questions - How would I attach them somehow to the bottom of the aquarium stand? And...

OK, so basically I want to put shims under the 4 corners of the stand until it doesn't wobble, and also so that the stand is level? You know what, I'm going to go take a quick photo of the stand so that you can see how it is built, maybe that will help. I'll be back.

I will visit the local hardware store and ask about it tomorrow if I get a chance. It's been a long time since I took physics, but I would think putting it up on 4 pieces of wood instead of having the whole thing sitting on the floor would make it more unstable? (Sorry if it seems like I'm just...

I'm just trying to see what all my options are, because I would rather avoid having some ugly plywood pieces slipped under the nice aquarium stand I got.