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    How often do you siphon the botom of your aquarium?

    Please specify also * the type of sand, gravel etc you have, * if you have many objects like rocks etc, * if you have many plants
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    Which is the definition of a "heavily planted aquarium&

    Im really interested...I would like to know if mine is or not..!
  3. K

    Is SW more difficult than FW or simply more expensive?

    Was just wondering...I have had experience only with FW. I could not afford the cost of SW anyway...What is your opinion?? :) :) :) :) :)
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    How many hours should I keep my lights on???

    I have a Length = 62cm Width = 39cm Depth = 50cm tank. My light are 2x36W 1000K. I have mostly fast growth plants (vallisnerias ceratofylum demersum) and some anubias. Should I keep my lights on more than 10 hours or 8-9 hours is enough? I would like to check if I can decrease the algae...
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    how can I know if my otto needs food??

    I recently bought 2 ottos, 1 of them died i think injured when caught by the guy in my lfs...(always careful anyway..). Now I have 1 otto and I don't know if he needs food...He hungs around eating all the day but... I have read that if he has round belly its ok. Actually it is round but...
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    how much time to you spend watching your tank??

    I don´t know about you guys but when I´m home I just can´t take my eyes away from it. It´s not that I sit down to watch it constantly but every time I pass by I stop for some minutes. Sometimes I even forget what I was going to do..!?:-) On average I would say that I spend 20-30 min per day...
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    Temperature and bacteria

    It´s well known that in higher temperatures someone can achieve better bacterial growth eespeciallyin the cycling period. The question is: When the tank is already cycled, do higher temperatures help bacteria survive? Therefore, is it possible that the biological filtering is done better or easier??
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    neon !!JUMBO!!

    HI all! I just bought a school of 8 Neon Jumbo and they look great!! They are even a bit bigger than my small danios. But one of them is not really going together with the rest...its hidden behind the plants...why could a schooling fish feel better behind the plants that inside the school...
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    !!! are these EGGS !!!????? which fish ?????????

    Are these eggs?? At the moment in my aquarium there are 2 female RAMS, 2 female chocolate gouramis and 5 red danios. Cou ld it be the danios? I read that the eggs are non-adhesive...so?? Is my ceratophyllum demersum sick or they are some kind of eggs??? :roll: :roll: :roll:
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    Tetra Easy Balance

    Has anyone ever used for short or long period this product?? Experiences? ps. I know the opinion of the gurus of this forum, but...I have it there under the tank and I wonder... :lol:
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    CO2 in pills??

    I was wondering if the CO2 pills are better than nothing or simply lke nothing...Just to know if it worths to try..
  12. K

    what kind of algae is this??

    My ceratofylum demersum is full of these brownish things...what kind of algae is it? How can I fight it??? you can see the difference between a plant with algae (left) and a plant without (right)..
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    hardy shrimps

    I am just interested in the shrimp that easier adapts to a FW aquarium in various conditions. Ii hope I didn't mess up with the scientific names..!
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    will i be overstocked if...

    I have 1 corydora (dont ask for the rest...) 3 guppies 5 red danios 2 RAMS 2 chocolate gouramis I would like 10 tetra neons and 2 more chocolate gouramis. Will I be overstocked...???? :roll:
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    ¿¿¿¿¿¿ low bioload schooling fish ?????

    Which is the schooling fish adding the least to the bioload od a tank? I´m interested because like this I can add more fish...
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    sex difference in chocolate gouramis??

    What is the main difference in sex of chocolate gouramis?? Can someone tell me a clear sign?? what about the one you see in my profile???
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    color change - agressive behaviour with CHOCOLATE GOURAMIS..

    Hi.. I have 2 very nice chocolate gouramis, they seem to be doing well in my 29g tank. The 2 first weeks they were very shy but now they go up to pick up food with the rest of the fishes. The problem is that one of them has started chasing the other that has lost a lot of its...
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    my Ghost Shrimps died one after the other...

    I bought 5 ghost shrimps something like 15days ago. The first one died after 5 days and since then I've been collecting dead shrimps every 2 or 3 days... It's a pity because one of them had eggs...What can be the reason? I have: pH 6.8 GH around 10 or 12 kH around 3 The aquarium is 2...
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    my tap water quality

    I found this information in the web page of the water company in my area. Im sorry, its in spanish, well...many things can be understood (i guess)... how do you find the quality..??? Antimonio µg/l <1 Arsénico µg/l <1 Benceno µg/l <0,1 Benzo(a)pireno µg/l <0,0025 Boro mg/l...
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    Have you ever worked in a Fish Store ??

    I would like to know the experiences of people who have worked in fish stores and if they have changed the way they see fish keeping since then.. Many people think that hobby and work can never be combined perfectly. What is your opinion?? :)
  21. K

    Ghost shrimp with eggs !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I think that my ghost shrimp has eggs on its belly. I can´t make easily a photo but they are green and they rellay look like eggs. Should I do something special !!???
  22. K

    is this a pair of RAMS or 2 females??

    hmm...I really can not conclude...The truth is that they do not fight, they go together many times...so they are not two males...
  23. K

    Tank size and Bioload dependence on PWC. But what about % ??

    (a) I have heard that the smaller your tank is, the more amount of water you need to change in every PWC (b) That more fishes means bigger PWCs too. But reading about and percentages of water changed and frequency, I finally think that everyone has his own "homemade" rule about PWC. For...
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    Chocolate guramis in my tank!!

    I took a pair of chocolate guramis and an other of rams. They all look very nice! The rams started eating from the subtrate imediately, the guramis found a good corner to hide (as expexted). But they are already going out some times!
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    placing the heater in the filter

    I have an R362 Jebo aquarium. For filtering, a bomb takes water from the left part of the tank and brings it to a horizontal tube with little holes on the top of the aquarium. The water gets filtered and comes back in the acuarium falling from a hole on the right part. My question is if it is...
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