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  1. MartyMA

    What to feed Scarlet Badis

    I have used microworms and grindal worms.
  2. MartyMA

    Water evaporates too fast

    Plastic wrap The original question was a simple one - my solution is glass top for starters and a if you have an HOB filter, stretching a piece of plastic wrap over it. I do this to keep the amano shrimp from taking a walk but it also cuts down on evaporation significantly.
  3. MartyMA

    Trying to determine best food for fish

    I would suggest New Life Spectrum Optimum. This is a high quality flake that is good for a community tank.
  4. MartyMA

    What Did You do With Your Tank Today?

    Added three new angelfish to my 60 gallon. Two platinums and a koi. All small. Joining a dwindling endler community and a few dwarf africans. Oh, and one medium sized koi angel who was most unhappy to see the new arrivals. LOL
  5. MartyMA

    Filter media - swapping to a bigger tank

    Merry, Merry to you!! To answer your question - a guess would be three weeks? A guess is not as good as a test, however. If you are crossing your fingers and hoping for the best, go with three weeks. Short of testing your numbers, seeding will give you a big head start.
  6. MartyMA

    What to do with 3 pounds of flake food

    Since you are in a deep freeze right how, I would keep it in the garage. Three pounds is a lot of flake. Without knowing your feeding routine, maybe incorporating a bit each day into whatever you use. I often crush flake and add to decapped brine shrimp. My nanos and fry love this combo. I...
  7. MartyMA

    Fake Driftwood vs. Real Driftwood in the planted tank

    Real, real, real....keep fake stuff to a minimum. You will be more satisfied with the result. BTW, Chiclid ism's driftwood is perfection. Also - some of us (me) actually like the tannin leaching into the water.
  8. MartyMA

    Larger aquarium build.

    C'mon now. You have to have some idea about a tank size. Okay....depending on your dedication to our hobby, maybe a 20g would be the next step up. I think bigger is always better, however. If you can afford the initial cost and have enough space, a 55 or larger would be my suggestion. Start...
  9. MartyMA

    White worms

    White worms are a great food for most tropical fish. As a rule, any fish will try to ingest anything moving that it can fit in it's mouth. White worms prefer a cool/cold for keeping. Grindal worms are very different. Much smaller and need warm conditions if you want to keep for fish feeding...
  10. MartyMA

    Endler's Guppies

    I own a large colony of black bar endlers. Not the least bit fussy about food or water conditions. They will breed continually. They are smaller than guppies generally and pregnant females do not usually get big and bloated like guppies. I literally see new babies every day. I do not keep...
  11. MartyMA

    does a water change 'bring out' the shrimp?

    I bet that the little 'shrimp' in your tank are not shrimp at all. They are probably scuds, a type of crustacean common to both fresh and salt water. They are harmless and will most likely be eaten by any fish that can find them. Google 'gammarus' for more information.
  12. MartyMA

    Why Did my Zebra Snail die?

    There could be a few reasons why your zebra nerite snails have died. There is no way to know how old they were when you bought them. Maybe at the end of their lives? Nerite snails need algae to eat and plenty of it. If your tank does not have at least some algae in it or you feed algae...
  13. MartyMA

    Natural ph lowering tricks

    I use indian almond leaves to gently lower the ph. Peat moss also works. A ph of 7.6 is not a problem at all for most tropical fishes. Any radical changes to ph in such small tanks can cause problems. I would leave well enough alone.
  14. MartyMA

    Recharging purigen

    If it cleaned up completely in a few minutes, it couldn't have been too dirty. If you feel like it is finished, start the soaking process. You will definitely have to be patient during this phase. No sense going through the trouble of recharging and then poisoning your fish with residual bleach.
  15. MartyMA

    Substrate switch ?

    I have both light colored pool filter sand and black diamond blasting sand in all but one of my tanks. I like them both and have never had an issue with water quality with either. I prefer light colored sand myself since it looks more natural to my eyes. Whatever you choose, I bet you will...
  16. MartyMA

    Recharging purigen

    The outside granules are the first to change back to the original color since they are exposed directly to the water/bleach solution. You should stir the bag around a bit with a wooden spoon or chopstick just to be sure that you are getting most of the purigen clean. 24 hours is enough time in...
  17. MartyMA

    Where did my nerite snails go?

    Well, at least one showed up today. I bet that I just can't see them with all of the plants and driftwood. Still going to check the the HOB later.
  18. MartyMA

    Where did my nerite snails go?

    AC HOB - I didn't check them but maybe they are in there? Possible I guess.
  19. MartyMA

    P. Taeniatus Moliwe babies showed up yesterday!

    I bought five wild P. taeniatus moliwe about four weeks ago. One female disappeared and was left with two pair. One male and female bonded right away and were the much more robust of the four. The tank is a heavily planted 60g with a few coconut shell caves scattered about. The female of the...
  20. MartyMA

    Where did my nerite snails go?

    Okay, I plopped four zebra nerite snails into a heavily planted 20 long a couple of days ago. Now, it was not an algae farm but there is a bit on the glass. At first, I saw them cruising around but now, nothing. No snails to be seen. I do know that nerites will bail but where did they go? I...
  21. MartyMA

    Purigen?

    Purigen works fine. Your result is typical. It will eventually get very dirty and will need a recharge.
  22. MartyMA

    Repashy

    New Life Spectrum - a very high quality flake food.
  23. MartyMA

    Repashy

    Just today for the first time, I fed my fish the community plus repashy. Two half inch cubes in my 60g. The tank is a big endler colony with five west african p. taeniatus moliwe. They seemed to love it and worked the cubes all day long. All gone after about five hours and everyone looks...
  24. MartyMA

    Tiny tank

    I have exactly the same set up. Scarlet Badis (only one right now but planning five more), RCS (tons) and 12 Chillis in a 20L. Heavily planted. It has worked out beautifully. If the Scarlet is eating any of the RCS babies, he is barely making a dent. I like the all-red grouping.
  25. MartyMA

    Very Soft Water

    If you really want to raise the water hardness a bit, try crushed coral. I load a mesh bag with crushed coral and put it right in my HOB filter. I replace the coral every three months or so. My tap water is not very soft but my endlers much prefer harder water. Both my cherry shrimp and...
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