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I have two pairs of blue rams that spawn regularly, they are in a community tank. As of late, I've been having trouble hatching the fry due to something gobbling them up in the middle of the night.... My question is, how harmful would it be to leave one of the lights on overnight? I have two T5...

My fish have plenty of room, I successfully breed my gbr's, my angels spawn, my serpae tetras have attempted to spawn... fish don't do this if they're overcrowded and uncomfortable, fish spawn when they the conditions resemble their natural environment smart guy... No one said plants convert...

Yes cory's can tolerate some salt. I didn't realize you had cory's. I wouldn't use as much salt in that case, maybe cut the dose by half, 1 tablespoon for every 10 gallons. Once the fish are looking healthy, 50% fresh water changes every other day but always, even when your fish are healthy...

Any idea how to rid my tank of hair algae? It's not out of control but there are a few plants that have it growing, anything that will eat it that is compatible in a south american biotope?:cool:

What kind of biotope are you shooting for? Upland river or lowland river? Upland will be a faster flowing river with larger rocks and less plants. A lot of characiformes live in this water in the Amazon, tetras and minnows. If you do a lowland with less current and finer substrate, you can do...

It's a fungus or mold, your water and temperature are probably perfect for it to grow. Boil your driftwood, it will kill anything and everything growing on that piece of wood.

I bet its a baby snail, they look like little tiny swimming worms. I wouldn't worry to much about it. As soon as your betta sees it... say goodnight lol

Definitely add some plants. Plants will naturally filter your aquarium while adding a lot of beauty. Plants gobble up ammonia and nitrates, and your fish will love you for it.

how big is your tank?

Aquarium Salt... Think about it like this, how did our ancestors preserve meat without refrigeration? They used salt. The salt kills fungus and bacteria. With the right amount of salt in the aquarium along with a temperature of around 86-87 degrees, the fungus cannot survive. I would add about a...

I don't think your tank is overstocked at all, not even close. The only thing is, when your bala and pictus grow...they really grow. If your concerned about the bio load, add some more low to medium light plants to your tank. They will filter your water, gobble up any ammonia and nitrogen. I...

Really anyone can do it, my tap water is 8.6, liquid rock lol. I started by going to my local fish store and picked up 20 gallons at a time of R/O water and slowly brought my PH down. Over the course of about a month I got my PH down to 6.0 with a GH of around 3.5, this ensures the eggs hatch. I...

I do breed the rams, they spawn all the time but there is alot of sabotage that goes on between the rams lol, i have a 20 gallon breeder set up with pure R/O water and a hydro-sponge. I usually trade them to my local fish store for frozen foods, prime, flourish, and R/O water. Yes love the site...

Just wanted to say hello to everyone, excited to broaden my aquarium education from fellow aquarists. I currently have a 75 gallon planted setup. Heavily planted, 30 neons, 7 blue rams ( 5 female, 2 male) 2 Kribs ( both female) 5 serpae tetras, 3 lemons, 2 albino bushynose plecos, 4 ottos, 3...