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MTS snails... I'll have to look into them. Thanks

I have some great driftwood with Java Moss growing on most surfaces. This is all in a 75 G planted community with four large Angels and a number of tetras and other small dither fish. The tank has been up and running well for 2 years. Recently, the decay of the wood has blurred much of its...

I once hade a 10G planted with Bolivian Rams. Best fish ever!!! Not demanding and beautiful. tThey are great with plants as well

Good luck. I bet the sandstone will look great!!!

I don't know if it will effect sandstone or not, but a good first test for rocks is white vinegar. Rinse the rock then pour some vinegar on it, if it fizzes don't use the rock. This can weed out candidates before doing water test experiments. Be careful with sanstone I think it could be a...

Youu can put a pin through the rizome into the driftwood. this worked for me

Check out a book called " Ecology of the planted aquarium" By Diana Walstad. I have had regular planted tanks, but this book has changed my outlook. I just set up a new 75g using her methods and 1 month in the plants are great

Cool... I'll think about the puffer tank.

I recently added some plants to a new 75G set up and found a few small snails. I am using potting soil under regular gravel for a substrate. All is well with plants after 2 weeks. I have however removed these small snails that must have come with the plants. I have a glass coffee jar with...

I Checked out your link, and the design is great. It seems well thought out. You should research heights of the equipment you want. I measured my store bought stand and it is 30 inches. My tank is 21" high. I am 5' 9" tall and can just reach the bottom of the back of my tank. It seems the...

I'm in mass. I don't breed fish, so I can't help you with fish. You should check out Pet City in Newhampshire. It is the best LFS I've ever been to!!! They have great stock and are always helpful.

Hello, I keep a 20G tank with 5 platys, 3 balloon Mollies, a Betta, and a Pleco. I live in Hamilton Ma and would love to find a good LFS. Right now, I'm going to Petsmart. Are the places in NH only salt water? Any help would be great.

While neons are cool fish, you might consider something hardier like platys to start with. Later when the tank is stable add neons. I lost five neons when my tank was new. :cry:

Cover sounds like a good plan. The reason there is only one fry now is the carnage I witnessed last week. I guess I'm trying to give this one tough little fish a chance.

Very good. I'll try to find an anacharis asap. Anything else I should do or watch out for?

Thanks, how about apiece of dried seaweed? how long should I leave the food? Any suggestions on how to clean the remaining? As you can see, I know nothing about this. :mrgreen:

I have found a platy fry in my tank and isolated it in a floating breeder cage. I have crushed some tetra min into dust and let it settle to the bottom of the enclosure. Was this a good idea? what do I do to raise this little guy?

Thanks Frank. Time to boil the wood. My tapwater has a high ph and ai alkaline. Should I use spring H2O?

OK, I'm getting the idea that coral is not a good idea. Thanks for the tips. I'll boil the wood and check out an t-iasg's link. There is hope for my fish yet!!! Any suggestions for how long to boil? I want to sterilize, but not remove whatever is helping my Ph problem.

Now that I can leave the wood at the top, can I put a piece of coral in a freshwater tank? Also, any tricks out there to treat the top against mold?

Excellent. Would it do any harm to leave the top of the wood exposed?

Last week I added a piece of driftwood to my tank. It was added to help with a Ph problem and is, but... A) The wood has not sank in over one week. It looks good and provides cover on top. It wold be nice to know if it will sink though. B) I bought the wood at petco. It was labeled...

That sounds great. I wish I'd found this site sooner. I think my platys will have better character though.

Thanks for the info. I never thought you would spill flakes the way I did. :wink: I just did not know if the spike in ammonnia was stirred up from my clean up or something else. After reading up I think I might be overfeeding (not including the spill).