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So helpful!! Thank you!! I have a 10 Gal with WCM and about 5 RCS and someone said i was crowding the tank. I did some research on appropriate ratios of fish to gallons and found information on several posts saying shrimp are actually "negative" bioload on the tank...meaning they actually have a...

My Cherry shrimp show little interest in the blood worms, but love the algae pellets. I keep White Cloud Minnows love the blood worms, flakes (careful not to include anything with copper as both breeds are sensitive to it), and the algae pellets. I also started my tank with a live sand substrate...

I have melaleuca oil!! I am a member lol. How might I use it?

Thank you!! We plan on upgrading the enclosure to a 30 Gal in a month or two, so for now i'm told that with the plants and shrimp I should be safe for that time period. My WCM are only just under an inch right now and as I mentioned i'm down to 10 now. I will contact the store I got the fish...

Thank you for your input! :) Could you possibly tell me what the difference between starting with bio-cycle and safe start? It is my understanding they do the same thing. I mentioned before I am VERY new to this, but my research has shown that the bio-cycle introduces the necessary beneficial...

Let me start by saying I am new to keeping aquariums and originally got into the hobby because of gardening. I am EXTREMELY green to keeping tanks, so please don't judge too harshly. I am genuinely here to learn more, so that my pets and plants are happy and healthy! :fish2: I started my 10 Gal...