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My Japanese Algae eating shrimp is pregnant, she has many eggs under her belly. I believe this shrimp is livebear. Anyone had experienced raising the baby shrimps ? Thanks.

Thanks for advices. I turn light up for 9hrs a day. Yes, I did re-arrange plants and water became green within a day, that was fast. So far I haven't done anything, except water changed... If I cover the tank completely dark for 5 days as Corvuscorax said ..I think all the plants will be die...

I some changed water today. Water is slightly green and cloudy, probably... algae problem!

Hi all, My planted tank finished cycle 3 weeks ago, now water suddenly becomes cloudy. This is due to bacteria blooming ? There is no foods left over. No dead fishes in the tank. Water change 20% every week, 33 Gal. Thanks.

Wabyrd, I think it's ok for very hardy fishes like guppies.

Thanks for your advices. LFS always have fishes beyond max capacity in every tanks. I don't think they change water every day, but the fishes look healthy though.

Hi, It's better to buy fish/plant at LFS unless they don't have the kinds you want. Even at the big LFS as BigAls they don't have many varieties, especially plant. (Sigh)

Hi all, When the cycle finished, it's ok to add more fishes beyond maximum capacity ? For example, 40 inches of fishes in 30g. If more fishes are added, the cycle starts over again even I do frequently water change 30% per 2 weeks ? Thanks.

I've just lost a catfish....hehehe..saw green-dark under his belly..not sure due to Nh3 thing or not enough O2 (I'm using Hagen CO2) because this fish is not active and stay around at the bottom. Other fishes (neons, angles, mollies, barbs, guppies, a SAE and a betta) look fine.

Thanks. SAE is big fish, some said they grow to 6''.

I turn on the light at 11pm and off at 9am using timer offcourse, because I get home at 11pm everyday. That means the fishes "working" night shift...and sleep during the day...LOL. Is it ok for plants and fishes ?

Hi all, How many SAE should you suggest to put in 33g community heavily plant aquarium beside other fishes?

Hydrocotyle verticillata even better

I think Ammo-lock converts NH3 to NH4, if still some left behind...taken up by plants ...whenever I see them breath heavily I do 50% water change right away.

Hi, I used Ammo-lock when changed water. Now I run out of Ammo-lock, use Muti-purpose water conditioner from Big Al's store. pH = 7.6

Hi loganj, I think the test kit (Aquarium Pharmaceutical) reading both Nh3(ammonia) and Nh4(ammonium, less toxic). It's amazing that the fishes breath normaly. Can't post picture because I don't have scaner. 30 g and up to 30 inches of fishes excluding tails.

Hi, I'm using AP test kit, just brought... The ammonia reading was 7+ ppm but zero for nitrite....fishes breath normally. Feeding one a day. I added a few ml of product called "Cycle" everyday. I change 20% water every 3 days but the ammonia reading still too high. I'm afraid I'm losing some...

I'm in 2 weeks of cycle fully loaded of fishes .. hehehe... including delicated one like angles, neon tetras. ...but so far I haven't lost any one yet. I have many plants in my tank.

Hi all, Regarding to goldfish. Due to their round shape (more tissues more fleshes) which requires more Oxygen, I think they do well in cold water because more Oxygen dissolves in cold water. Therefore, as long as enough oxygen available (even in hot weather like summer) there's no problem.

Hi all, Can we substitute commercial aquarium fertilizer with those for household use. I know it's unsuitable because high percentage of phosphate. There's any way to remove phosphate ? Thanks

Hello, I have a planted aquarium with bio-wheel filter, I add liquid fertilizer every week but I'm afraid activated carbon in the filter will remove ions such as Fe, Zn, ..etc.. Any ideas ? Thanks.