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they are one of the best algae eaters around, and sense thats there main diet in the wild they do a pretty good job. of course this is only from what i've read i dont really have any experience with them yet.

i read up on oto breeding and you need at least six, more males than females and it takes them like a whole day to lay all the eggs.

yup, right now they're feasting upon my algae.

i just got them today and i think they are already my favorite fish.

if oto's are on the glass of your aquarium does it mean they are eating algae?

My betta does the same thing. i used to be worried he was hurting himself, but now it helps to know that someone else's betta does it too. my betta's top fin also looks a little bit chewed up looking. i used to think he had fin rot. but maybe it is just the filter. 8O

wow, i had no idea that shrimp didnt live long. Thats realy to bad because i have 2 in my 10 gallon and i am getting rather attched to them. plus i've already had them for a month.

i do fuss with my tank alot, i'll just sit and watch it sometimes but them there will be something that bothers me about it (like decorations, plants etc) and i'll begin to mess with it a bit, usually.

yes there are two sockets for the bulbs, they do look like the one in that picture, they do screw in and yeah together it would = 30 watts. will this be enough?

i dont think that they're fluorescent, they came with my 10 gallon starter kit and the package that they were in just said 15 watt bulb.

i read corys dont add alot to the bioload... and yes im a bit of a dork i love using mr. gravel vacum :lol: lol

bettas

is there anything else that i can feed my neons besides flakes, their mouths are so small, they can't even fit in a bloodworm.

in my ten gallon i have hornwort java fern moneywort amazon sword anacharis and ? i have two 15 wt light bulbs, is this okay for this setup?

so in my ten gallon i have 5 neon tetras and 1 balloon molly (I know he needs a bigger tank) is there anything else i could put in there like some corys or maybe a guppy or two, or am i already fully stocked? i have live plants in there (hornwort, java fern, moneywort, anacharis, amazon sword...

even if a fish is not hungry, it is in their nature to constanly look for food.

I have never kept bottom dwelling fish before,and i've been considering some pygmy cory cats, and i think i can handle it, but im a little nervous :? about the feeding part. Dont they need sinking pellets and stuff? im just afraid that they wont find it or something.... so is it hard to feed...

dont zebra danios need more room than just a ten gallon?

Ha. yes i know i would have fry, i just thought i could let them fend for themselves, mwah ha ha, im sure my betta would love that... no jk i probably wouldnt be able to do that, i'd feel to guilty.

I remember this time i whent into a fish store and i was like "oh wow, i likw that cha-chill-id. ha i must of sounded pretty funny.

Well I'm not really a newbie to this hobby... i've been a member of fishforums for a long time and i have like 115 posts or something. I have had other tanks and i research about fish pretty much every day.some People on that forum and some webs said he would be fine. so did my LFS. i geuss i...

8O you mean i have to get rid of Hoover? :cry:

i have a ten gallon with naturally colored gravel, driftwood and soon to be planted. i also already have a male betta and a balloon molly, that will be moving in there. what else could i put in there? i was considering some pygmy cory cats.