Recent content by adamd9

I've had Julii corys for about a year now and they do the same thing. I do not have a bubbler on my tank and none of my other fish show signs of low oxygenation. I think it's just a natural thing.

One of my otos hanging out on an amazon sword after a water change today.

I am thinking this is stag horn algae is that correct? what is the best way to get rid of this? These plants (s repens) were planted about 2 weeks ago. Would it be easiest just to pull them out and bleach dip them? Thanks for the help! I do a 50% water change once a week with no CO2. I dose...

I've had 2 nerve snails in there for months and they don't seem to do anything but lay their white eggs on everything lol

The first picture is the day before adding the otos and the second picture is 4 days after adding them. Quite the difference!

The tank is 5 months old. I’ve had brown algae for the past 3 months that I need to remove from glass and plants weekly. You can see this in this picture. So I’m hoping there’s enough algae to get them started.

I have a 20 gallon tall currently stocked with 8 Bloodfin tetras and 5 JuliI Cory catfish. My filter is an AC 70. Do I have enough tank space to add some Otocinclus catfish? If so, how many would be recommended (I’m guessing the norm 6+) Thanks for your help! Here is a pic of my tank if this...

As of now I have 6 JuliI Corys and 8 bloodfin tetras. Planning on adding 1 bolivian ram in the future.

I am looking to upgrade my filter from my silent stream 20 (not so silent) that came with the kit, to either an Aquaclear 50 or Aquaclear 70. Which would be better? I feel that the 70 may be too much flow and wear out the fish. Any other suggestions for good HOB filters? Thanks

Is this brown algae on my anubias and tubing going to my air stone? My tank has had fish in it now for about 4/5 months and I read that this is when you start seeing algae growing in your tank, when it is completely cycled. I added 3 nerite snails last night to help eat some algae. Is there...

Would I do a male and a female? I don’t really want them breeding because I wouldn’t know what to do with the fry once they grow and don’t want to cause aggression when they have their fry with the Corys eating them

I use this every time I add new fish to try to control the ammonia/nitrite spike that occurs. It seems to work pretty well. Unfortunately it just takes time for the beneficial bacteria to grow and can be a waiting game for a few weeks to a month or two before enough bacteria has grown to turn...

Yes the ram won't be added for months, just planning things out. Ammonia and nitrites are lowering now from adding the tetras recently. Corys are next and I'll wait until ammonia and nitrates are down again then add the ram.

Most likely going with 1 bolivian ram, I like the looks of them better, especially the one in your picture

Agreed, any most fish become territorial with inadequate space. Also, each individual fish have their own personalities.