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Hi all! I recently converted my evo 13 to a paludarium type set up. I’m guessing it’s currently holding 7 or 8 gallons of water. It’s been up for like 2 years I think in various forms, so it isn’t a new tank. I currently have a female betta and a single cory cat (Last cory from a different...

You should look into rock flower anemones. I think one or two rock flowers and a sexy shrimp or two would look really nice in that tank. Could also add some nice zoas. Keep in mind anything you put in there is likely going to take up a lot of space. Kenya tree, Xenia, etc will quickly take over...

My favorite picture of my pink-streaked wrasse, Pseudocheilinops ataenia.

Any fish that requires cultures of live food. I occasionally hatch brine as a treat for my fish, but I wouldn’t want to do it every day.

I'll look into amano shrimp, thank you! My only worry is that my water is super soft (about 22 TDS coming out of the tap and about 2 dKH). I've had ghost shrimp die before because they fail to molt. Is there anything I can add? Thanks for the suggestion! I like Otos but I'm worried that I don't...

Hi everyone! I have a 26 gallon planted pea puffer tank. Are there any detritivores I can add to eat the food the puffers miss? Though the water quality is good, the tank just looks a little bit dirty and I have some algae (some black beard, some green spot). The tank is about two years old. I...

Thank you! It’s a freshwater AI prime

I added a single cutting of Tradescantia zebrina (inch plant) and it has gone wild. I added it to the filter part of my AIO. I use pothos in another tank and have used arrowhead plant in the past with success.

My copperband butterfly fish.

BBA won't survive. Saltwater tanks have their own types of algae. I try to keep my reef at between 1.025 and 1.026, as suggested above. Sometimes it does end up higher or lower.

If you want a fox face, I would definitely go with a 120 gallon. I doubt it will be much more trouble than a 75 and the fish will appreciate the extra space. That fish combo sounds good, just remember to add the tang last since yellows can be aggressive. You also still have room for other fish...

Awesome anemone! It looks very healthy. I believe it is a Condy and you may already know this, but that type of anemone typically doesn't host clownfish in the wild. Your clowns may take a liking to it anyway. For the feeding problem, you could try cutting a plastic bottle in half and putting...

The biggest disadvantages for not having a sump are not being able to hide equipment and not being able to add a protein skimmer, refugium, algae scrubber, or any other type of nutrient export. I'd recommend going light on stocking so you can rely primarily on biological filtration. If you want...

Make sure you stick with either peacocks/haps or mbuna. Mixing usually isn't recommended, especially in a 60 gallon. Personally, since peacocks/haps get fairly large, I'd be hesitant to put them in a 60 gallon and would probably stick with mbuna only. Whatever you decided, some of either type...

I keep peacock cichlids and some haps and use the fritz cichlid salts to adjust the GH and KH (I have fairly soft water). I've never used any sort of pH adjustment. What type of African cichlids are you planning on keeping and what is your tank size?