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hmm i’ll have to think about it. they’re probably the only tetra i like but idk if i’d want them to not have optimal conditions. my tank is just about 1 meter so it is the minimum he finds acceptable

oh i didn’t know that. my tank is only 3 ft long. i haven’t bought any of the fish yet

hello :) i’ve started cycling a new 40 gallon tank and am doing some research on what i should stock it with. I was thinking an electric/german blue ram, some rummy nose tetras, false juli corys, and maybe a starlight bristle nose pleco. i know the corys and tetras need to be in groups but are...

Erik Lucas sent me another full order of shrimp 10+2 and they all look great!! So happy nothing happened with the post office this time. He was easy to contact and gave me no trouble whatsoever. The skrimps are super active and super cute lol

So i just got my first shipment of caridina “chaos” bolts two days ago. These are the first caridinas i’ve ever owned. Unfortunately, they were stuck at the post office over the weekend (nearly 4 extra days). The box was smashed on one side and when i opened it, the water was really warm. Most...

awesome! that’s so exciting!! so now i just have to wait a bit and make sure it stays stable

interesting!! thank you :)

good point. let me test the tap again right now for nitrates to see the color comparison the color looks preeeetty close so either my tap does have a bit of nitrates or the color for 0 nitrates is a bit orange

it doesn’t have any i’ve checked. It’s been running for a bit more than a week with a bunch of stuff in it from my other cycled tanks.

hello, I’m doing a fishless cycle for a 10 gallon that will hopefully have caridina shrimp in it soon. It's been running for a little over a week with a seeded sponge filter, wood, plants, and 1.5 indian almond leaves from my other two 10 gallons. I've been adding fish food for an ammonia source...

After reading up on caridinas, I’m super interested in them. I wish I had known about this stuff before getting neos but I still love them too lol As of now, I’m planning on getting the parameters a bit higher for my neo/betta tank. I’m going to go super slow since none of the inhabitants seem...

I'll definitely look into blackwater. It'd have to be a new tank set up though obviously since I already have this one running.

out of the tap the GH is about 25 ppm, KH is about 20 ppm, and pH is 6.4 I bought my tank used so i’m not sure of the substrate. it’s black sand I appreciate all your help so far. I thought I had a good grasp on what I needed to know but there's so much I didn't know that I didn't know

KH is nearly 0

I have Seachem alkaline buffer. Is the Equilibrium better to use? My GH is about 50 ppm