Recent content by Tol

Thanks, As it turns out the NiCrew sold out and the Inkbirds have a 20% coupon right now which makes it the same price anyway, so I guess that made the choice easier.

Anyone have an experience with these? I know a lot of people say Inkbird controllers work well for Aquariums but I noticed NiCrew now has one for $10 cheaper. Only like 3 reviews on Amazon so far though.

Are you trying to breed them? I don't know that a 10 gallon is a good idea for multiple Apistos or at least not a trio? I have never kept Apistos yet, but I plan to at some point. I have a couple of female Bolivian Rams in my 29 gallon and I can't imagine them in anything much smaller. I had to...

Yup, water level higher may help or UPS. Honestly that is one of the main reasons I didn't get an Aquaclear when I was looking for HOB filter, even though they are great filters aside from that.

They look really awesome when the lights hit them the right way. Check out PlanetCatfish for info on them as well. There are several species of them.

Well I have never had any fry I know of? lol Who knows. I just meant that the adults of each generally don't go eating each other much unless there is a big size difference. If any fish can fit in someone's mouth it is likely to end up there at some point. What size is your tank, how long has...

You can also use a small piece of craft mesh to put over the slots. Here is what I did on my Tidal 55. The mesh came from the craft/hobby store. I don't remember how much it was, but fairly cheap for a sheet of it. Cut to size and put into the outside slot, bend a little and put in opposite...

They pretty much all get along, as long as the endlers can't fit in anyone's mouth they are good. I have never seen a guppy or platy eat an endler but bigger fish sometimes eat smaller fish.

Just out of curiosity, Does anyone know if Bolivians or Rams in general tend to lighten or darken their color based on the substrate? I have seen a few mentions/videos where they say that in some fish it really makes no difference at all, but that Cichlids tend to go darker on very dark or black...

yup, I would recommend the medium grit not the fine grit. Wash it really well. It does have some lighter colors in it, if you are aiming for absolute jet black sand, go with the Imaginitarium stuff instead. Here is what it looks like:

Totally normal. Also sometimes they eat the skin, so don't worry if you catch them doing that , also completely normal. If there are a couple of them in the tank they sing sometimes too.

Unless you are going for a heavily planted tank, I wouldn't bother with Flourite. The Imagitarium sand is half the price for more. I use medium grit Black Diamond Blasting Sand from tractor supply. $8 for 50lbs. Some people don't like it for one reason or another, but it works for me. Cheap...

What sort of plants? When I ran a 10 gallon, I used an ATI Hydro Sponge 2 with a whisper 10 pump. Never had any real issues with it keeping up. I didn't have a Betta, but I did keep a few guppies, ADF and Otos. Plants were mainly swords, so not a lot of leaf debris.

ADF are fine with most fish provided the fish is not big enough to eat then or vice versa. They are terrible hunters and easily out competed by most other fish during feeding time. So just be aware that you would need to target feed them. They will also take nips at long finned fish that come...

IMHO, I wouldn't use both on a 29 unless you are also running co2 and trying to grow plants with high light requirements. Seems like a good way to get a lot of algae.