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They are fed well, I've been fine tuning how I feed them since the aggressive one just wants to own it. I am attempting to feed separately but I must admit, wimpy is stupid and keeps navigating to the tank boss. There is still a bit of work to do to break the line of sight but it's ok to say...

Dwarf rainbowfish. One of them has this little while spot and I can't tell if it's fungus or just how he looks. I tried snapping a few pictures, here is the best one. I'll try getting a better shot but for now what do you recommend? What should I be looking for this week to make sure it's not a...

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Thank you. Took more brainpower than I care to admit . Lots of room to develop it into something more. Thanks for this and providing your insight, this is exactly the direction my thoughts were heading after obtaining some additional information. I do have a better understanding of the cycle...

Thank you for clarification. I know exactly what you mean now and I've got a better understanding of what a proper cycle should look like. I'm probably a little off on having it properly cycled as I get a little nitrites but I also get nitrates so it's just a matter of time before there is...

Hold tight. I'm taking some pictures of tap water vs my tank Edit: no photo needed. Ammonia is identical to the tank, a close .25 in both cases. I was just being worried. No nitrites from tap water so this tells me my bacteria is likely not a quite high enough to convert to nitrate...

It's an older picture but it gives you the general idea of how it looks. A secondary filter pumps into the planter. The planter empties back into the tank. Clay pebbles are used inside the planter. The pothos currently rooting on the top left and top right of the aquarium. I intend to grow them...

I'll double check this later today. Stay tuned.

I don't think I follow this. Don't use ammonia and nitrite levels as an indicators for a potential upcoming water changes? Isn't this how you keep a tank properly monitored? Maby there needs to be more explanation because I don't follow this logic. Nitrate is the end result but without...

I'll get it figured out regardless. EDIT/UPDATE Just an update. There has been very minimal chasing and fin nipping today. The aggressor is no longer looking for him and wimpy seems to have stopped glass surfing today. They seem to have a general sense of where to be and the additional planting...

They are not lethargic and they have a great appetite. Just the one glass surfs after being chased around for a bit. I'm not saying I won't figure something out for the temp and fishes. I'm just not sure I'll be able to fix the behavior with a heater Yes I'll have to figure something out

I do believe the dwarf rainbowshish won't like this. Unfortunate part of purchasing from a pet store is misinformation.

Guess I'm going shopping

Right around 25° it's an auto heater that I cannot adjust

I planted 14 garlic, 14 chives, 2 pothos. I chose garlic because it is fast rooting and hungry for nitrates, takes 8months for it to bulb, chose chives because they are fast rooting, pothos because they are a nitrogen powerhouse and the rest was to give the rams a hiding space. Inside the tank...

Thanks. 20g which is only good for a pair. Unfortunately these little guys were hard to identify, judging by there actions likely not a pair and both males . Last night before bed wimpy was relaxed and being left alone as a result of the additional planting. Even right now its super early...

It's a brand new 20gallon, freshly cycled. Only glass surfing I have is from 1 ram and he's being chased by the more dominant ram. Something tells me I got two male. So I did additional planting and it seems to have helped. Just before bed he was chilling instead of being so frantic (they are...

Basically I have a new aquarium. Completed a fishless cycle and followed the guidelines of ammonia dropping to 0 within 24hrs. After the fishless cycle: Day 1 I introduced 6 rainbowfish and 2 german blue rams. I did two 20% water changes, one in the a.m. one in the p.m. Day 2 I did the same...

With the exception of some crumbs they are all done. The tanks boss is going back and forth chowing down. The other ram is glass swimming like it's gone ****. I'm not sure about him in general. He started out fine but I think the tank boss has caused some kind of fish paranoia

No this isn't all I feed them. The routine I want to do is a small amount of flakes every morning. As per instructions, enough so it's all gone in 2min. Then in the afternoon I feed them something different. I want to alternate between bug bites and sera nip throughout the week. I estimate the...