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Testing showed Nitrate and Nitrite at 0 and Ammonia very close, maybe .1. We do feed frequently mostly to minimize aggression as they are community tanks but usually manage portion size.

I finally found some magenta mystery snails about 6 months back and placed them in my 29 gallon planted tank. I had hoped they would breed but so far no luck even with 2" of space at the top of the tank. I've had success breeding golds in the past, though not in this particular tank. Now...

Hey all, I've been an active aquarist for about 3 years now and in that time have had alot of different snails (both invited and unwelcome) and have never had this type of problem before. My crew of Japanese Trapdoors start out clean as a whistle but as they reach maturity start to collect a...

So, I've about had it trying to plant anything in aquasoil. It's a total pain and constantly get floaters; worse yet I'm trying to teach the kids to tend the tanks and for them it's impossible. I like the soil for plant growth so am looking for a user friendly solution to get the best of both...

Recommend you get the dwarf gourami first, then you can observe for 3-4 weeks to ensure it's healthy. It's kind of like using the tank as a temporary quarantine tank until you're sure things are good. Other suggestions would be to ask about travelling to an area nearby with more expansive LFS...

All, Getting ready to go live with CO2 in my main tank and had a quick question. With a larger tank is there any advantage to use a splitter and 2x diffusers to inject at opposite ends of the tank simultaneously? My inclination is to think no as the CO2 should seek equilibrium after a short...

Love the stalactites pointing down from above! Gives a very unique feel compared to more conventional scaping.

Hey all, Have some aquascaping ideas I'm tossing around and some include using stone to form a 'retaining wall' type structure to raise the substrate level and be able to grow shorter foreground type plants in the background. Due to the volume of space I definitely don't want to just fill all...

Yeah, thought about that or maybe cupramine/copper of some sort but wanted to minimize the chance of residual contaminants in the tank as I keep Ramshorn snails in there routinely. Could probably aggressively rinse it but sometimes you don't get it all and could have come out badly. In a...

I just suffered a couple of infestations in my quarantine tank, one algae based and one was bladder snails. I tore the entire thing down to the bones, scooped out all the substrate which I treated with a hydrogen peroxide solution and left outside in the (Florida) cold for 3 days. Then I...

NOT Eheim if you know what's good for you. I've had nothing but issues with this company who don't support their products and troll their customers along until they give up in my experience. Was having a problem with my impellor and contacted the company. They had 3 different people grill me...

For hard to catch fish I often have to convince the wife to grab a second net and assist. Not a 100% solution but can increase your chances if you have a partner. With otos I usually try to get below them and rapidly sweep up - can be tough if they're stuck to the glass and know it's not easy...

Tank dimensions would improve my answer, but if you're running a lower light low-tech setup then java fern and maybe moss as a groundcover work pretty well and are very survivable. One plant I def recommend for beginners is Water Wisteria (Hygrophila Diphormis). It grows in all directions and...

I appreciate the solid answer as bitter as it may be. I usually have savvy algae solutions but in this case I'm writing it off as a total loss, tearing down the tank, treating with Clorox solution and starting over. I just can't risk passing such an infestation on to anyone else. I'll...

I have used Eco Complete in multiple tanks and have never seen or heard of any blue-green slime. Eco is an inert volcanic rock based substrate that on it's own couldn't 'cause' anything. The selling point of Eco is it comes in a nutrient rich bath, that's the liquid in the bag that is nutrient...

Guppy, I admit that I looked into it and the plant is intriguing. I'd not heard of it before but will research, perhaps check with FDNR as well to see what they think, but as you say let's hope not. I've been pretty religiously pulling the stuff out as it clings to my plants and went back...

All, I'm usually pretty diligent about ensuring I have a good record of the species of plant I'm buying, both to ensure I can research the later and if I ever get a surplus and want to offer free or for sale. Over time as I've accumulated 24 different species of plant it was bound to happen...

We have 3x types of gourami species in our tank - the pearls (too large) and honeys are so tranquil. HG can be shy and tend to hide alot to bear in mind. As a separate vote I always love to see more fish vice bigger, especially schoolers so consider some type of smaller fish that school well...

Have 120g with a high flow Fluval filter, but I never run a larger tank without backup filtration. My preference is to use 1 or 2 sponge filters simultaneously MP above referenced. Could also use HOB instead of sponge if preferred. Nice thing about sponges is you can always keep 2 and pull one...

How effective are assassin snails at curing malaysian trumpets? I'm well tired of picking them out of the tank but they seem more resilient than other snail species. My single loach doesn't seem to be preying on them like I've seen him do with other snail species so they appear to be...