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Been a minute - it’s been busy for me IRL. Moved and all of that. My Apistogramma fry are doing great. Oh I never posted them! Well, they were born when my first pair was in quarantine. I’ve had 2 “litters” from them so far including this, but lost the most recent one when I didn’t remove the...

After not having any "babies" for several months due to a nematode outbreak with my cichlids stole my attention, I found 3 new little guys swimming around in my chili endler tanks. Pretty excited - they're little cuties! Not sure if all will survive yet - it's the first "litter" for this...

If there's no food, they won't be around for very long. Mine all died out as a combination of my acara eating them, and a lack of algae (though, the tank then summarily had an algae bloom I've only just gotten back under control..)

yah, it's likely that a local aquarist dumped some by accident, thinking it was dead

Well, it's happened again. I must've screwed something up - I took out 2 of my dwarf lotuses when I read they could cause your other plants to not grow as quickly. Well, what I read was correct! My other plants have absolutely blossomed! But then, so has.. hair algae And boy do I hate it -...

I'm getting started again on it, but I unfortunately don't have the room most people have, as I live in a townhouse. I'm currently converting my laundry room into a small fish room - right now I have a 20G for fry, and 2 10s: one for males and one for females. The 20G isn't bare-bottom the way...

That sounds like stress to me. She's going to be more susceptible to infection; just keep her water clean. Add aquarium salt if you have any - follow the directions on it - that'll help her fight off infections.

My tank parameters are stable is why. I use the API kit maybe once or twice a year if something from the test strip looks off or my fish seem off. It's just much more involved and time-consuming.

Plants, and if your water is already soft, rocks. If your water is hard, drift wood. Vary it up a bit The terracotta's a good start, too - you can work more of that in, I'm sure.

I also swung in to add: she looks healthy from that angle. Fish TB can only be diagnosed via microscope, but she doesn't really look thin - which can be TB, or even internal parasites. I've lost fish that had TB-like symptoms. She just looks stressed. You've had her for a few days, so she's...

It's more that I am 3 hours away and would want to make a day trip of it

Nope, but I am on Aquabid (brandnewaquarium)

I'm very jealous you are in the area! Maybe once this pandemic is behind us, I'll need to make a stop in their store

Update: last batch of Chilis are sold for now

+1 to thrive, new lights, etc. The big thing with algae - and trust me, we all get it from time to time - is that it just shows an imbalance. As faydout said, its about having a setup that lets your plants outgrow the algae (easier said than done)

this thread has all the info you might want, but I especially found it useful when choosing a substrate: How To Grow (Most) Carpeting Plants (DSM Thread) | 455236 | Aquarium Plants Personally, I use AquaSolum as it's fairly easy to get and it's "soft" so my cichlids are happy

Yep, this is a careful balance; I've seen my algae come and go, but I'm definitely still trying to find the "right" balance!

Now, settle down, let me get you a hot or cold cup of something, as I've a (short) story to tell. This is a story of love, devotion, terror, and one (fish)man's desperation to be with the (fish)woman of his dreams. First, our heroes: Red boy: and his beau, who I could not get a great photo...

I use a LiquaGen 4-stage. Connects directly to my tap. Ran me about $60 on Amazon.

I wish I had your oscar's problem... But honestly, its more the feeder fish from pet stores that are kept in the worst possible conditions. I think you found yourself a great deal!