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Recent content by jhj0112

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    help with id - sold as algodon 2

    What a beauty!! Nice apisto!
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    can PH neutral sand be a problem??

    ok I put 2 containers now one with tap water( PH 6.8) and the other with treat water (PH 6.0). I will leave it for at a week
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    can PH neutral sand be a problem??

    Thanks mike!! So if sand is the problem, what would be the most effective way to change it to another type sand or any other substrate?
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    can PH neutral sand be a problem??

    same here Mike... all it says is PH neutral sand.. I did PH test on everything except the sand.. I just took some sand out of the tank and put it in the container with tapwater.. I will leave it for at least 24 hrs to see if PH goes up.. it is so weird that PH does not go above 7.0 though..
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    can PH neutral sand be a problem??

    if shell or coral is present in sand, would it go over PH 7.0 though?? it's does not go over 7.0. it's almost always 6.8-7.0..
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    can PH neutral sand be a problem??

    no I bought it from LFS and soaked it under our tab water for a couple of days.. this really drives me nuts.. I have big chunk of peat moss in both tank as well as peat moss in the filter and 5-6 almond leaves.... any help would be very appriciated!
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    can PH neutral sand be a problem??

    I have been working on 2 apistos tanks with caribsea supernatural sand to lower PH for 2-3 months. However, PH stays at 7 no matter what I do( including peat moss, almond leaves). my tap water PH with peat moss filtered is 5.8-6.0. There is nothing in the tank that can raise PH to 7 (...
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    A sp. steel blue sexing

    Thanks Gerald and Mike... Yeah I knew that most of Steel blue in LFSs are males but I also have been told that females start showing up in their shipment as well.. If this is indeed a female, I have something that is kinda(?) rare.. :) no one seems to know if steel blue is hybrid.... It...
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    A sp. steel blue sexing

    meant to say I'm NOT so sure if this is male/female... I hope it is a female though lol
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    A sp. steel blue sexing

    I got 2 sp steel blue from LFS ( thye sold them as blue agassizzi). I know for sure I have one male but I'm so sure about the below one.. I googled it but it's hard for me to tell if this is female or male.. Thanks.
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    Aggie D red spawning but no fry

    thanks gerald! I believe mine is domestic strain. I'm feeding my aggies with frozen bloodworm and sinking pallets once a day.
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    Aggie D red spawning but no fry

    thank you! i will definitely lower ph
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    Aggie D red spawning but no fry

    thanks for the reply wethumbs. should I raise TDS or lower PH more to be conductive?
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    Aggie D red spawning but no fry

    Hi All, First of all! happy new year to members :) I have had a pair of aggie D red and they spawned 3 times.. However, every time they spawned, eggs are gone after 2 days.. I assume female ate eggs.. first eggs looked infertile as it was whitish eggs but the last 2 batches of eggs were...
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    My aggie D red female has severely damaged caudal fin HELP!

    thanks everyone! it is a 20G long tank. I do have 2 aggies females in my community tank but they are not D red.
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