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    Nitrates, light and plants in a new aquarium

    Thanks Ben for all the tips. RE the light, as a temp measure I just put three layers of wax paper in between the LED and the glass cover and that seems to cut the light by about 50%.
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    Nitrates, light and plants in a new aquarium

    Hi all, I have gotten my new 60 gallon long aquarium set up and heavily planted. I am running a large canister filter per Mac Z's suggestion, and have the output flow spread across a long spray bar to minimize current. Right now the only inhabitants are 7 rummynose and a mystery snail. I'm in no...
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    Thinking of sizing up my tank

    I’ll check it out, thank you!
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    Thinking of sizing up my tank

    Thanks Mac, I’ll go canister and control the current.
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    Thinking of sizing up my tank

    So after waiting forever for a sale that never appeared I just went ahead and bought the 60 gallon breeder aqueon and a stand. Now I need lighting and filtration. There doesn’t seem to be a standard hood for a 48” long aquarium so I’m looking at glass cover and LED panel (eg Twinstar). For...
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    Fin “blister” growths on cacatuoides

    Hi all, sad news, I lost the fish this morning, and of course the cyprinopur was delivered this afternoon. But I’m not sure it was the viral infection that killed him. He had retreated to the rocks and stopped eating a couple of days prior and I noticed some “gulping” and labored breathing in...
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    Sick Cory Sterbai

    Thanks, Eddy. The good news is that the Cory is still with us. I’ll try the salt treatment - I had indeed avoided it based on hearing cory cannot handle salt.
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    Sick Cory Sterbai

    Thanks Mac, that’s helpful. The Cory continues to eat and behave fairly normally, so I’ll remove meds and see how it goes. It’s weird that kanamycin (kanaplex’s sole active ingredient) is indicated for fungal stuff - it’s an antibiotic, not an anti fungal. So that might explain the lack of...
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    Sick Cory Sterbai

    Hi all, I could use some help with a sick Cory who was living in my 20g long community tank with 5 other Cory sterbai, 7 rummynose tetra, and an orange flash apisto male. He showed up one day with some damaged fins - he has always been the “odd man out” in that shoal, and is a little bit...
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    Fin “blister” growths on cacatuoides

    Hi Eddy, nothing on Amazon, but eBay from France. However it’s going to be 2 weeks. Should I do the temperature increase in the meantime? I presume it’s meant to be in n combination.
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    Fin “blister” growths on cacatuoides

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    Fin “blister” growths on cacatuoides

    Hi Mac, This is a fish I got as an adult (1.5” long) from a local fish shop I’m starting to have some doubts about (2X ich infected fish received). I got him at the same time as 3 of the Corydoras and 4 of the rummynose. Since then I added 3 more Cory and 3 more rummynose. I treated with...
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    Fin “blister” growths on cacatuoides

    Wow, ok. Thank you, Eddy - the combined knowledge on this forum is amazing. I had been reassured by that article but this sounds more serious. I cannot buy the Cyprinopur in the US but I work in a lab and can get the ingredients you list. In the meantime - it sounds like high temp is...
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    Fin “blister” growths on cacatuoides

    And here’s a lead - not sure if anyone has seen this in apisto? https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FA181
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    Fin “blister” growths on cacatuoides

    Hi all - I’ve had this orange flash for about 1 year and recently he’s developed some pigmented spots on his fins that almost look like blisters. I got some reasonable shots attached and would emphasize they have a bubble-like texture. They are on every fin except pectoral and pelvic, but most...
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    Thinking of sizing up my tank

    Thanks all. Really helpful and love the idea of getting some fish that swim at the very top of the water column. I see that aqueon sells a 60 breeder now. Any thoughts on that? That zoo med 50 looks intriguing too...
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    Thinking of sizing up my tank

    Hi, I’ve got a 20 gallon long tank with 7 rummynose tetra, 6 sterbai cory and 1 apistogramma cacatuoides (male, orange flash). Things have been very stable for a year since I established the tank but I’m starting to wonder… what if I got a bigger tank? So that’s my question - if you had this...
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    Stocking a 20g long

    I love our mystery snail. Just have a single male cacatuoides so no issue with eggs. Tons of character if that’s possible to believe. He skydives off of the wood. The apisto tries to nip his eye stalks every once in a while but it doesn’t do any damage.
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    Stocking a 20g long

    Thank you, thanks very helpful. Definitely trying to avoid tragedy!
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    Stocking a 20g long

    Hi, I’ve moved my fish from a 10 gallon to a 20 gallon long and everyone is settled and doing fine. I wanted some advice on adding new fish. Current stock: 4 rummynose tetra 3 Cory sterbai 1 apisto orange flame male 1 mystery snail proposal: Add 8 rummynose to go to 12 Add 3 Cory to go to...
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