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Pencil fish, also from South America, go very well with apisto's. I have four (and will be adding a few more) Nannostomus beckfordi. Will be curious to hear which Apisto's your LFS has in stock and what you settle on.
Your plan for laying out the tank sounds very good. I'm trying a few oak...
That is going to be a beautiful set-up. I personally wouldn't try it without any filtration. For the first year with organic miracle grow substrate, I haven't fertilized other than adding iron for my ludwigia and an indian red sword. Plants are thriving although I did initially have some...
I've found that clamped fins are generally a harbinger of illness or serious distress, although I wonder if in this situation the spawning triggered some elevated territorial aggression and this is the non-spawning male. Were there any recent changes in the water parameters? Any signs of scale...
Hello - I recently began broadening my tropical fish keeping into South American dwarfs, and have a pair of cacatoudies and a pair of A. panduro although the female hasn't acclimated as well as I would have hoped. I saw your posting about A. Panduros and was curious if you are breeding any...
I would be inclined to wait before medicating again since flashing against rocks and decorations isn't a 100% indicator. Regarding your dosing, were there other fish in the tank that prompted the reduced medication dosing (e.g. clown loaches)? I'm not aware of any higher sensitivty among...
I've never heard of ammonia in tap water. What's the source, a private well? If it's municipal water, you could check with the water company to learn what they have to say about the ammonia. In the US, most water companies are required to provide a rather detailed report on their water...
I used AquaticJungles for my initial plant stocking of a 75 gallon tank. The plants, a combination package, arrived in good condition, and Dustin who owns the site provided me with the shipping data in advance so I could track it (he ships from Kentucky). I was a bit apprehensive at first with...
There's a very knowledgeable guy named Joey Mullen on YouTube [called "uarujoey" on YouTube] from Nova Scotia who has done 100+ DIY aquarium videos. I know he's referenced mail order dealers who are Canadian based and therefore can more easily ship to you. Cross border shipping can be very...
Thanks for the link. I've made a few attempts at photographing my fish with a digital SLR and tripod, and either end up with too much glare from the flash or blurred images due to a slow shutter speed. Obviously it can be done since there are some excellent photos on this site, so I need to...
I had, and to some extent still do, a similar algae issue. For me, cutting back on the number of hours of the LED (8000 kelvin) lighting helped significantly without any visible adverse impact to the plants. Is your tank getting direct sunlight?
Depending upon the type of algae...
Hello - I'm looking forward to learning from this forum and sharing what I've learned. I recently set up a 75 gallon tank for primarily South American cichlids although there are a few Asian fish in there too. The South American dwarf cichlids have always fascinated me so it's been fun adding...