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Today, 03:32 AM
yea, it won't be too much of a difference inside vs out.
Not much can survive in that length of a tank besides a betta. Sorry-some microfish...
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Today, 02:58 AM
Thanks! for the link and compliment. the 'girl' is finally warming up to me and let me take a good picture. so hopefully that'll help tell if she is...
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Today, 02:40 AM
do you have dimensions of the tank?
fish need horizontal swimming room, so having a column tank limits you drastically on what is sustainable and...
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Today, 02:16 AM
Oto's are very hit or miss. some people can never keep them alive...so i'm throwing some caution in there.
for a 15column, i'd honestly just do...
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Today, 12:36 AM
1. Stocking looks good. the cory cat's are great active bottom fish.
What other schooling fish do you have available? 10 danio's are good, but...
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Yesterday, 12:56 PM
Is it aquarium safe?
it could be that the piece of wood is rotting, falling apart and the release of those compounds is making the aro not...
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Yesterday, 02:19 AM
As Kim92, well put it: it depends the tank size.
doing the bare minimum means no tank mates.
get a 300gallon and you are talking many fun...
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Yesterday, 01:41 AM
The BGK's in the midwest reach a healthy 18inches.
Many LFS' around here have one in their massive display tanks.
they are great fish, but as...
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Yesterday, 01:15 AM
I'm sorry to say, but you'll get comments saying he needs a big tank...and here is why:
the fish will get big and aggressive
the aggression...
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05-23-2013, 03:26 PM
Use play sand if you want a tan/white color substrate
use black diamond sand if you want a black color substrate
both are inert, so you'll need...
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05-23-2013, 03:13 AM
It's not an extreme.
if you can't find the research that backs the facts.
then start looking into how strobe lights are not healthy for human...
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05-23-2013, 03:04 AM
Its just knowledge in the aquatics world
google "strobe lights on fish tank" and see all the people say "awful idea"...
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05-23-2013, 02:53 AM
thought about leds?
the prices are becoming more reasonable as time goes on.
i've got an led fixture and am having great success with my plants....
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05-23-2013, 02:50 AM
18000K???
that is at the top of the reef spectrum for lights. I'm surprised you don't have an algae farm with those.
6500/6700k is the ideal...
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05-23-2013, 02:45 AM
welcome to the forum.
what is the size of the 15 gallon?
i think if your betta is happy now, keep her there. add some more shrimp and enjoy it....
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05-23-2013, 02:41 AM
Kim92,
stressed fish lead to disease, sickness, and then death. may it be premature, or at their time that is a proven fact in the aquatics world...
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05-22-2013, 03:15 PM
do you have a technical name for 'normal garden sand'? or what the bag calls it?
here in the states, that can mean, pool sand, play sand, etc....
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05-22-2013, 03:36 AM
only one.
i had a dwarf gourami in m 45 and he was the meanest fish i've ever had. big bully to my rams and the territories that others speak...
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05-22-2013, 03:33 AM
the warranty is a selling feature. prior to having them, you gambled on the quality of the tank, and to ensure to your customers that yours is the...
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05-21-2013, 10:15 PM
i'll sneak in my little vote to what sandz just recommended. dwarf species tank!
I would love to put a clown in my tank! but so many pleco's in a...
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05-20-2013, 04:21 AM
the filter is good for that tank.
however, your water parameters are not
you aren't cycled
and those test strips are really unreliable. get...
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05-20-2013, 04:17 AM
Unless my eyes fool me, they look exactly like what HoneyBadger1 posted.
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05-20-2013, 03:40 AM
way way way overstocked.
you are already overstocked and don't have a cycled tank.
which is probably the ailment for your goldfish currently. and...
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05-20-2013, 02:34 AM
Thanks! Just put on the black background and it's nice not to see through the tank anymore!
Bummer you couldn't grow them! I love how they 'dance'...
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05-19-2013, 11:52 PM
or something called a 'hydra'...
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05-19-2013, 11:08 PM
Try and pinpoint where it is coming from.
shine a flashlight at different angles to find a small crack, or maybe the crack is on the base.
...
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05-19-2013, 11:04 PM
Good for you, gotta start somewhere and better on a small scale and then step up with bigger tanks. I'm glad I had my trial run and failed horribly...
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05-19-2013, 10:31 PM
LOL
If you are real....
and you have that travel schedule-then aquariums are not something you can handle right now in your life.
If your...
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05-19-2013, 10:10 PM
Update on tank:
The vals have taken off! they each have put on anywhere from 3-5inches!!
Male(I think) Bolivian Ram saying hello!
2...
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05-16-2013, 06:52 PM
Yup!
Great choice there.
People have the tendency to think that they are 'lonely' on their own, but in fact they do great on their own in a...
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