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I too went through the tiger barb, inappropriate stock pitfall. Now I compulsively research everything.

Just sayin'.....a bushynose pleco won't eat shrimp. And it might be nice to have more movement. Cherry shrimp would look great.

Forgive me if you know this already, but I guess the only thing to add is make sure the decorations aren't pointy/sharp, and the substrate (if you choose to use it) is far too big to fit in a mouth....

Assuming you have the room (biological filtration-wise) for more fish, a few more cardinals might even out the pecking order, so that he is picked on less.

Other than that...just keep on with the...

Something to keep in mind:

I think when your angel grows bigger, it will be able to eat your neons and possibly the danios.

I'd definitely move the neons out of there and give them a nice 20g...

If those angels don't turn into a mated pair, there will be carnage.

And if they do, they will be super aggressive to anything in the tank that is in their egg-laying territory...they could...

Ramshorns(1) and bladder snails (2)

Both pests that breed fast.

I have no idea...I'd like to think it was only a day at most, but the holidays have been so busy.

I believe the trap doors were shut.

One is still floating, and the other has sunk....the trap...

So, how can I tell if a nerite is too far dried out to survive before I put him back in the tank?

Or, once they are in the tank, does the fact that they sink or float make a difference? How can I...

Don't add all those things, just give us your water parameters and a picture if you can.

Did you remember to add dechlorinator when you did the water change?

By the "same thing" I hope you mean same class of corydoras, because they are still separate species.

But I agree...one cory alone (the Julii) is a sad thing. Bump the school of otos to 6 and have...

I'm super excited, but I hate that they turned it into 3 movies...just greedy!

I hate 3D, but I'm still going to go see it ASAP, so I'll probably pay another $5 for glasses I'll never use again.

Otos are NOT pygmy cories, although they are small.

Your tank is not cycled if it is still reading ammonia.

They arrived FINALLY!

And they are awesome! I was terrified they died in transport, but about an hour later and they are all over my two tanks. Very pretty!

Thanks for the tips....maybe if I put the lid back on, it would hold the siphon in place.

Luckily at this stage of my fishkeeping, I don't worry about plant gunk....it's all plastic!

I DID find...

So I used a siphon for the first time, an Aquaclear. Let me just say, they NEED better directions. Like, turn off the water when you stop the suction part, or the hose can blow off and soak all your...

Commons need a pond, ideally.

Fancies can get away with 20g for the first, and add 10gs with every additional fancy.

Never a 10g.

I'm just relieved I'm not the only one who has started their siphon by mouth...or drank tank water as a result. :-P

I am also fairly sure I overfeed.

And I haven't scrubbed any algae even...

So I was talking to my mother yesterday, and she mentioned she wanted a sea-theme to her bedroom. Ok, no problem, I'll buy her some shells for Xmas....but then I hear these dread words:

"So I...

Lol nothing is going my way this month either. :-P

I'm going to say none of the above!

I like to think of it as "water ballet," otherwise nature would just be too cruel, lol.

Haha I feel like a total lurker giving out unsolicited fishkeeping advice, but I like possibly helping those poor fish...

At my local Walmart I (hopefully) stopped a teenage girl from putting a...

Oh gosh, all mine suck.

We have Petsmart and Meijer/Walmart and one locally owned place which is no better.

No one will special order anything and the stock is almost always the same...and they...

I second both those...

Heater, filter, regular water changes, at least 5 gallons....yep.

If you put him in that little thing with no heater or filter, he will die in a matter of months, AT...