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The definition of a 'large' tank is pretty subjective. I keep some fish that make a 5g appear large, at least by comparison.

The only fish I keep in my shrimp breeding tanks are otos and bn plecos.

I get what you are saying funkman. With enough chems and different reactors/adjusters etc you could basically filter the water and keep reintroducing it to the tank, adding trace or whatever else is...

How does a fish-only tank achieve that balance? And if you respond with denitrifying bacteria I'd have to see that in action before I'd consider it as a reliable method.

Being someone who breeds lots of fish species I can tell you that I do frequent water changes. I've seen the difference between few and far between water changes and frequent water changes in fish,...

i dont think they will mess with angels. It really depends on your stock list. I like to keep my rams in pairs. Your biggest issue will come if/when your angels or rams decide to spawn.

sounds pregnant to me also, then again, they are pretty much always pregnant.

I've been planning to do a DIY light fixture using the smaller household CFLs in 6500k and mylar reflectors. The whole setup should be less than 10 dollars per fixture.

It won't be very...

We kept them in with black neons for a while and there wasn't any issue. They only seem to get aggressive with one another. We actually redid our display tanks so they are in a species tank out in...

yeah. the male didn't seem to care about the female being around afterward though unlike bettas.

yeah, these fish literally look like paintings in their photographs.

Definitely add some cover that they can stake out territories with. Terra cotta pots, driftwood, even plants work well for this.

I do 50% water changes on over 30 tanks biweekly. Clean water does wonders I tell ya.

Is there a huge difference in water parameters between the tank water and the new water? There shouldn't be,...

You would definitely need more than 2.

You can't really go by the WPG rule with cfls, there is a ton of restrike because of their design. You would also want to make/get a fixture with polished...

some plecos eat meat heavy diets. Basic plecos like BN's need veggies though. BTW most algae wafers have a lot of fish meal in them.

Plecos are generally good tankmates with most fish, I'd be...

We recently got a few pairs of paradise fish and some great photos to go along with them so I thought I'd share.

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj281/Hollman_photos/AH.jpg...

Nitrifying bacteria is a lot more resilient than it is given credit for. Heck, Tetra Safestart/Biospira/Dr Tims one and only are basically bacteria+ water. (these 3 brands are the few that have...

At that cost it would likely be more economical to get a t5ho strip. It'd give better coverage also.

Yes there are some places where it is 3-day. Even still, if the fish are packed properly it's not an issue and very reliable. I've shipped and received well over a hundred packages both priority...

getting a culture of microworms going would be ideal because they last for day(s) in the tank, giving the fry a constant food source.

I'd feed them at least once a day, add some live plants for...

What do the bulbs look like? Do they plug in on one side or are they fluorescent tubes that plug in to each side?

If they plug into a harness on one side then they are power compact, if they...

Priority is pretty safe. Most shipments have 0 doas if packed properly and there aren't any excessive delays. It's definitely not worth shipping express unless the fish are really expensive/rare. ...

look like cory eggs to me :)

If you want them to have a chance at survival I suggest removing them to a separate tank to hatch and grow out in. You can use a razor blade to detach the eggs and...

shipping fish via mail is actually fairly common, reliable, and cheap. I'm sending out 2 packages today.

What tank is this on? Is this a power compact fixture? I have a small bowfront with a similar type fixture setup and it does o.k. with less demanding plants. Hornwort, vals, egeria densa,...