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well in the flooded amazon you would have alot of foliage but it would mostly be plants who were terrestrial plants who are now submersed. additionally in many of the blackwater areas near the amazon...

ph is probably fluxuating for 2 reasons. your tank is not established yet, also its planted and has driftwood. driftwood in a small tank can lower the ph. the plants and photsynthesis can also...

i dont recongnize anyone on my list =/

its dec 26. =/

so about a week ago i posted i was interested in starting a blackwater amazon tank. many people suggested either a community tank (tetras/corys) or a angel / discus tank.
i decided against a discus...

to answer your question ghost shrimp can kill smaller species of fish like neon tetras

thats a fairly large ph swing. how often are you doing water changes? more frequent water changes may help stabalize it, or make it worse. what is your ph testing in tank compared to out of tap? are...

only feed what they can eat in like 30 seconds to a min. overfeeding isint great for your fish, so try to hold back tojust keep dumping food until they seem uniterested because they will eat...

oh gg. thats alot of oto's, makes me want have a 125 with just oto's lol.

lol weird i tried to find information but didnt turn anything up.

how did you cycle your tank? with ammonia?, how are you acclimating the fish when you get them from the store? and is it possible they are sick with something from the store. what temp are you...

not sure what kind of shrimp live in the amazon, i think ghost shrimp do but im not sure i would want them in there with neons either lol.

i cant imagine a 7g difference would make or break it as long as you maintain it religously as you said and there isint so many plants/caves that theres enough swimming room.

angels will probably eat neons, atleast my friends angels ate his neons. drift wood/filtering through peat is a plus. additionally there are plants in the amazon in the shallows and banks and a few...

i would sell me some MTS, since i want some. xD

what are your water params. i know yousaid "fine" but im asking for actual numbers. hopefully you are testing with a liquid kit. additionally your tank is not cycled. untilyour tank is cycled you...

intersting, do you know the specific sp of anubias you have? just curious because i grow mine in 2.8 watts and it does fine=/ im wonder if some are less light tolerant.

i would lower the ph maybe peat or something, its just way too high and the current fauna will have their life shortened because of the high ph. thats just insane high.

nitrates are too high, keep them under 20 is a good goal. im sure if you googled about the frog eggs you would find plenty on pictures or information.

all lights get hot except maybe LED units. it just happens. the fixture is made to withstand the heat.

+1 to cliff. its not good to use soft or sappy wood in the aquarium tank.

thumbs2: yup everything said above is good advice.

melafix isint a great medicine its wishy-washy at best. the same tea tree oil in melafix is the same thing in my chapstick i use. its proven to have some beneficial properrties against some fungus...

even with medicines you need to keep your filter on, just remove any carbon or charcoal ect that might remove the medicine. all you did was remove the beneficial bacteria that helps keep your water...

some more sensitive tetras have real issues with higher ph. sure stable ph is usualy more important as the fish will adjust. but something like neons are really senstive and keeping them under the...

not sure because you havent given much information. but 8.8 ph is REALLY high for fresh water.