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Any moss would work, definitely bog plants/carnivorous plants but they like it soft and make the water nutrient deprived so fish stocking can be limited. Discus and Ultums would love an environment like that though Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Yeah that little sucker-foot was the giveaway. Definitely a parasite Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Looks like a translucent leech... not sure if such a thing exists... is it stationary? Leeches move like a ribbon through the water. Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I think the main thing is to provide a pile of rocks for them to congregate and feel secure. Most of those specialty substrates are a coarser grade to provide plenty of nooks and crannies so where you're using sand a nice rock pile should be all they need. Smaller river stones or even lava rock...

Well maybe I do have some experience, I keep crystal reds in a Blackwater tank on eco-complete around 5ph at room temperature. O know bee shrimp and crs like it soft. Ive got an emersed bed of sphagnum moss, pothos, and red mangrove really sucking up nutrients though so although the shrimp...

... someone correct me if I'm wrong Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I don't know from experience but from what I've read they prefer a softer ph than other shrimp so the peat and soil may be preferable Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

What's your concern? I don't see why not Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

They're a good indicator of either dying plants or over-feeding. Other than that they're not really a bad thing. Clown loaches wont stay small. That being said sidthimunkis will though they're not as easy to find. Yoyo's will also grow quite a bit. Zebras are another smaller loach good for...

7 hrs a day is still alot, especially if there's any other natural light in the room your tank is set up in. I have mine on for 5 hrs in the evening when I'm home to enjoy it. During the day there's even too much sunlight in my fish room and I still get hair algae in the tank closest to the...

Other than being unsightly is it really harmful? Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

If you're really worried about it you could use terra cotta clay pots filled with dirt then topped with your gravel and sink them in the tank. This is a good approach if you keep larger, boisterous fish. What kind of plants are you thinking of going with? Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Ahhh... I once was blind but now I see. Cheers Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Still considering lighting for my current build myself. The tank in the pictures only used a couple t5's over an led strip. That tank is now a no-tech native tank. I got rid of the t5's. But this new tank I'm looking at tuna suns maybe 3 of them at different levels Sent from my SM-G730V using...

Curious about your method. This was my 1st attempt. Currently building my second, admittedly much higher tech 120 Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Bravo Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Funny I just heard about seed shrimp recently and wanted to try them out. I'm culturing clam shrimp now Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I'll do that. Just curious what's everyone's aversion to "old threads"? It seems evertime I post something on one it rubs the admins the wrong way. Think maybe I'm ignorant to some widely accepted etiquette Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Most any fish should eat them if you skip feeding for a few days. Depending on your stock this could work better or not and/or cost a few plants. Stemmed plants seem to get picked apart by my kribs when I try to encourage them to eat microorganisms in the tank. I recently had an aphid outbreak...

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What else are ppl doing all day? I don't get it. I make at least 2 meals a day at home and it keeps me busy ALL DAY. Why outsource the labor of food preparation to someone who doesn't have as much motivation to do as good a job as I would. The majority of the labor force is incompetent plain and...

How difficult could it be to replicate tropica's products at home with a shovel, a bucket, a garden hose, and some manure/compost/topsoil/etc? ? Seriously why pay these companies a dime? They should pay us. How do you get sponsored without selling your soul?? Whatever Sent from my SM-G730V...

They need brackish water to actually hatch and most fish will eat them eventually anyway Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

He means "molds". As far as multiplication goes I think he means scale up accordingly when using this formula/method Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I personally find eco-complete too sharp for the scaleless fish I keep. I too need an alternative. I was considering ada but am turned off by your muddy experience with a similar product. I'm currently using dirt with a top layer of sand and growth is good as long as I keep up with fert dosing...

I've heard you can bury a nail in the substrate beneath red plants to promote red coloration Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Try putting the co2 diffuser below your INTAKE so it gets sucked through your filter and maintains contact with the water longer before being distributed into the tank. This will act as a reactor of sorts rather than actually installing an inline reactor. Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

... co2 will drop it further as well Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Test your ph in the afternoon or towards the end of your light cycle. Chances are it's the wood/ada leeching and is completely normal. I like to cycle tanks for months before I commit to any stocking ideals for this reason. Rather than wasting energy trying to control parameters I like to let...

If it's flat and moves like a ribbon through the water it's a leach. On further inspection it looks more like insect larvae. Bear in mind dragonflies are dangerous Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Looks like a leach Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

That's too bad about losing your swamp. I really don't understand why ppl who don't really like nature insist on augmenting it to suit themselves. A park? Like they could really stand being out in the sun that long anyway. Certainly not long enough to justify a park. It's good for business...

One's a naturalist and one's an actor. I always get them confused. You know the guy Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Might make tasty fish food is all! I feed my fish mosquito larvae all summer. "Tiger" sounds like a steak compared to the little meatballs I give them here in New England Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Definitely one of my top 3 favorite fish. I've been fascinated since seeing them on nature programs with Richard Attenborough as a boy Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I have access to this place in the Berkshire mtns but it's 100 miles inland. Do you think they'd travel that far upstream? Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Wow gorgeous. In and around rocks or out in the open? I want a larger native river-tank for my backyard. I'm thinking some rapids that drain to a larger pool at the bottom Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

What type of environment did you catch them in? Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Tiger mosquito larvae? ? Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

The coloration he gets is amazing. And he also says their behavior is like night to day. They are so much happier in the pond. I was thinking about digging one in my yard but I have massive tree roots to contend with. Unless they're in the ground temperatures drop in the winter. Ive been told...

There's a guy in our club who breeds them outdoors in a pond. He also does guppies and angels this way. Swears by it. Of course at some point this month he'll have to go catch them all and bring them inside. We're in New England... Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Do they solely feed off of the parents' slime coats or do you feed infusoria/bbs? Daphnia? Just curious. I see some floating plants also, do these provide a secondary food source? Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Interesting. Sounds like I could keep them with my mummichogs. Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I'm jealous. Always been fascinated by them. I don't think they're native to the states but I could see myself dedicating a hillstream tank to them. Maybe outdoors? How cold do they tolerate? Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I also collected oak leaves this week. Drying them out now. I leave them in there forever. Dry leaves can be stored in bags for future use so when I find a pristine source I take enough to last till next autumn Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I don't gravel vac ever. I also don't feed them all the time Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Just don't let your outtake from the filter/return blast it up. I put a rock there to diffuse it and eventually the sand will lock itself in and bond tight with the dirt Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I think they burrow somewhat and the water does insulate a bit. In cold weather it's always warmer in the water and more so near rotting vegetation. I keep mine with fish so they're always hiding somewhere deep in the mire Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Try sidimunki loaches they're supposed to stay small Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I've got some in room-temperature now but it's summer here. Last year I ran a heater. It drops down under 60 Fahrenheit at night and so far no problems. I'll let you know as things progress. I've decided to use this tank for natives so I took the heater out Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

It's got 72 LEDs Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I've found it makes my life easier to just not use it. I get spring water delivery. Also rain water can be collected but be careful of bird waste contamination Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

My planet pro finally came and it's pretty incredible. I don't really spend money on anything else, I DIY everything but the tanks and lighting so I splurged on it but it's everything they said it'd be. 4-band spectrum control is totally customizable and you can save like 50 settings. It's got...

Just keep up with the water changes and you should be good as far as my understanding of ei goes Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Sure. Those things work well. I use a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast and it's a nice steady stream. Better than the packet they provided. I have two tanks that a switch between so one's night cycle is the others day cycle and none of it gets wasted. Just remember to take it out at...

Throw a puffer in there, see how tough they are Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

All I did for mosquito larvae was leave a tub outside for a month or so and I got a good amount of free food Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Adding clay to planted tank Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Ahhhhh Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

They really are gorgeous fish. Vaguely reminiscent of the patterning on a rainbow trout Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Get something adjustable and plant HEAVY whatever you decide. Light really depends on your taste if you just want to grow plants anything will work but if you want something that captures surface tension shimmering you'll need an full spectrum light. LED is the way to go these days but even...

So far all I've got is the pump. It's gonna have to be outside due to the size and whitewater conditions I intend on replicating. I've seen some amazing German systems I wanna copy Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Having said that I want a trout tank Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

There are diseases that only exist in aquaria as long as fish taken from nature never return and vice versa. Both ecosystems have enough strain on them as it is without further meddling. If a native fish is taken it should be with the understanding that it's being taken forever Sent from my...

I mean get a fishing license and go for it... not sure how y'all do it over there but here in the States we're issued fish/game licenses respectively. Obviously you can't take anything endangered or "threatened" but native fish keeping is definitely growing here. It's totally legal. From an...

I'm running it thru the pump intake on a timer 2hrs ahead of the lights. Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Thanks I just got one but a paintball tank can barely handle my big tank. Really I'm gonna have to get a 4-way adapter as all my tanks are planted and then I'll probably still keep my smallest quarantine tank on the bio-system as it's on the opposite side of the room... it never ends[emoji47]...

Definitely had to be the gourami Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Ok so the spots indicate a male also it seemed the females were a bit smaller. I'm down to 2 males now. I know for a fact they were bred in captivity. They're even more rare here in the States. The only info available online is from the U.K. Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

It's supposed to be a soft water variety: enigmatochromis lucansi Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

200 litre quasi-paludarium conversion Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Enigmatochromis lucansi Here's a before/after of the tank. I keep it at around 26 degrees with co2 and high light for 6 hours a day Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Don't understand why I'm losing fish. Had 6. Sold 1. 3 died. They all got beat up (presumably by each other, only females died from what I can tell) and started panting/swimming upside down. Sucks because I had a pair too. Of the 2 remaining fish one is particularly spectacular. Tank is aprox 40...

Can't beat that. Especially for leaves that melt, much more gentle than a toothbrush[emoji3] Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

... I've seen ppl use small paint brushes like for oil on canvas Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Looks good to me Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Would they work as feeders for puffers, etc? Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I'm considering hatching beavertail faery shrimp to live in sump refugium for large planted tank. I've seen ppl put clams, mussels, barnacles in reef sytems so I figure there's gotta be a way to adapt the same idea for fw Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

My whole approach to things these days is what can I systematically duplicate indefinitely with my current available resources. I don't want to commit to something I can only get online or only get from China to make it sustainable. I want everything sourced from a 20 mile radius so when it...

Okaaay, see now we're talkin! Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I'm gonna if I can buy gas locally and take it from there. There's a paintball place near me that might fill tanks. I know I cant do bio on my big tank anyway so I might as well chain all the aquariums together, no? Also I'm a little unclear on fertilizer. I've been placing frozen fert cubes in...

It's that simple, isn't it? How many aquariums can run off of one cylinder? Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Considering ecological impact, cost analysis, applications etc Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Anything works Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

180 gallons us 30 gallons us sump Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Honestly you're probably good, never seen anyone tie the frame into the wall like cleats before. Great idea, definitely adds support It can't twist if it's tied into the wall with screws. Here's how I did mine; just floating but way overbuilt wit the larger timbers at each corner Sent from my...

Also, in general I've found that by doing a little research I can avoid paying into the grossly exploitative aquarium industry and get better products from other more mainstream industries. There's probably an industrial gas supplier near you. Buying commercial grade parts from them would...

Return it and keep waiting OR emerse it to trace the bubbles and find the leak, then slather the thing in epoxy. Mail delivery sucks, I avoid it like the plague. If i don't tip my delivery driver religiously it seems like he'll trash my packages on purpose. They must hate their lives sitting in...

Having better luck with hybrids Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Add more plants if you're having algal growth. Weedy ones like water sprite are good for that Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Supposedly nerite snails only breed in brackish so you might get away with it... having said that I had eggs laid in my soft water tank but they really only come out at night Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

I think so. There's really no need for high light without co2. Dimmable is always nice so you can start at a lower setting then just take what you need. To much light promotes more algae than anything else. Lighting is best kept as your variable Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

Pool filter sand to cap it off Sent from my SM-G730V using Tapatalk

nice broadleaf variety