Recent content by Barry Tetra

A Lagenandra species, probably meeboldii.

Just got back into fishkeeping after a long break and this is my new tank. It’s a 24×12×16 inch setup with 10 Hyphessobrycon axelrodi. I don’t test the water and I’m not running a filter. Light is Chihiros A-series 60cm on for 12-14 hours. I dose liquid fertiliser weekly and rarely organic...

Echinodorus floribundus

Is it a myth that nitrates are bad for fish? it seems to me nitrates often get blamed when something goes wrong, even though it could just as easily be bacteria, parasites, or other issues. I keep mine around 60mg/L+ in planted tank and my cardinal tetras are still breeding just fine, I got a...

Cryptocoryne ciliata var. ciliata growing emersed.

Here’s another update on the bucket. The substrates are filled with detritus and mulms. It is also full of microorganism and lesser water boatmen. Plant lists: Echinodorus uruguayensis, Anubias barteri var. nana, Cryptocoryne usteriana, C. wendtii, Cyperus distans, Lepironia articulata and...