Recent content by day.t

Ooh! I like that Gold Ring one! The Red Tail looks very striking, too. I know right now I need to wait to get some work done on a few tanks before getting any Hillstream Loaches, but can't hardly wait!

OK, that might kind of explain the behavior. Especially if 2 males. The kinds you have (different genera) wouldn't breed anyway, right? But going back to the original photos, I'd say they're doing some territorial sparring, & the reticulated one is "winning" or maybe even bullying the other one...

Beautiful photo! Just that many of those tin foil barbs would be almost enough for a 55G tank, it seems. I reckon it all depends on your filtering, etc. It seems like the one you called lined, like in the photo, would be a Tiger or reticulated loach (Sewellia lineolata), even though to me he...

Are they all the same age? That's a decent-sized tank, but what does "a lot" mean? And do you know their genders? I had tiger barbs, & 2 of the males used to go at it now & then, almost exactly that way. Circling, with one or the other seeming to get a nip in now & then. However, having 6...

To add to that: However, if they're both males, it won't do any good to add a female. The males will still spar over territory. And I'm not sure, but they could possibly also gang up on a single female. Hope someone with experience has an answer to that.

Wow, interesting. I've been reading up some on them b/c I want to add some, since right now I only have corydoras. I need some better algae control. Do you only have the 2, or are there more, but you just noticed those 2 behaving that way today? I've read that you can't really keep 2 together...

OK, thanks @StevenF

@StevenF, oh gracious, talk about indepth explanation. My eyes started fogging up somewhere in there, but I can let you understand the specific science while I grab the great suggestions! I can certainly put a snail shell in the filter. I also have a substantial Oregon coast shell collection, if...

@ClownLurch, thanks. I really think I made a big mistake throwing out that media. We never use "fresh" tap water - always have a few 5G buckets sitting around aging, plus we use Safe when we change the 75G b/c it's too big to save up enough water for it. I use it occasionally to wash stuff, but...

Hey, @ClownLurch, somehow your message didn't show up when I was 1st here today, but after I posted it showed up. :huh: I'm so glad you brought up the filter media, because I really did think it must not have mattered! So... that "could" explain a little bit, I suppose, or maybe a little bit...

Hi again, sorry for taking so long to respond & thanks again for the input. Byron, we are Oregon natives, but happen to currently be "stuck" in Georgia! But I think this area has soft water, too. I couldn't find much on the county's water website. The only parameters I noticed given besides...

Hi, essjay and others... glad it's an OK to put the leaf back :shifty:. We're getting ready to take off, but will check the city's water website when we return. I forgot, duh, that we always have two 5G buckets of water ready to use, and my husband said he'd just filled one of them last night...

I'll at least put that leaf back in if you guys think it won't hurt.

Also, I have an older HOB Penguin 400 filter somebody gave me. It's seemed large enough for that tank, but I could certainly add another HOB or a sponge filter or two. There are two airstones in each back corner, one of them a 2" disc that really puts out the bubbles. The corys always used to...

Byron, thanks for such an informative message. Like I wrote, I need to let the tap water sit for a while, then will post the results of pH, KH & GH. So, thus far I would definitely say the GH looks low, but not the KH & for the tap water it's certainly not. I just remembered that about 4 days...