Recent content by DogFish79

Thanks Hardness is about 280 Nitrate is slightly over 0 ppm How do you suggest I get softer water? How much softer does it need to be for tetra and honey gourami?

My water parameters are as follows: 1 nitrate-safe 3 hardness-hard/very hard 4 ammonia-safe 5 Kh-70ppm or moderate 6 pH-7.2 I can use water softener. (Don't have any yet)

Ok thank you. My updated version is 2 honey gourami 8 cardinal tetra 1 nerite snail 5 amano shrimp I have also been told i had too many snails. Do I need more shrimp? I would like to add one other spiecies. Is that possible?

I am going to get a 20 gallon long FRESHWATER tank. I will have live plants, but not sure what yet. I will have driftwood. The bottom will be rocks. I haven't started cycling yet. I am getting everything from my LFS, except the tank(amazon) I was thinking maybe: 1 female guppy 2 male guppies 1...