Recent content by fignewton

I woke up to find a large bloom of white slime algae on one of my plants. It's definitely slimy, not hairy, and is definitely white, not blue-green. My setup is a 20 gal freshwater, silk/plastic plants, an old Penguin Whisper 30 filter that I intend on replacing next paycheck, and a brand...

I'm setting up my tank and would really like to use Florite because of its terracotta-like color. Is that too rough for corys?

I'm going to be pulling my tank out of storage soon and am thinking about putting in a Blue Acara and a Severum. What would be some safe non-cichlid tankmates for them? How about a school of barbs? Annostomus? Cory cats? Red-tail Shark? I know they'll outgrow my present tank pretty...

I'm going to be bringing my tank out of storage soon and am considering a South American community tank. My current tank is 20 gals but I plan on moving up to a 40-55 gal tank. I'm pretty much sold on having Severums because I like my communities to be pretty peaceful. Any suggestions on...

I'm an intermediate level aquarist. I'm getting ready to start my tank up again after having let it sit in storage for awhile. It's a 25 gal tank (tall) and I will be using plastic/silk plants. My initial thought on fish is to get a gold angel as the showpiece fish, smaller fish to go with...