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    Help taking plant out/cutting it at base and replanting the good tops. (My stem plants have become thin at the bottom but have nice big tops).

    That's what I'm going to do. Should I just cut at base and leave the old roots there and Just plant new cuttings in place?
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    Help taking plant out/cutting it at base and replanting the good tops. (My stem plants have become thin at the bottom but have nice big tops).

    Hello guys, I have 2 hygrophila corymbosa in the back of my 120l tank that are now 18 months old and been trimmed back quite a lot to the point they are now thin at the bottom but nice and thick at the upper half. Now I think I need to take the plants out and plant some of the best tops (which...
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    How many cardinal tetras would be needed for them to feel safe and confident among 6 corydoras?

    I put more tetras in (all cardinals) and seen a huge difference in their behaviour around the cory's. They don't act scared at all, like scatter about or swim away fast when a cory is nearby or coming towards. That was happening when I first got them. Now they will even swim around and next to...
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    How many cardinal tetras would be needed for them to feel safe and confident among 6 corydoras?

    Thanks @outofwater I do have 2 x hygrophila corymbosa by tropica at the back. They're getting pretty big already and they're only 3 weeks old. I started seeing new growth after just 7 days. I put some tropica plant substrate underneath the sand when I first got the tank set up. I decided from...
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    How many cardinal tetras would be needed for them to feel safe and confident among 6 corydoras?

    Hello guys, first aquarium I have ever done. I cycled it for 16 weeks and used fish food to get it going, until 3ppm ammonia (dr tims) was fully gone in 24 hours. Tank size is 125l with six corys and five cardinal tetras. It was supposed to have been 6 tetras but one was already dead in the bag...
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