Recent content by Ladywindrunner

I have used them... honestly, don't use one. Some people will swear by them, but I have had far more problems than benefits from them. They harbor so much bacteria and gunk in there that my water params were always horrid, my fish were constantly getting sick, etc. I took out the undergrav and...

With not wanting a larger pleco, you could get a Rio-Negro pleco that will top out at 4", and is very cool looking - yellow and black. There's also the Tomasi pleco that will max at 6", and looks pretty nifty in a prehistoric sort of way, and a starry night pleco (brownish black with white...

I do like the dwarf puffer, they're cute!!! But my tank isn't heavily planted... yet! What kind of plants would you recommend that would perhaps grow quickly and add plenty of hiding places for, say, fry or eggs? Right now the plants I listed are all I have though I will be adding in a red tiger...

Thank you!! My exact readings for ammonia and nitrIte are 0 ppm. I do a 10 to 20% water change twice a week, with a gravel vac once a week, with one section done per week as to not disturb the ecology too much as if I were to vac the entire gravel floor, it could compromise any and all good...

Well. First off, I'd like to introduce myself!! My name is Jade, and I've been raising guppies for the past ten, almost eleven, years. I've raised mollies off and on during that time but guppies seem to be the mainstay. I've dealt with many many problems in those ten years... and I'm sure I'm...