Recent content by Madeline

I purchased a few other items along with the phosphate test. I noticed the left side of my tank had a bit of a dead spot where the plants didn’t move and the sand was dirty as well. So I purchased the smallest circulation pump I could find and added that in to get more movement in that area...

And well, since I was testing I figured might as well test everything else too. PH 7.6 ppm Ammonia 0ppm Nitrites 0ppm Nitrates 0ppm I was surprised my PH no longer drops so I guess enough tannins were removed from the wood. This is good news since the Peas don’t appreciate a PH that is too low. :)

I ordered a phosphate test kit to see if it was causing my algae. Here is what I got. I’m at 2 ppm. Tomorrow I’ll do a little research and see if it’s too high and if so what to do to remedy that.

I tried feeding blanched zucchini to the otos and some shrimp I have in another tank. No one wanted it. :( I cooled it off and everything....

I am very happy with it and even the algae has taught me a lot about fish keeping. Thank you, I do end up staring at it for long periods of time and neglect the world outside. It’s been a real treat to hear the input from everyone on here.

That is the conclusion a few others had but they are so young I can’t tell yet. I researched that the males develop a stripe on their bellies and are more colorful so I’ll need to wait and see if this develops further.

I bought a new feeding bubble to replace the cone. This one is glass with a suction cup so I don’t have to chase the cone around the tank. It isn’t the best quality and took forever to get delivered but it is nicer to look at.

We have noticed there are two types of dwarf Puffers. The ones with roundish black random spots, as the one on the left side of this picture, are more docile. While the one on the right has a diamond shaped spot and geometric patterning is more aggressive. I wonder if they are two different...