Recent content by MarchHare

Thanks Byron. Think your right about the Nerites. So far have not seen any eggs, but they are still young. It'll be interesting to see what this lil' bugger grows up to be. I'll have to remove him if its a species with long feelers. That would be too much of an enticement for the Betta. Got to...

Thanks Ch4rlie. I had read that Crypts were delicate and didn't like to be moved etc. So, I treated them very carefully and didn't rinse them before putting them in the tank. This may have been a mistake. Seems I got a hitchhiker. Spotted a very tiny snail making its way across the glass this...

Many thanks Byron. Always very informative. Thought I would be conservative with my first placement of the Flourish tabs. Split a couple of them with a steak knife. They are hard, so you really have to give them a whack. Sunk 1/2 in three spots at the back of the tank, near the roots. Yesterday...

Roger: "the big pinch of salt". I have Flourish Comprehensive root tabs and will place a couple. I tried the "Osmocote" thing. What a disaster. Froze about 20 balls each in two ice cubes. Planted in two spots. Next day my Ammonia and Nitrates were much too high. Thought it was because I had...

I tried Golden mystery snails in a ten gallon Betta tank and they were very harassed. Had to move them to a ten gallon shrimp tank. Tried Ghost Shrimp with the Betta and I became his BFF. Did not try that experiment again. Presently have a planted five gallon Betta tank set up with four Nerite...

Many thanks Ch4lie. The same part time LFS employee that told me that you cannot keep more than one Otocinclus, because they are very territorial, and would wind up killing each other, also said that fertilizer shouldn't be used for Crypts and that it would probably kill them. Guess where I no...

Here's the tank.

So two days ago re-did my aquascape by pulling out some plants that were not doing well. Put in a nice bunch of Crypyocoryne Petcii. This I split at the roots and put it toward the back of the tank. So far I havn't used any ferts. I thought it best to come here and ask your advice first. I have...

The LFS employee that I mentioned, is there on a part time basis and may not be as experienced as the owners. So I think it is much as you say Baccus. So, after I read Ch4lies last post I called there and spoke with one of the partners. He claimed that the Otto's in his tank were farm raised and...

Thank you Ch4rlie. I was obviously typing out my reply to nic1 when you posted. Thank you for the link. I'll be sure to educate myself on these little critters. So, if your information is correct, and I'm sure it is, this little guy is doomed. I'm in a rural area so it would be impractical to...

Thank you very much for your information. The tank is now three months old. Planted with Water Sprite and recently with Cryptocoryne. Water parameters have been good and stable for some time. Plenty of hidey places, in stone caves, but it seems he's happier hanging out on the face of the tank or...

So I went to the LFS to buy a plant or two and wound up with a Crypt and an Otocinclus. Cute little bugger. These for my 5 gallon Beta tank. I was informed by the LFS employee that Oto's were very territorial, and he claimed that he had problems when he tried to keep more than one in a tank...

I'm also getting the same with IE.

Hi - First I wouldn't try to fill the tank more than one half, if at all. You may wind up with a broken tank and the resulting clean up. If you search the web, I'm sure you will be able to find some DIY fixes. Off the top of my head I believe it would be simple enough to construct an acrylic...