Recent content by menacecapt20

Over the past week or so I have noticed that on my gravel, plants and rocks there is rust colored build up present. I have no clue what it is, what it is from or if its normal or good. If anyone has had the same issue or could help me that would be great.

Ya, I'm planning on getting atleast a 55USG here real quick. All the fish seem to be getting along pretty well. My serpaes only chase each other, my barb is probably one the most non-dominate fish in the tank besides the guppies. Not one of the species goes after another species or nips. As...

Well I have had a 16 gallon bow front tank for a little over a month now and here is my stock. 1 green barb 3 long finned serpae tetras 2 guppies 1 albino cory 2 albino sharks 1 redtailed shark 1 pearl gourami 1 gold gouarmi 2 dwarf gouramis Dont worry, I know my tank is bad! I never...

Ya, we were planning on putting them in a species tank, but werent sure about a community tank. No, I didnt see the picture yet and I wish I could have taken a quick shot of what my tiger barb did to my tetras!

Ok, my girlfriend and I have gotten too much different advice about dwarf puffers. We currently have a 5 gallon hexagonal tank going through its cycle and we are just waiting to find out the truth. The most recent advice came from a guy at a lps. He told us dwarf puffers arent really...

Well it depends what kind of filter you have. If you have a filter that hangs on the back of the tank, technically you dont really need gravel, its just for show. But the "idiots" at the lfs's say about 1 pound per gallon which is way too much. Enough gravel to cover 1/4 to a 1/2 inch does well.