Recent content by Myraan

If the brine shrimp were feeding on the cockroach, I wonder if it has improved their nutritional value by stomach loading them?

That's too small really for "some guppies". It might be fine biologically for 1 or 2 guppies, but not a lot of swimming space. Only really big enough for shrimp or a single Betta (and son here would say too small for the Betta). If you meant 12 gallons you are probably fine, but 12L is only...

I was mildly concerned that my tank was measuring a tiny bit more gH than my tap water. The I read another post on here and realised there is Ca and K in flourish comp.

Sounds good. Yes I don't like that JBL pH test either - but that is because it is a wide range one. They sell refills of the two shorter range tests if that helps. I'm using my hold API pH test at the moment. (If you buy the JBL tests separately and not just as refills you will get spare test...

The OP isn't doing a fishless cycle they are doing a planted cycle, other than that I would agree with @threecharacters. I would add some (not all) of the fish first and be conservative with the feeding until you have tested a few times. I would also consider using a supplement such as flourish...

I've seen people on youtube use natural looking bathroom tiles on bare bottom tanks for aesthetic purposes

I hate to admit - but I gotta say every picture I see of pirate fish ornament in use.... I like it (where's that unpopular opinion thread got to?)

Feed just once a day for the moment, you are doing what is known as a "fish in cycle". You will need to do a 50% water change probably everyday also, the fish are excreting ammonia and the fish poo and uneaten food is rotting to produce more ammonia. I suspect most of the symptoms are because...

Would starting off in a dry tank first work? For the unlimited CO2 and stuff? Though I think mould is a risk because you need to keep everything moist and humid. I guess that ship has sailed, and you need the water for fish and the other plants....

I forget....

I don't think you will realistically be breeding them anytime soon. Not sure how safe the eggs and fry would be in a small community tank, I think gourami parenting ends after the eggs hatch, I could be wrong. You will need it much better planted including either floaters or long stems that are...

The dimensions are technically too small for gourami, but not by much to be honest. I would consider a single male, it will be difficult for the female to run away and hide when the husband is building the building the bubble nest. Dwarf gouramis are less gentle as regards that sort of thing...

But ye, if you divide the shoals between tanks like I guess you are planning you should have room for reasonable sized shoals, though many on here are probably more strict than me as regards stocking rules. They are good place to start, but crowding issues and water quality will let you know...

If you got enough plants, I reckon there's easily space for even more at least in terms of the shoal sizes you are obviously thinking of, the bioload is likely smaller per liter than what most people will happily house goldfish or oscars in, and you are far from crowded in terms of swimming space.

Then this thread will have to moved back the original fish related opinions thread?