Recent content by washuai

1 betta is probably the best way to go. A couple of ghost shrimp if you've just got community fever to keep him company (be sure they have a hiding rock). If for some reason you try more than one dp, make sure they are not both males and have plenty of plants, et cetera to break the line of...

If you're dead set on community tanking a puffer in a 45G tank, then why don't you try a Colomesus asellus, aka brazillian puffer, south american puffer? At least these are said to be "peaceful" and I believe someone on the forum, even has one in a community tank. They're freshwater, btw...

I know otocinclus work, but I haven't seen them in my lfs and I hear for the first month, they can be hard to keep alive. You can try shrimp and the puffers may or may not eat them. I'm probably going to try shrimps and if they get a good meal out of it, oh well, XD. I'd like to try cories if...

My tank will be my "first", but I can seed it w/ gravel from LFS, if I want. Since I intend to buy the fish from there, it doesn't seem bad to have bugs that the fish are used to. You did buy the fish from somewhere? Although, if the only thing around is a petsmart, they usually won't let you...

I think, just for my piece of mind, I'm going to use it bio-spira fishless first. That way, I'll know it'll be able to handle even more bioload and there will be near 0 chance of ammonia/nitrite unhappy fish. It should take me a week tops, using the bio-spira to get a zero reading, so that...

Well, I'll have a 3 gallon tank, but I won't have a filter or heater for it, I don't think. So, of course, then I won't be able to really use it as a quarentine. If the quarentine tank didn't have cover for the fish, wouldn't that stress them more? Or could I just set up stuff around the...

the whole put a filter on an existing tank thing, is the way I'd go, if I had an existing tank. Bio-spira isn't a carte blanche. I should be fine, because I'm definitely not putting the hugest bioload in my tank, like total, they'll probably be 3" of fish, but they'll grow.

this should have been in the beginners question section. You just get to introduce yourself here. For someone to really help you, you should list the concentration of the ammonia you're using, what brand it is, are you sure it's just ammonia(check the label and read all the ingrediants)? What...

Nice, you make your own tanks? Times, resources and funds, such activities require. Must cut down on the cost considerably, though. :hi:

If you're putting these things in a nonpopulated tank, how many days/hours should one wait, before populating? Are there any types of glass objects that would be unsafe for fish? Is there any aquarium safe objects that would melt in boiling water, or would that be a good test for not being safe?

I know ottos aren't puffers, they are however, potential puffer tank mates for only certain kinds of puffers. Just because I can possibly have more than 1" of fish per gallon, I prefer not to test that very far, ever. which is probably good. When I get into marine systems, the inches per...

Thanks, can you stock 6 panda cories in a 10 gal after a conventional fishless cycle? or should I stock less? I was reading on fishless cycling, but the guides didn't have fish number details. I just know that's a number that the creator of the stuff used. Other users that I've read, all...

Yookoso---welcome in Japanese. Have fun and ask questions. I was going to say, you needed more cories, too. I'm glad I was beat to it, w/ someone w/ more experience. It's my understanding that cories know that other cories are different, so be sure and add the same kind, not new types. I...

Thanks Clutter. I don't mind them being sold smaller so much, because younger fish, usually translates into longer lifespan. I think they're cute and of course, I felt that it would be wrong to keep other sizes of cories in a 10 gal. My LFS is good about getting the types of fish and...

Well I know when not in use the bio-spira must be kept refrigerated. (since I walk, take the bus from the local fish store, I'm hoping they're not so sensitive, they won't be ok for less than half an hour). Maybe I'll ride my bike that day, so I know for sure, I'll get home faster, to put the...