I'm starting my 4th year of school which means I am moving out of CA and (finally) returning to the east coast. Since I will be traveling a lot for clinical rotations I promised my dad I would only leave him with 1 tank to watch while I'm gone. Therefore I must downsize my tanks. I have 3...
This is a last minute posting, but I am returning to NJ for the summer and have decided it would be a good idea to decrease the number of fish I have to ship back and forth since I will be back in July for school. I have 5 Nematobrycon palmeri (2 large with the yellow fin accents, the other 3...
I had a school of 10 in my 75 gallon with my rainbows and I never had any aggression problems. I currently have 6 small ones in my 29 gallon, and although they chase each other it doesn't result in any damage. My kribs chase them away when they get too close to their caves, but that's about it...
My newest dream tanks are one with a severum (Heros rotkeil or Heros efasciatus, super red) and appropriate tank mates that I haven't researched yet (maybe emperor tetras if they are large enough since I love them), and a barb tank with odessa barbs and black ruby barbs. Ahhhh to be out of...
Is the heater the right watts for the tank size? Aside from having bad luck with 2 defective heaters, that's all I could think of right away. I would imagine that the bacteria residing on the substrate/plants would be enough to handle 4 fish in a 45 gallon tank, despite throwing out the filter...
I know you said you wanted a 5-10 gallon tank, but I bought the tetra 15 gallon kit because I liked the size of the tank...I don't have exact measurements right now but it seems longer and shorter. Fish appreciate longer tanks. :) It is on sale at Petco for $40, and came with a heater, filter...
I also have kribs in a 29 gallon tank and they attack snails that go into their territory so ferociously that I am afraid to get any kind of bottom dweller. Maybe it depends on the fish? I don't think the betta would last long with kribs...they are fast swimmers and could probably beat her up...
I bought some of my threadfins from aquabid when I had them a few years ago...all of them arrived alive and well. Over the 2 years I had them they developed very nice coloring, so don't be surprised if you get young fish that are mostly silver. I loved those fish, but had to sell them when I...
Just for school...I'm sure I will return to the east coast when done. I do miss having all my tanks through...had to take them all down before I left. :( Yours all look amazing as usual though! I'm setting up a 29 gallon and trying to avoid the collector bug to get a more cohesive look...have to...
I had a school of 13 Nematobrycon palmeri in my 75 gallon tank, and I miss them! I've read reports that they are not a schooling fish, but mine did all the time. They are beautiful in person, especially when they get older and develop yellow on their fins. As soon as I have a larger tank I am...