fshfanatic, the spotted fish emerging from the rock cave is the Tropheus, a juvenile
Sorry, cannot clearly see, the markings or coloring,
possibly Julidochromis transcriptus Bemba?
Ottos cannot survive on algae alone, given the fact they share the algae with ghost shrimp, supplement the diet with algae wafers & blanched vegetables.
Algae wafers given daily & veges bi-weekly
I maintain them with a minuscule amount of algae in my tanks.
I have several Tang tanks, each planted with variations of the following plants:
Cryptocoryne: Wendtii Red, Spiralis
Java Fern: Needle, Narrow leaf
Anubias: several variations
Bacopa Monnieri- only able to maintain in two of eight tanks - but growing beautifully in those two.
( I use...
Although the color is a little off looks to be a version of Stringy Moss?.
Leptodictyum riparium
http://www.aquamoss.net/Stringy-Moss/Stringy-Moss.htm
I use it in killi grow out tanks as it fills out 2.5 gals perfectly and neatly.
In order to get your cycle going, you will need to raise the PH level.
Adding crushed limestone to your filter in a nylon bag will assist in bring up the level.
Cradlefan,
Seeing as we just did the same thing a couple of months ago (removing the gravel ), I was just offering the information as we are not having a problem.
I did not mean it as a solution to the posters issue.
Hello Mummbly1,
Do you have any driftwood in the tank?
Most of our tanks are bare bottomed, the 125 & 135 house an assortment of plecos.
Previously the 135 was planted with plenty of driftwood, we just moved thus the the gravel was removed, in setting the tanks back up we decided to keep it...
Temporary shrimp containers.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/ssswoman/A Fish 9 23 2011/Fish9232011012.jpg
(Moving to 10gals or larger "goldfish" type bowls, haven't made a decision yet)
Hello,
You stated "at the bottom of the container" are they in a cycled tank?
When feeding, are you grinding the the food to very small particles? The food should be a powder.
I find BBS a good starter food but at this point, a powdered food especially for fry is better than ground flake...
Partial list-all Favorites :)
C. Panda
C. Schwartzi
C. Sterbai
C. Schultzi Black
Orange Sripe-CW010
Aspidora Sp.-C036
Corydora Sp.-C141
Hypancistrus-L262
Hypancistrus-L066
Ancistrus Sp.-344
Peckoltia Compta-L134
Baryancistrus-L142
Clown Loaches
Bristlenose-
Albino- long & short fin...
Cory has passed his clients on to another supplier.
Not sure of all the details.
I have e-mailed him, to make sure it would be okay to refer his name here.
TT