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I came home today and found about a gazillion newly hatched mystery snails in my net breeder. There are also about 15 one-day old panda cory fry in there as well. Will the mystery snails eat Hikari First Bites? That's what I start my baby panda's on. Also, will the snails cause problems for...

A humidifier would definitely be my choice. Most of them are rated by the amount of water they can remove in a given period, ie: pints per day. Get one with a humidistat that will allow you to set it for the level of humidity you would like to maintain. When you first get it, set it for...

What types of rapalas? Weights of Rooster Tails? Are all these used? PM me with details and what you are looking to get out of them.

I wouldn't call it heavily planted. a couple of smallish Amazon swords, Anubias, marimo balls, wisteria, and moneywort. There's also a couple of flower pots and a small cave for additional cover. The more I think about it though, I'm probably going to leave them in the net for at least...

I have 6 panda cory fry that hatched between 3/30 and 4/1. They are currently in a net breeder inside my main tank. I have been feeding them Hikari First Bites since they finished their yolk sacks. They have grown some, but still seem really tiny...I would say the biggest is somewhere around...

+1 on the panda cories. But they do need quality water. Who is taking care of regular water changes if you are only seeing the tank about every 6 weeks or so? If the ladies at the office can't remember how much to feed and do not really have time to check on the tank, I doubt they are doing...

Do you have plants in the tank? Algae will thrive if there are nutrients that aren't being used up by other plants and it really doesn't take a lot of light for this to happen. Also, are your lights on a timer or are you running them all the time? I would definitely put them on a timer so...

If your tank is not planted, the light level is really subjective. I just threw those numbers out there for reference. I have a basic 10g without plants and my lumen level is around 1600, probably a little on the high side for that particular tank but I am just using the lighting I had laying...

In terms of total light output, the 48" unit shows 845-893 total lumen output. By comparison, a standard 60w incandescent lamp yields around 830 lumens. Just something to compare...

Most of the LED rope lights I have ever seen have very low watt LEDs and really only give off enough light for a little accent IMO. I'm not sure they would do justice for an aquarium. The higher wattage LEDs out there are still pretty expensive. If you aren't dead set on LEDs, I use sockets...

Way better deal than any I have seen on CL in Georgia. Seems everyone around here thinks their old tanks are still worth what they paid for them new...or they are trying to recover every penny they spent getting into the hobby only to discover it was a lot more work and responsibility than just...

Thanks to all who took the time to post. Based on the information shared, I am going to take the extra sponge from one of the filters and put it into a new filter on the new tank. I will make sure I feed the bacteria until I am ready to move the fry over. Naturally, once moved over, I will...

I have a fully cycled 29g that I am running 2 Agueon QuietFlow 20 filters on. Both units have Fluval BioMax ceramic rings in the reservoir and cut down pieces of aquaclear foam for extra surface area for BB to occupy. I want to take one of these filters off and use it to start up a new grow...

In 6 days, my pair of Panda Corys has spawned 4 times. The first clutch was only 7 but the next three were considerably larger. There were probably 30+ in the clutch laid last night judging by the spots on the glass where some had been eaten before I was able to rescue them. 5 of the first 7...

Had to go out of town so didn't get a chance to go by this weekend. If its still there tomorrow when I get off work I'm going to offer them $40 for it...worst they can do is say no and it will cost me $56. I've worked retail and I know many places will wheel and deal on items when the...

UPDATE. Now have 5 little swimmers, about a dozen more eggs that will probably hatch today, and as of last night, another couple dozen brand new eggs stuck to the glass. I set up a small bare bottom with sponge filter using tank water from the original tank and a bag of fluval biomax from one...

Saw an EHEIM ECCO 2234 (said good for 60 gallon) at local PS today for $56. It was brand new in the box. One corner of the box had a rip in it, but otherwise it looked to be unopened. Should I run over there tomorrow when they open and snatch it up? Would it be plenty of filter for my 29g?

While GBR are beautiful fish, they aren't as hardy as the Bolivians. I have had both. What my Bolivian lacks in coloration is more than made up for by its personality.

Update. Originally found the eggs on 3/28. Yesterday I bought a net breeder and moved the thermometer they were stuck to into it. This morning, 1 had hatched and the little critter was sitting on the bottom of the net. The other eggs will probably be hatched by the time I get home from work...

If they are cory eggs, and if they hatch, would the fry likely become food for any of the current residents? Also, how long should it be before they hatch if they are indeed cory eggs?