strange thing in aquriam (includes pictures)

[trevor3999]

I have a 20 gall that i just got a month ago i have 1 platy in it for now. aeration is good filter is good chemical ph ect levels are good. everythings good but i have brown stuff growing on my plants in big splotches and I have splotches of green om my gravel to. is this natural or is something wrong. I also have like a green thread stuff growing on the glass.

 

[cyberbeer65]

It liiks like algae.

 

[DeputyChiefJR]

Diatoms, they should fade in time...

 

[trevor3999]

couyld i add cichlids njow

 

[DeputyChiefJR]

Tanks is probably too small for cichlids

 

[trevor3999]

is it too small for angel fish cichlids

 

[fishyaddict]

you could try a pair of blue or gold dwarf rams after the tank is established...mine are doing great in my 20 gallon...i wouldn't do angelfish in a 20.

 

[misopeenut]

leave your lights off for few days and aeration 24/7
feed only little bit. that should help get rid of your green stuff maybe you could throw some floating plants to suck all the nutrients

 

[tanker]

is it too small for angel fish cichlids

Yes-- Too small for angels. OK for most dwarf cichlids (rams, apistos, ect).

 

[Star_Rider]

yes you can put a pair of angels in a 20...but it is usually done bare bottom with frequent water changes.

a pair of angels would do better in a 30.

however, you could go with dwarf cichlids...Bolivian rams( a bit hardier), Blue rams(keep water clean), keyholes(bare minimum is a 20) appistogramma's etc..there are quite a number of dwarf cichlids that would do well in a 20. along with some dither fish and maybe some oto's.