Been lurking on this site and many others for a long time now, learning as much as possible but I still have some unanswered questions and would like some ideas and opinions. I don't have a home computer so this is all off my phone and can't figure out how to post pictures but I have a 75 gallon with a marineland 350 hob filter stuffed with 2 API nitra-zorb packs and I plan to add a second since I will b stocking with messy eaters. My heater is an "unbreakable" set at 80 degrees, my SG has been around 1.007-1.010 using instant ocean sea salt fluctuating with water changes. My ph is roughly 7.4-7.8, ammonia hasn't broke .25ppm, my nitrites jumped during cycling but are down to 0-.10ppm, and my nitrates haven't topped 40ppm and are currently at about 5ppm all read with an API freshwater kit. My light is a beamswork 6500k 96led. Lid is a glass 2 piece with no fancy hood. been treating with API stress zyme and declorinating all added water
My intentions for stocking the tank is 2-3 g. Tiles, a dragon goby, 2-3 archers, possibly 1-2 figure 8 or GSP, and maybe a flounder. Are their any brack compatible knife fish? If a pleco is recommended, what species should I look for? Also considering trumpet snails to churn the sand for me but I don't want them eradicated by the puffer but overpopulation would b equally bad. Maybe assassin snails? Just trying to find a way to balance the snail population
I started out cycling with a dragon goby about 3 months ago and decided to grab a "freshwater" snowflake eel "gymnothorax tile", and some extra sand to hold down the new piece of driftwood I bought. Well I know the moray couldn't have eaten the goby, he's not in the filter, not on the floor around the tank, I don't have cats, and the lid stays closed but he managed to vanish while the tank was clouded from the fresh sand. Can they teleport? Haha there's seriously no sign of him anywhere and he was doing very well before he disappeared. Any ideas?
I'm trying to do live plants and so far I have a few java ferns, 2 different Anubis, and part of my buddies amazon sword. I've been treating with API leaf zone and my SG isn't that high but none of them look too good. Advice here?
My eel is doing great, didn't go on a hunger strike, was eating frozen mysis shrimp his second day here. Grabbed some krill a week later that he gets occasionally. What's some other food ideas you guys use? I did buy some ghoast shrimp thinking they would b too big for him to eat and they would help clean up his mess since the dragon goby is gone but he found them and they're no longer with us... Lol why is it that pet store feeders can b harmful to these guys? The eel and feeders were bought from the same pet store. He's doing really good, always greets me when I come home, and watches me when I have my hand in the tank. Very curious fish with a funny personality
Ideas on feeding the archers with a tank full to the top? I'd like something to feed them daily that's not live then maybe buy some crickets on Saturday's when I go to the pet stores. I was thinking a small rubber maid container with a branch glued in it for the crickets to sit on, turn it upside down and let the archers get some target practice
How do you guys trim puffer beaks or keep them trimmed naturally? Heavy snail diet with out killing off all the beneficial snails possible? Other food ideas?
I'm sure answers will lead to more questions but I appreciate anyone who takes the time to read this extensive post and help me out
My intentions for stocking the tank is 2-3 g. Tiles, a dragon goby, 2-3 archers, possibly 1-2 figure 8 or GSP, and maybe a flounder. Are their any brack compatible knife fish? If a pleco is recommended, what species should I look for? Also considering trumpet snails to churn the sand for me but I don't want them eradicated by the puffer but overpopulation would b equally bad. Maybe assassin snails? Just trying to find a way to balance the snail population
I started out cycling with a dragon goby about 3 months ago and decided to grab a "freshwater" snowflake eel "gymnothorax tile", and some extra sand to hold down the new piece of driftwood I bought. Well I know the moray couldn't have eaten the goby, he's not in the filter, not on the floor around the tank, I don't have cats, and the lid stays closed but he managed to vanish while the tank was clouded from the fresh sand. Can they teleport? Haha there's seriously no sign of him anywhere and he was doing very well before he disappeared. Any ideas?
I'm trying to do live plants and so far I have a few java ferns, 2 different Anubis, and part of my buddies amazon sword. I've been treating with API leaf zone and my SG isn't that high but none of them look too good. Advice here?
My eel is doing great, didn't go on a hunger strike, was eating frozen mysis shrimp his second day here. Grabbed some krill a week later that he gets occasionally. What's some other food ideas you guys use? I did buy some ghoast shrimp thinking they would b too big for him to eat and they would help clean up his mess since the dragon goby is gone but he found them and they're no longer with us... Lol why is it that pet store feeders can b harmful to these guys? The eel and feeders were bought from the same pet store. He's doing really good, always greets me when I come home, and watches me when I have my hand in the tank. Very curious fish with a funny personality
Ideas on feeding the archers with a tank full to the top? I'd like something to feed them daily that's not live then maybe buy some crickets on Saturday's when I go to the pet stores. I was thinking a small rubber maid container with a branch glued in it for the crickets to sit on, turn it upside down and let the archers get some target practice
How do you guys trim puffer beaks or keep them trimmed naturally? Heavy snail diet with out killing off all the beneficial snails possible? Other food ideas?
I'm sure answers will lead to more questions but I appreciate anyone who takes the time to read this extensive post and help me out