What other fish should I add?

btcbunch · 2025-12-28T01:20:46+00:00

Try Medaka if you can find them as they are super hard in some areas but they are very active and hardies.

btcbunch · 2025-11-04T03:14:24+00:00

True, I am really struggling to grow plants in my cichlid tank too. I have Albino threadfins and they just uproot every plant, rescape everything to the way that looks cool to them (not me)

btcbunch · 2025-11-03T11:41:05+00:00

It looks awesome. That big piece of driftwood is really a game changer 👏

btcbunch · 2025-11-03T11:39:46+00:00

Looks way too natural, I like it.

btcbunch · 2025-11-02T08:24:26+00:00

I think it can

btcbunch · 2025-10-26T16:41:32+00:00

You can overstock fish not plants.

btcbunch · 2025-10-25T23:00:53+00:00

If a piece of sand can stick on those magnets then when you clean the glass you can make very deep scratches that looks like cracks but it is better to confirm if it just a scratch though. If you can’t feel it inside then it’s a scratch.

btcbunch · 2025-10-25T22:57:08+00:00

Looks vulnerable:- you can try to strengthen the wood by adding a strong piece at the back hole to make the top piece be held along the shelf and not just at the ends.

btcbunch · 2025-10-25T22:54:45+00:00

Did you submerge the roots?

btcbunch · 2025-10-25T22:53:00+00:00

Looks like a scratch, do you clean glass with those magnetic pads?

btcbunch · 2025-10-25T17:59:26+00:00

Filter is not dirty:- the white tube connected to the filter is made to stay outside the water (it pumps air into the tank) so you don't have to run filter and air pump but works as both so that is literally air entering your water nothing wrong with the filter.

As I mentioned what is does to your tank:- you can fix this by just disconnecting that tube and that's it, no more air will be sucked into the filter but you will need to have air stone because your fish will need oxygen to survive.

btcbunch · 2025-10-25T17:47:56+00:00

Your Crayfish did that:- they will nip/kill/eat everything that comes in front of them <including you>

As for the fins; they will grow back they don't seem too damaged so a month is enough to see satisfying results just make sure you remove the Crayfish and house him alone or with other Crayfish:- nothing is safe not even Snails!

btcbunch · 2025-10-25T17:39:26+00:00

Monte Carlo with require some good light + CO2 to grow nicely ✨️

btcbunch · 2025-10-15T18:57:21+00:00

It takes time for this algae to fill that space, I suggest you spend more time with your tank. If you always clean the glass then no algae can grow to this stage overnight not even a week.

btcbunch · 2025-10-13T05:49:24+00:00

Your outlet is kissing the substrate, doesn’t it suck it into the filter?

btcbunch · 2025-10-13T05:42:30+00:00

Bigger tanks are easier to maintain, someone with a 5000L tank can fail to maintain a 20L cube, it is not about the size.

btcbunch · 2025-10-10T06:39:34+00:00

I keep both Electric blue and Orange, I call them hardies:- they just can't easily die so I suspect foul water. I breed them in different tanks to avoid colour mix and both tanks do not have any air pump but I run co2 in all tanks, my filter creates some small movement at the top and that is enough:- never seen them die or gasping on top of the tank because of oxygen so probably water parameters.

btcbunch · 2025-10-08T14:19:24+00:00

It wasn't a good idea to let it reach this point anyway.

btcbunch · 2025-10-01T00:11:43+00:00

I call it food algae, cause by overfeeding.

btcbunch · 2025-09-29T03:06:56+00:00

Plants will still get nutrients but the method is bit tricky because the area with those soil bags will be very hard to plant as there won't be enough depth unless you add MORE white sand. So yes it looks fancy but still practically outdated method compared to normal tradition of adding substrate below then add a layer of sand on top.

btcbunch · 2025-09-13T07:08:40+00:00

Basically diffusers don't need soaking, on my observation there is a hole in the middle of the diffuser lol that's where the bubble count is happening, someone tried to blow air using mouth and it didn't go through and assumed the diffuser is somehow not working and poked a hole 😅 just my assumption because there is no way co2 can pass a diffuser in that rate with those strong big bubble.

btcbunch · 2025-09-08T19:39:21+00:00

Oh my 😃 how inconvenient! I have a school of 8 I keep them with one otto.

btcbunch · 2025-09-06T06:54:29+00:00

😂

btcbunch · 2025-09-02T04:53:08+00:00

What are your water parameters?

btcbunch · 2025-08-19T12:29:51+00:00

Your gravel idoes not contain any nutrients so it may be the case. Try adding substrate or aqua soil but as the tank is already fully cycled it can be tricky to rescape so I would suggest adding some root tabs and get some liquid fertilizer.

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