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  1. Fonske
    Rainbow fish
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    You might want to do it gradually. Take out a little bit of the gravel or a piece of the old decor, put a piece of new decor in. Let it sit for a couple of days or more. Then remove more of the gravel/decor and replace with new decor. After the old substrate is gone, add the new one. If your tank has a filter, most of the beneficial bacteria live in the filter, so the disruption shouldn't be too serious.
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    I'm sure there is a spectrum of behaviors, there must be some goldfish that are smart and friendly. My comet, before it went completely blind, was quite interactive and showy. But I would guess cichlids are a better bet for a wet puppy.
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    I half-own a blood parrot and she definitely fits that description. Always inquisitive and happy to see humans, very un-fussy, very happy alone (in fact, she insists on that), and very pretty. I also have a big fancy goldfish and although it is beautiful and solitary, it is also dumb as a brick and pays zero attention to humans. I prefer the parrot, even when she tries to taste my hands :)
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    Maybe, in a substrate-free aquarium with a filtration system that "sweeps" the bottom. The angels would probably not like the associated flow though.
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    Very neat design, love the light fixture! I use a somewhat similar DIY contraption and the recipe of "1 gram (1/4 teaspoon) of eggs and 12 grams (2 teaspoons) of salt per 500ml water" (recommended by the egg seller). Optionally a pinch of baking soda. I always thoroughly rinse the bottle between hatchings, otherwise some waste accumulation happens and spoils the next batch (could be just my cheap eggs).
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    Did you test your distilled water? What is the pH and other parameters? Adding more details about your setup (Is it a new tank? What is the tank size? Substrate? Plants? How much water did you change? Do you use any chemicals like dechorinator or fertilizer or others? Which test do you use?) would help in troubleshooting.
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    The pearlscale/diamondscale angels are not hard to find where I am (not in the US). They are stunning, no doubt about it.
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    Anubias. Plenty of variety, wide range of sizes, easy on the eyes, easy to plant, easy to move, easy to maintain, hard to kill = awesome genus.
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    Yes, I am in Beijing. The pet market closest to me is a tiny underground version of the giant one Cory filmed in the "China Aquarium Fish Market CRAZY" video. I hope to visit the giant one some day :)
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    I recently learned that some big pretty goldfish sold in pet shops here are actually cheaper than live fish sold for food in supermarkets. I guess the goldfish are not terribly tasty... I'll stick with (mostly frozen) seafood.
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    Went to a pet market today and spent some time admiring these guys. They don't look big in the picture, but each one is about 2ft long. A bit scary when they open their mouths to beg for food...
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    I was interested in a living wall but couldn't get the mat so I just attached different kinds of anubias to the back and side walls using suction cups (learned this trick here on the forum). The cups are well hidden because the back of the tank is black. The wall is couple of month old and so far I like it, especially the because the placement of the plants can be changed at will and there is no loss of the space due to the mat thickness.
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    Ember tetra
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    Nerite at work
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    I have a dwarf gourami with a similar mix of danios, tetras, and other species, and he looks and behaves like a grumpy retiree among unruly teenagers. There is no aggression, they are getting along fine, but the gourami just seems out of place. There is also a small energetic kissing gourami in the same tank and he fits the mood much better in my opinion (but he probably is not going to stay with the same tankmates long term).
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    Power strips is all I want for Christmas. 12x or more. That cable mess behind my tanks needs to be reduced into order.
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    The tank had pretty bright lights on for 12 hours a day and 50% water change daily. And a lot of protein-rich food. I don't know whether these factors favored the pretty algae growth or the tank just happened to have more of this particular type of velvet-like algae than of usual green spot one. Maybe both.
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    I did that in my tiny fry raising tank (bare bottom, no plants or decor). The algae that grew all over the walls looked like a lush thick uniform bright green velvet background. Very pretty, actually. I wish I had taken some pictures.
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    Looks like you've got almost all the sweeties of the hobby. The honeys are delightful! I wonder if there are other sweet-named fishes besides melon discus.. Best luck to your cherry.
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    I can't advise about the seachem stuff, I don't use it. I usually add as many new fish as I want (typically it is less than ten, five or so) and very gradually increase the amount of food. How much waste is produced and how much ammonia is created depends on the amount of food, not on the number of fish.
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    In a ten gallon with barbs and danios I would do more danios. Glo-varieties are very flashy, if you are ok with genetically modified fish. Leopard danios are very pretty miniature trouts. Longfin danios of any type are awesome and they look quite big.
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    I would try a sand waterfall with a bunch of bigger shrimp, or a mossy cliff/waterfall design with a fiddler crab. Or grow a big mantle of pothos/tradescantia from the top, covering most of the tank and stock with a dwarf pearl gourami.
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    In my experience, when just one fish is chased around or being pecked by its tankmates, it often means that something is wrong with this particular fish. Weak or sick fish can provoke others to bully it. Also, introducing a single fish to an established tank is likely to trigger more aggression than adding a bunch of new fish at once. Among the strains I had, the shorter-fin guys were a lot more energetic and fast compared to big-tails, so maybe avoid short-fin varieties for a more relaxed tank.
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    Even light from the top might help, I had some reddish ludwigia and the leaves that were close to the (white) lights looked very pretty. Yes, the Weipro thing is a UV filter/sterilizer.
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