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  1. Brian Scott
    Were there fish in the ponds when you moved into the house? If not, were there fish in the ponds previously while the ponds were set up utilizing the water features these rocks came from??
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    For me, Brachyplatystoma tigrinum is a true dream fish. I'm just not able to set up the proper aquarium for them at the moment. They are absolutely spectacular catfish to see in person, so if you have the chance to do so I'd take advantage of the opportunity! Photo Credit: Ben Lee c/o https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/image.php?species=brachyplatystoma_tigrinum&image_id=14568
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    Leopold's angelfish (Pterophyllum leopoldi) from the Rio Demini in Brazil. These angels are similar to the common wild-type silver angels, but don't grow quite as large. They have a rounded head and their fins are generally shorter. They can be quite quarrelsome among each other, so a fairly spacious aquarium with lots of plants and / or driftwood would be well advised so as to provide ample visual barriers and retreats.
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    Big water changes on all the fry tanks (angels, Coptodon, RTMs, etc....)!
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    Love the dark mode, thanks!
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    U. amphiacanthoides grows to about 10 inches TL or so. Some can reach about a foot, but most are a bit smaller. They are native to the Amazon Basin in Brazil, and a second described species (U. fernandezyepezyi) is native to the Rio Atabapo in Colombia and Venezuela.
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    Where is your ammonia and nitrites? Don't worry about the hardness and TDS for the time being. You need a solid biological foundation to build upon. Please focus on cycling the tank properly and not on the hardness and TDS for the time being.
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    No, I'd do the water change now. In reality, it probably doesn't really matter but for some reason I'd feel better getting some of those chemicals out of there. IMO, do a 50% water change and leave the tank alone for a few days. Let the tank drift to wherever it's going to drift to for a few days then retest your parameters. Before you add anything new just update this thread with the results after a few days and go from there. It's really not very complicated. You will be fine, don't worry. Good folks here to help you.
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    If I could only keep one fish, it would be a Uaru amphiacanthoides. This specimen was wild collected from the Rio Tapajos, Brazil. I maintain several aquariums with U. amphiacanthoides including one breeding pair (that eat their eggs constantly). Cheers!
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    Aside from the usual water changes, I took delivery of order #3 from Aquarium Co-Op. Two more Ziss Bio Bubble filters and some other goodies. Earned my Angelfish sticker. Looking forward to order #4!
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    Ah ha......okay. My well water is crazy low pH, hardness, and TDS. I use just a few dashes of baking soda to add some carbonates to the water when cycling a new setup. Bacteria loves carbonates. Use a small amount of baking soda to get your pH up to, say, around 6.5ish or so. Then focus on the biology of your tank. Dial in the hardness etc.... at a later time.
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    If I'm not mistaken, those additives are made up of salts. Salts dissolve, and increase your TDS. The only effective way to remove them for home aquariums is through waters changes. Just a quick tip, focus on cycling your tank biologically before you mess with the chemicals. Going back and forth with acids and bases (alkaline buffers) is like playing mad chemist and usually results in less than favorable outcomes. What type of fish are you planning on keeping? Plants in the plan??
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    Thank you very much for the nice words. I'm happy to keep fishes like these C. kottae and others that are near extinct in the wild. As much as I do like thinking that I'm helping "preserve" the species, in reality the best way to help keep these fishes from extinction is to preserve their natural habitat. Simple measures can and should be put in place in their native waters that would far surpass any efforts put forth by home hobbyists, but those countries, typically, are not interested in anything but making money. It's such a shame. Meanwhile, I'll be happy to post up some new pix of these soon......they are growing like weeds! Cheers!!
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    Tonight in the fishroom, a pair of young Coptodon kottae are guarding their first spawn. C, kottae is an endangered species of cichlid that's endemic to Lake Barombi-ba-Kotto, and the smaller nearby Lake Mboandong, in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. This is a substrate-brooding, benthopelagic fish, which has a maximum length of about 15 centimeters (6 inches or so). In my lifetime, this species will likely be extinct in the wild. https://www.facebook.com/brian.scott.10690203
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