Mordecai13

Hello all, I bought 2 ludwigia repens just about 2 months ago, and I’ve come down to the last couple flowers of them. The first turned brown and died kinda quick but this one in the image has stayed alive. I recently took them out of the weight to replant them individually, is this the correct way to plant them? How soon should I expect growth? I have an aquarium co op root tab in there also and have been dosing easy green. Thanks!

Does that mean I would have to return my panda Cory and my gourami eventually?🥲

Hello everyone, I have a 10 gallon planted tank, image attatched. I currently have 1 gourami and 3 panda Cory. I was looking to maybe add more fish/plants…. Any suggestions? Can I add more corys or should I go for a middle swimmer? What about some shrimp? also does anyone know if my gourami is a honey or thick lipped? I bought it under the impression it was a honey but someone on a different post noted it was a thick lipped but wasn’t sure. Thanks!!!

Sick tank.

What would you consider dense planting / high live stock stocking in this case? And then would i need to get co2/ turn on my airstone?

Thanks! I've heard ppl on different forums say that air pumps if anything should be turned on at night when the light is off... but do u think i should just keep it in time with my light?

Thanks! So would you recommend that I keep the air stone off?

Hello everyone, I have a 10 gallon planted tank right now with 1 gourami and 3 Cory’s. Attatched is a picture of all the plants. My question: is an air stone necessary in my setup? I currently have a tetra whisper IQ HOB filter going and provides enough surface agitation (I think?) Will the air stone be beneficial / harmful to my setup? Should I only keep it on at night? some others suggested on past posts that I turn off the air stone to have some calmer water for my gourami. thanks so much!!

Thanks again @Lennie just to be sure, is this enough surface agitation for my tank / plants / fish solely from the HOB filter? And I can ditch the air stone for good?

@Lennie Hi thank you for the response Lennie. And thanks for the compliment 😁Some counter questions : 1. yes, I have been testing PH, it is consistently at 6.0-6.5 2. If my gourami is a thick-lipped and not a honey, is 10 gallons too small?? 3. If I turn off the airstone, will this affect the health of my plants? 4. What would u consider / how would I know if something is a disease related issue with my fish? thank you so much!!

Hello, I am a beginner tank keeper with a 10 gallon planted tank. I have 1 honey gourami and 3 panda Cory, who all seem to be doing well. However, I’ve noticed that the gourami and 2 of the Cory have darkened in color since I’ve gotten them. They all seem to be acting / eating normal for the most part, sometimes the 2 Cory that are darkened also frantically swim at the back of the tank. I think they are both babies, they are quite small Attatched pictures are my Gourami and one of my panda Cory that has gotten “darkened” and the other one that is normal color. Idk if the pictures can really capture their darkness. But for the gourami specifically, I feel like it’s looking quite dull / not as vibrant as it should be All my tank parameters are in check according to my api test strips (I’ve heard they are not that accurate tho), but I have consistently getting 0 ammonia, nitrate, nitrite weeks before these fish were added and still now.— One thing is that the KH is at 0, is this supposed to be higher? also, one of my panda Cory (one of the 2 that are “darkened” ) also sometimes swims quite erratically, sometimes jerking over on its back or sideways. Is this a sign of stress and if so what can I do? does anybody know if I should be concerned / have dealt with this darkening of their fish before? Any tips and help would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏼 thank you very much! Also plz feel free to leave any constructive criticism / suggestions on my setup / planting 😁

Hi all, I have 2 ludwigia reopens in my 10 gallon planted tank. One is healthy but one looks like it’s hanging on by a thread (attached below) what should I do? Could this be caused by excessive water flow? I also have a gourami that picks at it , is that making it a lot worse? Also does anyone know what that clear substance is, biofilm? Thanks sm in advance 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Sounds great, thank you—- so just to be clear I would throw it behind this cartridge? Do you guys think that’s enough room?

Sounds great , thanks again. Would throwing away my current cartridge then ruin my cycle / beneficial bacteria / would it set me back?

Thanks! What do u mean more sponge? As in completely ditch the cartridge from now on? Where would I get one of these extra sponges?