CorydorasEthan

I think it would be fine.

Somewhere between 25 and 75 GH.

Yeah I introduced two Siamese algae eaters over a year ago. Though they ate a lot of the algae, they eventually got too big and aggressive for my other fish, so I gave them to my local fish store. I got the small size sponge filter.

@Purple Guppy Welcome! What kinds of fish do you keep?

Hey guys, I have had this problem for a while, but haven't really asked about it. So I've always had trouble growing plants, especially in my 29 gallon. Embarrassingly enough, I struggle with even the easiest plants. Most always melt away into tiny plants as soon as I get them, and never grow anymore. This was the case with my Cryptocoryne, Vallisneria, Sagittaria, hairgrass, Amazon sword, and cabomba. Those that do grow grow very large and look nice and healthy, only to die off completely within a few months after they reach their peak, as with my dwarf aquarium lily, water sprite, and Java fern. I understand that sand is not good for plants to grow, but I tried putting gravel in half of the tank instead and it didn't work either. Here's what the Java fern and water sprite looked like in January this year. Here is what the tank looks like today (water is cloudy because I just fed the fish) As you can see, most of the plants have died off or are melting away. Lots of algae growth (primarily black beard algae). The Java ferns in particular seem to be suffering from a potassium deficiency (holes in the leaves). Here's a list of my equipment: - 29 gallon tank (30 inch x 12 inch x 18 inch) - Marineland Penguin Bio-Wheel 150 Power Filter - Aquarium Co-Op 10 Gallon Sponge Filter - Interpret Heater 100 W - Nicrew ClassicLED Aquarium Light 30-36 inch Here's what I do for maintenance: - Dose Easy Green (three pumps) weekly - add root tabs rooted plants every few months - 25% water change weekly Here are my parameters at the moment: - about 72 degrees Fahrenheit What can I do to fix my plant problems? Thanks!

It's looking great! I think a school of Corydoras would be a great idea! Of course, stuff like amanos and kuhli loaches would work as well.

Looks like a standard Bronze Cory (Corydoras aeneus). They have different colors depending on their environment. Here are some examples: Hope this helps!

I got some new cories! They are Julii cories.

I think at least six of any Corydoras species should be fine (not Brochis species though, they might get too large). You can do even more of smaller species (maybe 10 pandas or 12 pygmy cories).

The honey and sparkling gourami should be perfectly fine. I am not too sure about the pearl, as they can get bigger than the others, and might go after the dwarf rasboras. I hope this helps!

@Brady Hagen I would recommend a smaller gourami species like the honey gourami (Colisa chuna), as they are colorful and vey peaceful. Additionally, I would go with some pygmy corydoras, as they'd love digging around in that sand. They also get along well with endlers. I hope this helps!

I would say it is a male, as it isn't as round towards the abdomen. How old is it?

They should be fine on gravel. I've kept my cories on gravel with no trouble at all.

Yep he's a Gyrinocheilus aymonieri, known as the Chinese/Siamese algae eater or the sucking loach.

Corydoras and pearl gourami.

Mahler's 8th Symphony. It's nicknamed the "Symphony of a Thousand" because of the number of performers it requires. The whole thing is worth listening to, and the ending is magnificent!

Aw sorry about your losses. I'm sure you did the best that you could. I hope you have better luck with the new shrimp!

Oh my albino cories do the exact same thing!

Panda cories are great! I think any species of Corydoras would do fine in your setup, but for species 2 inches and under: C. panda, C. elegans, C. similis, C. habrosus. You could also do pygmy species such as C. pygmaeus and C. hastatus, as long as there isn't anything big enough to eat them!

Instead of angels, I personally would opt for pearl gouramis. They are smaller, so you could do a group of them and there's no chance of them eating the cardinals. Also, I would go with lots of cories, maybe at least 10-15 in that 75 gallon (depending on the species of course). A big group of them looks great! Hope this helps!

Two. 29 Gallon: Pearl Gourami, Peppered Cories, Albino Cories, Green Cories, Pygmy Cories, Habrosus Cories, Otocinclus, Assassin Snails. 10 Gallon: Endler guppies, assassin snails.

UPDATE: I have been dosing Easy Green fertilizer as well as putting in root tabs, but my Java fern is still dying off. This and the water sprite in the tank. I am thinking of just letting them do their thing and then I'll add in some newer plants to see if those grow better. This said, all the fish in the tank are healthy the green cory laid more eggs but they never hatched, as usual. The algae problem (black beard, green spot, and maybe hair algae it looks like) is going up again after I removed the flying foxes, so I might try a bristlenose pleco again. I already have two otocinclus but they don't seem to be enough. Any other suggestions for this algae problem? My 10 gallon tank is looking great: Thanks!

I wish this class was offered at my school! I agree with most of the suggestions maybe some courses on individual fish and what roles they'll fill in the aquarium.

I just played Borodin's 2nd symphony with my orchestra. The third movement is my favorite:

I am finally redoing this aquarium! I added in some water sprite, wood, and java fern. I also added in the 5 baby guppies from the 29 gallon aquarium to join the lone one here.