[Snails, Shrimp, Otos ... What to do?]

3 hours ago, Brandy said:

They are OFTEN starving when you get them. They are generally wild caught. You need to find a fish store that knows this and puts them in a green, nasty looking, algae filled tank, or at least target feeds them straight spirulina or something. One of my LFS stores is unpopular for having ugly algae filled tanks. I do love their fat otocinclus though and mine have stayed fat and healthy thank goodness.

Where is this fish store and do they ship? I've been looking for healthy Ottos for 6 months!

[Filter Question]

The two different types seems like a good idea because they function a little differently and would cover more area. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[Filter Question]

I'm setting up a 55 gal soon and want to combine HOB and sponge filters. Would 2 nano HOB and a large sponge filter do the job? My fish prefer low flow so I thought that might be a winning combo, thoughts?