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  1. HardeepTheLondoner
    Sounds good to me. I’d do 1 Nerite instead of 2, gives a chance for 4 Oto’s to thrive in your tank. Oto’s can be a finicky feeders until they settle into a captive environment so ensure the tank is well seasoned with algae for them before buying them. I’d push those Tetras up a little, they have a very small impact on bioload because you don’t need to feed them a whole lot. Maybe 8 of them. With the Gourami’s, shoot for 1:2 M:F ratio. Female Powder Blues are pretty chill, males not so much. The fish together should all work but don’t tax your environment by adding them all at once.
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    Lower your lighting period and move some decor around until you can add more fish or break up the line of sight. This can be done through plants/ornaments. I’d recommend live plants.
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    When I had Val I started to see lots of new plantlets after 2/3 months. I started with lots of tall plants which I trimmed down. If you have low light, it should grow further to the surface in order to reach the light and photosynthesise. If you have high light, the Val doesn’t see a need to grow taller because it’s reproducing or growing just fine.
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    Add 1 Neon & you can add a Honey Gourami too. I’d probably reduce the Mystery Snails to 1, max 2. Know that a Honey Gourami may colour clash with the Ember Tetras and not give you the contrast you may want. If it was me- 12 Neons 1 Honey Gourami-Male, females aren’t that colourful 3 Amano/Ghost Shrimp 1 Mystery Snail-If you want them to breed, get 2
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    I feel the tank is uncycled. In between turning it into a quarantine tank, was the filter media still running in a tank with fish or was it put into storage? I dealt with ich through increasing the temperature to 29/30C for 14 days. I lost no fish this way. Ich is a slow killer so you do have a window from when your first see it and your fish die from it. For fin rot, there is no real set time. It can be quick, it can be long.
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    Is the tank cycled? Unless you done a water change I’d expect to see some nitrates. It sounds like you bought a bad batch. Have you finished treating for Ich? Fin Rot I would expect to go down with water changes, small but regular. Every other day would be a good start.
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    Looking sweet! I wished I had played with Angels but I’ve not had the chance to yet. Is that water wisteria floating? Apologies if I’m wrong!
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    RO water is Reverse Osmosis water. It gets filtered through 3/4 chambers (usually) to rid the water of any containment’s so it’s 99% H2O-Basically pure water. Because this water is so pure, minerals need to be added back in to adjust KH&GH to avoid tank crashes & also provide some minerals for the plants/fish. As Cory said, it’s usually a sign of calcium on the plants. Don’t worry about sounding ignorant, you’re definitely not. I only knew about it because I started with RO water. It’s usually not required for the average fish keeper 🙂
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    Snails in my experience have been excellent tank mates to Shrimp in Shrimp tanks.
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    Thank you! Unfortunately I broke this tank apart recently to make way for bigger tanks & bigger fish! Cheers 🙂
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    That’s fanning😉 Enjoy your Shrimplets!
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    It looks berried to me. Is it fanning the eggs? Cherry Shrimp, when berried do this very often to keep the eggs aerated (I think). I definitely know they keep fanning them until they hatch, which is usually 30 days after becoming berried.
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    I used to see this on my Anubias after I dosed minerals for my RO water. Are you using RO by any chance?
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    Hey bud, Londoner over here! I’d look into the Electric Blue Acara. It’s a lovely fish, gets a little large but shows amazing colour. They can be known for uprooting plants but I find this to be more common when they want to spawn. For that reason, I’d stick to 1 in your tank.
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    Thank you! I had been using RO water for my soft water fish/planted tanks up until now. However, with the move to hard water species I’m moving over to tap! I’m happy to be here! 🙂
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    You’re welcome! I hope it works out 🙂
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    Can it be rubbed off easily? It looks like it could be diatom algae to me. Is the tank newly setup? This could be a cause of diatoms or your lighting schedule could be too. How long do you leave the light on? Can you see any rot near the Rhizome?
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    That’s looking good! It definitely looks better than my first tank😉 Have you considered adding a background? It really brings out the plants/fish! I hope your tank matures quickly for those Shrimp & Nerites! I like your progress!
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    Are these Rams/Pleco in a community tank or is it just Rams and the Pleco in a breeder tank? Typically, Bolivian Rams will pick on the eggs and fry which is deemed the weakest of the bunch. If this is your first spawn of eggs, I’d leave the eggs in the tank with the fish and see how things go. If you intend on raising Rams up from fry, I’d go ahead and buy that tank tomorrow. I’d then set it up real simple so you can house your Rams in there and let them they lay the eggs. I’d then return the Rams back to their initial tank and raise the fry separately. Hope this helps😎
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    Hi everyone! I’m from London and I’ve been in the hobby for some time now and I’ve gone through different setups. I’ve had nano tanks, community tanks & breeder set ups etc! I’m going through the process of setting up my new 144L shallow tank & I should be taking delivery of my 310L in a few weeks. Both custom!👀 I’ll be building my own stands for the very first time and I’ll be using my tap water for the first time too! London typically has hard water & high nitrates. It should work out great for my Cichlids once I get them! Currently, I’m running a 112L Community Tank. Tank inhabitants include Red Lizard Whiptails, Silvertip Tetras & more. I hope to learn a lot about the hobby on here & also teach as much as I can too 🙂 Thank you!😎
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