[Sponge filter to replace over-the-back]

@Streetwise, my platys particularly love to ride the wave! I love to add water to the tank because they come to play in it🌊

[Scarlet Temple trouble]

@Patrick_G thx! I had a Finnex planted 24/7 until last week (only 9 months old) when it just stopped working so I replaced it with a Fluval 3.0 (many thanks aquarium coop!) I will definitely try replanting ! 

[Sponge filter to replace over-the-back]

Thx Odd Duck, I ended up just leaving the two covers off the top of the OTB and that took care of the noise! I’m glad too because I enjoy my setup with the sponge filter on one end of the tank and the OTB on the other end!

[Scarlet Temple trouble]

Can anyone tell me what is happening to my new Scarlet Temple? Ignore the algae! 😂 I planted them about 2 months ago. The base of the plants keep rotting? I dose 2x week with Easy Green and I’ve recently started adding flourish Excel to help with the horrible spot algae. 

[Fluval Plant 3.0 Scheduling and Programming]

Isaly, I also have a Finnex 24/7 planted light. Have had it only 9 months. Loved it till last night when it stopped working, literally just stopped. After reading more reviews, I discovered that this seems to be an common issue around the 8-9 month. Very disappointed so be aware. Hopefully you won’t run into this issue. I’ll be getting a fluval 3.0 faster than I expected  

[Sponge filter to replace over-the-back]

Sorry for my delay s1,  it’s the motor! I keep the water level to the lip of the entrance to keep the waterfall noise down and I have removed the cover over the back top portion to keep it from rattling. I have even placed a piece of cardboard under the edges where the filter meets the tank to keep the vibration to a minimum 

[Sponge filter to replace over-the-back]

Thx, love your beardy profile pic ( best lizard ever)

[Sponge filter to replace over-the-back]

Advice please- 36 gal bow front with large sponge filter in left back corner and over-the-back filter back right corner. I like the setup and everything is meshing ( in place for a year now) but the noise of the hang on filter drives me up the wall. I am seeking advice before experimenting. Could I eliminate the hang on? Or replace with another sponge filter? 

[Mean Angelfish]

Anewbie these suggestions sound like a solid plan! Many thanks!

[Mean Angelfish]

If I got more angels would the aggression stop? I originally had 4, one died quite young in quarantine and the other passed away quite out of the blue (I never detected anything wrong)

[Mean Angelfish]

I feel like the striped one is a male because of the head bump but why would he chase the female away? 

Oh gosh I’m seriously not good at this, I was thinking the gold was probably a girl 😬

[Mean Angelfish]

A bit tricky getting the sweety in hiding!

Any help with sexing these babes would be appreciated! I’m just bummed that they were affectionate towards each other ; I thought they were pairing and now I have a bully!

[Mean Angelfish]

Ok here are 3 pics of the aggressor!

[Mean Angelfish]

I’ll see what I can do! Lol

[Mean Angelfish]

I don’t know how to sex them properly although I’ve tried to watch videos explaining how. The aggressive one is completely flat under the belly but the subservient one has a tiny “tube-like thing “ near its anus. 

[Mean Angelfish]

The bully hangs out in the open and chases the other behind the Amazon Fern. Where it pretty much is staying hidden except for feeding 

[Mean Angelfish]

Thanks! s1 the tank is 36 gallon, only two angels, 8 platys, 4 corys, and a handful of snails 

[Mean Angelfish]

So I’ve had two angels for about 11 months from the time they were very young. They have always gotten along and have even started being affectionate to each other; like they are kissing and such….. until about 6 days ago. Now one of them is bullying the other to the point that the subservient one is hiding. If I try to give the underdog attention, the bully gets mad and immediately starts to “peck” the other with his/her mouth and chases him/her away. Will this behavior stop? Or do I need to remove the bully? 

[To re-locate a sponge filter or not?]

KBOzzie59- I have had several tanks with sick fish from the store in the past and acted too late, so to be proactive, as Cory says he does with all of his fish , I thought that the med trio would be a worthy approach. The fish looked healthy and the private fish store had had them for about 10 days prior to my purchase 

[To re-locate a sponge filter or not?]

I am going to break down my quarantine tank with a small sponge filter that I want to put in my main tank as it is full of bacteria and in case I need to re-establish another tank. I recently bought 4 Oto’s and the first day added the trio of meds recommended by aquarium coop- ich x, maracyn, paracleanse. Three died within 24 hours and the fourth died five days later. Is the filter ok to put in the main tank or is that a horrible idea? I had previously quarantined four angelfish in there and everything was perfect. Water parameters good. I have no idea what happened to make the Oto’s kick off, very disappointing. Penny for your thoughts peeps and thx for your help 

[Will Oto’s crowd my tank?]

Swivvr, I have green algae on the sides and starting to see some brown algae on the plants. I’ve never gotten overly excited about algae but I want to keep the plants healthy and don’t want to get overrun with it. I have adjusted the lighting down a bit and am backing off the ferts too - by the time I get Oto’s quarantined I’ll probably already have it under control lol but I’d still like to have them 

[Will Oto’s crowd my tank?]

Thanks for the advice. I would love to have some but I want to make sure I don’t create a problem!

[Will Oto’s crowd my tank?]

I have started my first planted tank in a 36 gallon bowfront with 9 platys . I will add 3 angelfish this weekend. When I started fertilizing I got a big growth in algae and am thinking about adding some Oto’s to help balance things while I fine tune lighting and fertilizer . I dont want to overstock but I’m not sure that they count the same as other fish because they primarily stick to the bottom and sides! I do have a few nirite and mystery snails as well. Would appreciate any help/ thoughts on the subject! 

[Amount of red, blue, green, and white light]

Well that makes me feel better! It’s my first attempt at live plants and I want to do it right! Nice to know I can play around with it a little! 

[Amount of red, blue, green, and white light]

I purchased a Finnex 247 programmable light . I originally started with the auto setting but after about a week I had time to observe all times of day and night and noticed it never turned completely off. I am not at all knowledgeable in this area but I am thinking it might be best to have the light completely off for 6 hours and then 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the evening for low/med light . My concern is that I don’t know “how much” of each color to set during the most bright part of the day? I was hoping the light would come with guidance but it didn’t. Any suggestions are appreciated!