SanFranPsychoAquatics

I think they would look great as a centerpiece trio, it’s a great idea! I just have enough guppy babies to deal with already but I’m gonna look into some male swordtails. How big are your males?

3 male? Do they chase each other much?

Anyone can advise a colorful center piece fish (or pair) that does well in hard water with pH 8 - 8.5 and plants? Pic of tank is attached, it’s 45 gal so tall but only 3 feet. Thanks for any advice :)

How do you know? I was leaning towards Rainbowfish fry.

Wondering if this is a Celebes rainbow or red irian Rainbowfish fry? If not it would be a skirt tetra or Cardinal tetra.

Oh man those look cool. Sadly I have this tank at a really high pH for the Celebes rainbows though, and the wet spot is advising those Pelvicachromis come from soft water.

Thanks for your suggestions, much appreciated.

Do you know any other dwarf cichlids that will leave plants alone? I do like Ocean aquarium. And the owners are awesome, I have a great school of Cardinal tetras from them but the entire store is almost entirely livebearers 😕

Hello everyone, looking for suggestions on a colorful centerpiece fish for a 45 gallon (3 feet long, 2 feet tall). I’ve got a group of amazing Celebes rainbows, and some skirt tetras… these fish are great fun but they are all gray. I’d like to add some colorful Apistos as a centerpiece, but the tank is 9dkH, 8.2ph, 11dgH. Can the apistos live happily in these water parameters? And does anyone have any suggestions for other centerpiece? Thanks!!

I found this thread from Dean. I suppose the question has been answered.

I tested my last 2 baby brine hatches, they tested at 3ppm and 1ppm ammonia respectively. I tested it following one of my cardinal tetras contracting dropsy within 3-4 weeks of starting to feed live BBS. These cardinals were very healthy for 5+ months, and losing one to dropsy within a month of starting to feed live BBS seems too much of a coincidence. I never tested any ammonia in the tank, but I never tested after feeding. I'm also concerned that I could be creating bacteria in the warm hatchery, then putting that water in the tank each morning. I know I can filter the BBS but I have lots of tanks and ponds, and it will become too time consuming. I'm just wondering why there are high levels of ammonia in the hatch, and if ammonia and/or bacteria may be causing issues for my fish. Thanks for any tips or advice 🙂

I keep them in the bag too. This fridge is really cheap, only $30 bucks new. I’m gonna buy another one and see if it has the same issue.

Hello everyone. I’m curious if there is a concern in storing baby brine eggs in a very moist fridge. I’ve got a cheap $30 mini fridge that always has some small pools of water in it. I pulled out my baby brine eggs after almost 2 weeks in this fridge, and the containers wet and rusty. Is this a concern? Or will the eggs keep dry in the packaging? Thanks!

I would estimate you can get about 1 - 1.5 liters of Seachem Matrix in there.

Looks like a good start! I would try to plant it heavily from the start here, as healthy plants in every corner of the tank give algae nowhere to call home. For cleanup crew (ordered most to least important): 1 amano shrimp per 5 liters, 1 oto per 20 liters, 1 nerite snail per 5 liters (if you can tolerate little white eggs being laid), and just 1 SAE if you're feeling frisky. What light are you using?

If its not leaking, you are good to go.

Come to the Rainbowfish Live group on Facebook and ask that question! The worlds most renowned Rainbow breeders and researchers are there.. Gary Lange, Peter Unmack etc. You can get some really good answers about things like this.

I don't suggest adding medication to your tank (especially a display tank) if you don't see any 100% confirmed signs of a disease you can treat. Dumping a harsh med like Kanaplex into the tank often makes things worse.

It is just a genetic condition. Do not breed him, and do not hatch any eggs retrieved from this community tank :)