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So I put the coral in there to help buffer the pH as my pH was getting really acidic for whatever reason. My tap is 7.0 pH and I don't think I have anything reactive that would cause the pH to drop so low, maybe the fluva substrate? Anyways, I'll take the coral out but a bit concerned if the pH starts getting acidic again.

Ok I'll play around with the lighting and see what happens and I'll also change my fertilizer dose and see how things go. Thanks! I actually have 2 Amano and a mystery snail in there now with 4 pygmy cory. I was planning to add 6-8 Endlers. I actually like Oto's but I know they are the schooling type and I'm afraid that I may overstock the tank if I get like 3 Oto's. Do you think it would increase the bio-load too much? Thanks!

Hi new member here. So I have a cycled tank that's planted pretty well and have the brown algae (diatom) growth. Not sure if it's preventing the growth of my plants as I see the microsword ,dwarf hair grass, bacopa, some crypts growing slow but the pogostemon octopus is doing ok as is the hornwort. I have an aquaclear 30 HOB with sponge, ceramic rings, and a small bag of crushed coral in it, fluval heater, and a Nicrew Classic LED plus running 10 hours a day. Substrate is fluval stratum. Water parameters: pH 7.0, Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, Nitrates 10-20ppm. Water changes weekly 25-40%. I do use Easy Green once a week. Any ideas? Will it eventually sort itself out? Thanks!

So far they've been munching on the worms and brine but I will definitely give repashy a try

Yeah I bought those hikari wafers, omega 1 sinking veggie rounds, northfin sinking fry food, frozen blood worms and frozen brine. I'll make sure the food is spread around and I use a pair of long tweezers to place the pellets where they usually like to hide. Thanks for the tips everyone!!!

Maybe 6-8 Endlers with 4 Pygmy Cory, 2 Amano and a mystery snail in a 10 gallon with plants. I guess I'll just monitor and see who eats what. Thank you!

Quick question, will endlers compete with cory's for food that's fallen onto the substrate? I've never owned endlers nor guppies and was wondering do they only skim the top and middle areas like tetras or do they graze from all areas? Thanks!

Update: After a couple days they're no longer ignoring the frozen blood worms and brine shrimp! Guess they had to get acclimated to the new water parameters and surroundings. Thanks all for the tips!

Yeah I recently watched that video and he mentioned his wife won't let him make it at home, now I know why!!

Oh I totally forgot about Repashy, I've been so out of the hobby for so long that they didn't have this stuff 20 years ago. I read up a little on it and yeah it is somewhat overwhelming for some cory's but since I have a couple shrimp and plan on getting some endlers I figure I might just give this a shot. I'll probably try and make a small batch so it doesn't spoil. Thanks for the tip!

OK so I'm guessing they are still getting acclimated to their new environment since the store I bought them from had them on gravel substrate with no plants so maybe they feel lost in my "Jungle." As far as tank size, it's a 10 gallon tank and there's 5 of them in there and they seem to be just hanging around themselves and swimming together. I'll try some of the foods tips you've all recommended like Hikari First Bites, Northfin Fry, and the baby brine. For now I'll continue putting a tiny bit of sinking Omega 1 Veggie wafers at night but the mystery snail and shrimp might get to them first lol. Thanks all for the tips. Will continue to update.

Hello, New member here and wanted to know why aren't my new pygmy cory's eating? The tank is well planted with fluval substrate, ammonia and nitrites are both 0 with Nitrates at about 20ppm, ph 6.8. The only other things I have in there are 2 amano and one mystery snail. Could it be they're still new and getting adjusted? it's the 3rd day so far and haven't seen them eat but they're active and schooling around and even foraging for food in the substrate but haven't seen them eat any variety of food. So far I've tried tetra tropical flakes, hikari sinking wafers for bottom feeders, omega 1 veggie rounds, frozen brine shrimp, and frozen blood worms. Any ideas? Thanks!!

Thanks again all! Had some melting due to a new tank but that's to be expected. Seeing a bit of new growth so hoping it continues.

OK will do! Thanks!

The reason I was asking was because I took a tap water sample and ran the normal pH test and got 7.0 but decided to add a single drop of easy green and see if my assumptions were correct and it immediately turned yellow (6.0) without shaking the tube. I'll get a KH test kit and monitor. Thanks!

Thanks all! Looking forward to a lot of ideas in the future!

Hell All, So I've decided to get back into the hobby and looking forward to learn all the new changes since I've been out of it for almost 20 years now. Currently cycling my 10 gallon and will probably have some questions. Thanks!!

New user here. So I just got my bottle of easy green the other day and noticed my pH get real acidic (6.0) when I tested my water the next day after adding the required amount for my 10 gallon. Previously my pH was about 6.8. I'm currently doing a fishless tank cycle but I do have some plants in there and using fluval stratum with an aquaclear HOB with only the sponge and bio-rings. My question is should I wait for the pH to get back to normal range or will it even get there? Or should I do a water change? I'm only on the 4th day of my new tank cycle. Thanks!