I thought my 3ft was big when I got it. Now I feel like a grade 1 kid next to a matric or something when I check out the big tanks like Henk's...
Wow - it looks very good. Nice scape and I like how the plants are placed.
I use 3 X 20W "cool white"(looks yellowish to me) fluorescent energy saver bulbs in my 3ft. It seems like they are doing OK.
It looks thicker... oh wait it's because the tank is much smaller!
Damn that is a thick layer of substrate!
This is becoming re-dic-u-laaas! Can you maybe give us a date?
Yeah probly the new BL. Time to find out some stuff ;)
Oh- and the fish/other life?
OH YES. Gonna be another epic algae fest or not?
Geez so these could even be as hard as Altums - or even harder to keep? What a pity. Will they be more resistant if they are bred in an aquarium?
Throw it down to Henk. He will be able to take care of it :P If I recall correctly, there's ways of lowering pH like mopani wood leaching tannis...
If he does the opposite?
Looks like it's a fussy little bugger from some pages I've read. Here's a good profile of it: http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.php?id=84 I...
Well at least you got one. It's such a nice fish. Wonder how demanding they are.
Yes it is
Wrong frikking link pasted! doh:vollkommenauf: Here's a correct pic of a CAE:...
They look completely different: Oto: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Otocinclus_affinis.JPG Chinese algae eater:...
Wow those plants are looking good. Is that the Madagascan Lace you got from Gert?
Send him a PM
Yes the female will sometimes spawn without a male - especially if your tank temp is above 26*C
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