Recent content by Maxwell

Thanks for the advice, it never occurred to me that I may be feeding them too much protein. I was advised against feeding a primarily flake food diet in the past to help reduce algae and avoid the possibility of flakes going rancid. It seems I may have cut back on the dry food too much so I will...

Thanks for the feedback. Nitrate is less than 20 ppm, GH is 75 ppm, KH is 40 ppm, and pH is around 7.0. I primarily feed frozen bloodworms and daphnia, and mix in brine shrimp and cyclops a couple times a week. I rarely use flake food. Hope this info help and thanks again!

Hello fellow fish keepers! Looking for some sage advice regarding the well being of my remaining neon tetras and the rest of my stock. Over the course of a year my neons have died off slowly, one by one. What was once a healthy shoal of 11 neons is now down to only 2 individuals. Yesterday I...

After about 6 months of running a dirted tank I decided it was time to try something different. Here are the before and after pics. Enjoying the cleaner feel so far, although plant health isn't what it used to be.

Thanks for the fast response, I'll give it a try!

Hello everyone, Looking for some advice on what to do with a pair of pea puffers. Unfortunately, I noticed the tank was leaking from the bottom a little while ago and had to take the tank down. I would have gone to the store to pick up another tank for them, but I am having surgery on Tuesday...

Thanks for the warm welcome and suggestions. I've checked out both aquarium coop and zen a couple times and am really impressed with their knowledge and selection. Would adding some Texas holy rock to the 10g be enough to raise hardness for shellies or would I need to remove the driftwood and...

Hey everyone, New member from Northeast Seattle. Awesome site, I've enjoyed checking out everyone's sweet tanks. Here are a few pics of my 40g and 10g. Still pretty new to fish keeping and looking forward to learning lots more. The 10g has been up for a month or so and is still empty. Any...