It is not unusual for angel pairs to eat their eggs, even several times, before they get it “right” and understand that making caviar of their young may not be such a good idea. If there are other fish in the tank, it is quite possible someone snuck in at night and had a feast […]
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What size tank? What kind of water parameters?
The Mongabay profile on Swordtails… http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Xiphophorus_helleri.html shows one of the compatible species are loricarids (armored suckermouth catfish with 600 species found in Central and South America… many are algae eaters) http://fish.mongabay.com/loricariidae.htm from 1.5″ Otocinclus affinis to 4″-6″ Dwarf Pleco’s to the 18″-24″ BIG BOY Common Pleco’s.
Many of […]
Otocinclus, select snails, small varieties of algae eating plecos. Oh, check out Garra Garra, I forget how big they get. At the moment the prices on som Garra are high as the West has finally figured out that places like Turkey and Japan use Garra for exczema and other skin issues. They have spas where […]
What would be some good small species algae eaters that are compatable with swordtails?
Thanks
Lisa
No. It’s a one time dose. Salt does not evaporate or wear out… well I guess over a really long period it might be utilized as a nutrient but it would take a long time… HOWEVER… when doing your frequent PWC’s (partial water change), that will be needed for goldfish in a 10G […]
Okay. Yeah, we have city water and chlorine is always a prob.
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Carol, make sure you don’t get any more fish until you get the bacteria in […]
Normally, 3 to 5 watts per gallon is sufficient for heating a tank… but that is also dependent on the ambient temperature of the room where the tank is kept. For example, if room temp is 70-72F then the 5WPG will work to bring the tank up to the mid 80F range. If […]