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I’d take another vote for spawning activity. Mine only do this while spawning and they seem to do it with no rhyme or reason. Got at least 30 Cory hatched out of the last spawning session from them! I don’t know about 3-5 eggs at a time tho, any time my Cory have spawned there’s literally a...

That is a pretty hefty bioload, but overstocking isn’t just a clear cut line If the fish aren’t physically affected from the overcrowding (have room to swim) and you’re able to keep water parameters at an acceptable level with an amount maintenance that you are comfortable with, the tank is...

Realistically, until it starts to degrade/fall apart. Most of mine are several years old and still in good shape.

I’d have to strongly agree with the above. A 5g just isn’t large enough for multiple fish especially if it is heavily planted. It’d be like throwing you in the broom closet and adding a fan to ventilate it and saying it’s got lots of fresh air so you’ll be fine lol This is definitely the...

There are dissolved oxygen test kits available but as long as you have some agitation at the surface you should be fine. I don’t use air stones in any of my tanks, but the filters provide a fair bit of surface agitation which accomplishes pretty much the same thing as using an air stone

I have Flourite in my 75g with a handful of Cory and haven’t seen any issues with it for the 2 years or so it’s been set up

What are the water parameters? What kind of setup do you have (20g long/tall/ect, filter, air stone?) 9 barbs and a handful of khuli loaches would be a decent bio load for a 20g tank. What type of test kit are you using? I’ve had an older (but still almost a year from expiring) api kit start...

I also have 2 different flavours of Cory and similar findings. Generally they stick together in species specific schools, but there’s times that they all hang out together. Generally it seems my pandas are more social, I see them out more often during the day whereas the peppers tend to hide...

Like mentioned I’d also have to say this is a water quality issue. Unfortunately most pet shops don’t care or even the employees don’t know how to properly set up a tank. In the end it usually end up like this unfortunately Please read the links Aiken posted and get familiar with the nitrogen...

Definitely wouldn’t risk that big of a tank on a dresser. Like mentioned an aquarium is really heavy for their size and even that 20g is going to hold 160lb in water alone, I wouldn’t risk putting any more weight on it than that! Like also mentioned, be careful with used tanks. I realize that...

That was to you. With what you originally posted for stocking with the 9 glo tetra, 3 red eye and now 7 Cory would be a pretty comfortable bioload on a 20 gal. I don’t think you’d have to move the red eye’s out of the tank at all, just watch the tank fairly close for a while and make sure...

It’s general consensus to keep Cory’s in a school of 6 or more, but like mentioned I’m sure 3 is just fine, I don’t think I’d put just one in there though! I started out with 3 in my 75 as that was all that I could get at the time and they seemed just as happy as they are now with 6 of them...

Anything that is a fine powdery substance can be flammable and explosive so that really means nothing. Aluminum powder is explosive lol No Colour change or anything noticeable happened in the tank

Yea it worked and didn’t seem to cause any other harm so I’m pleased with it! It’s probably one of those dumb things that made out of common materials worth next to nothing and they’re making a $20 profit per package lol

That’s why I was skeptical to use it at first because they don’t outright list ingredients or anything. But if you look at the sds it’s a “proprietary salt blend”, another reason I didn’t really want to resort to using it with the plecos and Cory in the tank as there seems to be a mixed review...

Bga was continuing to worsen and I didn’t want to “ride it out” and see what happens just Incase I have to leave for a few weeks again. I didn’t want to come back to an absolute disaster! Gave the ultra life bga remover a try, worked like an absolute charm. Within 24h 90% of the bga was gone...

I’m I usually gone 2-3wks at a time. I’m sure this is all self inflicted, the tank was a bit neglected from the last time I was away so I had gone and done a big clean and trimmed back a lot of the plants. Basically did what I always try not to do and to top it off it was just before I left...

Yes I had turned down the co2 a bit when I turned down the lighting (trying to keep somewhat of a balance!), I had read that bga thrives better in high light and I do throw a fair bit of light at this tank normally because of all the plants. Chances are like most things it’s not going to make a...

I feed a mix of dry and frozen. More frozen when I’m home and mostly dry when I’m out of town for work (auto feeder) I don’t normally run aeration in this tank as it’s heavily planted and co2 injected. It I’ll give that a shot, I’ve got a spare pump Led lights only, no direct sunlight. I...

So I kinda had a little oopsie and now I have blue green algae in one of my tanks. Short of dosing anything yet, I’ve just been doing water changes and removing parts of the plants that have the bga on them but it just seems to keep coming back now I’ve been looking at a bunch of things on...

The specs I looked at may have been wrong but it showed the 60 breeder being 18.5” tall. I haven’t used acrylic but I have seen a couple at the store and they do have a much nicer appearance and visual clarity. But, it’s one of those things that there’s so many mixed reviews on in regards to...

Like everyone’s mentioned, if it’s flowing fine it’s usually best to just leave well enough alone. If it’s a cartridge that can be rinsed out, maybe consider that if it’s really starting to collect some solids on it. Like aiken said, don’t be too worried about crashing your cycle with the...

Honestly if the 60 breeder will work, the 75 is the exact same footprint dimensions but 3” taller. Definitely not something I’d say would dominate the room vs the 60 breeder. There’s very little difference between them, and you get the extra capacity if you tend to stock on the heavy side.

I wouldn’t get concerned unless this behaviour goes on for more than a few days. Like mentioned they aren’t too energetic at the best of times, and being dropped in a new environment they tend to lay low until they feel comfortable enough to start moving around the tank

Definitely do some research on the brand of tank you are considering. Good points mentioned above about tank details to look for. Personally I prefer to stick to new tanks. The only way I would consider a used one is if I know the person personally and i know they aren’t lying about the age...