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yesterday i noticed that i had 4-6 cherry shrimp that were significantly smaller than any i had bought. so they either shrunk by a quarter of an inch, or my cherry shrimp reproduced :D at the moment they are chowing down on hair algae, and i picked up some algae discs to suplement their diet. unfort...

yep i checked their claw layout and eye placement about a year ago. they're adfs, but like most frogs, they will eat wahtever fits in their mouths. the cherry shrimps were new, and pretty small. but once ned Actually gets those cherry shrimp in, i will be all set

i picked up a couple otos to eat the algae in my planted tank. they ate all the brown algae, and munched some zucchini (blanched) when that ran out. i added more light, and now i have green algae. they wont eat the green algae, and now they wont eat the zucchini, but my goldfish are loving it. that ...

a lone cherry shrimp survived, hiding who knows where. i moved the frogs to another tank, but the shrimp is still a recluse.

hmm, i have seen sketches for a non-powerhead method.

http://www.plantedtank.net/co2diffuser.html

i think it relies on ambient water pressure and a large surface area for the gas exchange.

here are some links describing systems similar to the one above (with pictures!)

http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/diy_reactor.htm

http://www.plantedtank.net/co2.html
http://www.plantedtank.net/co2reactor.html

two dollar african dwarf frogs are not compatible with anything that fits in their mouths. this includes five dollar a pop cherry cleaner shrimp...

shrimp larger than the frogs, however, will attack them. so basically, no frogs and shrimp.

CO2 -- i made my system for like a buck. basically there are 2 parts to a CO2 system: generating the CO2, and getting it into the water. to generate CO2, ive got a 3 liter (2 liter is fine) bottle with a hole in the cap and a hose (seal that hose into the cap with any aquarium safe sealant) going fr...

thanks i think i will be in on monday but just to pick up some plants. the discoloration is almost completely gone

i have a ryukin with some brown discoloration on its dorsal fin. the fish is active, eating normally, and uses the fin like normal. i apologize for the image quality, but i include seven images so that you might better get the idea. some other info: it's a 10 gallon tank, using a fluval 2+ internal ...