Recent content by McTeague

I am done arguing about unknowns if the open every specifies what he has I will resume the discussion. I still think the zomg four feet 300 gallon lima reached 12" in a yearwhargarble hilarious.

9" is a typical full grown size for a Lima in captivity maybe 10-12 Max. Sorry if the truth hurts the typeof shovelnose matters there are even smaller varities than Lima. Post a pic.

Lol so much misinformation in the thread! I have had many types of these fish you need to identify the type. What does it look like? Post a pic. If it is a Lima it is fully grown and is a great variety.

Make an air intake muffler out of a film cannister.

Do not give up!

Do not feed flakes that is a big part of the problem. Use high quality frozen foods like PE Mysis or home made stuff. Ceramic rings gotta go they are not appropriate, they act as a substrate for aerobic bacteria growth which ultimately results in additional nitrates once the aerobic bacteria...

Feed less, reduce lighting, manual removal, chemical filtration such as polyfilter or chemipure. Increased water change frequency. Adding purified water instead of tap. Using newer bulbs in light fixtures. These are the typical suggestions. In my opinion the most important of them all is to...

Aren't we all lol. If only it was that simple... Fluidized bed will be easier to maintain long term. They are two totally different systems really not comparable.

Lol that looks strangely familiar...

From what I have heard it is best to put the sixline in the tank last. Three fish is plenty for a little tank like a 29 hex anyways.

A temporary solution would be to stir the water close to the sand with a dip net to get the poop up in the water column and then scoop the poop. I like to call this manual skimming lol.

I would also say it is unpossible to acclimate a Danio to saltwater.

Welcome! Looks like the fish die within a day or two, what is your acclimation method?

looks like a sponge but hard to tell

They are delicious...