Clever, Val68! I have a couple forks just for the fish, so I'll curve one handle into something I can hook over the rim. I'll set one up with zucchini (maybe with an algae pellet stuck into it) and the other with blanched spinach. I might also hook up a light for a few hours/day to encourage some ...

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I wish zucchini would work, but I've never had a fish that would eat it. I'm checking in on pebble farming. Meanwhile, any suggestions on how to get them to accept algae wafers? The only other thing I can think to do is maybe pick up some spinach to blanch.

Hi all, Two days ago I brought home 6 otos to QT. Everybody's lively and energetic, but the only things they seem to be rasping from is a small resin cave covered in brown/diatomaceous algae and the aquarium walls (which don't appear to have anything on them to rasp.) They're pooping a lot, so they ...

Thanks everybody :d I picked up the first new additions--6 otos--a couple days ago and they're in QT. In a month or so it'll be time to bring home the next batch of fish for QT. I think you guys are right about having a shoal of tetras. I'm leaning toward rummys just for the visual effect, but I'm ...

Hi, The situation... After the passing of my 9 yr old brown bristlenose, I have just other bristlenose female left (they were my sole fish for a while, a rogue bacterial infection came down hard a few months ago. The tank has been cleaned thoroughly and re-cycled, still I'm going to add a a uv light ...