Thanks everyone for the info. It's very much appreciated.

Thank you.

racoll: Yes of course, that's one half, and Kathryn having corall sand in the tank will add hardness and alkalinity too.


I must have been typing when Katheryn posted!


Is there anything else obvious I need to know about Otos? (obviously I will be doing research too)

Make sure you leave them ...

The only "obvious" thing is that they aren't the easiest fish to introduce to a tank. They tend to not feed well, which is considered to be caused by stress and possibly also mismanagement of the fish during the import/wholesale/shop phase of their aquarium life. So don't be too disappointed if a ...

Thank you.
Is there anything else obvious I need to know about Otos? (obviously I will be doing research too)
Thanks again.

Thanks for the swift reply.
How many would you recommend for my tank? I don't want to overstock. ;)
Well, I live in Edinburgh, where the water is very soft, but ages ago when I knew very little I was told to add coral sand to my water to raise the pH as the Mollies prefer it like that. I didn't know ...

Ooops, missed these out in the previous post.
I had some problems with algae a while back, and have some photos.
They are not the best but if you need them, use them:

Hi,
These are a couple of pictures of one of my Panda Corydoras eating a bloodworm:
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q265/Kathryn002/IMGP4118.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q265/Kathryn002/IMGP4119.jpg

Crop them, do whatever you want/need to do.
Don't worry if for any reason you can't ...

Hi everyone,
I have a 100 litre tropical community aquarium, quite densely planted with boogwood and gravel substrate.
Fish:
6 Black Phantom Tetras
1 Blue Ram (my other died very suddenly a few days ago, RIP little one)
4 Panda Corydoras
2 Mollies.

My water is very soft, but the pH is quite high at ...

Beautiful tnkas. Very natural looking.
Lovely fish too.
Great planting and aquascaping as well. Well done!

Thank you.
I am made to feel very welcome here!

racoll wrote:

So I keep the temperature at around 26C.

Yes 26C does seem like an obvious compromise.

It's between 24 and 28, so I thought it would be best to keep it at 26.

Thanks again.
I shall consider another filter for the tank in the near future.

Thanks, the peppermint bristle nose species that I have is smaller than others and the aquarium (they breed them) said that it would be ok in a 10 gallon...The reason I don't want cardinals or rummy-nose is because I have a school or cardinals at the moment and I used to have some rummy-nose so I ...

Thank you. I've already found this forum to be a very nice, friendly place.

Hi.

I agree. A very attractive natural tank.

The pictures of the rams are great. They look really healthy, but is my understanding that rams should be kept in warm water (27-30C) while the panda corydoras should be kept cool at 22-25C.

I don't have experience of either species, so I can't offer ...

Thank you.
I, at least for now, will not be adding another, or a different, filter, therefore no more fish for just now. I don't have the time to cycle a new filter, so that will have to wait for just now.
I am happy with the tank, so I shall probably not buy any more fish. I certainly do not want ...

I have a 22 UK Gallon (100 litres) Tropical Community tank, with 6 Black Phantom Tetras, 2 Blue Rams, 2 Mollies and 4 New Panda Corydoras!
It is filtered with a Fluval 3 Plus Filter.
It has 50 Watts of lighting and an Eheim heater, if that makes any difference.
The water is fairly alkaline, with the ...

You could of course go with goldfsih, but in my opnion, it could look nice as a community tank. :)

I always like a MASSIVE shoal of Tetras in a tank, but of course it is up to you.
You could have 50 or so tetras, 4 clown loaches, and perhaps 6 otos.
I love Corydoras, so, if you were keeping your ...

Hi.
I have always been told, and books have told me, that Brostlenoses need around 30 gallons to thrive..? More than 10 Gallons anyway? WEll, that is just what I have found out. :?
There are many Tetras you could choose for your tank, such as Lemon Tetras, Glowlight Tetras, Bleeding Heart Tetras ...

Thank you.

Thanks.

ok, I won't, it was just because everyone bleeps out the names of other fish on the other forums. I didn't want to break the rules! Haha.

Marc van Arc wrote:Nice set up. Fishes seem very at ease in your tank. And even a background. Well done.
The pictures themselves are also very good.

Thank you very much. It is appreciated.
I just take hundreds of pictures, and find a few decent ones. No real secret, just keep snapping!!

Hi.
Here's some pictures of my 22 Gallon tank, which has been running for 9 months.
I have 4 Panda Cories (corydoras panda) and the other fish are in my signature. :)
Here we are...
A Full Tank Shot:
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q265/Kathryn002/CopyofIMGP2566.jpg
My Bl** R*ms:
http://i138 ...

Hi.
I just thought I'd introduce myself here.

A little about my tank/s:

My 22 UK Gallon Tropical Community tank has been running for 9 months now, but it was just yesterday I added my first catfish. They are small and cute, Panda Cories!! :lol:
Even though I hve only had them for a day, I have ...