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New shots! The lemon Tetras: Otos are cute: Tank shots:

Shot of the algae I am suffering from at the moment. I thought it was green spot algae, but all the descriptionsI have read about that says it grows on plant leaves and glass. This is 99% on the sand and a tiny amount on the glass right at the bottom. Any ideas? Also I got home from work...

Well tank has been running a fair few weeks now. TPN+ seems to have helped the plants a bit the swords are doing much better now. I have had two Odessa barbs jump from the tank, One on day two and one this morning. No idea why they do like to chase each other a lot so I guess that's why. Water...

Added 12 Lemon Tetras the other day they are pretty little fish, water quality still seems fine too! :) Adding the Lemon Tetras seems to have pulled the Odessa Barbs out of there shell more, which is great! Feeding time is now a total frenzy! The tank overall looks more alive now! :D I have...

Some more pics! :) Me taking them this time so they aren't as good as my wifes! ><

They are lovely you won't regret it, they need a lot of room though cause they are one active fish! They are only meant to get to 10cm max size and apparently that is rare in home aquaria where usually they only reach a max size of 7.5 cms , of course this is the first time I have kept these...

At one of the local MA stores they have full grown Odessas in a display tank they are fully black with the red stripe along side, totally amazing looking.

Tank has been running quite a few weeks now, Looking at a picture then and looking at the tank now things are growing nicely, the Hygrophila polysperma grows so fast! I cut it and in 3 days it is almost touching the top of the water again! A couple of weeks ago I upped the photo-period to eight...

Marine boys always put purigen last, for that extra polish before returning to the tank.

My Wife will kill me if I order it this month! I have a bit of time before I need it to be honest. The Fluval 205 will survive 2/3rds max stocking so no rush as the first fish have only been in there a month! :)

Cool looking at the prices online and the tanks size rating it looks a bit of a bargain being sub £100. Will be sorley tempted come next payday. :)

How do you rate your Ecco Pro Tom? I am looking to get a new filter in the next couple of months and am tempted by the Ecco Pro 300 for my 30Gal tank. it will be running along side a Koralia NANO 900 so flow isn't the concern I have, BUt i see on this forum you have been having some issues.

Re: 80cmx45cmx45cm Low-Tech Opti White Odessa Barb Pics. ( Thanks to my lovely wife for the pics ) Chasing my Wifes Finger The Odessa Barbs like to chase each other a lot! The first couple of days saw the two largest males assert themselves for dominance! They seem to...

Re: 80cmx45cmx45cm Low-Tech Opti White So the Odessa Barbs have been in for a few days and they seem to be settling in good. So I am thinking of what other livestock I can get in the tank. I thought the Odessa Barbs would be mid water swimmers which they are sometimes, but seem to spend most of...

Hello! I have a group of 7 Odessa Barbs in my tank, I was wondering if these are compatible with cherry shrimp? Or would they try and eat them?