[ramonesfreak]

Dont put light at side. Fish wont like

Dont worry about detritus unless it is obviously old food. I havent vacuumed mine up in 10 years. My plants and wood eventually break down into dirt and I like this. Its good for the tank.

If anything, I would use a small air driven sponge filter to help with any amomnia.

My surface plants...duck weed or whatever I put there 10 years ago is still being culled weekly....I tend to leave some in my shrimp tanks but it grows fast and thick. If I did not have shrimp that liked it, it would be totally gone because yes, it starves light from the other plants

This guy is right - except when he talks about bringing stuff in from the outside world...he fails to warn about planaria



Im on my way to my local shop to get the 4 baby synodontis petricola I saw over the weekend that he has. Wife wants them. We have 3 already that are almost 10 years old. Definitely my favorite fresh water fish and hard to find. I have setup a separate tank just for them. Hope he didnt sell them