started a new tank
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started a new tank
i recently setup a planted tank for some future zebras but it sidetracked really fast and is now a full blown plant tank so i decided to start a new tank for the zebra's.
here it is
20L
malaysian driftwood
white and black sand mixed together
will have a eheim 2213
here it is
20L
malaysian driftwood
white and black sand mixed together
will have a eheim 2213
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sorry, i keep forgetting that there are other countries here
its a 20gallon long so the height is less but the footprint is more.
i was wondering, everywhere i read about wood for plecos i see bogwood but when i look for it i find nothing. is bogwood just another name for driftwood and will the zebras like the malaysian driftwood?
another question, the current is going to be pretty strong with the eheim 2213 so i was wondering how i would feed them? especially frozen foods or homemade stuff since they arent like regular fish who swim to the top of the tank when you walk up to it.
its a 20gallon long so the height is less but the footprint is more.
i was wondering, everywhere i read about wood for plecos i see bogwood but when i look for it i find nothing. is bogwood just another name for driftwood and will the zebras like the malaysian driftwood?
another question, the current is going to be pretty strong with the eheim 2213 so i was wondering how i would feed them? especially frozen foods or homemade stuff since they arent like regular fish who swim to the top of the tank when you walk up to it.
I keep finding bitemarks in the mangrove roots in their tanks, so I know they like an occational nibble on this kind of wood.
About feed and current. Some people solve the problem with arranging the decor to make some areas current free, others turn of their filters for half an hour.
Personally I like option 1 best as the filter can soon turn into a nuclear bomb when turned off (meaning lots of bad bacteria that will kill your fish can start evolving in the filter sooner than you think)
About feed and current. Some people solve the problem with arranging the decor to make some areas current free, others turn of their filters for half an hour.
Personally I like option 1 best as the filter can soon turn into a nuclear bomb when turned off (meaning lots of bad bacteria that will kill your fish can start evolving in the filter sooner than you think)
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Hi eklikewhoa,
I too use a 20L for my colony and I actually have an Eheim 2213, an Odyssea CF 4 (250gph) and a Maxi-Jet 400 powerhead running on it and the flow is not that strong at all. I just started feeding frozen bloodworms last week and I just throw in the frozen popsicle into the tank and as it melts the bloodworms fall onto the substrate - away from the flow of the output.
I too use a 20L for my colony and I actually have an Eheim 2213, an Odyssea CF 4 (250gph) and a Maxi-Jet 400 powerhead running on it and the flow is not that strong at all. I just started feeding frozen bloodworms last week and I just throw in the frozen popsicle into the tank and as it melts the bloodworms fall onto the substrate - away from the flow of the output.
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Raul-7 wrote:Hi eklikewhoa,
I too use a 20L for my colony and I actually have an Eheim 2213, an Odyssea CF 4 (250gph) and a Maxi-Jet 400 powerhead running on it and the flow is not that strong at all. I just started feeding frozen bloodworms last week and I just throw in the frozen popsicle into the tank and as it melts the bloodworms fall onto the substrate - away from the flow of the output.
thanks for the input!! how many do you keep in the 20? im thinking anywhere from 3-5 right now which are fry.