Raven Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 right now they are in my 10 g with 4 female bettas. how have been rather nasty to each other considering 3 of them are new and they are still establishing whos boss. and ill have to and some salt to treat their fin tears and bites. I was wondering if the plants are sensitive to it at all. the tanks got a heater, temp rather warm, and has a sponge filter 2 15 wats ( i beleive) bulbs for lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Java fern is a very hardy plant and i have found that it can do alright with a bit of salt added to the tank. THey should be ok. What do you mean by temp rather warm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted October 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 the heaters old, and rather touchy, needs to turned up on the high temper to turn on, even with it turned back down once the light goes on i think it stays on the higher temp.... around 82 or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 If your heater isn't working properly i woudl suggest getting a new one. I just lost a whole tank of occelatus fry to a faulty heater. It got stuck on and cooked the tank. Also you should have a thermometer on the tank at all times so you can moniter the temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted October 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 ill see how much those stripes cost that you stick on the side of the tank. They may not be very accurate but its better then nothing. Ill be heading to petsmart today looking for cichlid food. stuff the aceis will need and i was thinking of buying a protein treat for them like freeze dried bbs. Might just give them some bloodworms from the freezer too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Bloodworms aren't a good choice for feeding the aceis, a better choice is brine shrimp or mysis shrimp. I"ve also found that the stick on thermometers dont' work very well. Just buy one that floats in the tank and sticks by a suction cup. They only cost a few dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted October 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 well the fish food ate up th $20 i had, so i couldnt get them this time around. For the acies i got them Nutrafin, Max, cichlid Spirulina Sticks. And for the others i got the omega ones natural protein formula, small pellets, for cichlids. i hope they like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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