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Here's some more. https://i.imgur.com/EvYG2mm.jpg https://i.imgur.com/hpHTZXx.jpg And here is a 2/3 grown kuhli loach next to one of the non-permanent pictus catfish growouts. https://i.imgur.com/juLEQxp.jpg Also some water flow updates. Just did a wee bit of experimentation with the Sicce Voyager a...

Being worked on as we speak!
They certainly pig out enough on pellets to be fattened up with a few extra helpings here and there (with appropriate attention given to water quality of course).

Forgot to put these, but here are some pictures of the black kuhlis.
I have high hopes for this tank to do a good job mixing the Botia with the kuhlis. If only Emma and Martin could know about this setup....

The aggressive feeders is something I hadn't considered. Thanks for the heads up, it's a very good reason not to do too small too often. I now am leaning more towards, say 2x a day for a minute. You're right about the NO3 not being 0 even with those replacements, and Cheifkeith's math is indeed corr...

I don't have ducks as a matter of fact. But I do have pictus catfish, which will eat ANYTHING meaty with great, great gusto. So far they have been good 'teacher' fish for new food. When the loaches see them zip for the new food, they follow and try the new food too. And they have been eating foods t...

Yes, more food does mean more poop and dirtier water. Which is why as mentioned, even these 4 meals aren't going to amount to any more, altogether, than say your 2x a day schedule would. Example: Suppose a 2x a day schedule for this fish tank that would give them the appropriate amount of food is gi...

Concerning amounts, I'm basing 4x a day off of a principle that the less food eaten at once, the faster and more efficient digestion will be for pet fish. I heard this at a local aquarium club, and it does make sense. The actual amount of food given in a day won't increase from if they were fed, say...

Regardless of filtration, I have an update on the feeding for this tank. There are 7 kinds of frozen food together with the staple pellets, allowing for a different kind to be fed each day of the week alongside the pellets. I will be feeding up to 2 frozen meals out of the 4 small meals offered each...

1000 mealworms a week was a typo. It's actually 1000 a month, re checked the source. Regardless of number, even though I don't recall having a previous discussion here on LOL about mealworms, the nutritional value (or rather, lack thereof) really sells it. I'll be skipping the mealworms. Grateful fo...

Concerning the brackish water, mine are small scale archers (Toxotes microlepis). As far as I'm aware, these usually live in fresh water and don't need brackish (although they can live in brackish, it's not a must). I've seen both them and the pictus catfish eat pieces of squid about the same length...

Yes, I was intending on a large size school. 8-12 or so. The mobbing behavior towards the fins would explain why they are considered fin nippers. I agree that might cause problems with the pictus catfish, they could get their whiskers chewed off for example. So the barbs being eaten is not the only ...

Considering getting some tiger barbs for my future 671 liter of 2.42m x 77cm footprint. Just concerned whether the 3 fish species listed that would go in the tank too (and I already have the archerfish and catfish, so growing them out with the barbs is not an option) might eat them? I suspect they m...

The plans for this tank's flow have changed some. I'm only going to be using the Sicce XStream 8000 for it, instead of that and the 2 Voyager 4's (which are to be transferred to my existing 473 liter). That's because the 42x turnover seems to eliminate most dead spots when it comes to fish-in testin...

Just moved the black kuhlis in. I'll add pictures later, but they seem to like their new home a lot and are so far enjoying the calm space beneath the flow. I can see why, for the past 2 months all 24 of them were waiting in my 110 liter for this tank to be set up. Hopefully the 24 striped kuhlis wi...

Going to catch and move the kuhlis today! Soon as it's done I'll be adding the pictures. My guess is that they're going to love all the nice, calm bottom area underneath the current from the Sicce pumps. A few may even enjoy the flow somewhat, depending on the individual fish. Also, decided to up my...