Operation Bubblenest morning two. Poor lad been trying but lady friend wasn't in the mood

Operation Bubblenest evening one. The male has been grafting all day

Operation Bubblenest morning one

Or Orange Rili just the shade of orange or the seller

I did the same recently in a community tank, not with purigen but with liquid co2. Wiped out everything and had to start again

That'll do the job

The good news is the larger sized gravel give plants space to send their roots and potentially spread. May need dosing with aquatic fertilizer going forward but once animals are in they will provide a large amount of poop to act as plant food

Day 5 of knowing update. Starting to feel confident now #fishkeeping #aquarium #aquascape

I presume that's the side that gets sunlight. Natural light causes more algae

Guppies will do that. The fish that really got me into the breeding of fish as a youngster

Snails will only reproduce to the amount of food present. The ecosystem will balance it for you and ironically a rise in dying snails will probably mean a rise in algae which will mean a rise in snails. As Sir Elton John sang, it's the ciiirrrrcle of life

Still buried after 2 days so looking good so far!!

All Cory's should be ideally kept in groups

It's the universe telling you to join the neocaridina side