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Foldo wrote: ↑Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:53 pm Cherry Barbs can be sensitive to water conditions. What are your parameters? Also, how many do you have? They need a group of at least six to feel comfortable.

Yeah, that's key. I had five at first and they were a mess, added three more and it totally changed their behavior.

Algae's a pain, man. I had to dial back my light duration and up the water changes. Floaters helped me too, just gotta keep 'em from taking over.

Got a 40 breeder with a pair of Angelfish and some Corydoras. My favorite piece of gear is the Fluval FX4, thing's a beast. How's your planted tank holding up, musiclover?

Nice, Trochus are solid. Just watch out, they're kinda clumsy and might knock over loose frags. Also, if you're running chemipure, make sure it's not expired. That stuff loses its mojo after a few months. How old's your current batch?

Yo, that's a bummer. Hair algae's a pain, but you can cut it back. First, how often you doing water changes? I had a similar vibe in my 60 gallon, and bumping changes to twice a week helped. Also, maybe dial the lights back to 6 hours for a bit. What's your phosphate at? High phosphates feed that ...