Setting Up My New Fish Tank! 

Thank you soooo much😊

Welcome and thank you so much!

I think they're better! I'm still treating them to make sure that they're fine again but I think i almost got rid of them. Thank you so much for asking!

And you 😊

I had no idea about the algea thing! I thought a lot of algea was unhealthy. In that case ill see if i might not leave it like this. They were quarantined! This is a new tank, they all were in a smaller one before and i just upsized them, no new fish were added :) Thank you for the info on the cichlid. Maybe I'll look into getting him into a new home in that case, where he has a partner and can grow in peace. I took him in from a pet store, he was kept in a tiny tank there and didn't look great... ill definitely take this advise to heart thank you so much!!

@@KioWatanabe There's many different types of algae and some are not good for fish (red slime algae, brown algae, black algae, blue-green algae) but they make valuable indicaters. The point being that these algae make accurate warning signs that your tank is not balanced. To much phosphate, nitrate, nitrite or ammonia grow all of these algae. Brown, red and black tend to grow in low light ; too low for most plants while blue-green algae likes a brighter tank. Green algae in tanks comes in three forms , spot, encrusting and hair. Spot and hair are very unsightly, spot will grow on the glass and needs to be scraped while hair can be removed manually or by algae eating organisms -shrimp, snails, or fish ( like your pleco). Green encrusting algae is definitely unsightly on the glass however it is a sign of a healthy tank. If green algae grows so will your plants. Fish find it somewhat nutritious and many enjoy picking at it, the pleco will definitely enjoy eating it. I really suggest that you watch Rachel O'Leary's channel. She is probably the most respected English speaking presenter on RU-vid. She is absolutely amazing and has many years experience in lectures, articles, forums, and books. She also runs an aquarium fish selling business, breeds very rare species and is an expert in planted tanks. She has a few uploads on algae that you may find interesting.

No I'm 50/50 German and Japanese! Australia is one of my dream places to go to though!

Kio Watanabe Oh that’s crazy! If you ever come visit here you’d definitely pass as one of us.

Actually there's a pretty strong filter in there but it's below the surface so it's not too noticable. I will try cutting the time the lights are on to 5 hours per day and i hope that will help!

Kio Watanabe okay. Are you using bio wheels. Also I use the ultraviolet light filters. Does wonders for controlling algae.