KookaRocha
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Hey all,
New Axie owner here, but years of experience with freshwater, saltwater, etc etc etc.
So the setup: 55 gallon, filled to about 45 gal, 10 gallon wet/dry filter with about 6 gallons of water, 2 gallons worth of bioballs. Pump moving about 60 gallons per hour - No current. Avg. about 67 degrees.
In the tank: Large river rocks, 2 large flagstones, a couple broken pots for cover, and for the time being Elodia, Cabomba, and Dwarf Water Lettuce. Coming soon: Giant Marimo balls & Christmas Fern.
2 axies, both 4 months old, and 1 melanoid and 1 leucistic.
Tank mates, about a dozen large Ghost (glass) shrimp - with all the space between the large rocks and the plants, LOTS of places for these guys to hide, and clean.
Quick question though, are the leucistic known for getting very pale, but otherwise looking very healthy?
For those that will ask, tank conditions: (toward the end of a startup cycle, but never got an ammonia spike (too much water)) Nitrate-0 Nitrite-0 GH (hardness) 150ppm (hard) Chlorine-0 KH(alkalinity)-between 120-180ppm PH:7.8-9 and Ammonia- between .6 - .7ppm. (like I said, still cycling)
New Axie owner here, but years of experience with freshwater, saltwater, etc etc etc.
So the setup: 55 gallon, filled to about 45 gal, 10 gallon wet/dry filter with about 6 gallons of water, 2 gallons worth of bioballs. Pump moving about 60 gallons per hour - No current. Avg. about 67 degrees.
In the tank: Large river rocks, 2 large flagstones, a couple broken pots for cover, and for the time being Elodia, Cabomba, and Dwarf Water Lettuce. Coming soon: Giant Marimo balls & Christmas Fern.
2 axies, both 4 months old, and 1 melanoid and 1 leucistic.
Tank mates, about a dozen large Ghost (glass) shrimp - with all the space between the large rocks and the plants, LOTS of places for these guys to hide, and clean.
Quick question though, are the leucistic known for getting very pale, but otherwise looking very healthy?
For those that will ask, tank conditions: (toward the end of a startup cycle, but never got an ammonia spike (too much water)) Nitrate-0 Nitrite-0 GH (hardness) 150ppm (hard) Chlorine-0 KH(alkalinity)-between 120-180ppm PH:7.8-9 and Ammonia- between .6 - .7ppm. (like I said, still cycling)