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The secret to nitrate removal? Aquarium plants and floating plants and filter plants and watering plants with aquarium water. Simple. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Idontevenknowanymore@mander.xyz to c/aquariums@lemmy.world

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White cloud minnows and celestial pearl danios and pygmy corys and two flavors of shrimp and all the snails. It's a happy bog, although the danios are screwing way too much.

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[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Malaysian trumpet snails, you say? My 75 gallon has a writhing mass for a substrate at feed time. They're so prolific they keep the glass clean at night.

Our spotted congo puffer is fat and sassy on crunchy snacks.

[–] Idontevenknowanymore@mander.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

People get mad about them but I agree they work great and are mostly asleep when I'm awake.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

Btw a siamese algae eater might be pereft for yor algae woes. Mine was added mainly for BBA but they really lived up to their name.

If your trumpets get too out of control: yoyo or clown loaches are great at snail control.