Sorry in advance, if I am in the wrong forum! I recently purchased two Dwarf Otocinclus and was told that they would eat brown diatom algae.

The tank at the lfs had a pH of 8 and my tank is similar, so I thought they would do just fine. Temperature also similar - 73/74. They are housed with some ...

Thanks for all your help. I'm English by the way, Northamptonshire. I do keep the temperature at about 73 so that's okay. I didn't realise pygmys were particularly active at night so I will change the feeding regime for them and see if that helps. Why don't textbooks give more information? I've got ...

I have 5 pygmy corys in a 20 gallon tank with 6 white clouds and 6 neons. When I first got them they were extremely active, zooming all around the tank. They have now taken to hiding in the plants at the back of the tank. I don't know if they are getting enough food now because they move about so ...