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Look great, as always. :]

Tide looks a tad low or are you worried that the Paradise fish might consider taking flying lessons?
WARNING - DO NOT BREED, FEED OR PET THE PUDDLE! :dodgy2:
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That’s the level the tank runs at normally, due to the overflow setup
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I love the effect of that light with the reflections and shadows, very nice, also Mr Paradise is looking fairly good, takes a bit to outshine an Emperor tetra but I think he does :happy:
500l - Africa river - https://www.aquariumforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6873
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He certainly does, and he knows it :)
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@fr499y , beautiful setup. I have been meaning to ask, what variety of emperor tetras do you have?
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Thanks. Just the standard emperor 🙂
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Water changes every two weeks at the moment as I have a feeling it’s too clean for the plants to grow 😂 they seem healthier so far and no real difference in algae.
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Just outstanding
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The paradise fish is a beauty isn’t he.
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he really is @fr499y, the wee yellow one behind him is a looker also
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