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thanks for the heads up about plants, i'll do more research, it's not something i have my heart set on :)

2 small angels
1 dwarf gourami
2 mollies

good hiding places
hope to have live plants soon
ph 6.5-so far very consistent
good current

ok, well now I have two, have I completely screwed up? I didn't want the one to be miserable and I will do my best to accomodate them as best I can and am willing to move them to a larger tank down the road but I'm only three weeks into this and am no where near ready to invest in a larger tank yet.

thanks so much, I feel much better! I will be out buying a couple of buddies for him today!

Sorry, it is a clown loach and I would guess closer to 2 inches than 3. When you say slow growing, how slow? I would like to have a larger tank at some point, but this is my first one and I have no idea how long it will be before I'm ready to start up a larger one. Also do I need to worry about him ...

Ok, I just love my loach and I've only had him for a few days and the more I read the more I'm afraid I'm doing wrong. Here's my #1 concern. He gets in one of the caves in my (fake) lava rock. I was shaking him out until today when I read that this is normal and that they are easily stressed. Do I n...