Pet Forum / Aquaria / Freshwater / November 2006

Well-established 105 gallon tank, African cichlids (mbuna), lots of
filtration (2 Fluval 405s), and lots of holey rock - the rock is sharp and
has lots of jagged edges - one of the plecos, otherwise healthy, has what
looks like a scrape or lesion about 2\3 of the way down the ...

Can something else be grown in an aquarium just to absorb the nutrients
from the water ..like bamboo, wheat grass, anything which grows roots
fast enough to absorb some nutrients .. i may be thinking loud here but
the general idea is without planting anything in the aquarium is ...

I recently purchased five tetras named Tetra HY511.  I can find no
information on these fish.  My LFS fish manager said they were a newly
discovered tetra and that they did not even have a proper name (hence,
the HY511 designation).  Can anyone provide ANY information?