Melissac584
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hello everyone. I am brand new to this forum and am happy to be a part of it. I've read so many books about creating and maintaining aquariums but I find that advice from those who are experienced and personally vested in their hobby have much better advice.
I have a glass 10 gallon tank (you can see my profile for equipment details and fish). I have been given conflicting information about how to maintain my tank. Please help me clear up some of the conflicting information and by all means, advice and constructive criticism is certainly appreciated!
One of my platys doesn't seem to be himself. I believie he may be dying. I have no idea why - water is well within normal limits, no discolartion and no fin damage. He's still swimming but its a labored swim and he spends most of his time laying on the rocks or hidden. I was advised to add aquarium salt to my fresh water tank as it may help and because platys and mollies prefer salt. Where do you stand on this? It's a fresh water aquarium so I can't seem to understand why I should add salt. I did add 2 tablespoons (as per the package instructions yesterday as I felt bad for the platy). I've also been told to add salt after each water change. Advice? I was also advised to clean tank every other day (10%) and to change filter weekly. This also doesn't make sense to me because isn't changing my filter killing the good bacteria which I need? I'm have a million more questions but I will read all of the posts and articles here before reaching out
I have a glass 10 gallon tank (you can see my profile for equipment details and fish). I have been given conflicting information about how to maintain my tank. Please help me clear up some of the conflicting information and by all means, advice and constructive criticism is certainly appreciated!
One of my platys doesn't seem to be himself. I believie he may be dying. I have no idea why - water is well within normal limits, no discolartion and no fin damage. He's still swimming but its a labored swim and he spends most of his time laying on the rocks or hidden. I was advised to add aquarium salt to my fresh water tank as it may help and because platys and mollies prefer salt. Where do you stand on this? It's a fresh water aquarium so I can't seem to understand why I should add salt. I did add 2 tablespoons (as per the package instructions yesterday as I felt bad for the platy). I've also been told to add salt after each water change. Advice? I was also advised to clean tank every other day (10%) and to change filter weekly. This also doesn't make sense to me because isn't changing my filter killing the good bacteria which I need? I'm have a million more questions but I will read all of the posts and articles here before reaching out