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Hmm would it be better to see if my LFS would exchange my danios for neons? Why shouldn't danios be kept in a 25tall? Thanks pH 7.6 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate between 30 and 40. How can I lower this? More water changes?

One of my platys I've had for just over 2 yrs, another I've had for about 5 months, and the other two are about 4 months old. Danios and neons I've had for about 3 months and the loach I got about 2 months ago. I do have a water test kit and will test and post my parameters tomorrow. My tank...

I change my filter every month and do a 25% water change every two weeks. My loach is still pretty small, just over 3cm probs.

Hey, I have a 25g tank with 3 zebra danios, 3 neon tetras, 2 African dwarf frogs, 1 hillstream loach and 4 platys. I'm looking at getting more platys, but don't want to overstock my tank. Any advice on if I can handle more and if so, how many? (two of my platys are previous fry and both turned...

My platy is suffering from dropsy and is at the 'pineconing' stage. Shes been sick awhile now with no signs of recovery and I'm wondering if anyone can give me advice on euthanizing. I feel sick about doing it, but on the other hand, her suffering is painful to see too. Should I let nature take...

good to know! Maybe I'll wait awhile longer than, especially since there's only one fry large enough. Thanks for the tips!

Oo that's a good idea, I bet even one of those meat baster things would work! I have one fry that's about that size, the rest are all still too tiny so maybe I'll try releasing him after feeding today. I just assume they'll grow faster once released in the big tank, but maybe I'm wrong?

I have about 7 fry (platies) in a breeding net and there's a lot of waste building up at the bottom, is there any way to clean it out without transferring all the fry back and forth? It's too small for my siphon to work properly in. Also, how big should the fry grow before being released back in...

Alright I did a 20% water change today and the nitrite dropped back to 0. Everything else stayed the same. I had had two filters running, one for the 25g tank and another from my 10g tank to help speed the cycle. I removed just the 10g one, should I put it back in?

Alright, after 24hrs with no water change, my test results were indeed different. pH and nitrate stayed the same. I'd say the ammonia is a bit more yellow than last time, so somewhere just over 0ppm, however nitrite rose back to 0.25ppm! I also removed the 10g filter yesterday after the water...

I was using two filters that were previously being used in other tanks, one from a 10g and the other from the 25g, which would have sped up the cycle. Here's what my levels were.. Aug 24 - pH- 7.6, Am - 0.25ppm, Nitrite - 2ppm, Nitrate - 0ppm (2-20% PWC) Aug 25 - pH- 7.6, Am - 0.25ppm, Nitrite...

Alright I'll hold off on the water changes for a few days. I've only been feeding my fish once a day in caution of ammonia levels. However, aren't levels under 40ppm of nitrate alright for the aquarium to help break down the ammonia and nitrite? This is my understanding, correct me if I'm wrong.

I started my tank cycle on the 24th, and I think my cycle is almost over, however there is still ammonia present. (I'd say somewhere between 0 and .25ppm). My nitrate is at about 20ppm and nitrite has dropped to 0 (started at 2ppm). I'm currently stocked with 4 platys and 3 fry in my 25g tank...

I'd definitely boil them first. I had some 'clean rocks' that I transferred to my beta tank from a lake, and the beta got sick and died the following morning which was really upsetting. With rocks you're suppose to bake them to rid them of all the bacteria but I'm not sure if you can bake...

The female platys probably really stressed from the male as well, generally a 3:1 female to male platy ratio is best. The increased and constant stress will have lowered your platys immune system making her at higher risk to disease. On the other hand though you don't want to overstock your...