Recent content by anne03

Thanks librarygirl! My only concern is about vacuuming the substrate when there are so many plants there. I guess I'll only vacuum the empty spaces?

I have a 25 gallon tank with an Aqueon Quietflow 30 filter. My tank is moderately planted (anubias, crypts, dwarf sagittaria, red melon sword, java fern, etc.). Current fish: 3 guppies 1 platy 7 harlequin rasboras 1 rubbernose pleco Could I add 6 cardinal tetras or 1 more platy? Should I add...

Thanks Aqua Chem. I did try wisteria twice from petco or petsmart-they didn't do too well. I will try crypts though-I've heard good things about them.

Thanks for the advice! The guppy seems much happier now.

Yesterday I went to Petsmart and got the guppy 2 female guppies and 3 harlequin rasboras (I'll get more rasboras next week if all goes well). The guppy is much more active now and even the platy seems mellow. The guppy is no longer at the surface so much, but still picking at the algae like...

Oh, and now the guppy is no longer at the surface. Maybe it was the oxygen? Would getting more guppies help the guppy? Would it make the platy back off because he'd be outnumbered?

Hmm, after I did the water change today I didn't fill the tank to the very top. I left space for the filter water to splash a bit. My husband thinks that the male platy is bullying him. The platy will back the guppy into a corner and then dart at him if he tries to leave it. The platy...

Oh, the nitrate bottle is nearly done. Soon I'll get a new bottles and maybe that will change the readings? Next Thursday I'm getting some more plants, so they should help the nitrate situation.

I don't know why my nitrates are so high. I do shake the bottle well and shake the test tube well. I do have 10 nitrates in my tap though. I'm going on vacation this weekend so when I get back I'll get more fish. I'm not sure about getting more guppies though. I was thinking of harlequin...

Thanks B! My current lighting is dual T5.

When I look at the fish, I can't see any damage. Fins and color are ok. He just seems listless. The temp doesn't vary much-usually between 78.5 and 79.5. I do 50% pwc with Prime every other day to keep nitrates in check. I've had the guppy for 6 weeks now. The 3 other guppies we...

Thanks jlk! Your response gives me confidence. It sounds like you have a lot of variety in your tank. I was afraid I'd be limited to just anubias.

Thanks. What is your PH and what plants do you have?

I spoke yesterday with somebody that sells aquarium plants. He was saying that most aquarium plants will die at a PH of 8.0. Is that true? He was recommending that I try to lower my PH with Seachem's Neutral Regulator. He was saying that even anubias can only just barely tolerate 8.0 PH...

My tank is a cycled 25 gallon with 1 guppy and 1 platy. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 40 nitrates. 4 anubia plants. Ph is 8.0 My husband and I were worried that the platy was bullying the guppy and keeping him away from food. That seems to have stopped, but now when we put food in front of the...