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That's the one ive been reading the temps from since i have a cheapo-style heater and it has no temp. readings on it

Well, i finally figured out how to get my heater working and i have it set to around 80-82 degress. my tank has 1 blue gourami, 3 tiger barbs, 2 serpae tetras, and 2 red phantom tetras. do you think this is the correct temperature or is this a little high?

thats cool! especially because foster and smith is having a sale on amazon swords and java fern

Im planning on switching to real plants in my tank and its al tetras in there so i wanted to make sure i will get the ones best for them

Yea, i never buy from the large chain stores anymore since most of the fish will die on you. i walked into my local petsmart one day and they were taking out dead fish from tanks like it was the end of WW2. most died and people were still buying fish....

so they will grow back? I just changed the water today and added bettafix

My betta recently had fin and tail rot and most of his tail and "crowns" are gone. Is there any way to help him grow them back?

no dechlorinator. never needed it with this water. I've used it plenty of times before with no problems

I have always used the spring water for my emergency water changes and such. My fish have been doing great with it too. I just noticed it this morning when i was about to leave for school. My tap water is crap and is really bad for my fish. He's in one of those bettaHex things. Sorry bout the CAPS

BETTA OF MINE HAS FUNGUS AFTER I CHANGED HIS WATER ALMOST 2 DAYS AGO WITH PUBLIX BRAND SPRING WATER. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Looks like you're doing good. Mistakes are always made. We can't control it. What we can control is what we learn from them. :mrgreen:

They also shimmy and twitch a lot. Weird Fish

It's common for Tetra's to do this. Mine do it all the time. Especially my Serpae's. They're obsessed with chasing. (Maybe it keeps them fit, who knows lol) :mrgreen:

Also, if the water goes too low, the heater may start overheating and once you fill it up to the trim again, it may crack. Try to just add a bit every 2 days or so just to keep it consistent, it puts less stress on the heater.

nice tank, Needs a few more things inside but that will come with time. I still find myself adding and changing the "look" of my tank. That's the best part. I think my fish like it better too so they don't stare at the same thing all the time. :mrgreen: