Recent content by Byron3991

Haha, yeah, I think I was being paranoid because the two dead ones I've seen have been near the rosette sword plant they hide in after molting. I'll definite be watching out for any aggression from the rasboras. Thanks for all the responses!

Are other fish bothering them? Also, do you feed them anything extra or just let them feed off algae in the tank?

Yeah, I've tried to keep it as clean as possible. And dragonfish, that's a great idea, I've never thought about that. I always just get it straight from the tap and add dechlorinator and put it in the tank. I'll definitely let it sit for awhile. The only problem I can think of it getting the...

Generally once a week at about 30-25%, although after the second one died I did an extra one that was around 15% and it was three days after my usual water change. I also vacuum the sand each week to get poo up.

Right, I have found empty shells and they look nothing like the shrimp. I acclimated them by putting the bag into the water for about half an hour, then about every fifteen to thirty minutes I added about 50ml of tank water to the existing water. I did this three or four times.

I don't think it's pesticides because they were from the store owner's personal community tank. Thanks for telling me though, I'll watch out for that. Hopefully you're right and it's all a coincidence. Thanks!

It's been set up for almost two months and I added three micro sword plants when I added the shrimp. I also have driftwood in the tank. Thanks for all the responses!

From what I've read KH is about the same as alkalinity. Could it be my shrimp aren't getting enough nutrition from the algae in my tank?

Alright, I could't find the API test strips so I got the Mardel ones petco had. Although I couldn't find anything that gave tds. It reads: 7.2 ph, 40ppm Alkalinity, 120ppm Total Hardness, 0 nitrite, and 10ppm nitrate. What are some ideal numbers for my shrimp that won't interfere with my fish...

Thank you very much for your response! I've seen KH and GH test kits before but never TDS. Are they available at petco? I googled it and the only thing that came up are $100-$200 dollar kits. Is there a cheaper option or can I just go with the KH and GH testers?

Hello all, I recently added 10 RCS to my 20 gallon planted tank. I have 8 harlequin rasboras and 4 oto cats in the tank with them. The day after I brought them home and put them in the tank I found one pregnant female on its back dead. When I took it out it bent very easily in it's midsection...

Hi, I'm new too! I just completed a cycle and that's how mine looked about a week in and everything looks good in my tank now four days in, hoping everything stays that way. As you may know, it's hard to measure the amount of ammonia from flake food, what I found out is that ACE hardware...

Have you been doing water changes each week and what are your nitrate levels at? It took me a lot of water changes to get my nitrates down after I cycled my tank. Also, any visible signs of trauma on the other fish besides the first guppy?

That's a really good point. I'd never really thought about that. I'll definitely look into the snails if they're the ones I think they are. Thanks so much for your advice!

Okay! Thanks! I'm glad to hear that about the gourami! Is there any small bottom feeding fish I could get that wouldn't interfere with the Otos and help stir up the sand or am I better off without any?