Recent content by Capella

You put the fish in too soon. Been there, have the t-shirt. You've come to the right place though. Lots of good folks to help here. Patience is going to have to be your virtue to get your tank up and running nicely. My tank spiked ammonia for 11 days running in it's infancy, with fish...

If you don't have fish already, select the type that really grabs you and design around it. I knew I wanted my 55 gallon to be an Angel tank. Those would be the "stars", so to speak. I hover over them:) and make darn sure that any tank mates won't pick on them or their fins. My daughter...

This is a great post and information everyone should realize. I observed it years ago (pre-internet) with three Angel's in a 20 gallon tank. I eventually had to re-home them. They got huge, which shocked me. Then I took the tank down...25 years go by and for all the many things I did wrong...

Thank you so much for your help. Debbie

Good morning, Does anyone know what Guppy forum he belongs to? Jim and I became good friends through this forum and he seriously ill right now. His wife asked that I let his friends on the fish forums, particularly the Guppy forum, know how he's doing. He is in the hospital now and will be...

Fierro Nights, What an awesome post. You described the product and posted great photos of exactly how to use it. For some one like me, still riding out "fish for dummies" syndrome:confused: this is SO helpful. Junkfood John - I highly recommend you try as best you can to answer some of the...

As always, you guys are always great. I studied feeding of fish a little more last night. I really think I was over feeding by a long shot and helped my problem along. I ran out of Amquel and I bought Prime on my way home from work yesterday. I did another smallish water change last night...

Morning, I had horrible nitrite spikes when the tank was first set up and I was trying to make it with the survivors. The nitrites haven't spiked during these two recent episodes. We have accounted for any fish that died. In checking my chart, I *did* put in two new angle fish the day...

My 55 gallon has been running two months. Did everything wrong from day one, with fish. Have lived through the 11 day run of totally toxic tank. Worked with the local fish store guy to get the whole darn thing under control. Have kept a spread sheet. Lost many fish, but had survivors...

I run a spread sheet that is nearly an exact mirror of SpeedEuphoria. The only difference is that my note field also includes water changes. It's a nice history and I don't have to depend on my memory for details.

Arcadia, I know freaked out:) Your tank is in so much better shape than mine was. I was using water tests for the ammonia and nitrites and they were spiking off the chart within about 30 seconds of mixing the tubes. Your numbers are SOOO much better. I was literally grateful when it started...

Thank you Kimo, I didn't actually test my test kit, however the local fish guy was in essence doing it for me. I know my numbers sounded radial and off the charts, so every day after work it was my little journey to go visit him with some water. I would test in the morning, he would test in...

Arcadia - I hope my story didn't stress you needlessly. It was just a psycho time for me when we were going through it. I felt so guilty!! It sounds like others feel your cycle is going well! That's fantastic news. The python is a wonder. I stare into my tank all the time too:) I've gotten...

Been there, have the T-shirt. My tank is also a 55 gallon. I will have my fingers crossed very tightly for you, however... On day 10 I lost one fish. On day 11 I lost another. On day 12 I lost seven. Ended up in crisis mode with a toxic tank (spiking ammonia and nitrites) for the next 11...

Oh please don't beat yourself up or give up. I swear I thought I was the reigning queen of having done simply *everything* wrong from the start. Like you, when I got my Python, I just stuck in there (without adverse affects, however my tank was already toxic with four survivors). How much...