Recent content by Flo_Evans

GH, KH, dH, TDS? What is the most relevant test? From my API test strips I have 180 GH (near or at the top of the test range). 80 KH. This seems to indicate I have hard water. Some say hard water adds "buffering capacity" to pH? Is there anything that can be done? Should I look for fish...

Well if it makes you feel better my male pretty much does the same thing, chases the female around trying to get lucky but she seems frigid.

Not to hijack your thread but I just want to make sure... female / male ??

Update Good to know, pretty sure they where marked emerald green in the fish store. New tank transfer went well. One of the tetras was sketchy for a bit, seems like I didn't clean the gravel well enough and had ammonia readings of .25ppm for awhile. I got some prime cause I heard that makes...

Okay I am slightly confused about the cories. I keep seeing conflicting info on their size and requirements. It seems there are 2 species commonly called "emerald green cory" ??? Brochis splendens and Corydoras Aenus ? okay I found this, from my pic it looks like the 1st one is actually a...

That is very possible, I thought I was adding fish slowly but I must admit I got excited having multiple species and overdid it. To me it seems like an ammonia spike would affect the tetras or rams 1st as they are supposed to be the most fragile. Regarding the goldfish stunting, will he be...

Trying to find the best place to get fish/supplies. Tropical world pets on Watson seems better than petco/petsmart but there has to be better?

ack, looks like now all my posts went through :ermm:

Here is a pic of the dead cory, does it look like ammonia poisoning? Is it possible his tail fin rotted and he overworked his muscles (lactic acid buildup?) I thought it looked like he was bitten/attacked but obviously I am not an expert. :ermm:

What makes you think I have an ich infection? I looked closely this morning, none of the other fish have fin damage or the redness I saw on the Cory cat. The remaining tetras in fact look better than when I brought them home. I know the goldfish prefers cold water, I never even had a heater when...

This is a fairly new tank. I've had a single small comet goldfish in a 2.5 gallon for almost a year (bad I know but he was doing great). 2 weeks ago I saw a 10 gallon on sale at Walmart and thought, ya know it's probaly time to upgrade and give him more room. So I transfered everything from the...

Well it appears I have a murderer in the tank. When I got home today a green Cory cat had most of its tail missing and was red all over the back part of his body. I think he might have messed with my German Rams. Think I need a bigger tank (10gallon right now) I haven't seen any aggression...

Not sure what happened. He was stuck to the filter inlet, turned it off and he kind of flopped around on the surface then died. His belly is quite swollen, I have noticed sometimes when I feed bloodworms to other fish the neons try and eat some that seem way to big for them. Could he have choked...