Recent content by harleycodr

...and now here we go again. The tank is cycling. Amonia is up to about the middle of the test colors...(can't recall the number)...came home and no more neon tetras. :0( So I have my two mollies and gourami...tough guys...I hope they can get through this...I put in some stress reducer that...

Well it was worse than I thought. After a conversation and water testing with my local aquatic expert (40 years of it!) we determined that my water was perfect but the fact that my tank was a used one suggested that there was something that had laid dormant in the tank killing my fish. He...

I seem to always have jumping, suicidal fish... :-( I'm doing a 30% water change..... Now I'm down to 3 neon tetras, a gourmai and two mollies.

I believe I found the culprit My home made hood is the culprit. My husband fashioned a tank cover out of acrylic and piano hinges. I just discovered the screws are RUSTING and no doubt contaminating the water! I just yanked that off, got a clear piece of acrylic and placed that (all by...

How did you get it under control and how did you find out what it was?

More info The filter is a marineland with that wheel that you never change, I have regular gravel I got at PetSmart, all of the decorations resided in the tank with its previous owner except for a couple of natural seashells my husband put in and some glass nuggets. There are a couple of real...

Thanks for the replies - everyone is swimming 'where they should be' and yes I am using a dechlorinator. I'll try a water sample from the bottom and then figure out if they are sick - everyone looks fine and they aren't swimming erratically or looking like they are having trouble breathing. Marian

I don't know what's going on. The tank has been set up for 3 weeks and has fish. I have the liquid API test kit and all of my levels are great - the only one that is a little high is nitrates at 40ppm. My nitrites are 0, amonia 0...but I have lost several fish this week. I even had my local...

Yeah, I'm in a house. I had a wonderful 20 gallon hex tank when I had my own home and when I moved here, I didn't want to hassle with one more thing so I gave it away (so sad) but I really wanted an aquarium again and got one for free. I'll keep trying - I did leave a voice mail saying if I...

Hi all My property management company said in order for me to have my aquarium, I have to have it specifically stated in my Renters Insurance policy that any water damage coming from my aquarium is covered. I can't get my agent on the phone (great customer service - NOT). They sent me a copy...

I am testing with the API master test kit and the substrate is the rinsed regular gravel I got at PetSmart. I'm using ph down drops in effort to drop the PH level and have done two courses over two days and it hasn't made a difference as yet. My amonia levels are at about .30 and the nitrite...

Hi all I have had fish tanks before but I am starting a brand new one. It's a 30 gallon and I started it with SafeStart Plus which essentially has the starter bacteria/amonia in it to prepare the tank for fish right away. I followed their instructions, did the water conditioning/dechlorinating...

You know what...my first fish tank, over 30 years ago, the Internet wasn't available and I knew NOTHING about setting up a tank....but I bought a 20 gallon tank, got everything in one fell swoop and set it up one night, and the next day I put fish in it. Angel fish. Neon tetras. All of the...