Recent content by hydra70

Looking for any input here, please..... I've been a semi-regular over in the "Getting Started" area, set up a tank, didn't have it cycled, put in the fish.....and then went to school with much help. Some background: I have two spiny eels (three-spots) in this 20 gal tank @ 78F. I've lost two...

For those who haven't seen my post from early January, here's quick overview - I am newbie, followed the TetraCare instructions that came with an aquarium kit (AquaCulture brand). Did not do a fishless cycle - had never heard of one. Fish added, mass deaths started. Ammonia, I learned...

Checking back in....HELP again! But not necessarily going well. I'm a water changing machine by now, twice a day for the last 10 days or so, to keep the ammonia below .5ppm. Haven't lost a fish for over a week, so it must be working. Now here's the problem: I'm starting to produce nitrite...

Hi all, Some of you may have seen my post in the Getting Started forum, and seen everything I've done wrong starting off, and what I've done to fix it all. I started a tank uncycled (amazing the things you learn after the fact). I overcrowded the tank, read that other post to see how it...

Update from me...... No more casualties in the last 18-24 hours. Tank population now down to: 5 guppies 1 albino tiger barb 3 spiny eels 6 dwarf sucker cats 5 dwarf plecos (confirmed that they are dwarf) 5 corys 3 african frogs 8 ghost shrimp So, from the earlier post, where you saw my total...

Thanks all for the info and encouragement. Have already purchased an AP master test kit - haven't put it in action yet...... Have already done a 40% water change since reading "neilanh's post. As to peaceful cohabitation - "(Tiger barbs and livebearer's for example)", unless I'm reading...

Good Morning, Another new guy, with the same old, but different problems. Spent 2.5 hours reading through just about every FW thread, did some water tests - and now here's the story for anyone who would like to weigh in (PLEASE!). No doubt a boring story, but read to at least Day 7 to see why...