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Thanks. I checked the water tonight and ammonia was 0 and nitrites are 0 and nitrates are between 5 and 10

We have a 29G high tank with a Aquaclear 70 filter. We have a tank of mixed tetras. Recently we lost all 3 of our neons and a rasbora. They we smaller fish and we found each one stuck to the filter. We have it on the lowest setting, but maybe we need to purchase larger ones? The fish that...

We have a 29G tank that has been going for about 2 months now. We have several groups of different kinds of tetras. All is well, ammonia at 0 and Nitrates are at 10-15. We feed them once a day and the light is on for about 6 hours a day. We clean the gravel once every 2 weeks and do a 30%...

With so few fish in the tank the gravel is very clean and so is the water. How often do I need to do a pwc and how much?

They used test tubes to test the water. I also use the API test kit when I test it.

We have an Aquaclear 70 HOB filter for our 29G tank. How often should I clean the sponge and bio media? I believe I am supposed to swish them in some tank water in a bucket? We just started the tank a few weeks ago and had 6 fish and unfortunately have lost 2 already?? The LSF tested our...

Thanks for the suggestions, we will take a look at all of them. Currently we only have males in the tank as we want to avoid fry. We have a neighbor who has a nightmare with guppy fry. We have had our fish for 3 weeks now with no issues. The pencil fish seem like an interesting choice.

Would a small school of neons be ok?

It's after several days of being in the tank

The PH of our water is 8.2. We have a 29G tank with 3 platy's 2 swords and a black molly. All have been doing well for 3 weeks. Cycled the tank with an active filter. Ammonia is 0, Nitrites are 0 and the Nitrates are around 2-3. What other fish can we add that will do well in this PH? Thanks

We had the tank setup last year and had males and females in the tank. We seemed to lose the females all the time and would prefer to not have babies in the tank. So we wanted to stay with males if that was possible.

We have a 29G tank that currently has 3 male platy's, 2 male swordtails, and a male molly. All getting along well. Tank has 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 5 nitrates. The active filter has worked well for us with cycling. The PH of our water is 8.2. Any suggestions on what else we can safely...

Changed it all and have no more issues

Thank you for all the replies, it has been very helpful. No one commented on the softned water. I am assuming that it's OK that we used the water from the softner.

My question is more based on whether the softned water is a problem. According to liveaquaria swordtails and platy's are good in water of a ph of 8.2. The tank is not cycled because I purchased an active filter from angelplus and talked to the owner who told me to add some fish to do fish in...