Recent content by Iceman15

Defiantly do the method Mumma.of.two is saying. I am just getting over an itch outbreak and those instructions are working GREAT! I used salt I got from the pet store so I knew it was good to go.

Itch seems to be gone now. I will keep the temperature up for about a week. Should I keep the water level low to help with surface agitation for the next week or is it ok to put it back up an inch or two? Also, is it weird that the fish seem to be more happy and active in this higher temp...

Well my $25 electric blue balloon ram did not make it through the night. He was pretty covered in the itch stuff and was motionless this morning. Good news is the other fish that had white spots on them are looking quite a lot better since I started the heat method. I will continue it for at...

Sounds like you are quite the expert on these matters. I appreciate all of the help. Do you think I should wait until tomorrow to start the temperature treatment or just do the large water change right now and put the media back in?

If I do not have anything to increase surface agitation should I still do this method, or do the medicine method?

Sounds great thanks for the help everyone. I will do a large water change tomorrow and put the media back in to start the temperature method.

Well I was in a frenzy to try and help them so I have already done a 25% water change, taken out carbon, and added the first treatment of medicine... Should I continue with this method or revert to the above with no medicine? And no my filters are not like yours, Cilantro, they just have blue...

55 gallon tank, 2 Regent (I think this brand has been changed to AquaClear...?) HOB filters.

I have Kordon rid-itch in my cabinet that I was going to use. Is one brand better than the other or are there different medications?

Today I noticed spots on two of my fish, so I immediately put them into a smaller tank away from the others. My first question, is it best to put the sick ones in their own tank? Or treat them all in the bigger tank? The only other tank I have is a tiny 2.5 gallon tank... The directions say to...

So i have been searching online for fish i may like to add and am thinking of a couple more mollies and 2 sunset platties. This would bring the stock list to the ones below. Would this max out the tank or is there still room for more? - Red tailed shark - Electric blue balloon ram - Gold...

There is only one pet store around here and they do not have bolivian rams :( I may make a trip to a larger store 50 miles away and bring a large bucket though if they have some very exciting fish. On the topic of rams. The gold one seems to swim at and bump the blue one. Is this because the...

Yes the tank was cycled after I did all of the gravel and decoration changes. The shark came with the tank (I bought it used) so there is no giving it back to the store :) Bala is going to be picked up tomorrow by the same person who took my 2 blood parrots. With the shark out of the...

I was wondering about the bala. There were actually 2 in the tank when I bought it so I sold one already. He is about 3" long so does he have time to stay for a while or is it best to get a new home soon? And what is a good asking price to sell it for? Wherever I went online for every tank I...

I got my first tank of my life (55gallon) a few weeks ago and have since overhauled the gravel and accessories to give it a really nice natural look. I have also sold some fish because I was pretty sure it was overstocked when I bought it according to things I have read here on this forum. I...