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At least that's all I can think of to describe it. I recently purchased 4 rummynose tetras from my lfs, for the first day everything was great. They were all schooling wonderfully with my existing rummynose and seemed quite happy. I purchased the fish last Friday and as of now, 4:30 Monday, only...

Did you use de-chlor on the new water? Most likely the tank has not cycled yet even with the 5 gallons from the old tank and the bioload from all the new fish has pushed your ammonia levels to toxic levels.

I've always brought my temperature up to about 85, and I only feed when the ammonia levels drop. I don't think the bacteria require feeding daily. That may be the problem, just too much ammonia going into the tank.

How long did the store have them in stock before you purchased? How long has the tank been set up?

Try rummy-nose tetras, great fish. Quite colorful, and they school quite nicely. Very beautiful.

Hello readers, Looking for some ideas on stocking today. I've currently got a 55 gallon tank nearing the end of its cycle, so it's almost time to load this bad boy up! I've currently got a 55 gallon community going, various tetra species, rainbows, mollies, and corydoras. I've also got a 20...

Just thought I'd post a message here and introduce myself. Found the site today and love it. My name is Jack and I'm pretty new to the aquarium world, but I've caught the virus, bad. I always had an aquarium in my room when I was a youngster, but was never terribly interested, but things...

I normally give them a good scrubbing with an scrub pad, boil some water and pour it over the rocks. I've never had any problems at all with them. Remember, boiling rocks is a no no.