Recent content by kpkbfish420

well i got the stuff ordered but its gonna take 3-4 weeks and i lost a guppy this morning..anybody know if theres anything i could do in the meantime? would pima or melafix do anything?

thanks for that great link! problem is i cant get a few of my fish to eat anything so i doubt if theyll eat medicine. hopefully my local vet will carry it..or at least order it!

My fish have camallanus worms and i cant find levamisole anywhere..would a vet have it?? what should i do??!!

Looks to me like a Hyphessobrycon epues/Serpae Tetra.

Ok cool! So how exactly am I going to boil them? They are way larger than any pot I have, lol.

Thanks guys! I think I'll go with no on the leaves if it's going to soften my water because if I don't keep a constant supply it'll cause PH swings, right? So why no on the branches?

I was wondering if oak leaves will have any effect on my water? Do I just boil them and put them in there? Also, would dead oak branches and other branches in my backyard be safe? Thanks!!

I just tested my tapwater with the high range PH test, and it's at least 8.8! Are you sure I should be using that?! Won't my PH just rise with every water change?

Well thanks a lot guys...I think I'll take your advice and leave it alone. Would the same apply if I decide to get Killifish someday?

So you're saying get spring water rather than distilled? Should I mix that half and half with my tapwater?

Ok..so can I mix distilled water with tapwater without having PH swings? I know my fish are probably ok with it, but I'd still like to keep it at their ideal range, if that's possible without too many PH swings. Thanks a lot everyone! BTW it is a 20 g.

I haven't used the high range PH test yet, so I only know it's at least 7.6. I'm currently keeping guppies, threadfin rainbows, cherry barbs, and a bristlenosed pleco and a tiger pleco.

My PH is higher than I want it to be. I was thinking about collecting rainwater, what's your opinion on that? How would I know if my rainwater is polluted?What about distilled water? I can't afford a RO unit right now...

I see babies! Only 2 so far but oh well I'm happy!

Thanks! That does look a lot like it, also, sometimes lighter patches appear and sometimes it's almost completely black. I just assume it's trying to blend in.