Recent content by longliveglam

Right now we have 6. We're aware the rule of thumb is one inch of fish per gallon, but they seem to like the space. (:

The mini-ammonia spike really makes a lot of sense—we were never aware of that and often buy 4-6 fish at once. Should we be buying very small amounts of fish at a time, then, if our tank is 20 gallons? Like 1-3?

About a month and a half ago we reached the last point of a cycle—there was a very high level of nitrAte and no ammonia or nitrIte. We monitored every stage very carefully until the cycle was finally complete, and two weeks later algae started to grow. As far as I know, algae signifies a...

Ammonia: .25 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 0 We did a water change just before posting. And yes, the tank is cycled. We do not have real plants in the tank. It doesn't seem that any of the new fish are bullies (there are only two new fish left anyway) and the two remaining are rather small compared to...

Semi-urgent! Need help! It's been a while since we last posted here. We were new to fish and got our advice and basically never came back (since we got what we needed). But here we are with a new problematic scenario. New knowledge, but still 17 years old and not equated with fish...

...Apparently...Nitrite's lot number was December 2007. And the other one was May 2003... ...I'm pretty stunned right now. Do I have reason to be angry at the fish place? Because their products completely mislead us and killed our fish. Shouldn't they stop selling defective products? I almost...

Alright, we finally got the nitrate test kit. Here are the results. The nitrate reading is around 5.0 ppm. It's a bit lighter, almost in between, but leaning closer to the 5.0 reading. Does this mean I can get answers? This is what you've all been waiting for? What does it indicate? Good...

Thank you for the explanation, it was very helpful and simple. I will review it more closely after I post this. I'm going to look it up, but this may be an issue here and I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on it. The Governor, our cherry barb, is continuously chasing the others around...

We bought the nitrite and ammonia tests at the place we got the fish from. I'll go check the brands, etc. .... They're "API" and "NH3". I checked but couldn't see any expiration dates. We have followed the directions exactly as it tells us to. We were monitored by my friend's dad, who has kept...

No, no heater. As things stand right now, we have no nitrites or ammonia. Should we leave the water alone? Or will frequent water changes really help? I worry about the water changes with everyone's talk of cycling. If it hasn't cycled properly, shouldn't I leave the water as it is to speed that...

I understand that the water change according to the ammonia levels is being stressed by a lot of you, but what if there is no ammonia at all, as is the case with our fish? Do I leave them be? What can I do otherwise? Nothing until I get a nitrate reading?

If they've been put into the tank too fast, what should I do regarding that? There are now only...six fish in the tank-- no, seven. The Governor and Pan have been there since the beginning. But with regards to the other ones that are newer, has the tank cycled enough for them? Is it really the...

Thank you for all this information, all of you. I must admit that after reading all of it, it is a bit overwhelming and I'm still sort of fuzzy on what we should do immediately. We will do as you suggested, RJRofFL, and change 20 percent of the water either tonight or tomorrow. A lot of you...

Yes, I mean 0. As in, no indication of either of the chemicals. Regarding their behavior, Glam stayed very close to the surface a lot, but so did Diva and so does Popstar, so we figured it was guppy behavior. Does this mean Popstar is on his way out too? He seems very happy and is really...

We bought our tank new. We put "bio support" in it once after Odin died as it was suggested to help the tank cycle/put the good bacteria in the tank. Fake plants, no driftwood. We have a water conditioner that removes chlorine from the tank water and the aforementioned bio support that we...