Recent content by ltrain1203

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Thanks everyone! I'm going to go experiment with your suggestions, and hopefully I'll figure this out. I'll let everyone know what worked best. Thanks again!!

I was using r/o water for a while, but with a 55 gallon tank, I got real sick of carrying all those 5 gallon jugs to and from the store. So, you're saying if I put my tap water into a tub that held about 10-15 gallons of h2o and used a bubbler (air pump and air stone, right?), it would speed up...

Hello everyone. I'm about to switch from 1/2 reverse osmosis water & 1/2 tap water to all tap water. My tap water is initially 8.5 out of the tap, but in about 5-8 days it drops to 7.2. Is there anything I can do to naturally drop the ph faster? I'm using 5 gallon jugs to hold the water. I'm...

Wow! Thanks so much for the incredible help everyone! I really appreciate you taking your time for us!!! :D

I just thought of something else. Is treating Cory's with the Jungle parasite tabs or stuff like Coppersafe or Merecyn bad for Cory's?? I know they can't tolerate salt, but can they tolerate these meds.? Did I do the right thing with treating the one with parasite tabs?? thanks again

THANKS FORTHE QUICK REPLY'S QTOFFER & GUPPYMAN. I haven't seen any harassing of the Cory's at all. One point you had is that they DID seem to lose their barbells. Is that from the gravel? Also, my Albino and two Agaszzi Cory's seemed to have reddish gills. I thought it might be gill flukes or...

That's what I've been thinking too Wiz. There seems to be something on the bottom of the tank, but what??? I haven't used any tablets in the tank either (your talking about Parasite Tabs and stuff like that, right?) The only things I drop in the tank are Algae tabs and a couple of Shrimp tabs at...

I bought 3 from a local store, and then I bought 2 from another store. I was wrong in my first post (5 died :cry: ) Yes, they have all been pretty small when I get them. I have a gravel substrate, with some gravel made of rocks that are 5 times bigger than normal small gravel. I would say about...

Hi everyone. I've been having a problem with cory's in my tank. I have a 55 gallon freshwater community tank. I've had a spotted cory for about two years(he's ok). I had an albino cory for 1 year until he died 2 months ago. Since then, I've bought 4 cory's that have died in the past two months...