Recent content by mark shirah

why would you take a chance on harming your fish when there is a more humane way to do it ? i am no expert but alot of the regular people on here are. they are giving good advice based on many years of experience.

i have a 30 long with 2 small ac filters that has been going for 6 months. could i take a new ac filter and swap it with one of the ac filters on the 30 long and cycle the 10 gal faster ?

need advice on moving four adf's out of a 10 gal tank. they are about 6 months old. my options are a 55 community tank with corys, tetras, and ottos, or a 29 long with 5 small africans and 3 corys. the 55 has been up for a year. the 29 has been going for six months.

how much water change should i do each time i remove some sand? should i remove all the sand before i add new gravel?

i have a 55 gal community tank that has been set up for a year. i would like to change from sand to some type of gravel. any advice on how to do this with as little stress on fish as possible?

how many adf's can i put ina 10 gal. no other fish will be with them. have never kept adf's before. any special requirements for them ?

my ghost shrimp just laid eggs in a live plant. will they survive on their own in my community tank? do i need to separate or perhaps isolate them?

need a stocking suggestion for malawi cichlids in a 30 gal long. is it better to keep several of one type or several different different types.

i am on day 28 of fishless cycling. followed the usual procedure of adding and keeping ammonia around 4-5 ppm. at day 14 i got the nitrite spike. reduced ammonia to keep a lower level. now on day 28 nitrite went to 0, but still have ammonia level around .5 ppm. what are my next steps and when...

need advice on what to put between sponge and ceramic rings in my ac filters to polish water further. something that i could rinse out and not have to throw away.

someone posted a dilution formula to make it easier to get an accurate nitrate reading. those colors are hard to distiguish. any help would be appreciated.

i currently have a 10 gal setup with 1 male betta and 2 cory cat. the filter is an ac mini. i am setting up a new 30 long and would like to use 2 ac mini filters. one of the filters would be new and the other off of the 10 gal.if i put an internal filter to replace the ac on the 10 gal, how long...

i am thinking about getting a puffer fish. need some info on water parameters for them. are they all brackish water or not ? there seems to be alot of disagreement on the net about this. need some experienced advice about them.

am currently setting up 30 gal tank for convicts. need advice on gravel or sand and how many of each sex to stock.

need basic info on angel fish. what are good tank mates for angel fish ? what about minimum tank size for them ?