Recent content by Nats-fishies

Ok I am so so so frustrated. I keep buying meds and it just seems like one fish after another keep dying! Have tested the water over and over and nothing unusual there (all levels good for the fish). I have done water changes, no water changes with all the meds in the tank, increased the temp...

So I had been doing the meds and even some aquariums salt. The cichlid with the eye issue seems fine now however now 2 jacks look like they have stuff on them. I kinda have a dumb question here but could this be the sand in the tank also? Another question, why do the cichlid pick up sand and...

I have decided not to go an deal with this store. I'm usually don't avoid issues like that but I have a feeling that based on the people there it won't be worth my time and aggregation. I just won't go there again. However I'm very frustrated as I think those fish got my whole tank sick. All...

I am going to test everything again tonight and possibly even take a sample to the LFS for testing just for my peace of mind! I just don't get how bring 2 fish home from 1 store and both are dead in a week when all the other tank mates seem to be just fine.

Thank you however he died over the weekend. I'm sad about it. I bought him and another female from a LFS in my area are both were dead in a week. All the other fish seem to be fine so I'm thinking it was their crappy water conditions and possible illness from the store which lead to their...

This weekend we had some tragedy in out tank. First the one female cichlid died then the gorgeous male. I'm sad ?. I bought both of those fish at a local fish store which was against better judgment and this is what happened. I'm not sure what happened. The male started looking sickly the next...

Hello all. I have recently finished getting my 70 gallon tank stocked with a few cichlids. I bought what I think is a very pretty male OB peacock cichlid. I also bought 3 females that he could possibly mate with. This is my first run at cichlids so, how will I know of my male is interested in...

I have heard that if there are fry In the tank with the adults mollies that the mollies don't tend to breed as often. I just moved my fry to the big tank with the adult male and moved the female to the small tank to birth the next fry. I am hoping that when I put her back into the big tank the...

What economical substrate is recommended? I've never used sand so how is the cleaned, but seems more economical than say 40lbs of rocks.

Hello, I am starting up a new 70 gallon freshwater tank. I was hoping to get some suggestions of what type of fish I can keep together in here? We are looking for some larger fish for this space that are colorful. Also maybe a shark as well. Also maybe some advise on semi-aggressive fish? Can...

My little Dalmatian molly fry are doing well. They are 3 weeks old today which there are about 30 of them. Some are bigger than the others but assuming that normal. Also looks like momma molly is prego again!! Not sure what I'm going to do with all these fry!

We measured the tank to be about 67 gallons. So it's either 65 or 70. Yikes on the breeding! I mean the little guys are totally cute but what am I supposed to do with 30+ fish every time they mate? Do people sell them? Give away? Send to a pet store? Also here is a few new baby fry guy pics...

So my little fry guys are now about 1.5 weeks old. There are about 30 of them an all are doing quite well. Here are a few new baby pics. Lol Also what does everyone do with their babies? Sell them? Pet stores? I mean if my fish are going to be producing a ton of offspring I can't keep them all...

I will have to looks for that on eBay. So we moved momma molly back into the big tank today. Her Popeye seems to be all cleared up! So how often do fish mate? Is she gonna be prego again in a short time? Also measured that tank my friend gave me and its prob more like 65-70 gallons than 50. At...

We were just using a stone aerator since they are so little they would get sucked up into any filter I have. I went out early this am and got them a new aerator. They are all still doing well. Momma Molly's Popeye is just about cleared up! So happy about that and she can go back into the big...