Recent content by Pattern8

Haha so I totally get your new to this, which is cute. I might suggest though that you take the one guppy out and instead go with Dian's method reason being is that right now you are building up a bacteria,l colony for only that one fish meaning any other fish you wish to add would have to be...

Since you mentioned it and because I've found it to be helpful I'm going to paste a copy of the fishless cycle instructions written by Diana on the plantedtank forum. You can do a search with her member name on that forum and read all the threads she's posted or commented on. She is a pro among...

I understand what it's like to be limited to what you have available. Amazom prime is my best friend. As to your question about moving him to 37 gallon: my advise would be against. Though there are many who might disagree with me I'll try to give my reasoning here: 1) Bettas really are...

This is actually not as severe as I thought. His fins are clamped, which you should always be on the lookout for as this is generally the first warning they give that something is amiss. However the actual "fin rot" does not look severe so there is every reason to be hopeful. Here's what I would...

First let's figure out what stage on fin rot he's at: how much of his fin has he so far lost: 1/3, 1/2, almost completely, or does it look to actually have reached and damaged his actual tail? Can you attach a photo? Also taking extreme bunnies comment into account. Does the fin rot you...

I do not recommend increasing the heat...unless you are medicating along with it. The reason being is that the increase in heat (unless run very, very hot) will not kill the ich parasite- it will only speed its reproductive cycle and result in a significant increase in the number of the ich...

Make sure the filter is not overpowered and isn't causing more stress. Seachem paraguard, stress guard, and kanaplex would be what I recommend purchasing to have on hand. Until then change most/all the water daily with the addition of aquarium salt

3 weeks

I think the first problem is the test strips. They are unreliable. This is from experience but you'll find many who will say the same. I would be very weary of anything that would report 160 or really anything above 15ppm nitrate right after a water change. Nitrates usually take a while (at the...

Ah. Getting them to eat is definitely an issue I've had. I've tried all manner of frozen foods using both Seachem Garlic Guard, and Entice. All with out success. I asked the LFS for their pest snails to begin with and finally found some maylasian snails for purchase on aquabid (because of their...

Your parameters look right (they are a higher pH fish) but your temp may be a little low. I shoot for around 78 though I read quite a bit that says they prefer 80°. Are you adding anything else into the aquarium? I do supplement with Seachem Fresh Trace as I've reading that mineral concentration...

Was hoping someone here can help me identify the likely cause. The symptoms began with an overall dullness in color and grayish haze. Then eating less and mostly hiding. I tried to treating with paraguard about 3 weeks in but after the 4th week the fish died. I've attached photos of fish...

What temp is your tank?