Recent content by piebaldblue

Small frag at lfs, but they, and anybody they ask, are not able to identify what it is. Any ideas? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I257 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Yeah, I wouldn't feel too good about koi, plecos, or commets because I already know they are too active or will get too big for anything less than a pond. The previous owner kept small koi in the tank and even at that size it was pretty clear they were limited/cramped in the 75. I hadn't...

Recently got a 75 gal setup from a relative. I'm doing a complete restart and am looking into (a) fish that can live their whole life perfectly happy in that size tank. So far I have found an Oscar or Severum can live in a 75, but would like to know if there are any other options. I am willing...

I suppose I should have mentioned that I am trying for plants native to the bettas natural habitat, or at least the general SE Asian region! I absolutely agree that low maintenance plants don't really require the consistency, or much ferts at all. I do have a tank with lower maintenance plants...

As other members have already mentioned, the stock you have now is more than enough. However, I just wanted to share my experiences with fancy goldfish "tankmates." As I am sure you know, goldfish are coldwater fish and should be kept with other coldwater fish in cases where an owner wants a...

I am heavy interested in automating the ferts added to my planted tanks but have run across horror stories of dosers malfunctioning. I consider every fish that I have as an individual pet and the idea of putting them in danger is uncomfortable. With that said, I really want to keep tight...

Alright so results from work are in. On the left is tank water, 2 days after a 50% WC, and the right, straight from the spigot. Both are lined up as ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph. I notice .25 amn in my tank water, and the ph is far lower than what it normally reads at home when I...

Tomorrow I will be bringing samples of tap water into my work place (family owned pet supply store) to get a second opinion/a reading from a completely different test kit...just to be sure my kit isn't way outta wack (it's not expired and I keep it in the stand cabinet, so?? It's not likely)...

I did a test on water straight from the tap and...??? Why did I not think about this first?? The results are: amn 0.5 nitrite 2.0, and nitrate 5.0 I can set out some water to test tomorrow too, if it will give insight. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I257 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I definitely know that the nitrates need to be lower and I have been trying forever to get them down. I've tried 50% water changes twice a week for a few weeks, 40% every other day for a month, 10% every day for about the same amount of time, put in "nitrate consuming" plants, and was never able...

I have had them for maybe 5 months, and they looked almost exactly the same since I have gotten them, only differing in size. They were in a 20 gal for a week or two with another goldfish and I have since upgraded to a 65 gal. The 65 tank has 2 goldfish (the other is completely non-aggressive)...

I have a fish with coloration I haven't seen before and was curious where it came from (genetic, damage, etc). Their belly is a metallic white color, along their back it is a yellow fleshy color, heavily speckled with grey, and their head has a large patch of the fleshy yellow color, reminding...