Recent content by saltwatertogo

great advice Blert.! and you right about most LFS, always do your research espicaily when your dealing with live pets. for 30yrs i've been in retail, fish, coral reefs, custom aquariums, and maintenance, and new very little when i first started my aquarium service business, and even less when i...

Great advice everyone. if you need any help with the placements of your walls let me know

Yes most definitely a serpent star

Six dollars is a pretty average price for a male dwarf Grourami. They're fairly peaceful fish to get along with most smaller tetras some of the smaller less aggressive barbs call Danio's other Gourami, rainbow Fish. John Fishman

Nice little tank what are you going to put in it John the fishman

Sounds like a nice tank. How about some pics we always love pics. The Hong Kong pleco get like a little over an inch maybe maybe 2 inches. Fishman

What's the wattage on the lights that you using

Nope not the dreaded red cyanobacteria slime looks just like a regular red algae it's really pretty stuff. easy to maintain it reminds me a lot of kelp you feel its slippery and rubbery like kelp. Most tangs like to eat it. Fishman

Joe tell us a little bit about your fish tank. How long is your tank and set up what sizes it and what are your nitrate, nitrite, pH, and ammonia, levels. Mollies tender like a little salt in the water. He's approximately one level tablespoon per 10 gallons that should help

Post a photo of your Saltwater or Reef Aquarium

Cleverbs Bristle worms usually aren't too much of a problem As long as you don't get too many of them. Usually this is a sign of feeding too much. They do make traps for these critters if they become a problem. Tried not to touch them because they have Bristles like a cactus. Good luck fishman

Question you wrote down .25 last time, this time you wrote down 2.5 that's a big difference which one is it? It' good that you have nitrates in there, that shows that you have signs of aerobic bacteria activity which means your bacteria feeding on the waste but you shouldn't really have any...

You you shouldn't have any ammonia in there at all. The tank is still very new. how long ago did you put your first fish in the tank. did you start with fish in the aquarium or did you do a fishless cycle?

How long had your tank been setup. How does you water check out? If your tank isn't new and your water checks out ok it sounds more like a internal bacteria infection. Fishman

Yes plants and mosses will help keep your nutrient down. But you need to have a well planted tank to accomplish this. But you still need to keep up your partial water changes. fishman