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We euthanized because with my limited experience and extensive research we figured he was not going to get better...had not eaten in like a week and a half, was swimming straight up/down/flipping over when he swam, laying on the bottom, the meds we got didn't seem to do anything, and I didn't...

Geez, I had no idea what I was in for when I bought my 5 gallon glofish tank, thinking it would be all good, simple and relatively inexpensive...:whistle: Am up to a 20 gallon with 3 glofish, my husband had to euth. 1 last night (he had not eaten for over a week probably almost two, mysterious...

bump. He has not eaten. I bought some API general cure, which I hope will treat the "wasting disease" and possibly some internal parasites which the stringy poop might indicate. I think there might be carbon in my filter, tho, it's a bio bag. I am waiting for a Aqua Clear 50, but wanted to...

I have four glofish tetras, they started in a 5 gallon (I didn't know) and are now in a 20 gallon, tank is not cycled (again, I didn't know) but I have been doing water changes faithfully and today's levels were ammo -.25 nitrites .25 Nitrates 5 Three are totally fine, the 4th has not eaten in...

model # 32996 4.95 max wattage 45 bulbs (per product specifications)

I have a Marineland LED strip, 11x4 inch sitting directly on top of a glass hood on a 20 gallon high. Will any plants live with this set up? (I don't know anything about light spectrums, etc.) Would love to have a couple live plants.... Thanks!

That's good, right? Readings today: Ammonia 0 Nitrites 2 Nitrates 5 ppm What now?!?! 4 glofish tetras in a 20 gallon, switched over (somewhat seeded?) filter from the 5 gallon that I had the poor dudes in. They've been in the 20 gallon for 6 days. Were in the 5 gallon for like 2 weeks? When...

Glad you mentioned the temp, actually! Aqadvisor only lists danio glofish as a tank option. I have the white skirt tetra glofish, which has opened up my options for tankmates considerably as apparently the temperature preferences are higher. (I didn't realized how different the temp...

switched glofish from 5 gallon to 20 gallon Thursday... ammonia today 0, nitrites .5-1.0 ppm, no nitrates yet. Decided we want to get panda corys once cycle is completed, so wanted to switch from gravel to sand... Figured I should get on it before the tank does cycle and I mess it all up...

I will. No nitrates yet. Perhaps its a good thing, since now I am thinking I want to change gravel for sand and get corys. They are SO cute. I wish I had done more initial research before getting and setting up a tank. Live and learn. :lol:

All levels are back at zero. I am thinking that changing over the filter and substrate to the new tank, with the new water, has not carried over any BB? I feel like I have started over? At any rate, the fish seem happy. I will keep checking...

OK, fish are in the 20 gallon. My next questions: Should I be checking water daily at this point until ammonia/nitrite are 0 and nitrates rise? After this is done, and I begin to add new fish, how often should I check the water? Other than weekly PWC, and barring any problems, is there...

Thank you all! I left the heater running on the new tank overnight and am going to try doing the change over today if all looks good :)

Thank you for your response, I understand about being not ok with the GMO fish, I'm on the fence but completely see your point. Here is where I am at: I found a 20 g high on craigslist, came with a stand and a Whisper 20 filter for $50. I bought some new gravel, rinsed that and it's on the...

Hey all, I'm new here, had fish as a young child with my dad and loved it, didn't know about all that goes into keeping a healthy tank, and didn't find this site prior to getting a 5 gallon glofish tank. So here is where I'm at... Have 4 glofish in a 5 gallon tank, understand now that it is...