Recent content by tlyons01

I don't think so, it looks more like a bug, in that it is not worm like looking. All white, kinda like a flea I guess in that it seems to move very quickly, jumping over the glass and sort of swimming. I looked around on google earlier today, and think maybe copepods(sp?) or something of that...

So I have more than a dozen just hatched yesterday, peppered corydora fry in a 2.5 gallon with a home made sponge filter thingy and the water is about half full. I was just sitting here, looking into the tank when I noticed these tiny almost microscopic white things fluttering about the tank...

I have this great idea to make a bubbler out of the top of a table top fountain that I haven't used in years. The air line works just fine, I have cut the piece to size. The question I have is what type of air pump to use. I have a HOB filter so this is not a required addition, I just want to...

Thanks for your response. Its hard to tell in the picture, but in person it looks really thick and hairy. It is only on the rubber parts of the heater, no where else. There is also no other rubber parts in the tank...

What is this crazy white stringy stuff that has adhered to the heater suction cups?!?! Its also on the top of the heater, the dial part.. This tank is about midway through cycling, I just started getting nitrite readings 2 or 3 days ago...Any thoughts?

that made me laugh. I think mine may have gotten weakened due to the age of the bottle. Who knows when it was made, but the bottle looked like it had been on that shelf for 10 years. And since they opened it and used some, I am betting that I am right about the age of it. Couldn't tell you how...

Ok. Looks like I have some work to do today! Glad for it though, it'll be a nice distraction. I dose about 1 tsp into the tank each day, using a dropper I have no idea how many drops that would be. Glad I am not the only one that thought it took alot of ammonia the first time I added it into the...

Hi, I am looking for some advice here. I have tried reading through this thread for already asked questions that fit mine, but there are now sooo many pages after about 50 of them I kinda gave up. So, sorry if you have already helped someone with the same issue. I am following your guide for...

Hi, thanks for your input. Good to know that I am not the only one with weird fish. I am now aware, about the adult size of them. I did not think long and hard when I made the decision the day at the LPS and returning them is no longer an option. I am not sure if there will ever be room for a...

Thanks I did not know that about the Barbs. will have to keep a close eye on them. I did my 50% water change and noticed that the black outline on the tailfin come back, though the rest of him is still very pale. I fed them a little while ago and he did not eat at all, just sorta laid on the...

Thanks everyone! I'm really glad to be here and hope that I can help others with what little experience I have had as well as lean on others who are more experienced than I. Have a great night!!!

ok I will have the water tested tomorrow, as that will be the earliest I can get out to get that done. The PH looks to be about 7.8. I intend on at least a 40% water change today and clean the gravel bed. Thank you for responding!

I have a 55 gal tank with 2 bala's and 4 barbs and cycled the tank for about 3 months prior to getting these the same day, and have had the group almost a month. At first, all was great with all of them. I noticed that the bala's color periodically gets lighter, this happened to them as soon as...

Hello out there. I am from the mid-south, am a stay at home mom with 2 young children and one to be off to college next year. I have always been interested in aquariums, and have had my current 55 gallon for about 3 years.