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I have a 30 gal FW tank. It has artifical plants, and is stocked with 2 fancy guppies, 2 cory cats, and a black mollie. The mollie was added on Monday. Yesterday, I got a suprise! There are now 3 tiny black mollies swimming around! What do I need to do in order to keep them alive? I don't...

I just left my. LPS & the lady there said I need to use a bottle of bacteria culture in my tank. Is this good advice or not?

The water was tested with dip strips. The filter is a tetra filter for a 25 to 40 gal tank. I just bought an API FW test kit but have not been able to test water with it yet! I will test water and do the pwc! Thanks for the help.

I set up a 29 gal FW tank about 3 weeks ago. I tested the water last Friday (3-18) and also had the store test the water. Both tests said that the nitrates, nitrites, hardness, ph, etc were good. The store test showed some amonia though. The store employee told me it was ok to add a few fish...

OK. Thanks for the tips. How many fish should I add at one time? I wanted to put in 2 more guppies, a black molly, a mickey mouse molly, and the other glow fish since these were all father's day presents from my kids. They were not all added at the same time though!! Any advice is...

Thanks for the help. My tank is 29 gals and I vacuum the gravel at least once every two weeks. To be honest, the nitrate level is between 0 and 20 (very lightly pink on test strip). Will it cause a problem adding new fish to my aquarium with the pH level kept @ 6.2? I also use "easy balance...

I am trying to figure this whole "PH" level thing out. I have had my tank for three or four months now with no real problems. I set the tank up for two weeks before I added any fish. I also tested the level myself and had the pet store people test them and all were fine. I added fish...

I am another newbie, both to this site and to aquariums in general. I have a 29 gal freshwater tank that I have had a few problems with and hope to find some assistance here.