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Jchillin, Thank you for your links. They are very helpful. Macrosil, I'm located in Singapore. Sorry about the cold at your place. Guessed I'll be using the zeolite stones after all. The ammonia smell is too strong, and my tank hasn't cycled yet. I supposed after putting in the zeolite...

Sir, Thank you. Concerning the motoro ray, is it easy to care for this fish ? Does it require consistent good water quality ? What about food please ? Thanks again,.........

Bman and Nitrous, The tank has been around for almost 1.5 months, and it still contains ammonia, from the tests I have done. A few fishes inside. This smell is still present after a 70% water change. But the 'unusual' thing is : this smell comes and goes. Sometimes it's strong, at other...

Hi everybody, Hoping you can advise me on the following :- 1) My tank has a smell ! When I go near to the tank and sniffed, this smell is at times strong and other times, not so strong. What is producing this smell please ? 2) At the LFS, there are 'zeolite rocks' being sold. The label on the...

Thank you again ! Wolf, Once again, thank you for your continuous advice and concern.

Thank you ! Dear Stngstr and Sherry, I appreciated your comments. Will see what I can get today, preferably starting with the Water Quality Test Kit,........ Again, I thnaks all contributors here for your comments and the time, and to the readers too for your time. I will revert when...

Thank you and Update 5 - reloaded ! Rich, Once again, thank you,........ To all, I have put in some small fishes into my tank, and a betta too. Has not changed the water, the water is till clear and clean. I have decided to go through the tank cycling first before getting goldies. Thus, no...

Thank you ! Wizzard, Thank you once again for your kind words. What is the brand of this Prime Dechloronator please ? I am in Singapore, and I don't know if this is sold here. How do I get this thing ?

Thank you ! Wolf, Thank you. Yes, I figured so, with a fresh tank of water, the ammonia will still build-up again,........... No point changing the water. I just had to, literally, jump thru this first hurdle of cycling the tank. My appreciation to all contributors again. It has been a...

Lonewolfblue, Thank you for your quick reply and advice. On the other hand, since this current tank of water is toxic, should I just change the water and start with 2 fishes ? TIA again,..........

Update 4 - the last pleco DIED ! Dearest forummers and gurus, My pleco has died too, approximately 16 hours after my 50% PWC yesterday. This morning, I observed the pleco closely. It was :- 1) sitting on a leaf at the water surface, I think it was breathing (part of its nose was above...

Update 3 ! Dear forummers, My 50% water change has been completed yesterday : did this composition : 25% of tap water and 25% of the distilled water that I have kept throughout the day.. The pleco is still observed to be :- a) 'bumping' to the surface for air every now and then. b) at...

Will do a 50% water change now ! Rich, Thank you, will do the 50% water change now and observe the pleco further ! Many thanks for your advice.

Plant will absorb ammonia - thank you ! Wizzard, Thank you. This answers one of my questions that came after your latest post. But then, what could be introducing the ammonia to such a level ? Like I said earlier, my tank has enough aeration ! I'm sure of that. Therefore, the pleco couldn't...

Update 2 ! Fellow forummers, Nine hours after I performed the Full Water Change today, and reversed what I added yesterday, the pleco started to sit itself on a leaf at the surface. It has a very small portion of its mouth above the water level. Is this behaviour normal for a pleco please ...

Leaves ! Wizzard, I think it's the Java Fern - yes, the leaves are long and thin, they look like fern leaves. I have a question : Does such a plant produce and release ammonia into the water please ?

Herbivores ? DeFeKt, You have a point there ! Are goldfishes truly : herbivores ? Pardon my ignorance, but guessed I never knew about this. I'd always thought that it would be good to change the food a bit, and not to provide pellets only. I extend this question to the other forummers too ...

Clarification ! jrp, Just saw something in your reply that I think I should clarify (in order that you will get the proper picture and can then advise me). Yes, the water was getting to a poor quality level. But I did not merely add the Cloudiness Remover (CR), but I performed a, I recalled...

Update ! My remora is very relaxed now in the water. The water plant is tied (or maybe grown, can't tell the difference) on a piece of driftwood. I have read other posts here about the remora, which I will call a pleco now. Yes, I think it's a pleco after 'Googling' it. Have also read about...

Just a question, perhaps not logical ! Dear forummers, Most of us have studied Biology, or the Natural Sciences. We all know there are sometimes unique situations in living organisms. I have a question here : Could the water plant that I added-in caused a deterioration of the oxygen content...

Action this morning ! Dear all forummers, Thank you for your many advice yesterday and today. I have taken the following actions this morning :- 1) I observed the remora very closely, and saw that it was sitting on top of a leaf at the water surface of the aquarium. I presumed that it...

Any other possible sources of this fatality ? Hi again, Apart from using the Water Quality Test Kit, are there any other ways to find out the problem please ? I have made 5 changes of water (at 40% change each), and everytime after changing the water, my two ex-goldies looked great. I am...

TCT, You could be right about the 'remora'. I'm afraid I do not have very indepth knowledge about this fish. I would like to say that I am currently staying in a tropical country, Singapore, and this fish is quite popular as a 'cleanup fish' in this part of the world. Secondly, if we are...

TCT, I appreciated and could agree with your explanation here. But I wondered what caused the sudden build-up of stress level ? Is it because of the presence of the remora ? The remora : yes, it does look like that fish which sticks itself on a shark's body. Except that this one is very much...

Mr Funktastic, Thank you for your kind words. Yes, I do feel a loss here. I planned to leave the aquarium with the remora inside for a few days, then re-stock the aquarium again with another 2 goldies. Isw this a good plan ? Would you recommend another type of fish this time round ?