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Hi Everyone, I seem to have the most trouble with the fish that are supposed to be very tough. Usually it's the guppies, but this time, I am losing my zebra danios. Oddly, they are the only fish in the tank that seem to be affected. - other much more "sensitive" fishes are doing fine, including...

My rams, which I have had for a couple of months now, have spawned twice before but without much luck. The first batch of eggs fungused and were eaten, and the second batch resulted in just a couple of relatively life-less wigglers who soon disappeared. But 3's a charm, because this time they...

Hi All, Well, I was in a hurry before I went out of town and mixed up the lids to my canisters of dry ferts. Oops! I have only been dosing them for a couple of weeks now and I can't remember which is which, but I know some lids got mixed up because the Plantex lid (the only one I know for sure)...

Hi All, I have begun changing my fine/micro filter pads on my canister filters every month to 5 weeks now, in accordance with manufacturer instructions, because I find that they become incredibly dirty and clogged in that time. Unfortunately, I have discovered that for the past two months, I...

Hello Again Everyone, I have narrowed down my DIY CO2 diffuser choices, but I am still open to suggestions. Cheap is good, but less labor is even better. The diffuser will be connected to silicone tubing from a 4-liter container. I even included a check-valve. My top choices are the Red Sea...

Hi Plant People, In spite of my best efforts, my plant tanks have been overrun with snails. I am used to dealing with a few pond snails (easy enough to pick out by hand) but in the bigger tanks, there has been an explosion of ramshorn snails. They are damaging the plants, leaving tons of snail...

Hi Everyone, I have two plant species that were doing fabulously for a while, then started to decline. Their demise seemed to correspond with warmer temperatures (i.e. temps in the 80's) and an algal bloom, but hey, I could be making connections where none exist. The Madagascar lace plant was...

Hello Helpful Forum Members, In an attempt to end my guppy plague, I have been told to try consecutive treatments of PrazTastic (i.e. pure powdered Praziquantel) by my LFS. They said that there is probably a lifecycle overlap and that by treating once, I have killed off most of the parasites...

Hello, I have been dealing with 3 types of algae in my tank, and I finally have the brown algae beat, and the thread algae is likewise a goner, but the green fuzzy "carpet" algae just won't die! My setup is as follows: 25 gallon, 65 watt CF = 2.6 wpg, densely planted. I don't have a phosphate...

+++Warning: This post is not for the queasy!+++ Well, I know otos are delicate, but I have recently lost three in a row, over a two month period, to a very strange ailment. The otos in question had very swollen stomachs. With the second one afflicted, I realized he was in his death throes as I...

Hello Everyone, I have done some reading in this forum on Greg Watson's dry ferts and Tom Barr's EI method, as well as Chuck's calculator, which I have downloaded. I would really like to replace my Seachem products with the dry ferts to save money. I still plan to use Excel and Equilibrium...

Hi Everyone, It's been about ten years since I've kept dwarf gouramies, but as I recall the male was somewhat aggressive with the female. We have a new little male in our 25-gallon, and we adore him. When he is startled, he sticks out his stubby little feelers in opposite directions, as if they...

I swear, if I had known how much trouble these guppies would be... I consider myself to be a relatively advanced aquarist, but I have never been so stumped by a disease issue. I have males, females, and fry less than one month old in three separate tanks (20, 20, and 10 gallons respectively)...

Some of you may recall an earlier post on this board in which I asked for advice on moving the inhabitants of my 25-gallon tank over to a 46-gallon. I had originally planned to move everything over - filter, fish, plants, wood, etc. for an easy cycle. However, my boyfriend convinced me that we...

Hello, I have had my two albino cories for about 3 months now and I have noticed that they sometimes get a pinkish-red line (streak) that starts at the base of their tales and goes up along their spine (visible through their side) about half way up their body. They also have a similar reddish...

Hello, Can anyone with an XP1 (or any other XP most likely) tell me if it matters if the lid to the media basket does not seal? There are no latches, it just sort of rests on the basket. It seems like it should snap into place. My Ecco media basket does, anyway. With all the media in place...

I really don't know how I managed to make it through chemistry in order to get my biology degree, so please bear with me here. I will soon have two planted tanks and I am really confused on how to dose my fertilizers (all Seachem products currently but when these run out I intend to spend a lot...

Hello, I had planned to break down my 25-gallon and use the existing filter (an Ecco Eheim) on my new 46-gallon along with the new filter I bought for it, an XP1. I planned to put the inlets/outlets at each end of the aquarium for best circulation. Well, I guess my boyfriend has MTS because he...

Can someone please tell me if Hexamita can cause external symptoms such as fin clamping, flashing, and frayed caudal fins? I have guppies in two separate tanks exhbiting these symptoms in addition to the classic white stringy poo symptom. Sometimes the feces is more clear than white. Juveniles...

Hello, I will be setting up my new 46-gallon aquarium (actually it is used, but sat in storage for 5 years) next weekend. I currently have a 25-gallon tank, and I intend to move both the fish and plant occupants to the new setup. The problem is that my plants currently have a lot of algae...

Hello, I currently have a 20 gallon tank with half Eco Complete and half Tahitian Moon Sand. I've noticed that a lot of fine particles settle on the bottom and create mini-clouds when the fish stir them up. But whenever I try to do a thorough gravel vac, it seems like I suck up more sand and...

Hello, Does anyone think I can get away with using my Eheim Ecco 2231 (rated for up to 30-gallons) on my new 46-gallon tank, at least until I can afford the new filter? I currently have a 25-gallon with 30 fishes, all under 2 inches, who are ready to be moved to larger quarters. Unfortunately...

This is my last ditch effort to save this fish. Since the day I brought her home about one month ago she has been wasting away in spite of a normal appetite. She frequently has long stringy feces (white and sometimes a mix of other colors depending on what she has eaten). I know that she is in...

Hello, Has anyone had experience mixing an anthelmintic with an antibiotic? I am trying to treat a secondary infection of columnaris on guppies that are infected with a Protozoan. They were treated with PrazTastic (i.e. PraziPro) six days ago but I am going to repeat the treatment tomorrow...

I currently have 33 fishes in a way overstocked 25 gallon which I plan to upgrade to a 46 gallon bowfront as soon as I can convince my mother to spend two hours driving it up. :) After I move them and let things settle for a few weeks, I plan to add some more fishies. Now, I can't add...