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20 gallon tank I did a fishless cycle, and was testing with a liquid test kit, not the strips you guys hate. After the cycle was done I added 3 fish at first, 3 more afrter about a week. I've had fish in the tank going on 3 weeks now. 6 small (maybe 1 1/2 inch.) Tiger Barbs Results of today's...

2 or 3 of my Tiger Barbs seem to be losing their bright color. Their black stripes are looking a little grayish, and just not as a black as remember them being. Any one have ideas what's going on? Any suggestions as to what I can do?

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You think the the Otocinclus should do okay as well?

I have a 20 gallon tank. Will a piece of drift wood continually keep my pH lower or do the effects of the wood wear off eventually?

My pH has been a steady 8.0 during the cycling process and continues to stay at 8.0 one week after the cycle finished. My question:Is it okay to keep Tiger Barbs and Otocinclus' in a tank with a pH of 8.0?

can i keep guppies with a betta?

What I mean is that I don't want fish that you need to be watching to make sure they're not fighting one another. My girlfriend had a Betta for about 3 years and it just recently died. I want to get her another and maybe something else. I just want to make sure they're fish that won't be...

No, I don't have the Betta yet. I have to set the tank up and cycle it still. I should also mention that this tank setup is for my girlfriend's room, so I need fish that don't require a whole lot of attetion.

Hi all! I'm setting up a small 10 gallon tank and plan on putting a Betta in it. Can you guys recommend some other fish suitable for the small tank and having a Betta as a tankmate?

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So, just to be sure. It's okay to top off my tank while I'm doing my first cycle?

The stream of water that pours down from my HOB filter is making a rather noisy splash to some of the water in the tank evaporating. I want to top off the tank in order to fix this problem, but I want to first know if this okay to do considering that I'm cycling my tank?

So I'm in the middle of a cycling my tank using a shrimp rather than pure ammonia. I' ve been doing tests of the water and that's what leads to my next question. My ammonia reading appears to be 0ppm while my nitrite levels is at about 2.0ppm. Is this progress okay? Do I need to add a new shrimp...

i've rinsed and i'm using a shrimp to do the cycle now.

I'm doing a cycle using a shrimp and have a question about it. How long do I leave it in the tank after I start seeing ammonia and nirites?

I'm hoping to stock my tank with some Tiger Barbs, but I have some questions first. Can I stock them in a 20 gallon tank, with gravel on the bottom and pH of 8? If yes, how many? If I need to lower my pH, how do I go about doing that?

Ok, but will the soap get filtered out or removed with some water changes, or do I need to remove all the water and rinse everything?

Why is it bad to have Surgactants (soap)? Will this not get cycled out through the filter or when I do some partial water changes?

I put the ammonia in already, so let's hope it was the right one.

As I was starting the cycling process I over estimated the amount of ammonia to put in. Now my readings are over 5ppm. I think this is probably too high can this be lowered with a simple, partial water change?

I want to start the "cycling" process on my new tank, but the only ammonia I can find is yellowish loking, lemon-scented brand. Will this type be okay for the process?

Hi all. I just finished setting up a 20 gallon aquarium kit I bought at Walmart, and I'm sure you'll all be happy to know that I have not put any fish in, nor do I plan to until I've "cycled" my tank. The set up I have has one of those hang on the back filters that drops the stream of water...