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In the end, I decided to euthanize him, via flash freeze (measured at a couple of degrees above freezing point, he died instantly). I didn't have the proper equipment to quarantine him for long, and in the main tank he just drifted at the mercy of the circulation, and was getting stuck in...

Hi Joe_D, thanks for replying! I've been wondering about NTD, but I'm uncertain since I haven't added any new fish since september, and only a couple of plants since november. In my understanding NTD comes from a parasite and does not spontaniously manifest in a closed environment. Could he be...

Hi everyone. When feeding my fish this evening, I noticed that one of my Neon Tetras were floating at the surface and swimming irratically. The spine seems very bent to one side, and his behaviour changes from trying to swim, and laying still. Besides that, the colours seem okay, and I don't...

Hi everyone. I recently got into this hobby, and I am absolutely loving it. I was encouraged to share some pictures of my tank, so here it is! First, a short introduction; I have a 60 liter Juwel Primo tank which I have had for 4 weeks, and it has been stocked with 6 neon tetras for the past 2...

Thanks a whole bunch Aiken Drum and Caliban07. I think I am on top of the situation for now. I will do daily testing, and, at the very least, weekly water changes (30% is good?). Will wait roughly 2 weeks to double my neon tetras. Otherwise waiting for more nitrogen cycle action. And of course...

Aiken Drum, thank you for your answer. I did something of an emergency deep dive into the chemistry because of the scary situation with chlorine in my water, and a following urge to identify and understand any other critical factors I might not know about. I am relieved to learn that Neon...

Caliban07, thank you for your answer. I appreciate your insight on pH's cause and effect (and non-effect). I don't fully understand it yet, and I need to read it a few more times and google stuff, but I find it very interesting! I will probably have follow-up questions for this, but I wanted to...

I am a little bit confused by the KH parameter. To my understanding the KH has a signifacant impact on the fluctuation of ph, and that low KH can allow dangerous situations. Yet, when reading online, neon tetras are OK / wants low KH. (https://modestfish.com/neon-tetra/). Why would low KH be...

Thanks for anwering Aiken Drum. I'm a bit more relaxed now. I've obtained a test kit for ammonia, and I have very low amounts (>0,05ppm). I added some more salts (I have no immediate source of obtaining crushed coral or the likes), same kind as the store uses, to slowly increase hardness. I'm...

Hi, this is my first post, so it's probably going to 100% stupid and predictable. Please bear with me. I am writing this because I have recently joined this fascinating hobby, and I have obtained a tank and some fish, but I am worried that my lack of knowledge and probable failure to cycle...