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Thanks for all your replies as I try to determine what is going on with my tank. Does anyone know the symptoms of iron poisoning? I thought of this last night - that I use a fertilizer for my plants with a fairly high iron content. I notice many of the dying fish have air bubbles on their...

Hi, Just wondering about PH - mine always seems to test around 7.2 which I think is fairly high. Are there natural ways to control/lower PH? What is an ideal (as far as I know it is mid to high 6s)? I realize most fish will have different ideal phs. Right now I am stocked with tetras...

I have never had such hard luck as I have with the tank I set up in January. I have lost many many fish. Over the weekend, I had a serious massacre in my tank - I lost all 5 of my penguins, 4 neons, my cardinal, and now an endler. There IS NO VISIBLE SIGN OF ILLNESS on any of these fish with...

Hi, Everything has been stable in my tank for two months. 30 gallon tank - approx 25 fish (all small w/exception of pleco). All of a sudden, the small fish (rummies, endlers, neons) seem to be grouping near the tube that feeds my airstone, and the intake for the filter - the hatchets, penguin...

Hi, I have the beginning of this topic in unhealthy fish, but I realize now that the penguin tetras stashing themselves behind the heater aren't sick, but are hiding. I know this because I started out with three, and then added another two to build a school. All of them hide behind the heater...

Hi, Another question: I have three penguin tetras. I was kind of evil, and just bought one at first. He seemed to do ok after a day or so, schooling with the other tetras. A week later I bought two more, with the intention of buying another two soon (I don't add many fish to the tank at a...

Hi, I noticed ich in my tank a couple of days ago. I promptly scooped the spotted fish into the hospital tank. I feel awful about this because I knew the nitrites were high in that tank due to a previous occupant, but I didn't want the ich to clear out my whole bigger tank (29 gal). I've...

Hi again, We have two fish in the hospital - one neon, and one glo-light (*such* a beautiful fish!). Our glo-light is new, and I noticed he has a few indications of problem - a ding in his tail (could be an agressive other fish since glo-lights are so docile), and a few white patch/spots. It...

I feel foolish even saying this - but my rummy nose tetras are bullying my poor corys! There is a huge piece of coral in the middle of the tank where I see the corys taking to from time to time - now I think I know why....... The rummy noses seem to be dive bombing the corys for their own...