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So far the vote is move the Blue over. I guess I would try it. I just hate the process of moving the fish. Last time someone told me to put a but with 2-3 gallons of current tank and then add cups of new tank water to the bucket --30 minutes sitting, ever 15 min add a cup of new water and for...

So you are saying to move the Blue Gourami in with the Orange one? Then I could just stock the 20 gal with other fish? Any advice about how to acclimate the Blue one in the move?

I have 2 tanks 55 g and 20 g In the 20 g I had 2 Gouramis (blue and orange), 2 Cory cats, and a pleco (small). It is a planted aquarium with lots of rocks and hiding places. The Blue Gourami was tormenting the orange one so I moved her to the 55 g. I added some Harlequin Tetras and within...

Temperature I am also concerned about warm weather. I just set up a 55 gal tank with 1 5" Black Ghost Knife, a 3" African Knife, 2 loaches, 1 small cat, 2 Discus and 1 small Gourami. The room has lots of windows but can get quite warm. I have a portable room air conditioner that I can run...

My BGK (5 years) is hiding and 2 days ago I saw stringy like stuff on him. I had elevated nitrites but I got them down to 0. Planted aquarium. I have coral and driftwood in it. The water chemistry was good except for pH is low--it was like 6 and maybe it is inching towards 7. I used API...

OK. What size tank do I need? The water chemistry was good except for pH is low--it was like 6 and maybe it is inching towards 7. I used API pH increaser at a low dose. The LFS said that I should remove some of the gravel, clean the lower level real well bc he thinks there is too much stuff...

I recently solved a Nitrite issue and got my paramaters down to 0. pH is still low. Tried the tablets-did nothing. In tank are 2 gouramis, 2 cory cats and ghost knife. 20 gallons. Have live plants, coral and driftwood. 2 days ago the BGK was staying in one spot, rather vertical and seemed to...

Nitrate and Nitrite were both zero or .5 tonight! so glad down. I have been worried about my ghost knife who seemed to be breathing fast and swimming vertically last night. Today he has been very active and ate all his blood worms. I did notice a grey discoloration on him, almost like a...

Thanks Tim. I will try to remember that

When you say to rinse in tank water do you mean the water in the tank itself? The Eheim is a 3 part filter. I was told to replace the white pad when very soiled. Are you saying to rinse it out instead in the tank?

To tell you the truth, my husband was not that diligent about water changes, myb 1x mo or less. I have heard people go both ways. I never remember him cleaning the filter either. He was bio/earth science teacher for many years and knew his stuff.

to clean the filter I replaced the white pad. Just added carbon to it the second level, cleaned the prefilter and emptied most of the water (myb that was a mistake--I hear it both ways). I changed the water 2x today and used Amquel consecutively 1x a day.

I am doing my best. someone I know who is a fish keeper said he wondered if the cory catfish were beating up the plecos.

This tank has been going for about 8 years. My husband had this hobby and he died in 2007. I did clean out the filter almost completely removing water--wd that have an effect. I typically changed the water 40/50 % 1x month and replenished as needed.

I realize that but I have heard that too much of that will stress the fish as well.

I will test the tap water. I believe it is hard water from the city, so yes, you are probably right. I have been doing water changes 1/x day but think doing it all day long is drastic.

I tried the pH adjuster after the death, but there was no effect. Just did another water change, added charcoal to the filter last night, continuing to treat with AmQuel on each change. I always use a dechlorinator. The tank has coral in it and driftwood.

Change water all day long? I have heard that can really stress the fish. I stopped in at the fish store and tested the water.They said the ph is too low(6) so I used 2 tabs of ph adjuster--not much change after 12 hours. I also added carbon to the filter per their reco (my late husband did...

what exactly do you mean by back to back water changes. Daily? I am also thinking maybe I emptied too much of the old water from the filter. I removed most of it when I cleaned it on Monday. The Eheim filter pad was pretty murky and all the water in the cannister looked brown--I left some in...

What frequency do you recommend? 1x a day? I am using Amquel as well as that is supposed to reduce it. When I had a problem about 2 years ago someone recommended putting in more than the recommended does of 1 tsp per 10 gallons. Any recos on that?

Why is it not killing the cory catfish or other fish in the tank then?

At this point I have no pleco's to watch unfortunately. I am just trying to solve for why they are dying on me.

It was active at first. I have told the store when I replaced each of them and they had nothing to say really as any help. If it was something at the bottom one would think it would affect the cory cat fish as well.

I have a 20 gallon tank 2 albino cat fish 1 ghost knife 2 gouramis 1 snail live plants Water parameters have tested normal, no ammonia present, nitrites(3), nitrate(40), ph, kh/gh are high(180 or so-but I have been told this is not a problem. I have cleaned out the Eheim filter and replaced...

Nitrite Spike after Tank stable for 2 months My Nitrites were 1.0 ppm this morning. I chgd the water 2x yesterday. I increased the flow of air on the air stone by adjusting the valve a little. What I was referring was not the filter itself but rather the prefilter that sits inside the tank...