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    Mean Blue Gourami what can I put in my tank

    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...
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    Help! Black Ghost Knife has stringy stuff and is hiding

    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...
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    Black Ghost Knife--mysterious areas on skin

    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...
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    Plecos keep dying :(

    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...
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    Nitrite Spike after 2 months of stable tank

    My tank went thru a major cycle--lost 3 fish around Labor Day. Did 50% water changes over 4 days (2x day) and finally got the nitrites down. Tank is 20 gallon Fresh 1 ghost knife fish 2 small catfish 1 pleco 1 parrot cichlid (died last night) I had been testing the water weekly and all levels...
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    Fish at Top of tank, what to do

    I have a 20 gal FW tank, inherited from my late husband. I have 2 parrot cichlids, 1 pleco, 2 small cat fish, 1 clown knife and a tri colored shark. Today the shark was wedged behind a rock and when I moved it I noticed his eyes were cloudy. His scales looked patchy and I saw a few spots that...
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