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As you can read, things didn't work out so well for me, or at least for the shrimp. I think it takes a lot of work and a well established system for the babies to survive. I stopped trying to save them and have had several others have babies in my main tank without so much as a sighting of the...

After about 12 hours, she's done dropping the babies. There are probably around 30 swimming freely in the bowl. Immediately after the last larva swam free, she did what many women do after childbirth - she pulled her own skin off and immediately molted. I'm going to leave her to recover...

Thanks for the advice. I put a moss ball thingy in there and the babies seem to like it. Mom has shed about half the babies now. I'll feed them some of the green water I have and some powdered flake food and hope for the best. Any other tips are most welcome. I've posted a more detailed...

I decided to add some Ghost Shrimp to my tank and bought 6 of them last week. Surprisingly all are doing well. They're fun to watch tidy up the place. One of the new shrimp was berried with 25 or so little ones, and after reading up a bit, I decided I'd see if I could make them grow, though I...

Funny you should mention that! I bought one earlier today. :)

Lost the last Neon Tetra overnight, but the Gourami is looking a bit better and the remaining Black Skirt Tetras are starting to look a bit better. I also noticed a new algae bloom and that the substrate I cleaned just over a week ago is filthy. I think this was a perfect storm of ich from new...

Grrrrrr!! And in the last few hours, the other Platy has died and now the last Neon Tetra and the Gourami look to be on their very last leg - swimming upside down, etc. Again, all of the water tests come out OK. Could Ich really be this devastating? We've had it twice before, and seemingly much...

Sorry to bump this old thread, but I thought it might be useful for historical reference. You can read from this post on unless you're curious about past issues. First of all, thank you for the great advice. I implemented your recommendations and have had great success with the aquarium until...

Whew. Yes, the other is the same kind. Good. That's the plan. I figure I'm at capacity now, so no more purchases for me. And I know I've found the right place for research now. You folks have been a life saver. What a great community you have here!

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Thank you all for your help. My water out of the tap (after sitting over night) is: GH: 200 KH: 250 pH: 8.2 Tank is still at 300s and 8.4. Could the salt that's still in there be affecting this at all? I've only had a few salt-free PWC's. My current plan is to do 20-25% PWCs every 3 days for...

Absolutely. I'm done playing the chemical game. I'm not sure. They've been in there for quite some time (they were purchased, rather than just appearing) and are doing well. From looking at pictures, they appear to be Mystery or Apple Snails. I'll report back tomorrow. Thanks for taking the...

I've just taken over this tank and the fish in there. I like the community fish I've got. My goal right now is to keep them alive. I'll move the Plecos out if they become a problem. Right now I have: 5 Neon Tetras 2 Long Fin Black Skirt Tetras 2 Red Wag Platy 1 Dwarf Gourami 2 small Otocinclus...

Thanks! Yeah, I just found the pics of some HUGE plecos. Yuck! They told my wife that this type doesn't get nearly as big (not that the advice of the PetSmart Boys is worth much). I'm not positive if they are clown or bristlenose, but I'll find them new homes if they get too big. They are the...

My wife brought home a 20 gallon tank about a year ago. We did everything wrong. I'm surprised we've had as much luck as we have - considering the 'wonderful' advice we've received at PetSmart. We've had a year of struggles, fish losses, and buying way too much stuff to 'fix' our 'sick' fish...