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yes on the money... so i need to find out what to feed him then. I will have to look for sinking pellets.... otherwise something that sinks, prefer something dry i can keep here at home... wife would not like anything in the freezer with the food, the thought would gross her out.... appreciate...

I added an album to user cp and uploaded two photos you may have to turn them sideways, i used an i phone and windows turned the pics 90 degrees, i can turn them to view but can't save that way. anyway, if anyone can advise it would be great....

Got this fish, LFS said it was a "type" of ciclid or from the same family. Anyway he hangs out on the bottom and won't go to the top for food and won't eat what falls, so i am wondering what and how to feed it. Thanks for any help.

thanks for all the advice, update, and what kind of fish is this? OK, JLK, Andy, Jetajockey, and shanny, thanks for all the advice. bottom line report, test kit is fine, got some gravel from a seeded tank, added an airstone and lowered the temp and my tank cycled then in 4 days. I added 3...

Thank you all, it is a 10 gallon tank. Only one dwarf pleco. I do have plants but they appear not to be doing so well right now. Yes, was wondering about the test kit possibility. Will check that out... was also thinking about getting some gravel from lfs, but any time in the past i put...

puzzling water perameters i have been doing very large water changes, about 70 - 80 percent 2x daily to keep amonia down. only the dwarf pleco in there and some plants. have been keeping the ammonia between less than .25 ppm and .50 ppm, and using API ammo lock. it has been a good four...

RE: did my tank crash Well, that explains it, I never knew about the oxygenation part, was always told bio-bac live all over tank, substrate, deco's walls, etc. That would make sense then. Yeah, I should have gotten the same dang filter, just didn't like the marineland only lasted about 1...

A while back, my Penguin Bio filter died, i replaced it with another brand, an Aqueon Quiet Flow. I had a polyfill stuffed stocking ball inside the penquin, so i left it free floating in the tank for a biological filter for several weeks. Long story short, my betta died several days ago. He...

Thanks Darby: I will check out the pellet anti parasitic from jungle labs, will have to check the internet and see what it's called, then the challenge of LFS in the area that actually has it... Never understood how one can go into a LFS with thousands of square footage of space and even...

No, actually the PH is a little high. However, I do not alter buffer or use ph controlling products..... it is better to keep most fish in a higher or lower but consistent ph than to be altering ph with chemicles / buffers, both of which are unstable / unpredictable.

Yes, both, one is worse than the other. Not really popped out, but looks like something i.e. cataract hanging or peeling from the lens on both, but only noticeable from frontal view. Slowly turning up heat. Using API Freshwater Master test kit.... that is all i use. How can I tell if...

Kung Fu Betta Disease pictures by michaelg210 - Photobucket Please see pics, thought it was cloudy eye, have been treating with Kanamycen, but it does not seem to be getting any better. In the photos it looks more like perhaps pop eye, but to the naked eye, his eyes are not simply cloudy, they...

Once the tank has been thoroughly cleaned by a dwarf pleco, how many and how often should i supplement with algae wafers. They are round, 1/2 inch wafers, remain solid up to 24 hours. Pleco Joe still suck on the glass, but i don't know if he is searching or actually munching on algae i...

http://s1013.photobucket.com/albums/af259/michaelg210/Giovanni%20and%20Guiseppi/ Betta knew something else was in the tank, but could never actually find the pleco, who was also keeping an eye on the betta, and when it headed to his area camaflouged. Betta, Goivanni, was on recon several...

Can anyone tell me the difference between these products, or even Seachem's equilibrium and Kent's R/O Right? I am using R/O water and wish to know what is best for restoring minerals, trace elements, and general water hardness..... i know nothing about chemistry, so simple explainations if...

thanks, i picked up some Kent Marine R/O Right (liquid) yesterday....... i feel good now, betta seems just fine........ also had added a little bogwood piece to the bottom of the tank and threw some bogwood chips in the filter media between the 2 sponges, (Aqua Clear Filter).... it is supposed...

tropica plants Is that the vendor / brand name, Tropica?

reply and another question, re: r/o water Nitrates IHMO are fine, generally controlled to 20 or so, but I am told by some this is too high.... therefore, the doubt. Lighting is low, 10 watt "SunGlo" tank lights.... 2 of them in an All Glass Hood / 10G tank. What are T5's ?? Will check...

plants where can i get them? no one seems to guarantee snail free....... The ones that are guaranteed snail free are usually not even aquatic plants, (i can't beleive they can get away with that). would they be too large and spread too much for a 10 G tank? I went with low light...

Nitrates well, i have been told to keep nitrates at 10 - 15 max...... therefore my concern, API freshwater test kit says like 60 is getting too high, so I am a bit unclear as to why 10-15 is already bad.

re: above Actually that is what i have been doing, but to keep nitrates below 15 - 20 seems i need to use at least 1.5 gallons of distilled on a 20% pwc. Also have various plants, 2 crypts, 2 java ferns, 1 anubia, and 1 God knows whatever.......aquatic plant.

My nitrates come out of the tap a bit high, 15 - 20 ppm...... so i have been told to use distilled water. problem is no trace elements are being replenished. can anyone tell me which would be better for my betta since i am using distilled water.... seachem fresh trace: Seachem. Fresh Trace...