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Sounds to me like his swim bladder did not form or is not functioning properly. On fish that young it is rarely anything aquired, it is something they are born with. All you can do is wait and see, I think.

Maybe temperature shock? If you use an outdoor hose to refill the tank, be careful of that temp. I fill just a half gallon at a time to make sure the temp is okay before I pour. Also, maybe take off the hood so you can release the water from the pitcher or container, instead of pouring it...

The AQ 70 would be for removing floating debris, circulation, housing whatever other media you want to use (carbon, phosban) and/or modding it a little to house some chaeto, but you will need to put a light on it. The chaeto refugium acts to help control nitrate--in such a small environemnt the...

A lot of salt will hurt the plants, but you shouldn't add that much anyway unless you are keeping brackish or livebearers. Sorry your fish died. They best thing you can do to prevent disease is not feeding too much and practicing wise maintenance.

What does EBJD stand for? hanging out near the top may be signs he is not getting enough oxygen. If you are not using buffered water, the params may be good but the PH is impeding oxygenation. I would do something to increase surface breakage regardless to help him out, and especially if you...

I guess someone already answered, but most fish only go blind due to disease or trauma. Now, if the light is very low, it is important that you acclimate him to brighter light if you ever get a light or move him. Sudden prolonged brightness may cause stress that can lead to disease.

Yes, but you have to be methodical, patient, and do your research. Decide what you want to keep first. If you want corals and inverts, fine, but your most expensive acquisition will be lighting. Much less than a large tank, because the light won't have to penetrate. If you just want a...

That's a shame. Unfortunately, it can be extremely stressful for fish to move from a high nitrate(even nitrite) environment they have been in for a while to a healthier environment, and THIS can cause disease and loss. Kind of ironic. For next time, stick to smaller water changes over time...

The tank is overstocked for the amount of filtration you have. It is unwise to ever 'clean' the filter, I always leave at least half the media untouched at any one time. I also do not maintain the filter in conjunction with gravel siphoning. With that little filtration and the maintenance...

So my tank is: 45g hex flatback fluval 404 PH 7.4 everything at 0 except Nitrates which are at 10ppm. 30% water change every 2 weeks, gravel filtered once a month, filter maintained once month, alternating with gravel siphon. 5 super-veil angelfish (very large), 5 black neon tetras, 5 cleaner...

+1 on huge water change and loads of activated charcoal in the filter. Iw ould repalce all the media with pantyhose stockings full of charcoal after a 75% water change. If it were mine.

It is a fish store. The tanks are usually equipped with filtration systems designed to support overstocked tanks. Generally, you see sick fish every now and then because unfortunately not every fish makes it through the stress of shipping and acclimation. Although it would be great if your...

I would say either your bioload is too high for the amount of water you are changing out, or you need to make your changes larger or more frequent. Don't forget to siphon out your filter and sponges, the bio-balls tend to harbour nitrates, I would not use them, neither do a lot of people. Some...

Do they require more light than a regular mushroom polyp?

Okay, a while back I had a 75 gallon African Cichlid tank. If any of you remeber, the old Fluval canisters had the tube attachments that were super tricky. I mean you had to really yank on them to make sure they were properly attached. At least I learned the necesssity of that precaution the...

Although it will continue to color the water for some time, It is my belief that for a community tank made up of south american or soft water fish driftwood will greatly benefit your tank. In fact, I have a community planted tank and have inadvertently bred species that were deemed wild-catch...

I would spring for a refractometer. The most significant swing you will have is salinity due to evaporation. I would stay away from fish if you pan on having any inverts/corals. At least until you get your maintenace scedule down. A good algae eating clean up crew is mroe important, as...

Hi, new to this forum. I recently bought the first coral for my 2.5 pico. It is an old eclipse 3 with an AQ 50 refugium. I have not upgraded the lighting , it is the little 6 watt that came in the hood. Well, after much internal debate I decided to go ahead and get a little striped...