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I feel bad that I only come here to get advice, but...everyone is so good at the advice. I had ich a few months ago, finally got that cleared up, added new stock, and now my male gourami has something wrong. I've had him pre-ich, so several months. I bought him as a dwarf cinnamon, but he's...

I'm looking for a pair of clown killies, and I'm willing to pay a pretty steep price for them. I am having an extremely hard time finding them ANYWHERE. Thanks! ETA: I live in Indianapolis, IN. Forgot to add that part :P

He gets fed once every three days. I was originally feeding him daily, but then he wouldn't eat so I'd make him wait and he gobbles on the third day. Will the brine shrimp + frozen blood worms + a pea be a good meal?

I tried feeding my betta those floating betta pellets and freeze-dried bloodworms, and he wouldn't take them. I switched to frozen bloodworms and he eats those fine, but from what I understand, they shouldn't be the only thing he's eating. I tried putting in small bits of lettuce and he totally...

I think I'm cycled- haven't changed the water in a week; I tested it and read 8.2 pH, .25 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 20 nitrates :D

Back again...these are the numbers after the water hadn't been changed for 3 days (my own experiment, LOL, it's since been changed): pH: 8.2 Ammonia: <.25 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: > 20 The ammonia wasn't quite zero, but wasn't quite .25. The nitrate wasn't exactly 20, but wasn't 40.

@jlk: Awesome! I use Prime and do have the tank live planted because the plastic plants I had tore my betta's tail fin. I've got a java fern, anubias, a moss ball, and anacharis in there. I've been doing either one or two water changes daily for the past few weeks (depending on the amount of...

OKAY, just ran a test on the tap and the aquariun water. I'll do a water change after I get this typed out. TAP: High pH: 7.4 (possibly slightly higher) Ammonia: .25 Nitrite: Weird number...not quite 0, but definitely not .25 Nitrate: 20 AQUARIUM: High pH: 8.0 Ammonia: In between 0 and...

Sorry for the break in replying. Simply haven't had the time...): I did another water test just a few minutes ago, which was right after a 70% water change. I typically take out about 2 gallons now (it's a 3.5g tank). Levels are better IMO. High pH: 7.4 Ammonia: .25 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 20...

Yep, I know it's not :( I didn't take the time to cycle the tank- I had him in a bowl, so the night I got it, I set it up and put him in. I've been doing nightly water changes for at least a week and a half now (probably longer, I've been doing it every night since I was told to by members on...

High pH: 8.2 (I think) Ammonia: .25 ppm Nitrite: Between 2 and 5 ppm Nitrate: Between 20 and 40 ppm I haven't done my nightly 50% water change, but I usually do. Should I run the tests again a few minutes after I change the water? What do these levels mean? I take it most of them are bad. /:

Which would go comfortably in a 20g?

I want a Fluval Edge, but if I'm going to spend the money on it, I want to make sure I can actually keep fish that actually interest me...which, for the Edge, would either be a single dwarf gourami (I've only seen the powder blue, red fire, and regular "dwarf"), or a pair of rummy nose tetras...

This morning the water is cloudy- never has been before- and I think the temperature dropped to 77. Maybe 76.

That's what I read! (: I'm getting a bunch of anacharis tomorrow and I might just let it float. I can't find hornwort in stores though. Can there be too many plants? I kind of want to get a second, smaller moss ball, on top of the anacharis and possibly a second Anubias that's taller. If I can...

Okay, I did an "experiment"- if I leave the filter off, the water temperature kicks up to 80. Figures, LOL. I just turned it back off and I'm waiting to see if it drops.

Earliest I can get a API kit is Wednesday :( Pet Supplies Plus sells them for 6$ cheaper then we do (and I have a 1$ off coupon...every dollar counts!), and I was all set to buy one today but I realized their only in-stock kit was missing the vials. So...Wednesday. I DID buy a thermometer...

I fixed the plants. (: Do you know if the sword plant, or something else tall, would work? And I did do a 50% water change tonight and don't have a problem continuing to do them. I accepted I'd have to devote time every night to it :P

Okay! Back again. I picked up Anubias and Java fern...but I doubt I planted them correctly. I kinda just dug little holes in the gravel and shoved them down in there. The Anubias' roots look disgusting...and when I tried scraping the gel off, the roots literally fell off :( So I doubt it'll...

It's a very simple heater...nothing fancy like that. I noticed just a few minutes ago, after coming in from the cold, that the water felt very warm to my touch...so I'm hoping it is working. I would move it somewhere warm, but unfortunately my apartment is kept at about 66 degrees 24/7. He is...

LOL, I'd love some- we don't sell it, and I don't want to make the drive down to The Reef to see if they do! Would adding two more shrimp be too much? Ruber's learned to leave the ghost shrimp alone, so I don't think he'd eat new ones. I just love watching them glide around.

Oh! Good to know. Thanks!

What will happen if it's not washed enough? D:

Sweet! Yeah I'll totally look into that tomorrow. I'll test my water too...it'll just be from the strips, but it'll be something until I can get that API kit ordered.

I might have to switch! Will the ghost shrimp still be okay? I might pick up either white or natural this weekend. I'll have to decide which color goes best with a red and black fish. I am extremely excited to buy my plants tomorrow :P