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After closely watching my fish and asking alot of questions I am 100% sure they have velvet. I have heard that some people have used pennies to help cure velvet. Does it really work? Are there other remedies beside copper?
I wanted this to be a qt tank just in case my fish get sick, but now Im tempted to make it a planted tank with snails (they do not survive in my 55) and shrimp. Can a qt tank be planted and have decor?
I have 1 cory that swims funny, is twichy and is breathing heavily. I noticed this a couple days ago. He is darker then the rest of the cories and stays in 1 spot. I have read that he might have velvet. Any help is appriciated.
I did a 70% water change because of high nitrites. I let it run for about an hour. Then I tested it and the results were:
Ammonia .25ppm
Nitrite .25ppm
Nitrate 5.0+
The ammonia used to be zero, what happened to make it show up again?
I recently added 2 more cherry barbs to my tank which already had 5. There is one cherry barb that is bigger then the rest and is chasing the other barbs. How can I stop him from attacking the other fish?
Hey guys new here I have a 55 gallon tank with 5 cherry barbs in it. I added start smart in 4 days ago. I am using API Master Test kit, the readings in my tank are
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite .50 to 1ppm
Nitrate 5.0 ppm or less
How much longer until I am fully cycled?