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I haven't ventured into the world of snails yet, so I'm no help. But I'm bumping this for you because I'm sure there are plenty of people out there with suggestions :) How did the Rhomb Barbs work out? I had to google those, they are pretty interesting looking!

Thanks :) That's good to hear! I know these fish can't wait to relax again.

Hey there - thanks for checking in :) I turned up the heat to about 86F-88F and have been treating with Rid Ich +. Last night was actually my last treatment. Tonight I'll be running some carbon and doing a water change/final gravel vac and starting to lower the temp slowly over many days. I...

I'm nearly done with the Ich treatments, but it looks like the fin rot is much better. I haven't treated for this at all - can fin rot go away on its own? Their fins appear to be growing back very quickly. Should I still add some maracyn oxy to the tank after I clean out the ich meds?

Yay!!!! I know you're so ready to have the 50 ready!!!

I've seen people sell a pencil, for example, for the price you want to sell the Oscar, and throw in a free Oscar with the pencil purchase :-) There, you didn't sell the fish!

Thanks :) 2-3 hours isn't bad, I was thinking a day or more. Not quite done with the Ich treatments yet, but wanted to go ahead and get the info so I know what expect. Already I had a mini cycle and a couple pH crashes with the Ich meds. It's no problem to continue testing daily and doing large...

jlk - how long should I run the carbon in my filter before it's safe to use a new medicine?

Wow that is really fast growth! I found this: aquarium_plant_crinum_thaianum Sounds like flowers for sure!

I know it's only been 5-6 days, but it feels like an eternity! I'm ready to see some sprouting :D

Thanks, jlk. Glad I waited.

I'm currently treating my tank for ich, and my tetras are also suffering from fin rot (all the fish have been bought within the last month - new tank, fully fishless cycled). I'm treating for Ich with Kordon's Rid-Ich + and high temperature. I have Maracyn Oxy for the fin rot - can I treat the...

Thought I'd give an update. Five fish have died in total, and they all died Friday and Friday night. There have been no deaths since then and the rest of the fish look like they'll hang on (knock on wood). The danios and catfish are acting normal (lost 1 catfish, but he seemed to be an outcast...

Oh it's okay, there is still plenty of time! They've only been in water for 4 days :lol: Remember I only just started this thread Thursday! :-P

Currently treating my tank for Ich. Since I'm leaving the lights off, I've moved the bulbs into a vase and am keeping them on the deck so they can get some light. Still have some of that gooey fungus stuff occasionally, but I just rinse it off under the faucet. No sprouting yet!

Thanks for the tips, everyone. The tetras aren't doing well (I'm convinced they were the hosts that brought it to the tank). One was dead when I got home and the other 9 are breathing very fast (so it's already in their gills) and they simply do not look well at all. Still working on slowly...

I fed my mixed assortment of fry (mollies, guppy, platy) frozen bloodworms for the first time. A guppy fry, only about 3 weeks old (so he's still tiny!), grabs the longest bloodworm and swims around with it sticking out of his mouth for nearly 10 minutes before he could eat it all. The molly fry...

Been reading all morning. I have some concern since I have 8 cories in the tank (scaleless) and that most ich meds have ill-effects on scaleless fish. The site for the product I'm going to be using says "Fishes such as the so-called "scale-less" species (loaches, catfish, etc.) tolerate Rid·Ich+...

Thanks so much everyone. I wish it had become more pronounced before 11pm at night when I have to work 8 hours the next day! This morning I turned the temp up from 78 to 80 before I left for work. I'll get my husband to turn it up to 82 whenever he wakes up (in several hours probably, lucky dog...

I read that when you see that white fuzzy gooey stuff, take the bulb out, dab that area with a small paint brush or qtip dipped in isopropyl alcohol, rinse it, and put it back in. Hope that's effective, b/c a couple of them had this yesterday when I got home from work. As of this morning, the...

Thanks everyone. Will get started on this first thing in the morning. 86-88F isn't too high for the fish? Also, should I stop dosing flourish while treating? I'm assuming I should.

Thanks a lot. Those pictures look exactly like it :( Will read this thoroughly tonight. I appreciate your help!

Thanks for the pics, cc! I'm glad that at least 3 of the bulbs worked out for you. You planted your onion? And thanks also, alia. I would have planted the onion. Looking forward to hopefully making lots of positive posts here. :)

Pics are below. Never had an ich experience, but I've always heard "white spots! white spots!" But these look almost like paint spatter dots! I figured it's Ich, but I always thought it would look more splotchy. I wanted to check with you experts here. I do have a bottle of Ich treatment (not...

So, I bought a pack of these at Petco last night for about $3.50. I did a quick reviews search from my phone before buying, and the reviews were somewhat favorable, especially for the price. I figured "what the heck". :) They include aponogeton, onion, and waterlily bulbs (supposedly). They also...