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Okay, I changed out 50% of the water 4 times. The last time was this morning. I checked the level of nitrites and it was about 2 parts per million. I checked again tonight and the level is down to about .5 parts per million. Just as a precaution, I changed 30% of the water tonight and will...

Excellent. Getting ready to do a water change now. I'm shooting for a 30% to 50% change tonight and I'll do another one tomorrow morning. Thanks!

Hi, Need some advice, my nitrite levels went high over the last few days. The fish seem fine but I want to bring it down. It's reading on the (I know, unreliable) test strips between .05 and .1.. basically the danger zone. All other levels have remained constant in the safe zones or where...

How tolerant are fish like tetras, cats and such to temperature changes? I keep my tank at 75-76 degrees. But we had a cold snap last night and I forgot to turn on the heater in the house. The tank temperature dropped to 73-74. The fish seem happy and content but will a temperature change...

Sounds like a good plan. I'll stick to that.

Okay, here's an update. Everyone has settled down and we've added a bottom feeding albino catfish. Everyone is getting along well now. The haze in the tank is gone now and everything seems to be going well. Mike

Will they attack one another? One of the tetras has what looks like a bite out of his fin. It wasn't there yesterday. The largest tetra is acting very dominate.

Ok... So, I took a chance and got three black skirt tetras which were recommended by a local friend who unbeknownst to me, is in to both freshwater and saltwater aquariums. He came over and we drip acclimated the trio and set them loose in the tank. They are doing well and seem to be...

Thanks for all the advice everyone. I'm going to get the master test kit and test my water options before making a decision. That'll be first thing this morning. Once that's done, I'll figure out how I'm going to proceed. I'll be asking a LOT more questions. Thanks again for all the...

Yeah, I did use a conditioner to the rated specifications on the package. Here is my dilemma. The fish my daughter wants are things like tetras, and such. If I keep the tank as is and go with a fish in cycling with guppies or mollies, will that prohibit me from putting in fish like the tetras...

Thank you. Do you suggest fishless cycling in this instance or going with the fish in method? Also, I do have a water filter here that takes just about everything out of it. When I last tested the filtered water, it was as null as you can get. I'm wondering if I should replace the water...

Hi, My daughter received a 20 gallon Top Fin starter tank with accessories. We started the tank according to the directions included with the package. We let the tank filter for 48 hours then added 4 neon tetras. Within a couple of hours, all four were dead. I should have tested the water...

Hi, I'm Mike. I'm new to aquariums and fish. My six year old daughter received a 20 gallon aquarium starter kit and I need help. LOL I made the mistake of jumping before I knew what I was doing so I am starting over again from step one. I've been looking this site over for a few hours...