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Good to know you got it cleared up that way, thanks :)

I just directly added around 7 tablespoons of aquarium salt and then realized by reading something that I shouldn't have. Does anyone know whether 7 tablespoons aquarium salt directly added to about 50g water at once will be harmful?

Okay, thank you all. Will be gradually raising the temp and just added about 7 tablespoons of salt, which I am now regretting as I just saw I should have done that gradually over 24-48 hours as well. :confused: Should I take any action of trying to remove some of the salt? I use to let it...

I need to raise the temperature due to one of the fish having Ick. Mostly African and one SA which is the one who is showing the Ick. Right now I'm going to raise it from 78F to 80F, how high can I safely gradually raise it to? I've decided to just raise the temp instead of medicating the whole...

Okay thank you, I will raise the temp. The aquarium is mostly Small/Medium African Cichlids with one South American earth eater Cichlid (which is the one showing the ick) Do you think 86-88F is safe for them?

I've heard that medication can kill the good bacteria and cause the aquarium to have to go through a cycle all over again :nono:. I have "SENTRY Mardel Coppersafe" I know that I need to treat the whole tank even though only one fish has the Ick but I am very hesitant and nervous to do so. I...

thanks guys, well I guess I'll get to work now haha

okay thanks but do I have to empty the tank to put the styrofoam underneath, or can I just slide it under the space as i did with the card board? if I have to empty the tank how do I go about it? what do I need?

There is space between the middle of the bottom rim and my stand, i decided to slide card board underneath today but would rather not keep in there, it's as if only the ends of my tank is being supported, what do i do?

I think about 2 days ago, i do usually soak them first but sometimes i don't if they feel soft enough, is that what you mean?

it would be difficult for me to get a good picture from directly above, but I am pretty sure he looks normal to me from above, has scales aren't raised and from the small moment that I can glance at him from above he doesn't seem disformed.. I feed him about 4 times a week, maybe 5. He eats...

like I said he isn't over fed and he doesn't have raised scales and his stomach really doesn't look that bad so I don't think it is dropsy. could it be constipation or something else? if you can't tell in the picture, the bloating starts immediately behind his gills and ends where his bottom...

I thought that everything had turned out fine, as far as no compatibility problems while accumulating my small/medium sized Africans. Although today I noticed that two of them have been visibly bitten:( Is this something that is normal/bound to happen, or does this mean I need to make some...

that must be exactly it, i gave them an algae wafer yesterday just to try it out with them and shortly later BOOM .. i hope they'll be okay, I'll do the peas tonight, any specific type i should use?

one more severe than the other, the two pigs of the tank... the severe one looks horrible! so bloated like a pregnant woman... what can i do?

thank you for the reply! do you have any recommendations of what types I should add? so far I only have 1 electric yellow because I love the color and brightness... also, is it true that if when I add another fish and my original fish is being too territorial because he was there first I can...

now that i got An African i'm concerned i may rather south American, can anyone tell me which you consider better and why?

no the only somewhat different food that I put in there yesterday are what is called tetra tank nibblers which is pretty much just like those wafers you feed carnivores, the only difference is you can stick them to the side of the tank, and feed tank isn't that new it is cycled and has been...

Today one of my fish died (oto) when seemed completely fine yesterday and now my female swordtail is at the top, seems to be having a hard time swimming/moving and her belly is strangely bloated not just round and out there but kind of out of shape bloated. The only thing that was done...

Of course now I regret it and can't turn back, as with many things. I did however cut out a piece of the old media and put it in with the new. My nitrites are high right now... All in all i'm wondering did I make a horrible impulse decision? Is my cycle set back now after all this time?

Yes I have a male, here's a bad quality picture.

I want to say I got her about 6 weeks ago... and she does look like a molly but I'm pretty sure she is a swordtail... I took her out of the breeder, when will I know when she is about to give birth if in fact pregnant. And is it or is it not possible that they breed with different types of the...

I am a newb so bare with me if this is a silly question, but do swordtails breed with other types of swordstails? Because I do not have a male and female of the same kind yet today I noticed that the black ones belly is rounder and larger than normal... I have isolated it for the moment in a...

It has been about a week since I added pure ammonia and the ammonia level has not changed one bit. I thought I should have seen it go down shortly after and would of had to keep adding ammonia to get it back to 4. Is it normal that I've only had to add ammonia to level 4 one time and that it...

Wasn't even thinking about this in the beginning but now I am nervous. I have a 15 gallon and just set up a 50 gallon. Am I gonna faint when I get my bill or be pleasantly surprised?