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  1. janeth0185

    filter question

    i have a HOB filter that came with a starter kit i bought back in may,its a aquatech power filter 5-15 ( i have a 10 gallon tank).i was told that i can remove the carbon in it and put some filter floss.i heard too tho that 100% polyester can do the same as replacement of the filter floss, that...
  2. janeth0185

    moving my aquarium

    well im gonna be moving in 2 months and i was wondering if when i arrive to setup my tank again will it cause a mini cycle? im moving from kansas all the way to miami florida so its gonna take us about 3 days to get there.what can i do to avoid causing a mini cycle when i put my fish in it again...
  3. janeth0185

    am i overstocked??

    ok i went to my local fish store yesterday to get my water tested.everything read fine.this sales lady seemed she had the biggest attitude in world and was explaining to me that my ph is waaay off the charts, which everytime i do get water tested there with other ppl and also in other pet stores...
  4. janeth0185

    dwarf gourami issue

    ok well today i noticed my dwarf gourami has like a tiny bump next to his mouth.dont know what it could be and maybe if it may go away or grow bigger.has anyone encountered something similar on there dwarf gouramis?
  5. janeth0185

    brown algea problem :(

    i been having brown algea in my 10 gallon tank for the past weeks but seems like its getting worst.its all over my decorations and the walls of the tank.its lookin so gross.is it safe to clean this with them scubbing sponges to clean the tanks? also i have this white fungis stuff ( not sure what...
  6. janeth0185

    high nitrates :(

    ok well i tested my water with my test stripes ( dont have the liquid test yet) and well my stripes showed high nitrates, and well one of my cory fish is lookin like hes bout to dies.but hes been sick for the past 2 days.i was told doin 50% water change was something i shouldnt had done cuz that...
  7. janeth0185

    wondering if i can replace my guppy

    sadly my female guppy ( which i came so attached to) died 2 days ago becuase my Dwarf gourami ended killing her.my guppy was so scared of the dg ever since i introduced it to my 10 gallon tank.and i came to finally notice the dg would pick at her alot.i want to buy 2 more guppys to replace the 1...
  8. janeth0185

    feeding question

    can goldfishes go 3-4 days without eating?
  9. janeth0185

    SOOO mad at my DG!

    a week ago i introduced a dwarf gourami to my 10 gallon tank along with 2 other corys.before that i had 1 cory and 1 guppy.well ever since i introduced the dg the guppy was always scared of the dg and well sadly today my dg ended up killin my cute lil guppy:(.i dunno why my dg was being semi...
  10. janeth0185

    need major advice

    ok, well i will be moving outta state in a few months and im just wondering how am i going to move my fish with me.i dont wanna give them way ,but i dont want them to die either.so i wanna know what should be the things i should get to prepare them to come along with me...its actually a long...
  11. janeth0185

    my guppy scared of my DG :(

    a week ago i introduced a DG and 2 more corys to my 10 gallon.well the guppy i have in the tank before i bought these seems to be scared of the DG.she dosnt swim on top of the tank anymore and tends to hide behind plants and inside spongebobs pineapple.and when the DG comes her way she swims...
  12. janeth0185

    filter question

    ok so im kinda confused on weather to change or not to change my cartridge in my hob filter..i have a aquatech power filter 5-15.and how often do i have to clean it and with what do you clean the filter with??i havent done anything to it since i got it (besides change the cartridge once) but now...
  13. janeth0185

    brownish algea

    how can i clean the brownish color algea thats on the walls of my tank... is this a bad algea???:ermm:
  14. janeth0185

    my aquariums water testing results

    im kinda confused on this.well got my water tested at my lfs saturday and read: ph 7.6 high range ph 7.8 ammonia .50 nitrite 0 nitrate 5.0 lady told me to not do no more water changes til wednesday.i did a water change yesterday( yea i didnt listen to her cuz i thought a pwc wouldnt hurt), did...
  15. janeth0185

    prime question

    if i got 10 gallon how much prime do i use?? i been using bout 5-6 drops with like 25-30% water changes.is that ok?
  16. janeth0185

    need help with my aquariums cycle

    i just dont get why my tank is taking FOREVER to cycle!!! i got my 10 gallon tank in may and well i didnt know about cycling the tank when i first got my fishes.well i had 2 goldfishes in it til the last one died sometime in july and ( yes i didnt know neither that goldfishes were supposed to be...
  17. janeth0185

    is my stocking ok??

    is a guppy, dwarf gourami,and 3 spotted cory catfish ok for my 10gallon???
  18. janeth0185

    question on filter and cartridge

    i wanted to know is it really true i shouldnt replace the cartridge as said on manufacture instruction monthly? should i only replace it when its totally falling apart ??? and another thing , later on i wanted to replace my filter to a filter made for a 20gallon ( i currently have a 5-15...
  19. janeth0185

    omg! i think my guppy is pregnant!

    i just got my 10 gallon cycled and added a spotted cory catfish( ill be getting 2 or 3 more,didnt know they did best in groups til after i bought it) and also bought a guppy. well someone on this forum told me chances are my guppy is pregnant .well i googled how to tell if a guppy fish is...
  20. janeth0185

    help! my filter stopped working!

    i was doin my daily water change and all of a sudden my filter stopped working.i disconnected it and reconnected it and nothing.i put it in another outlet and nothing...what could be wrong with it...its a aquatech 5-15 filter.:(
  21. janeth0185

    food for corys?

    i purchased a spotted cory 2 days ago and the only food i have right now are flakes...since there bottom fish how are they even able to eaat flakes? he ate yesyerday because some of the flake went sinking down but its seems too hard to get that always to happen , because my guppy will just eat...
  22. janeth0185

    worried about my cory catfish

    well i just found out that cory catfish ( i purchased a spotted cory yesterday along with a guppy) and i didnt know that corys like to be in groups at the time i bought it. ill be getting more soon but not till atleast a week 1/2.my cory is so but sooo active.he swims up and then down and then...
  23. janeth0185

    how many fish for a 10 gallon

    i just added 2 new fish to my 10 gallon.i added a cory catfish and a fancy guppy.im planning to get a dwarf gourami soon but just wanna know how many fish can i have in a 10 gallon? :fish1:
  24. janeth0185

    names of some bottom feeders

    i trying to do research and planning on the fish to add to my 10 gallon tank.i was planning on getting one dwarf gourami and dont know what other fish to get yet for tank mates but i would like a list of some bottom feeders that can be added to my 10 gallon.are snails considered bottom feeders???
  25. janeth0185

    guorami tank mates

    i wanted to add one guorami to my 10 gallon tank...is there any other fish i can add to the aquarium that it can get along with?? would like some bottom swimmers as well, so what tank mates can i add and would get along with??:fish2::):fish1:
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