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I never thought about lead! Wow, glad I asked first. I really don't want to risk it. My grandfather purchased glass from all over the world, so there is no telling about the heavy metal content. Thanks guys!

Hi All, I have several pieces of cut stained glass remnants from a pile of stained glass at my grandfather's old stain glass business. There are probably about 25-30 pieces total with all different colors and shapes. The glass is about 3/4 inch thick. I was thinking about creating a cave for my...

Yay!!!

Tigger And Owl (RIP)

I wouldn't recommend treating their tank simply because I did and screwed up the cycle when all the bb got killed off. Do you have a hospital tank?

What's the temp at? I'm so sorry you are going through this:-(

Is it safe to do them daily until the ammo levels are down, and how much?

Oh, and I use prime during wc's.

It is a 40 gallon half hexagon with natural gravel/rock as substrate and white rock. The plants are a mixture of plastic and some sort of fabric. The Convict is 7years old and 4-5 inches, and the plecostamus is new and is about 5inches long. Bought a new Fluval C4 filter, one central airstone. I...

This makes the most sense. It is scientific, and that would enable me to really know what is going on in the tank. Thank you! I got my API teat kit in, and it showed high pH, 8.6, high ammonia, about 6-8 ppm, and normal nitrites and nitrates. So if I am correct, the tank still doesn't have...

How old is he? Also, maybe somebody better versed than me can correct me, but I think I remember reading about adding vitamin drops to the water, and garlic is supposed to be great for them too. Have you changed his food lately?

Good luck! I hope he gets better:-)

The reason I ask is because I have my convict at 82. He seems quite happy at this temp. He was freezing at 74. Oh, and I also recently accidentally cooked him at about 95. He's fine now, and even seems better afterwards. He had always lain on his side when I got him from my sister. She had two...

Okay, so I got this pleco about two weeks ago, and he has been the laziest! Then, all of a sudden, I almost cooked my Convict, had creepy water conditions, and stressed the heck out of the pleco when I drained the tank to the top of his back... ...then yesterday he swam all over the tank and...

The fish are beautiful, and so is the tank. I would suggest adding lots of greenery for them to hide in.

What do you keep your water temp at?

Because of this forum, and the rich minds and generous hearts of the members, my Convict, Tigger, is doing fantastic!!! Can't thank you enough:-) xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Thanks for the insight. He is much more visible and active now that he has the tank to himself. I think he was maybe hiding from Owl before he died. Perhaps a territorial thing. He used to rub up against Owl like he wanted to be close to him. They never fought, and sometimes looked as if they...

I'm new to cichlid ownership since I adopted my sister's seven year old Convict and Jack Dempsey. Unfortunately, bad advice ended up in Owl's (Jack Dempsey) death. Now I have just the Convict named Tigger. I've made many mistakes with him, and thank goodness he is a tough fish. I notice that he...

I know. They are apparently the best aquarium store in my city, but didn't hesitate to Ross the dead ones back as he got feeders for me. I asked him if that was a good idea, and he said they die in transit and as long as I feed live ones, it would be fine. Now I have you guys, and that is the...

Thank you so much for the support. I have a test kit coming on Monday. It is the kind with test tubes and several bottles. Here is a picture of Tigger. He is such a silly and sweet fish.

Thanks for the response. I did a 90% change and he's back in and much happier. I can't believe he has made through all that I have done wrong. Especially hearing him up to about 94 degrees overnight. Sheesh.

Yes. I have learned a life lesson about fish foods. I am feeding him spirulina-brine and flake right now. He loves both. I also have a container of frozen silversides, but I'm holding off on that since he is only about a five inch fish, and I originally bought those for the 10 in Jack that died...

Thanks for the advice. I'll try that first.

Thank you!