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I have a 10g tank that I spent 6 wks going through a fishless cycle. Last Sunday everything was perfect: ammo 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 5. I bought 6 neon tetras from Walmart on Monday. Tuesday morning 2 were dead but I kind of expected that considering they were Walmart fish (the next nearest...

I'm 2.5 weeks into a fishless cycle, following the directions in this wonderful article: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f15/the-almost-complete-guide-and-faq-to-fishless-cycling-148283.html. I'm using an API liquid test kit. Everything was going great: ammonia was dropping fast over...

I'm in the beginning stages of fishless cycling my 10g tank. My ammonia reading is a dark blueish color and nowhere near the greens on the results card. Does that mean the ammonia levels are off the charts? I knew I added too much ammonia in the beginning (1/2 c.). I changed 25% of the water...

Hi! I'm new to fish keeping, I was thrown into it when my daughter brought home a goldfish. The fish promptly died, but I had already bought a 10g tank and all the accessories so we bought another one. I thought I knew what I was doing after massive amounts of googling and reading on these...