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k. Maybe Rams just like bubbles then. :fish2: Don't worry. I wouldn't try messing with the water. I'm not a chemist! Though I like to pretend I am when I get to play with the test tubes at water testing time. =)

I don't know anything about swim bladder but is this something I should/could try to avoid by removing the airstone? That would be sad if his curiosity caused health problems...

My Blue Ram often goes and "gobbles" bubbles from the airstone, swims away and releases one or two halfway across the tank. Does anyone else have a fish, Ram or not, that does this? He is an active fish, constantly exploring the tank and begging me for food anytime I come up to the tank BUT...

Good luck with the new one. You'll have to keep us posted. I had read reviews on so many heaters for small tanks when I was looking into getting a small quarantine tank. None of the reviews seemed very promising! I think the one with the best reviews for what i was looking for said it would...

I played with my heater in a 5 gallon bucket for a while to get it to "work." I learned it was 6 degrees off from what it was set at. (It had a temp dial) So you can fiddle around with yours in a bucket. Maybe put it in obviously colder than room temperature water to see if it kicks on. Then...

I have 2 male guppies, 7 pristella tetras, 1 male blue ram and 4 kuhli loaches in my 20 gallon. The ram chases the tetras occasionally but hasn't hurt any. No other signs of aggression with that group. If I had to do it over again I'd probably go with neon tetras vs pristella just because i...

According to aqadvisor.com you are already at 132% capacity so I wouldn't push it by adding any more.

You're just in Florida right? The test kit shows as $19 on Amazon now but when I got mine it was only $16. And really the investment in a test kit or taking in water samples regularly to petsmart is definitely worth it... cheaper than replacing your fish =) The site aqadvisor.com is fun to...

I'm a newbie so take what I say with a grain of salt... I did fish-in cycle with guppies also. Basically I didn't want to stare at an empty tank for two months so I chose this route. I was a SLAVE to water changes though. The highest my ammonia ever read was .5. Someone else can correct me...

Sorry about the Ich =( I'm seeing the tail end of an Ich outbreak. I moved 5 fish OUT of the main tank where new fish brought Ich so I could use meds in the main tank. The sick fish were only in there for half a day when I noticed a few spots on each. Thankfully none of the fish I moved got...

Looks great!!

I was just on aqadvisor.com to check if I could put a trio of corydoras in my 12 gallon. =) It will have a few guppies swimming around up top and I thought a few bottom dwellers will make it more lively. So I'm in the same boat. =) I like that you can put in your tank size on that site and...

I swear I boiled my driftwood for about 8-10 hours because it kept turning the water so brown...BUT that may have been a little excessive because even though it was turning the water a lil brown still at the end it didn't discolor my tank water. It's been in there for months now too. I think...

I opened this because the micro bubbles in my tank annoy me. Annnnnnd, I have the same filter. ha. They really are annoying right?! Sorry I have such a useless reply.

Unfortunately it's not big. =( I had it in my 20 high but switched it to my 12 gallon and it looks much better in there. I was relieved I could appease the child by spending a dollar at the thrift store. They are so expensive! Though I have seen two others since then! ha. That might just...

I used half a 50 lb bag for my 20 gallon. I used Quikrete Pool Filter sand. I couldn't find the courseness on the bag but it was labeled No. 1153 if that helps. I was sooo nervous when rinsing it because it looked really dark but it wasn't dark when it was in the tank. Just when rinsing so...

I got my fake plants, a castle(my daughter begged for one as soon as i mentioned an aquarium) and a useful rock cave at Goodwill. =) I got real plants and lace rock on craigslist and driftwood at a mom and pop petstore because it was way cheaper than the chain stores. And I went right outside...

Poor lil guy. =( I don't have any useful advice because I'm a newbie but I'm in the same boat as you. I moved my male guppy to an iso tank because I think it was either another of the guppies that got him or a gbr that has since been returned to the store. (I saw them both giving him a lil...

Thanks for the help everyone! I guess I shall try to be a lil more patient. Its hard to watch it get worse. Does anyone know if the fish I had listed will tolerate salt well? (gbr, pristella tetras, guppies)

I've been treating Ich in my 20 high(thanks to new fishies) for over a week now. I noticed two fish that had 3-4 white spots and got quick cure(melachite green and formalin) later that day and gave them the first dose. I've been doing a 25% water change with vacuuming before giving them a 3/4...

Thanks! I'll wait to add them then.

Thanks for the reply. Thats exactly what I was wanting to hear. I was worried I had some other new problem to combat. Sorry you're dealing with it too though. =(

I've been dosing daily with Quick Cure while keeping the tank at about 88-90. (not purposefully at 90...but the fish don't seem to care) I had to remove the filter and my precious bacteria because the carbon couldn't be removed. I am now using a brand new filter AND my Bio-wheel halts often...

I learned the hard way why I need a quarantine tank for new fish and introduced ich into my aquarium a week ago. I had kuhli loaches and ghost shrimp so I moved them into a plastic tub(I had an extra filter) and then started dosing the aquarium with the new fish with Quick Cure. I gradually...

I have no useful stocking suggestions. I just wanted to say AWESOME! I already want a larger tank. =)