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oh wow, I had no idea they ate veggies.. I think I might replant it in another tank by itself till it regrows and get them a different plant.. Thanks guys!!

My dwarf Lily has chunks floating off it in the tank. all the bottom leaves are gone, ive been trimming the stems slowly. there are 3 fancy goldfish and 2 platys. could they be eating it??

I want to turn my 14g hex aquarium into a paladurium and wondered if the lighting would be enough... theres on bulb that is 120vac, 60Hz, 8w. OR can I purchase a stronger bulb for it?? The plants will be in the top 1/3 of the tank..

Thank you much!! :)

okay, now i understand what you meant.. ive never rinsed the carbon filter bc i was told not to due to the beneficial bacteria.. i changed the filter last week, but i clean the entire set up except the filter every month with hot water and a toothbrush.

JLK and Blert, thank you very much for the info. i will be sure to clean them and will see where this goes.. As for the salt debate ill be sure to do my own research, not that any of you are wrong, ive read too many blogs that have said some pretty false things. i appreciate everybodys help with...

okay, the last 2 months has been every week or 2 weeks vacuum. theres not much floating debris when i change the water, just a little bit. if i don't have the vacuum out i use the net to catch it. i have gravel, and two caves one is rough and the other is very smooth but i don't believe they...

its a brand new test kit and I test my goldfish tank as well and the readings are good. im doing all the tests now after w.c. I have well water. the nitrites and ammonia are 0 the nitrAtes are 20ppm. that's why im confused.. i vaccum the gravel but maybe not enough?? im just trying to figure out...

ive gathered up a small 5 gallon submersible filter, and some sand im going to rinse out for the bottom. for a 10 gallon with plants what size light would work best?? I don't wanna fry the animals but need enough light for the plants.. im probably going for the guppies, snails, and a tree frog..

If the water changes don't fix this I will definitely try the salt. ive used it for ich before and have no problem trying something to help.

will do the dilution tests in the morning.. ive done 75% morning and 50% evening the last couple days and my test hasn't changed. its still maxed at 160ppm. im officially more than confused.. math says that much water change should have changed it by now, how could it be that concentrated and my...

Lol, thank you guys! 75% water change this morning and 50% again this evening.. still nothing.. im so confused!!

i think they are absolutely fascinating, I wasn't sure exact term for it. they are called my so many names. I definitely want a diversity of plants and animals. I was thinking killfish or some guppies, maybe snails, shrimp. ive been looking into mudskimmers but not sure if they can be put with...

I will be sure to order some Prime! I may actually have some, ill look into it!!

Thanks so much!! i regret learning about oscars tank size this late but i am on a hunt for a bigger home, as for my goldfish feeder i have tried to move him twice.. he did fine but the Oscars werent so happy :( they moped for over a week and wouldnt eat. Needless to say i put him back.. Theyve...

i would like to build some sort of a terranium/fish tank. Snails, shrimp, tetras. aquatic plants, moss maybe. something that looks like a terranium but also houses some aquatic life as well. i have a ten gallon tank i would like to use. i dont know much so any advice, ideas would help. Lighting...

Ooops, and a Pleco! hes about 3 inches.. another convinced buy from the pet store!

i apologize for lack of info, still new to this forum. its 55 gallon, i have 2 juvenile oscars at 4-5 inches, a feeder fish whom they never ate which is about 2.5 inches now. we feed them twice a day morning and night smaller amounts (what they can eat in less than a minute) My problem with this...

ALSO, My pet store had me convinced that every month I needed to add Start Zyme, is that what caused the levels to be so high???

Update on my Oscar tank. Got my master test kit. My Ammonia was .25, my Nitrite was .25, my NitrAtes are above and beyond 160. I started 50% water changes daily since the readings. I have been doing 50% water changes everyday for 4 days now. My nitrites and ammonia went down but my nitrAtes are...

Just ordered The Master Test kit from Amazon, should be here in a few days. I have started The frequent water changes.. They are happier already!! I appreciate the advice and feel silly for knowing nothing, I took for granted that my local pet store knew what they were talking about.. they had...

will do more water changes.. I am getting the water test kits.. greatly appreciated!! wonderful advice!

Yes, I have done all of the above.. As common sense as it seems, that's something ive never thought of.. It very well could be the pet store.. it never occurred to me because my Oscars came from the same place as healthy as could be.. They are back in their tank from the hospital tank, new...

i have the API for pH, KH, and GH. Im slowly getting the test kits I need. But as im learning on the web and advice forums, my pet store knows less than my toddler about fish.. My Oscars are Juvenile maybe 4 & 5 inches. There are 2, and a feeder fish they refused to eat who is about 3 inches...

I have tried that and the worst luck has came with the medicine, they do better when I treat them with Aquarium salt.. I have cleaned the tank and replaced the gravel with new. Hoping this does the trick. :thanks: