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  1. Cardex

    Strange behavior in my corys should i be worried

    I got home from work tonight and found 4 of my corries hanging out on top of one of the rock caves they have moved a little but mostly trading places on the rock for the past 2 hours no visible damage they are not gasping for air reading are normal 0/0/0 (I have to add nitrate ferts) no recent...
  2. Cardex

    Is the azoo shimp food any good ?

    I noticed it was on clearance for 50% off at foster and smith and was thinking about giving it a try anyone use it before ? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=23642
  3. Cardex

    I need to change things but i dont know what to start with

    I need to make some changes but I don't have a clue what to start with I did not think about how much things would grow out and now I think it's too crowded plants that are in the tank 7 assorted swords 4 green crypt wendtii Water sprite spreading like crazy as a floating Amazon frogbit...
  4. Cardex

    My corys are at it agean

    This time I turned the lights on while they were in the act, I am thinking the current satellite led + on storm setting is putting them in mateing season because this is the third batch in 3 weeks I don't plan on saving the eggs but its neat to see. Sorry about the bad pictures my bamboo shrimp...
  5. Cardex

    Last batch of rummys are out of quarantine

    My 55 gallon is now fully restocked after the heater killed it total of 42 schooling mixed between glow light, neon both normal and gold, rummys, and harlequin. Also have 8 Cory's and a beta that was looking at me like a puppy when I was in the check out line with 3 snails for clean up crew
  6. Cardex

    Strange water readings

    Thursday when I did my partial change I had a strange reeding so I waited a few days and retested got the same result One of the tubes is ammonia and one of them is nitrate but I don't know what one is what, tank is well established been running 5 years everything else is what I expect Ph...
  7. Cardex

    Can i keep a shrimp tank if i have food allergy

    I have an extra 10 gallon tank with sand bottom and driftwood that I am thinking about using for cherry shrimp however I am deathly allergic to shrimp and while I have no intention on eating them is there any risk from a reaction when cleaning the tank or changing the filter media ?
  8. Cardex

    Hands on review of Current USA Satellite Freshwater LED+ Fixture 48 inch

    I purchased this to be a secondary light for my planted tank still have the T5s set on a trimmer for 5 hours for the plants and this one runs 24/7, it does not have enough power for plants to grow but it is a very nice effects and provides great lighting for the price. The light is very even...
  9. Cardex

    Any idea who left this behind

    When I went to clean the glass today I found a cluster of eggs next to the scraper the tank has neon and rummy nose and black neon tetras, and some harlequin rasbora along with Cory cats but none of them deposit on the glass, it could be snails but I recently had to treat the tank for ich and...
  10. Cardex

    Adding a new tank becouse i have a place for it but dont know what to put in

    I was at the store looking for a small desk top tank to use as quarantine tank and found a metal stand for my 55 gallon with a second rack under it to hold 2 10 gallon tanks so now I have my quarantine and a second 10 gallon tank that I set up with a white sand bottom and a large piece of...
  11. Cardex

    Is 5 gallons too small for a quarantine tank

    I learned my lesson with not having one treating ich in the planted was a mess and I lost several fish to it so I am setting up the quarantine tank only problem is that I don't have space for anything over a 5 gallon desk top is it going to be too small of tank to use or will I be ok with...
  12. Cardex

    My light just died how do i keep the plants alive while its replacement is shipped

    Not sure what happened I changed the bulb plugged it in then the ballast started smoking only thing that I can think of is that I must have gotten water inside it, any way no lfs in the area only petsmart and I will not pay the price they want for a simple light for now I have 2 18 watt T8...
  13. Cardex

    I think its ich but not acting like it

    After the heater meltdown killed off the tank I gave it two weeks with lots of water changes before replacing fish I got a school of 11 black neon tetras to go with the 8 Cory cats and a clown loach in a 55 gallon planted tank I was stupid and put the neons in the tank without doing a quarantine...
  14. Cardex

    Can someone check my math for me

    I am rebuilding my 55 gallon tank after a heater meltdown killed most of the fish and a large part of the plants currently it has 9 Cory's of mixed types and 1 6 inch clown loach that was rescued from a neighbors kids 10 gallon tank, I think I am going to add the following 13 small tetras either...
  15. Cardex

    What not to do with your fish

    Just a warning link may be nsfw http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/09/man-hospitalised-with-live-eel-stuck-up-his-bum-3589255/
  16. Cardex

    Recovering from an almost full loss

    My heater went nuts while I was at work Friday came home and my 55 gallon tank was 106 I lost almost everything in the tank, the only survivors are 7 green corys 3 peppers (they started as 3 of each) and 1 clown loach that thinks he is a Cory not sure how the bottom fish lived and none of the...
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