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I had a lfs tell me to put a tablespoon of epsom salt per gallon to kill the planaria I discovered in my tank on the glass this morning when I turned the lights on. Help I dont want my shrimp to die. (Weird that daphina was in there also.) Advice please!:eek: Fishdreamz

Ok this helps. I am in a new house so ph in the water is low already. My main tank is planted tested it this morning and wowzers the ph was as low as the test goes. I adde 1/12 teaspoons to the tank to start. I will test the ph in a few hours. I'm going to have to get a big container to do my...

Every time I do a water change I check the ph which is close to 7.0 After a few days the ph drops dramatically. Fish seem to be ok in my 50 gallon until I do a water change of only 10 gallons and then ph drop causes white spots on the fins. This has happened to me many times before. I placed a...

Thanks for the advice. I think I'm going to hold off for now and wait until I can get my 12 gallon stable enough. I also need to figure out how to get the live food. I'm thinking I would have to produce it myself. Do the like live brine? I know how to do that though it can be tedious. What about...

I think its a for sure thing for me eventually. Do u think I should invest in a larger tank to help prevent water quality errors with the little dwarfs. Or would they just be lost in a big tank?

Thanks for the info. I guess I really never realized they do much better in higher numbers. I guess I'm scared of over stocking. I did forget to mention I did pick up more of the black neons so I have 5 of those now. Whoo Hoo. They colored up the instant they were all together. The single one I...

Trip to the store picked up another bolivian ram not so positive I got a male that I needed. No thread fins to pick up available and no Cory's. went to a second store they had Cory's but wanted $7.99 a piece. No rummy nose to be found either. 2 danios to help cycle the 5 gallon. Planing on a...

Can I put a dwarf puffer in a five gallon established aquarium?? Pros and cons If not what about a 12 gallon??? Do they like to be with other dwarf puffers or alone?

Why do you recommend so many corys? Rams hang at the bottom but do not eat food on the bottom. Thanks!

I have a 50 gallon planted tank with one bolivian ram two thread fins and one black neon tetra. I plan on hitting the fish store on Friday. I want to get another bolivian ram to make a pair. I have a female. I also plan on getting more thread fins not sure how many for a small school. And maybe...

Defiantly not micro worms. What are glass worms? How are the started

Yes! Of course you want to continue to solve the root problem. But it works well with fresh and salt water fish. You can even buy it at fish store. Keep refrigerated. I learned it quite a few yrs ago and I found it very helpful. Helps with fish that are sick and to keep fish healthy, also as...

Soak the food in garlic juice. Works every time

Nice! Love the Yuma. It's a beauty. Are u feeding a small amount of coral food? A baster is good to slowly squirt the food near the coral.

Clean it when u do water changes. Limit light to 6 hrs. Make sure your tank is not near a window. Do not over dose with fertilizers.

I tried it and things went well. But over time it got to be quite messy and the water was no longer as clear. I went back to a skimmer. I did have water flow problems but my friend did not. Her tank also started looking dingy and she has returned back to a skimmer.

I say give it a try

Run all your water tests including salinity and check for temp changes and repost.

Good question. Have u tried a cave for them to sleep under? mine love to sleep upside down underneath a big rock.

I did not read this whole thread but wanted to ask if while doing a water change is it good to run an air stone?

I never used a breeder net and had much success. I kept a lot of fake floating plants for the babies to hide in as well as some good hiding places around the gravel. I got to many and the tank got over stocked before I knew it. I was giving them away but not at a fast enough pace an ammonia...

I prefer the smaller Tanganyikans. You can have more. I did keep a few more aggressive fish with them but added them later and as babies. I didn't have as many fish though in the 75 because of the size on the types you mentioned.

Should be hard to capture a pic. They are small white wiggly worms. I hate worms and have not cleaned the top surfaces under the lid in about a month or so. Fish love to eat them. They are thin and about 7 mm in length or less. Usually about 5 fall in the tank when I open the lid once a day...

When I feed my fish and open the lid some kinda wiggly larva land in the water. Fish love it. What could it be??

Update.. I bought the API liquid test kit. A guess what those strips that yes we're new and expensive were telling huge fibs. The ph was super low so that pretty much the same but the ammonia was like 2 ppm. Sooo I put in about 5 pounds of dry coral rock. And started water changes. No water...