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  1. Crazyhermitcrab

    Only 3 fish left

    My 36G heavily planted tank was bobbing with life, birth every few days, tons and tons of fry. I then introduced 4 new swordtails. I somehow introduced a deiseise. The fish rapidly die. They are fine one minute, then they swim erradicly and die. The weird swimming is darted and hiding and...
  2. Crazyhermitcrab

    Starting up a 55 gallon

    I am setting up a new 55 gallon tank. I had some ideas but would love Imput. Stocking ideas: -10 Endlers (They have taken over my Pond) -6 guppies -4 platys -3 swordtails -3-5 bettas I also want a "centerpiec" fish. Any ideas? I would like to do a fish in tank cycle. (What fish are hardy) Can...
  3. Crazyhermitcrab

    Dirted and aquascaped the bowfront

    I dirted the tank and capped it with sand. Tank: 36G Filter: Aqueon Quiet Flow 30 Eheim 2213 Plants: Java Fern Anubjs Nana Watee Wisteria Cambomba Lucky Bamboo Hornwort Marimo Moss Ball Fish: 2 Platy * 4 Guppy * 1 Endlers * 1 swordtail * 2 oto catfish * 2 albino cories * 5 emerald cories...
  4. Crazyhermitcrab

    0 nitrates? Whaaaaa?

    My pond has 0 nitrates how??? I have like 80 fish.
  5. Crazyhermitcrab

    Fancy goldfish and guppies

    Currently, I have a pond housing fancy goldfish, shubunkins, comets, bettas, and endlers. There are 5 fancy goldfish: black moor, 4 fantails. In winter I heard that fancies must come inside. Would it be possible to put the endlers, bettas, and fancies in a 55 gallon. They never fight or bite...
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    Gills bright red. Poopig out.

    I set up my pond 3.5 weeks ago. For the first 2.6 weeks their was high ammonia and nitrite. I cycled the pond with a lot of feeder goldfish and my guppies. I noticed that one of the fish has bright red gills that are pooping out. Now the pond is cycled, we added new fish. The goldfishs gills...
  7. Crazyhermitcrab

    Unknown fish taken over pond.

    Please help me. Very small livebearers have taken over my outdoor fish tank and pond. I don't mind them. I just want to know what they are. I am not sure if they are mini guppies, or endlers, or mosquito fish. They are about 1-3 cm long. Females are longer and wider then males. Their fry is...
  8. Crazyhermitcrab

    My swordtail dilemma

    I have 4 new swordtails in a breeder box, since I do bit have a quarantine tank. They are possibly sick. 1 of them Is slightly "puffy" and has a small white patch under her gills. The other 2 females have 1 white patch on one of their scales. It's not slimy or fuzzyl it's like a white scale. The...
  9. Crazyhermitcrab

    White patches/rot

    Please redirect here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f17/my-swordtail-dilemma-315252.html#post3003118 I picked up a few swordtails today. Some if them appear to have white patches on them. These patches are small. They take up 3/4 scales. They is about 1 patch per fish in various...
  10. Crazyhermitcrab

    Breathe taking betta fish. Pics and video.

    And finally... Twizler the dragonscale plakat Video may or may not work..
  11. Crazyhermitcrab

    100's o' guppies XD

    I will be showing you 2/3 of my tanks. WARNING: What you are about to see is overwhelmingly cute. Beware. :popcorn::fish1: 36 gallon bowfront -9 guppies (4 males, 5 females) + fry -2 red wag platys (2 females) + fry -2 swordtails (1 male, 1 female) -1 female betta -2 cories -1 Otto It is...
  12. Crazyhermitcrab

    Ultimate Livebearer Guide

    Hello! I want to help redirect you to a very helpful thread. It's always being added to and you can add things as well. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f12/crazyhermitcrabs-complete-guide-to-livebearers-310919.html
  13. Crazyhermitcrab

    Oops I put manure in my fish tank!!!

    I just converted my sand tank to a dirted tank capped with sand. I didn't realize that the dirt had "natural fertilizers" I just read the ingredients. There is mostly composted peat and spaghum moss. But the last 2 ingredients are processed and composted poultry manure and composted food...
  14. Crazyhermitcrab

    Dirt+Tannins=Messy

    hello! I own a cycled 36 gallon bowfront. It has great filtration and has been running for 7 months. It is stocked with livebearers, cories, and ottos. I never "aquascaped" it. I just let it turn into a jungle. So now. It's just a mess. Its so dense you can't see through. I have 2 inches of...
  15. Crazyhermitcrab

    Swordtail infertile?

    I am starting to suspect my loved female swordtail is infertile. I purchased her 2 months ago (I previously thought 3) about 6 weeks ago she developed a gravid spot. So I thought that she is pregnant. Now I have almost had her for 7 weeks. Her gravid spot is definintatly bigger. Although, she is...
  16. Crazyhermitcrab

    Swordtail still pregnant.. 3 months later.......

    I have had my swordtail for awhile. She hasn't had any fry. Although she is pregnant. What do you guys think? Is she just eating her fry? Or does she have a problem? My other livebearers aren't having a problem.
  17. Crazyhermitcrab

    EMERGENCY!!! Dying? birth?

    Is my female, silver sailfin lyre tail dying or giving birth? I have never actually seen the birth. Female molly giving birth? Dying? Help! - YouTube
  18. Crazyhermitcrab

    Crazy guppy is mass producing babies

    I though they had babies once every 30 days. BUT mine is having hers every 20 days. What is üo with that?
  19. Crazyhermitcrab

    Hot-Tub Pond Build

    Hello. I am 14. I am making my first koi pond. I am converting my 1,099 gallon hot tub into a cold water/koi pond. I will use this thread to post pictures and explain the steps. I am making a homemade filter with a very strong pump. Any ideas for plants?
  20. Crazyhermitcrab

    Contest

    Who ever guesses the number of pets I have wins.
  21. Crazyhermitcrab

    I hate cycling. Some ideas and questions.

    MY QUESTION, HOW LONG SHOULD I SEED MY FILTER MEDIA? Hello. I have 3 tanks. My 10 gallon cycled, 36 gallon cycled, 10 gallon cycling. I had a 5 gallon cycled. I bought the 10 gallon on Sunday. I set it up and added my betta and filter. It's heavily planted with hornworts. My 5 gallon filter...
  22. Crazyhermitcrab

    Overcrowded fry tank

    I am setting up a 10 gallon fry tank. I don't want to overcrowd so how many fry can I keep in it? Molly and guppy fry.
  23. Crazyhermitcrab

    Setting up a fry tank

    I just spent so much $200 at petco. I bought supplies for the fry tank. -10 gallon tank -Aqueon quiet filter 10 -10 pounds of fine sand -10 pounds of fine sand -Net breeder -mesh breeder -3 way breeder -3 way breeder -"breeding grass" for net breeder -air pump -airstone -25 ft airline tubing...
  24. Crazyhermitcrab

    Mini Cycle. Dangerous parameters.

    When I did my weekly parameter test I was shocked. Amminia: 0ppm Nitrite: 0.25-0.50ppm Nitrate: 40-80ppm How can I get these levels down? They were perfect last week. Potential causes: I accidently cleaned out too much of my filter this weekend. Yesterday I added 7 (1 month old) mollies, and...
  25. Crazyhermitcrab

    EMERGENCY leaky tank

    Help my 36 gallon bowfront may be leaking/ or. Something is dripping. From the lid.. We never leveled it. How do I level it without completely draining tthe tank?
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