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Thanks, Autumnsky. I'm glad you replied! :) My initial misgivings about putting the loaches in with the shrimp was that they might eat her. I worried about it for weeks beforehand, but she's pretty big, so I eventually figured she'd be okay. I watched them all closely after I put the loaches in...

Hi everyone, I have a freshwater 29 US gallon tank with gravel substrate. Up to this week, it contained two guppies and one 3-yr-old female amano shrimp. I also have a 10 US gallon tank that I use as my quarantine tank. About 3 months ago, I got 2 yoyo loaches and 1 burmese loach for my...

Hi folks! I bought some new fancy guppies and three new aquarium plants 4 days ago -- my first ever for both! I didn't check the plants when I got them (I forgot), so today I found two snails that appear to be physa. They're oval-shaped and brown -- very tiny. I took them out and put them in a...

I have 3 amanos and just bought 6 new babies. Should I quarantine the new ones and, if so, for how long? I put them in a QT for the time being. I've seen quarantine times ranging from 1 week to 10 days to 2 weeks. Could someone please give me a definite time? Thanks! Wendy

Thanks, Andy Sager, for all your good advice. Much appreciated! My fish are all males. I did some research around at the fish forums and communities about the bully platy. It seems that it doesn't matter that they're all males, it has more to do with that particular fish's personality. There...

New Fish Pics!! and a bully... Hi everyone! Here are my three new fish! The mickey mouse platy is Mickey (of course!) is the biggest (about 1.5"), the red wag balloon platy is Mars (like the red planet) and he's the smallest (nickel-sized), and the glowlight sunset platy is Sundog (he's about...

Thanks, Masha, for the link to the AqAdvisor. I have to gather all the details about the tank and equipment before I can do that, but I will do it. Thank you PNWaquarist for all your help and advice. The tank is fully cycled and I got three little fish today. I decided to go with the platys...

PNWaquarist, I'm so glad you replied to my posts. I *had* read about the guppies and tetras "making an impressive display in schools of 10 or more" but I thought that was a suggestion, not a requirement. Clearly, I should have done more research. I read about it elsewhere after seeing what you...

~sigh~ I just can't catch a break, can I? :( So, I'll need at least another week of cycling before I can get fish, IF I do an 80% water change because, when I did a 50% water change just over a week ago, it changed everything -- ammonia and nitrites went up, nitrates disappeared, and the pH...

Hi everyone, After 5 weeks of fishless cycling, the tank has finally cycled! YAYYY!! For two mornings in a row, Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, and Nitrates are consistently just under 5 ppm. So I will definitely be fish shopping on Saturday -- at last!! :D I won't be doing a water change because I did...

No, I only have plastic plants.

absoluteangel104, thanks for your replies. I've been dosing 2.5 tsps of ammonia each morning, if the ammonia level is at 0.25. That brings it up just under 4 ppm. For the past two days, morning parameters have been Ammonia 0.25 ppm, Nitrites were 2.0 yesterday but dropped to 0.25 by this...

That's really good news, philipraposo198! Thanks for the encouragement! :) Thank youfor the advice, PNWaquarist! I'll do that tomorrow morning. I'd sure like to get this cycle finished. I've been dying to get fish for AGES! I've seen cute orange-tailed guppies, neon tetras, green cobra...

Hi again folks, I'm doing fishless cycling with a US 29 gal tank, bubbler, water temp at 82F, hard water, pure ammonia, and no substrate. Since I did a 50% water change last week when the tank finally looked as though it was fully cycled, the ammonia has been at 0.25 ppm each morning and...

I updated this on my original post (Low nitrates), but I think it's being missed so I'm reposting. I dosed up to 4.0 ppm of ammonia one last time yesterday, after I'd done a 50% PWC. In my defense, I did it because that's what I read to do in "The (almost) Complete Guide and FAQ to Fishless...

Low nitrates -- UPDATE UDATE: So I dosed up to 4.0 ppm of ammonia one last time yesterday, after I'd done a 50% PWC. In my defense, I did it because that's what I read to do in "The (almost) Complete Guide and FAQ to Fishless Cycling" from here...

Thanks so much, PB! I've been waiting for what seems like forever for this! It works out perfectly with a planned trip to town, too, so I'm hoping those little fishies are still waiting there for me. I had read that I could add 50-60% of the total number of fish I'm planning to put in the tank...

Hi everyone! I'm a very new aquarist (I love that term!). I'm fishless cycling a 29 gallon tank with pure ammonia, and I've been at this for just over 3 weeks (since July 14). The heater has kept the tank temp at 82F, air bubbler wand is on, plastic plants and rocks are in, no substrate. I've...