ryansmom
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi Ive had my 55 gallon tank for 5 years Ive never done tropical fish.I got some fish a month ago I have a bala shark a silver dollar a big rainbow shark and a 4 lined cat and a sail fin molly. To many and wrong kinds they said that on another forum but they seem happy. My tank is almost done cycleing my ammonia is safe 0-1 ppm my ph is 7 my nitrite are now at 0 my nitrates are still high though how do i bring them down but my fish look great. I trusted the people at the pet store but now im researching and Im finding out they are not as knowledgable as i thought. So I decided that I would get my 10 gallon going I put the filter in, and in my 55 gallon where the filter comes it makes all the nice bubbles but the filter i bought for the 10 gallon doesnt make all the little bubbles in the water I was curiuos if they need those its moving the water but no bubbles. Do sail fin mollies like bracish water?What fish are best to start with I thought Id like blood parrots but are they bracish and are they mean?