Recent content by Algebra309

Oh, well, the past times I've had bloat it usually comes with a huge bloated stomach and fungal infection with result in that white cottony growth, so I just sort of assumed. I could be wrong though.

He explained a disease that he had in his first post. Sorry, I didn't really look at anything else but the first few post.

And something else you should know, you really shouldn't be changing out the water that much. I know it would seem like a great way to keep a tank clean, but that much new water can really stress out fish. You should have water changes about every 2 weeks- 25%. If you're not comfortable with...

That disease is called bloat, by the way. That cottony looking white stuff is the result of a fungal infection. It's a pretty easy fix with Melafix. I've had it in my tank a couple of times. Fish don't really survive from it unless treated early, but you need to treat the entire tank to get rid...

Amazon has good deals on aquarium sand. Patsmart is overpriced on everything, so don't go there.

African Knife Fish- 30 bucks

They should be running for about 8 hours a day. So they should be on in the evenings only.

...That is an extensive algae problem. Um, do you have any idea what caused it? Are you leaving the light on 24/7 or something? Is the tank in direct sunlight?

First thing you need to know: rule of thumb is 1 gallon per inch of fish. Sounds like you might have too many fish already.

Melafix is good for open wounds. There's stuff called Fish First aid. But really if he doesn't have any open wounds, you just have to let him heal on his own. Pretty fish, though.

That depends on the size of your tank, really. I have some peppered Cory cats and they're really good fish that don't easily catch diseases. However, if you don't keep the tank pristine, they live on the bottom of the tank, so they can die from pollution real fast. Make sure you have lots of...