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I have a couple of tetra that have ick. I have taken out the mystery snail they seemed sluggish,but not the shrimp yet. The snails are now to my amazement mating like crazy, go figure. There is copper safe and 7.6 grams of salt per gallon. Shrimp are fine. Can the tetras take the full...

I have some mystery snails, glass shrimp and tetra, in an 8 gla tank. I usually use salt as a preventative measure. can you use Any salt at all, if so how much. Additionally I would like to use coppersafe by mardel. Is there any problem with it on glass shrimp and mystery snail. As the...

My water seems to be fine but I had a ph crash a bit ago. Not sure why. I was just wondering about the buffering ability of it.

I had two albino bristlenose plecos. Its a 35 gallon and I have mostly small orandas and ryukin. My plecos were doing well and growing very fast. I just dont know what happened. sniff. Perhaps I will try another one.

Im looking for a good bottom feeder or alge cleaning fish for a goldfish tank. I have a bit of salt in there so I dont think snails or clams will do. I have had a pleco and he did really well until I kicked up all the gunk from under the gravel. He died. He was very very healthy until after...

I was wondering about uing aragonite sand for my goldfish tank. I understand it has a buffering ability and is very porous. Is this good or bad?

I feed my goldfish a large selection of foods, My question is there a food that will produce or enhance the red color in goldfish. I was thinking of trying some red bell peppers, watermelon, or other red things. any thoughts. I have sonme young red and white ryukins,and red and white comets.

Ho do you feed peas to them? My fish like oranges, melons, zuchinni, lightly boiled lettuce, and sea kelp.

I feed my goldfish fry newly hatched brine shrimp. And I have heard of people using micro worms but they stink to produce. after the brine shrimp hatch you use a turkey baster and put them in the aquarium. They only live for a couple of hours though, but it teaches your goldfish to hunt for food.

perhaps hes excited. Mine do it in the morning just before they are to be fed.

I have two bristlenose albino plecos and they do well with salt. I use sea salt WITHOUT anti caking stuff or iodine. They are doing well.. lets see... I use 15 grams per gallon. its about 2 teaspoons per gallon. I read some where that buffers are good to prevent ph crashes but I cant remember...

THis morning he seems happy and feeding well. His eye is deflating though. I think he will lose it. sigh.

What do you think? better? hmmm...

Ill have my friend bring some in on monday. Tonight his eye seems less swollen and the "scab" looking growth seems to be soft and sloughing off. I cant tell if the eye is gone or the scab is just coming off. He seems more active and is very interested in oranges. In fact all my fish seem to...

No I havent. I wont be able to get any until tuesday. I live in the middle of no-where. My friend is coming out monday. What kind of antibiotic should I use? I will have him bring it out to me. sniff sniff