Recent content by BrettMad

Okay, thanks for the advice, starting the more aggressive water changes tonight.

I thought I posted a couple pictures, here are the others.

Here's a picture of a turquoise rainbow I just picked up this past Sunday. I have him in a 10 gallon quarantine tank with a Boseimani and we saw a little bit of white on his tail Monday night. Assuming it was ich, I started treating for ich. The turquoise has been somewhat lethargic, and while...

I have been trying to get pictures of my fish on my cell phone, rainbows are so active it has been very difficult! A friend brought her digital camera and we got a few better photos, I guess one of those may be in my future... Here is a front view of the tanks. Up top is a light weight...

I was trying to get some close up of a few of my fish, particularly my Boesemani rainbows to see if I can get some help in identifying whether I have male or female. These are very active fish, occasionally I get one swimming in a current near the front glass, but usually by the time my smart...

The tank is been in the house for years but sat dormant for at least a decade, I bought the house two years ago and just set up the tank last month. So brand-new substrate, brand-new everything. The algae is brown or reddish-brown. I am hoping a whole new tank thing is the issue. I just found...

My bowfront tank, just been established, has algae. I can see it starting to grow on some of the plant leaves, the driftwood, a little on the glass surfaces and some in the nooks and crannies of the various equipment such as the theater and fan mounts. I have only had fish in there for about...

We are down to one tetra. he is lost part of his tail, whether from being harassed because he was sick by the other fish in the tank or as a result of ich, I do not know, but I expect the last of my tetra will pass in the next 48 hours. I would be thrilled if he recovers, but he did not eat and...