Recent content by cichlidowner042

i found some shells that we collected from the ocean over 5 yrs ago would it be a bad idea to put them in my aquarium for decoration? and if not how should i clean them? i have them soaking in hot water right now should i boil them or buy some kind of fish tank safe solvent made for that sort of...

i meant to say i meant to say, my fish don't seem to be stressed at all except that the 2 littlest parrots don't have as much color as the 2 bigger ones but they're happy. the 5 in 1 test strip package says to do a 25% water change and i just did one of those a week ago on my tank and i did...

i used quick dip 5 in 1 test strips to check my tank and everything seems fine except the nitrate. it tests for ph, hardness, alkalintivity, nitrite, and nitrate. whats the difference between nitrite and nitrate because both my 125 gallon cichlid tank and my neighbor's 150 gal piranha tank the...

thanks thanks for the info i tried jungle disolving internal and external paricite tablets last night i'm waiting to see if they have any affect i bought some quick dip 5 in 1 test strips everything seems fine except the nitrate. it tests for ph, hardness, alkalintivity, nitrite, and nitrate...

does anyone know a good cure i can find at a local pet store like petland for hole in the head disease for piranha i'm almost positive they have it he lost one of them 3 weeks ago cause he wasn't doing regular water changes, they have pits in thier head and its spreading. thanks.

thanks and merry christmas those are some good ideas thanks for the advice i am probably worring too much i always am. i'm thinking about using floor jacks for extra support just to be sure

how can i reinforce my 125 gallon aquarium stand with the fish and all the water still on top? i just aquired this stand a month and a half ago and the stand didn't seem that durable when we transported it but we had to do it in a hurry to keep as many fish as we could. its been holding the same...