Recent content by Coyote251

I didn't use any chemicals, i used the holistic approach. A bit of salt some high temp, oxygen and time. I have put the bubbler back in and they are doing much better. I have had to do 40-50% water changes every 2 days to keep the nitrate levels down. I don't know what could be causing these...

Update: I turned the bubbler back on yesterday and turned the water temp back up. Its is now around 78 -80. All the fish ate last night and this morning and seem more active today. Just seems wierd that they would become that used to higher temp and more oxygen in the 16 days that treated the...

I use a liquid chemical test kit, the strips are very vague and inaccurate. I'm not sure why they bother selling them. I think I already said in my OP that the only thing that was high was the nitrates, ammonia was zero or less than 0.1 at least. There are no other symptoms of bloat, and could...

So my fish ate yesterday morning just like they normally do. When I fed them last night they didn't touch their food and when I fed them this morning they didn't touch their food either. They seem kind of lethargic and don't seem to be doing much they are also opening and closing their mouths...

You may not have a choice if you want to get specific fish. Another idea that might work is if you can find other local fish keepers that are interested in ordering specific fish. Then you could all put an order in together and split the shipping. See if you can find a local fish club or forum...

Hey all, I am just wondering if anyone has any experience breeding Zebra Snails or any Nerite snails. I have just started a 10 gallon that i want to start breeding snails for my other tanks in. It has been recommended to me that i add the snails then gradually increase the salinity level up to...

Python rocks! So much better than lugging water jugs and sucking on the hose to start the syphon. I found that with a smaller tank for me to clean enough of the gravel that I felt that I was properly caring for my fish I was doing like 40-50%. Now with a larger tank and using the Python I am...

I'm treating Ick right now and have been adding some salt for the last week. I hate it, the quality of my water has changed. It looks foggier and if I look closely I can see suspended particles in the water. None of the fish colors are brighter, if anything they seem a bit duller. The fish also...

The main thing is that your water parameters don't have huge swings up or down and stay relatively consistent all the time. But like Quest said you need to have a properly cycled tank to start with. Most fish that have been bred in captivity are fairly adaptable to water conditions as long as...

Here is a thread about ordering fish online in Canada. I am on the East Coast so i can't make any recommendations but looked at this thread before when I wanted to order online. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f42/buying-fish-online-in-canada-54516.html Also, i can't remember if it is in...

My old media is only a few days old, I changed it on Sunday I think. My old,old media is in the garbage so I don't think that will be any good. :lol:

Good advice, I hadn't thought of that. I have a chamber in my canister that i am not currently using, so now it has a purpose. Thanks I now have a plan. If I was to put media in there tonight how long do you guys think it would take for enough BB to build up that i could start up a quarantine? I...

Wouldn't that kind of defeat the purpose of having a Quarantine Tank if I am transferring media back and forth from one tank to the other? I would think you would want to keep them separate as much as possible. Am I misunderstanding something in the use of a quarantine tank?

I have a Blue Johanni that in the past week has dug out a bunch of sand in one of the caves of my tank and started to have what I perceive as seizures. He has also been protecting this new cave he built fiercely from anyone that comes near it. From what I have read this is indicative of him...

I added a Pleco to my tank last week and now this week I have an outbreak of Ich that I am dealing with. Since I am the type of person that learns from my mistakes I would like to start up a 33g tank that I have to use as a Quarantine tank for new and sick fish.I just have a few questions about...