Recent content by freshwaterfan

I really dont see a problem adding a few more, though I wouldnt add more than 2 or 3. Ive always played it safe and used a formula of "3 gallons of water per fish" (unless of course the fish is one that grows to be huge). Ive always stuck to the smaller fish like you in the 2-3" range and so...

a good gravel vac helps alot with that. You can suck the dirt out of the gravel and while you're at it you'll suck enough water out of the tank to do a solid 25% water change. I gravel vac/25% change every other weekend and my tank has crystal clear water with minimal dirt in the gravel. You'll...

Hi there! You'll definitely find a trove of information and a welcoming community here :D Ive only been a member for a few days and Ive already found stuff out I had no idea about. Today at work I just randomly spouted off about how 8.0 really wasnt that bad of a PH level for water. The guy...

yeah I wasnt too too bummed about it. I got them for like 1.50 each so its not a terrible loss. I was just like "aww suck" because it was just surprising for it to happen after 2 months of no problems. The remaining Dannio, 2 clown barbs, 2 cherry barbs and the dinosaur bicir are happy and...

foods not that old, only 2 months. I bought a big container of it when I upgraded my tank.

Well today was a shocker. I got home and 3 of my 4 Zebra Dannios were dead :( not sure what caused it really. Last night I did a gravel cleaning and 25% water change and bam, today that happens. Rest of the fish are fine and zipping around the tank like kids on a playground. Thought maybe it...

My bad, I should have explained better. He actually was talking about if they die it could start messing up your water. I should have been a bit clearer *sheepish grin* hopefully thats your issue. After finding that out thats when I decided not to risk it and decided to stick with fake plants.

2 different ones for me. Bought 2 Gouramis and they killed everything in the tank. That miffed me pretty bad since the pet store told me they were pretty passive for the most part. The others are Tiger Barbs. I love the look of them but for some ungodly reason I cant keep them alive. My...

y'know man that very well may be a factor. A buddy of mine is a huge fish expert and when I asked him if I should put live plants in my tank his exact words were "heck no those things will mess up your water". After that I avoided the live ones, stuck with plastic, and havent ever had any...

Hey all! Ive got a bit of a predicament and Im getting conflicting opinions from local pet shops and whatnot. I have a 40 gallon tank with 2 Clown Barbs, 2 Cherry Barbs, 3 long finned Zebra Dannios, and a Dinosaur Bicir. Water heater, PowerFin 60 water filter, bubble bar and random other...

Hey all! As the title says Im a "new kid on the block" when it comes to these forums. Ive had fish throughout my life more or less. Started out with a betta then moved on to goldfish. Took a break from it for a bit then a friend got me into it again so I bought a 10 gallon tank to "cut my...