Recent content by fromtheheart

I guess I should've done this a few days ago but I didn't come to me until now. But I'm Jessica. I started keeping fish around December of 2008 with a male betta. But he died of something I didn't know of. I now keep five glowlight tetras and I'm completely smitten with them. Anyway, here's a...

Can they tear a tetra's fin/tail the same way they can tear a betta's?

Oh! Can plastic plants tear the fins of tetras too?

I got my water tested a few days ago. The person at Petsmart used a test strip and I had somewhere between 0ppm and 0.25 ppm of ammonia. I got it tested again today and there's no longer any ammonia in my water. The fish are doing great. Their fins aren't doing any worse and they're acting...

You're only supposed to use 10% bleach solutions in order to disinfect aquarium equipment. If you added too much it's not safe for fish. The best you can do now is empty the entire tank. Rinse everything off with warm water. Let it air dry. Then rinse again for good measure. You're probably...

I got started because I had a thing for bettas but unfortunately mine died. However, a good friend of mine got me some glowlight tetras. I'm quite smitten by them.

I did a 50% water change today like you said. I also added melafix to promote the growth if the torn fins. I don't have any water testing kits and I won't be able to drive to a LFS in a while. I was wondering if I did a 50% water change today, would the regular weekly water changes still...

My friend told me that he cycled it and everything. I noticed that the fish do tend to twitch a bit which I know is a sign of ammonia poisoning. The fins don't really have any additional color to them. Not all of my fish are affected and this is my only tank. The last time I tested the water...

Hey! I'm new to the site. I actually signed up just a few moments ago. I have five glowlight tetras in a five gallon tank. Now before you start lecturing me about overstocking, it was all a surprise and a present from a friend. I don't have a choice in returning it or anything. The problem is...