Recent content by Giroliro3

He said he waited 5 days and the water tested fine, doesn't that mean his tank is cycled or no? I'm a slight newbie too, so I'm just curious

I was going to do that, but I can't find any evidence on the internet that they bubble like rocks. The only thing I've heard was that they dissolve.

Everywhere on the internet people say that shrimp such as cherry shrimp, etc have really small bioloads, but since amanos are noticeably bigger than the other shrimp, do they have a bigger bioload? I have a 10 gallon and I plan on stocking it with 2 male guppies, a betta, a platy, a nerite...

I got them from dollar general and they smelled like the ocean when I bought them, they also had these particles on thrm like sand or dirt. Whenever I take them out of my tank they dry up and they start getting white-ish tints to them. Whenever I put them back in my tank they turn their regular...

I'm a pretty newish aquarium guy (only been doing this for like a year), so take what I say with a grain of salt. I don't think you would have to coat it with anything. After you rinsed or boiled your shells they should be fine...just know that shells raise your ph.

I have a 10 gallon freshwater tank and I really like the look of bala sharks. 1. Are there any fish that look similar to bala sharks (color and shape), aren't aggressive, and won't outgrow my tank? 2. Also, are there any freshwater shrimp that are around the size of amano shrimp but are...

Ok so I have a 10g cycled, properly heated, and heavily planted tank with amazon swords, jungle val, 6 marimo moss, and bacopa caroliniana. I also bought a piece of driftwood because I hear fish like tannins. I am planning on getting: 1-4 male guppies (thinking around 2) 1 sunset platy 1 male...

Ok thanks I'll be sure to look that up.

When I add new fish/snails to my tank I let the bag float in the tank for around 15-20 minutes then I cut the bag open and either let them swim out or lift up the bag until they slide out. Then I feed the everything in the tank in case they haven't eaten at the pet store.

I've lost a betta (about a week before when I posted this thread), a molly, and a platy. The molly wasn't very friendly and could have cause a lot of stress early on, but it wasn't until a few weeks after he died when a lot of my other fish began to die. All of the rest were guppies. The...

Hey thanks I've been doing daily water changes because that's what people on yahoo answers suggested because my fish kept dying.

No they all look perfectly normal. He/she was keeping his distance for the last couple of days though, and swimming at the top of the tank. That's the only sign he/she showed of being unhappy/healthy.

First of all here are the details of my tank: 1. I've had many fish come and go in my tank, and after I followed advice, another fish has died this morning. 2. Ammonia - 0, Nitrite - 0, Nitrate - 5m, pH - 7.5, Temp - 76-77F 3. I have a 10gallon tank and it has been set up for about 3 1/2...