Recent content by greyboysix

My dad's kinda like that with his fish tanks. Or was, when he still had them up and running. Everything was always perfect, and he didn't even have to try. Then again, the water back home is great. Here in philly? You don't wanna know.

Thanks Zags. I did change the water again, and dosed it with Prime again. The fish seem to be doing just fine. They're still pretty new, and I think the water changes freaked them out a bit, but they've resumed their semi-usual patrols and gone back to their territories. I'll do it again on...

I was testing my tank's nitrite levels, and accidentally knocked over the test tube. Put five drops into the vial along with the standard 5ml of water. About half spilled into my 29 Gallon. Are my fish going to be OK? They don't seem to be acting oddly in any way. I already did a 75% water...

They were both Tropheus Duboisi, a species apparently infamously susceptible to bloat. Each was in it's own tank (one in a 20, one in a 29). Both tanks fully cycled. And, I imagine, since they've been fishless for almost a week now, they'll have to be cycled again. They had the classic...

Just lost my only two fish to bloat. Is there anything I have to do to the tank before getting new fish? I read that it can be caused by bacteria, so I'm wondering if I have to dose the tank with anything. Thanks.

Really? Frozen peas, just straight out of the bag? You may be right about the constipation. When I turned on the lights this morning (Same time every day), he was trailing a stool about 100% his body length. He's in my 20 gallon quarantine tank, Rena filstar XP1, 80 degrees. He's the first...

Hey y'all! Need a little help. I have a juvenile tropheus duboisi that just isn't eating. I've been taking a pinch of spirulina flakes, crushing them up, and putting them in that way, but it's just not working. He'll swim around, take in a flake, chew for a second or two, and spit it out...

Looks like I may have made that post a bit too soon. Tested my water this morning and found a nitrate spike. It doesn't match the tiny decline in nitrites, but I guess I have to assume that it's not far behind, right? I also added a small amount of ammonia this morning, to bring the tank to...

Thanks again peoples! I will add enough to keep the tank at 2ppm. I'll see how this works and sorta report back in a week.

Hey y'all. Back again. This time I have a question about my cycle. I'm doing a fishless one, as everyone recommends. Anyway, I'm on day 17 of the cycle, and I'm worried that something may have gone kinda wrong. I'll preface this by saying I use an API Freshwater Master Test Kit. My Ammonia...

An Apology My last post was a little acrimonious and combative, and I want to appologize about that. I thought I edited it before anyone saw it, but I was too late. I'm originally from New York, and am most definitely fully programed to operate in said city. So, when I get frustrated, I get...

No no no. I didn't mean to intimate that I would put cats in my tank. I might try it if I had a huge tank where they would be able to have their own space, but I don't. I was hoping that someone who had some experience trying it might be able to give some advice, positive or negative.

My water's no good for tanganyikan cichlids. Perfect for Malawi's though. I don't know who to listen to anymore, as I've had just as many people tell me that what I want to do is fine as I've had tell me it's a mistake. Basically, I'm going to get baby Yellow Labs and let 'em grow into the...

Yeah, I think I'm just gonna stick with the Yellow Labs. Maybe one other cichlid. I'll get 'em as babies so they aren't agressive towards eachother.

I'm starting a Cichlid tank, but only after finding out that the water in my area isn't really suitable (comfortable, really) for many of your more usual freshwater species. When I originally started, I really wanted to get a tank started so I could have some catfish. According to the books I...