Recent content by imissmytruck

I do know that some schooling breeds do suffer depression after a loss. I have not heard this about goldfish. He has two comets at 2 inches to keep him company, as well as three mosquito fish that came from his same pond, so he is not alone, but no one else near his size. And I cant...

So I tried it out and it was far more difficult to accomplish than it appeared. Big tank near a window and all..... It seemed to work ok. Except at feeding time. So it seems evident to me that the transition from dark pond to clear tank took its toll. He seems to have settled down a...

I just got an onion plant from my LFS. I guess they are hard to find here in WA. I was quite shocked that it looks JUST like an onion! Anyway...I brought it home Tuesday and stuck it in my shrimp tank. It was beautiful white. Well here it is Thursday and the onion has turned yellow. I...

Thank you jlk. I have never thought about treating the fish like a parrot. haha. I will try to cover the tank today. Traciedjessop Sorry to hear about your betta. Hope it works out.

I think where you are posting is fine. Especially if it's a planted tank. When I did sand I laid down a one inch layer of fluorite first, then 3-4 inches of sand over it. It's not that angels and guoramis don't get along it's just MY experience that the are dominant fish and take over...

Hello and Welcome! When I started my first planted tank I had no money. So I went with playground sand from the Home Depot. It was cheap, and I never should have taken it out! It was awesome! Although it took a lot of work to get it clean enough to use. In my opinion it acted just like a...

A friend of mine bought a house with a pond. She didn't want it. So while I was draining it I found 3 nice butterfly koi, several other goldfish up to 7 inches and three 8.5 inch goldfish. I kept the three 8.5 and put them in my 90 gallon that I was cycling for koi. I should mention the pond...

Thanks coryluv! That first link was awesome! I now have a new reason to get Amano Shrimp for my shrimp tank!

There is no co2 in this tank, I treat with excel when I can afford to, but haven't done it in awhile, the pleco does not touch it. And I have spent countless hours pulling it out by hand, every time I think I got it all, it comes back.....A timer is on my list, but will only come after the...

When my 55 g was over run, I made the tank go dark for two weeks. And did what clarkm suggested. I preferred treating with excel over the peroxide, but I won the battle. I dealt with the BBA for two months before doing that, and after two weeks of dark and cutting back on light times I have...

I cant identify the type of algae this is. Can anybody help? My LFS, which is major awesome....cant identify it either.... really want to cure it. 10 gallon, Fluval shrimp substrate (cant remember the name right now) Planted Plus LED light, Water parameters are good. No nitrate. No...

What is the best way to keep a Q tank setup? I was told by a guy at my LFS that I should have the heater on but the filter off unless I was acclimating or quarantining a fish.opinions?

Can a person switch to fresh beefheart from frozen as it is MUCH cheaper?

So after my huge loss (emotionally I am still not recovered) my wife encouraged me to restart the tank. I have since purchased 5 black skirt tetras and 5 red minor tetras. Plus one guy, Phil, at my favorite LFS had to move, so I adopted four of his congo tetras. One male and four female. And...

Three days ago I lost my entire tank. I am still overly depressed about it. It started when one of my roselines had popeye. I don't have a hospital tank so had to treat the whole tank with severely reduced amounts of Epsom and Myracyn. Cured in one day! Then my plants started to show...