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Thought the same thing
Good to hear a 20 will do it. Yeah it was strange to not have nitrates of some kind in the tank, it does have a bit of brown algae in the tank. I can't remember when I did the 1st PWC. Maybe the fish has been "backed up" for a while? I'll go run another test just to...
My wife has one fancy goldfish in a 20 gallon. (Slight upgrade from a 10) Lately the fish was gasping for air which I knew was a sign of problems with the water quality, so I checked it. Ammonia was kinda of high (1ppm) so I did a PWC. Apparently, it had been doing this for a while. Today I...
LOL
I thought the same thing when I saw my Angels doing the same thing. Still waiting for results in the tank. Have black neons and head and tail lights in with them as well as a Pleco and corys. Need to get another 35 high if I want them to breed.:(
GSA
GSA as far as I know isn't eaten by most inhabitants. It's too hard of a substance for them. If it is a lack of phosphates I usually do a PWC and scrape the stuff off with a one sided razor blade. Had it in both of my tanks at some point, but it then went away. I usually do a 25% PWC...
Depends on what they eat
Yes they are generous depending on what they are eating. Pleco's can leave a mark on a tank too. :grab::jump: Then there's goldfish, sure they can be cute, but what a mess. Oscar's a messy too, but they create BIG poop in large chunks all over tank.
Test kit
Get a master test kit you can get them for about $20. They are more accurate than strips and worth the money. I'm pretty sure corys are omnivores so regular flake food, or rounds will work. If you get rounds get the one with green stuff and other stuff that way the diet will be...
LOL you won't lose your mind
Yeah just be patient and keep feeding the bacteria. It'll eventually roll over and then you'll get to wait for nitrate.
Are you doing anything else with the tank and water?
Angels
I have a pair in a 35 high and when they put eggs on a plant the roommates get their workout.
20 gallon won't cut it. Go with 40 or higher and they tend to like taller tanks, but a 40 long or a 55 will work just fine. There is a ton of info out on ht eweb about these and you can...
Loaches
I have striped loaches that I used to terminate the snails that got added to my tank. Clown loaches will get huge, but they'll eat what you throw at them typically anything other than veggies. Mine eat whatever the other fish eat and obviously snails.
The link below should provide...
My experience
From my experience I started with standard gravel, the plants didn't do so good so I switched to Flourite which was great for the plants, but was a friggin mess to swap out, because it's clay gravel and will basically look like a mud puddle if you are not careful. I obviously...
Yeah go with Crepe's advice
I typically ask when the LFS gets its new fish, that way I can kind of gauge what to expect if I pick something up. I also watch the fish for a while before I buy them. Depending on where your cardinal's were raised will depend on what kind of water they'll need...
Get the test kit
You'll want to get the test kit A.S.A.P. even if you have to borrow the money. Keep an eye on your ammonia, that will eventually shift to nitrite and then to nitrate. There are bacteria bottle you can buy to introduce the needed bacteria for the cycle. If you have a 28...
Cracked Tanks
Depends on the crack, but most of the time you're toast. It would be better to either get a new one or find someone that can repair it properly. A 6 foot tank is a heck of a lot of water to spill out. Also, if you want you may be able to claim it on homeowner's insurance, but...
Photos and roots
When I pulled the plant from the tank it did appear that the roots were rotting so I left the plant out of the gravel this time around. So far it was fine planted in the gravel, however I know the plant does better floating or attached to wood and rocks so that's the route I...