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Yeah, my husband and I both did, it's so strange. I'll get into all the nooks and crannies when I do my WWC tomorrow.

I didn't think so.

Is it possible that a dwarf gourami could eat a zebra danio? Looking at them it doesn't seem so, but I have 3 missing danios and no other ideas!

Thanks, all good info!

So it is 12 degrees outside where I live and our power was out for quite a while this morning. I was really worried that the fish might get too cold. Is there anything that can be done in a situation like this? Luckily the power is back on and everyone is fine, but I'm wondering if there is...

Makes perfect sense, thanks so much.

Reading the responses again I see I need the ceramic rings and not the foam. Thanks again, everyone. I've learned so much on this site, my fish are very grateful (they just wish I'd learned all this before I got them).

Ok, this has been very helpful. I actually only have one slot filled right now. It's a filter with charcoal. So sounds like I need to get a cage and put some aquarium sponge in it. Then I change the charcoal filters one at a time and only rinse the sponge, never switch it out.

I suppose I mean the filter media.

So I know I'm not supposed to change my filter very often, but at some point I'm gonna have to change it. How often is good and do I need to do anything special to prep the new filter? I'm terrified of losing the biological filter when I do a change. My tank has been running for just over 3...

Thanks for the input. I did a 50% change today, that got my ammonia and nitrate both down, but not as low as they should be. The ammonia was hard to read, it wasn't quite 0, but definitely wasn't .25 either. The nitrate went down to 20. My nitrite is always 0. I'll do another 25% change...

How soon after a water change do I test the parameters again? When I tested this morning my ammonia and nitrates were high (.25 and 40ppm respectively) so I'm getting ready to do a 50% wc. My levels are not usually this high before my weekly Sunday wc, which is usually between 30 and 50%, but...

I'm curious about this is well. The regular ph range jumps from 7.2 to 7.6 at the bottom and the high ph goes from 7.4 to 7.8. Is this really correct? I was thinking maybe it was a typo.

I have a python on my Christmas wish list, I hope I get it.

How do shrimp figure in to stocking? If I am at capacity with fish should I skip shrimp, or do shrimp help? How many shrimp are recommended for 29 gallon tank? I think they look cool, but I need to learn more about how to care for them.