Recent content by Joeriw

Hi Guys, I noticed one of my cardinal tetra's has a strange fin since yesterday. It's white and looks very stif, not clamed to the body but fanned out. Like a piece of plastic stucking out of the fish. Any idea wat is going on with it? This tetra was part of a batch i got at a 'bad' pet...

Thanks again, i will look into the ammonia measurement. The tank is now 6 weeks running, so i hope the cycle is already finished. Any other idea's about the strange thing that happened to the guppy? do you think it could affect my other fish as well?

Thanks for the explanation. When i was waiting for the tank to cycle i did measure high nitrite and nitrate values after a week or 2. My understanding was that as soon as they drop, you can assume the cycle is done and you can slowly start adding some fish (and then monitor the nitrite and...

Thanks for the reply, I cycled my tank by putting in the plants and substrate, periodicly putting a bit of fishfood in there and putting in a bactery starter. ofcourse my heater, lights and filter where on. That is the proper way to cycle a tank right? or did i made a mistake? in response to...

Hi guys, I have recently started with my very first aquarium (22 gallon) and i am experiencing some difficulties. after setting up the tank and let it run for a few weeks to get trough the nitrogen cycle, i bought my first fish (2 black molly's). Everything went fine for a week, so i bought 2...

Hi Guys, I have a question about my black molly. She is eating quite a lot the last 2 weeks, and is getting pretty fat. She is the dominant fish in the tank, so she is getting quite a lot of food lately. Im not sure if she is just getting fat because she is eating to much or she is pregnant...