Recent content by Kondoe

the tank has been cycled ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 15. it has been cycled for about a month now. i started cycling about 3 months ago, and took 1.5 - 2 months to cycle.

ok i have taken some pictures, they are not all that clear but i have marked out where i think there is a problem... i also have a couple of videos maybe it is easier to judge the problem. here is the link: 172.mp4 video by Kondoe - Photobucket 173.mp4 video by Kondoe - Photobucket

i use a liquid test, with the drops. i also have a seachems ammonia alert disc. both show 0 ammonia

Need help guys. i have lost 2 fish in 3 days. 1st was a tiger barb, his body was stuck onto the filter intake gaurd. i assumed he got stuck there and thats what caused his death, as i couldn't see any kind of symptoms for any sort of disease. but today i lost a golden molly, and this one was...

Cherry shrimp are not expensive for me more lfs gives me them for free :) i was thinking about getting a small tank just for cherry shrimp and breed them so i can use them as food once a week or so. a few deays ago my lfs gave me 11 cherry shrimp for free, and said whenever i want some to just...

how about cherry shrimp? my lfs has loads of cherry shrimp, would they be a good snack for tiger barbs?

Thanks mogurako, i didn't think about disease and parasites, ill just give them a miss :)

Hey guys i've got a quick question. Can shrimp (from salt water) be fed to tropical fish? here are pics of the shrimp im talking about.... i don't wan't to go buy some (live) and feed them to my tiger barbs without knowing anything.

My tantk has finally cycled and i have recently added some fish :). its a 490 litre tank and i have now got 11 tiger barbs and 2 leopard plecos. i have gone mad with the camera and taken alot of pictures, because there are so many i won't upload them all into this forum and instead i will post...

wow great catches kev. :) and fishbone i 've seen your pics too :) look great

i live in Turkey, so having trouble finding ammonia for some reason :(

I have looked everywhere for pure ammonia but have had no luck i am using fish food as a source of ammonia. but probably not putting in enough to maintain a higher ammonia level. after adding fish ffod how long does it usualy take for it to start rotting and give off ammonia?

hey guys i am roughly 2-3 weeks into cycling my tank, i am just not sure if what i am doing is going right or if i'm doing something wrong. Unfortunatly i have been attempting my cycle without an ammonia test, i only had a seachems ammonia alert disc. when i first added the disc to my tank i...

Nice catch there in the photo. Has anyone else got pics of thier catches? Or if you have pics elsewhere on the internet post a link to them so we can see :)

the cycle isnt complete. and both the mango wood and rock has been thorughly boiled. the wood no longer tans the water i boiled everyday twice for about a week and kept the wood in water all the time. i also used a powerful jet wash on the wood and scrubbed them. the fish i plan on keeping are...