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I am on my first month of soaking a few pieces in a bucket. I've done this before and depending on the type if wood it'll take a couple of months. I will then boil the snot out of it in salt water for a few changes before placing in a tank. It's a long process but worth the effort once you get...

Will do! She's holed up behind the filter intake and not eating now soooooo, doesn't look good.

No other signs on her and no spots either. I was wondering if it could be gill flukes or something irritating like that. I will adjust the temps and watch closely. thanks, hopefully this fixes it.

My mom has an Angelicus Botia that is doing alot of flashing and rubbing. Tank is a 12 gallon Eclipse, fully cycled. Water perims are stellar, PH-7.6, Ammo-, Nitrites-0, Nitrates-10, temp is 78*. Tank mates are a few Tetras. She' been dosed with a Quick Cure 4 times (every 48 hrs) and then was...

LOVE the bar in front of the tank! Stellar idea.

If you can, put all the substrate in a mesh bag and put it in the 29. While you are waiting for it to cycle get a liquid reagent kit to test the perimeters on both tanks. I personally keep goldfish and I can tell you right now you should be doing pwc's of 50% at least every other day. They are...

Too funny!!!!!

I finally found out what the little critters are on my glass. They're Limpets. How they got there is a total mystery as I have never had any plants in the tank. It's possible they hitched a ride in some water bags when I bought new fish. But here ya go fellow aquarium geekists...lol...

Welcome Robert. I lived in Springfield for three years. Loved it there! I am from/living in Washington state and love it here too. You'll be in good company here. Send me something from Andy's and Lambert's will ya. Lol...