Recent content by marthared

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Yea, that's what I figured. Live and learn (or die and learn, depending on what you are!). :( Nitrate is still btwn 40-80. I have the API test kit. Should I do water changes every day? 50%? Thanks so much, guys. I'll not buy any ich stuff.

I need to know what to do next: OK, all my fish have died over the past 4 days... angel fish, 2 gouramis, 2 pleccos, 1 catfish. Sumo loach is only one remaining. Here are stats: 36 gal fresh water aquarium nitrates 40-80 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 ph normal Bio Wheel filter system About 6 days...

No one's gonna tell us what a "DP" is???? I don't know either...

A good spanking, I hope?

I did a search for this and didn't come up with anything, so I thought I'd go ahead and post it. Can't figure out why my water is so cloudy all of a sudden. I have a 36 gal tank, just set up at Christmas. All parameters are fine (API test kit). BioWheel, gravel, artificial plants. 2 gouramis...

Stress Coat

I've never seen mine eat actual fish food. He just sticks to the glass all the time. Never even seen him on a plant, rock, or on the bottom. He is a really neat guy, just wish he'd come forward more. None of my other fish bug him, he just likes his hideouts.

We're fairly new tank owners (since Christmas), and my first angel died after about a week and a half, I think due to the higher ammonia. After our water stabilized, I got hubby another one... he hid-out for about 4 days, then came out and ate, and now he's the life of the tank. Gets along...

Yes! I've had one for about 2 weeks, and he's doing fine. I've never seen him on anything other than one of the glass walls... he eats the algae off them pretty well, and stays mostly on the back glass, behind rocks and plants. He comes out once and awhile to the front and sides. I really...

Here's "Charlie", our little Sumo Loach: