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Can the virus become active at any time? I'm just wondering if I set up a quarantine tank and keep him in there for 45 days or so and he appears healthy then I can transfer him to the community tank.

Yeah it's a shame they are as hardy and healthy as they used to be, they are beautiful fish. But at the same time, they aren't a guaranteed death sentence either. We will be diligent with our water care and keep a close eye on all fish if we do decide to go that route. If we unfortunately have...

It isn't 100% going to be a DG but just based off what he's been saying any time we have been in the store I'm guessing we will end up with one. If it was me personally I'd stay away away from the DG but I think there is something special about letting a kid go into the LFS and build his dream...

Thanks for the link and saving me the time of looking for it. I checked the numbers for 6 corys, 8 tetras and 1 dwarf gourami. Cardinal tetras must carry a slightly larger bioload than the neon tetras. It's saying 92% stocked with the cardinals and only 82% with the neons. Both water changes...

I thought that but I still didn't want to fully stock right off the bat just in case I overlooked something. Do you think I could get away with adding two corys if I wanted to add a group of neons or cardinal fish? I figure I'll need about 7-8 of those. Plus the DG. I saw someone post a link...

Well hopefully patience was a virtue. After a couple more weeks I think I successfully cycled his tank. I did a couple water changes in the span of that time, anytime the nitrites went off the charts. It was converting ammonia to nitrites (slowish) but it seemed like the nitrites weren't going...

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Last time I checked my pH it was on the higher side. I want to say 7.8 or 7.6, I can't remember exactly. But I'll check again later tonight. Would I want to add sodium bicarbonate even if it's in the high 7's?

What would you recommend for a good centerpiece type fish? I was leaning towards the dwarf or honey gourami and he seemed to like the dwarf better because of the colors.

Yeah that is kind of where I'm at, trying to convince a 5 year old that is a process that just takes time. He has been helping me check the water daily and he knows that we need to get the water right before adding fish but he's getting anxious. Every time he says "what color does it need to be...

Thanks for the advice on the water change. I might try it, like 25% since the nitrites are flirting with that undetectable range. I did try some of that bacteria in a bottle, I added it once and it didn't seem to do anything. l wanted to get Dr. Tim's but I ended up just grabbing one that they...

Thanks for the warm welcome and I appreciate the advice. I normally don't test for nitrates but I thought I saw a slight drop in nitrites so I wanted to see if there was a corresponding spike in nitrates. Having a visual of all 3 I figured it was a good time to reach out and see where you all...

I have a bottle of Dr. Tim's ammonium chloride. I haven't regularly been dosing it because I haven't seen it really start to drop. I brought it up to about 2.0 ppm and it sat there for a while until it started to slightly drop. I added just enough to bring it back up to 2.0 ppm

Hey everyone, My 5 year old son has been asking for a community tank for a while now and the wife and I finally decided it was time to let him get one. I actually kept my 20 gallon tank from when I was younger and set it up for him. It's been a while since I've kept fish and my first time...