Recent content by rachelives

I'm my low light 10 gal, I have water wisteria and Amazon swords that grow really well. My water wisteria grows very fast, especially after I have started dosing Excel.

If I were you, I would look into getting more of each kind of fish, since you have room! Corys and Neons I know for sure should be in a group of at least 5, and feel much happier in groups. I'm not sure about the other fish because I don't have much experience with them. Good luck with your tank! :)

This happened to many of my neons, because the lfs I got them from had the disease in their tank. It killed all of the affected fish in less than two days, so it's interesting (and good!) that yours is doing better! Edit - The more I think about it, mine didn't look exactly like that, so your...

I read that wrong, stupid nitrites and nitrates :)

In my ten gal, nitrites didn't seem to take too long to go to zero, and my cycle was done in less than 4 weeks, so I'm sure you're close

As far as I know, yes, you need to keep providing an ammonia source. And from what I have heard, water changes slow down the cycle. Also, I doubt that high nitrates will stall the cycle, I see no reason why they would. But I am not an expert as others are on this forum.

Carrots and dark green lettuce (spinach or romaine, not iceberg), algae wafers (I use hikari), frozen brine shrimp/bloodworms. You should blanch the vegetables before putting them in the tank so that it will be easier for your pleco to eat them. All can be found at the supermarket or a local...

I keep cherries with mystery snails, and they definitely don't bug them! I would assume that they'd be fine with pond snails, even if they are small. I think it's really cute when the shrimp hitch hike on the snails :)

I have neon tetras in mine, and am planning to have Pygmy corydoras

Just an idea - I currently have a 10 gallon with regular sand substrate. I use root tabs to give the plants their needed nutrients. It seems to work for me, but that is a very basic setup. Many people also add co2 to their tanks to help with plant growth. I'm new, so I won't be of much help :)...

You can see the Nerite snail in the bottom right corner and the neons are schooling in the left corner :) And that's really sad! I'm sorry it didn't work out.

I added four Neon Tetras and a Nerite snail and they all are doing very well! How are yours?

I am a newbie as well, but I can clear up a little bit for you! "0/0/10-40" means Ammonia/Nitrites/Nitrates. Your ammonia and Nitrites should always be zero, because they are toxic for fish. Nitrates should be kept low, through water changes. If you haven't, you should study the Nitrogen Cycle...

Have you tested your water for nitrates? (I mean before you put it in the tank)

I definitely will! I don't want them to die from stress.