Recent content by sodemann58

I have recently gotten a baby parrot fish that I have successfully healed from ich. He has been in quarantine for about 2-3 weeks now and I used the salt treatment, higher water temps and frequent water changes to heal him. Now he is very healthy and my mom is extremely attached to him (Clark)...

I personally wouldn't take everything out. A small amount of algae is beneficial to your fish and snails. I would get a common pleco and he should clean up youth sides and a slight layer of algae on your plants and decor in a matter of days. However with the size of tank you have, a pleco will...

I personally wouldn't take everything out. A small amount of algae is beneficial to your fish and snails. I would get a common pleco and he should clean up youth sides and a slight layer of algae on your plants and decor in a matter of days. However with the size of tank you have, a pleco will...

So i have recently sold all of my fish from my 30 gallon so that i may breed a female with my male blue gourami. I will get the female and quarantine her while i start my tank up cycling, as i will clean it thoroughly. Ill have it all last 2-3 weeks then place the female in the 30 for a week or...

Ok. When should i add more? What procedures should i do in the meantime?

I established the tank and added about 3 tbs. Now looking back it was a bad idea...like i said im New to treating ich with salt. But anyway i did that, then yesterday i did a pwc of 40% and added a rounded tbs of salt and water conditioners (aquasafe,prime,stresscoat) for the amount of water i...

Ok. Would adding a rounded tablespoon every two days with 40% water change be good?

Ok thank you. What procedure would you use for the salt remedy for ich? Am i doing anything death threatening to my fish? This is my first time fighting ich. I would increase heat except my ten gallon heater is one of the simple ones and doesn't have a temp dial.

Thanks! A sunk ship is in there now and he is much more comfortable and has even been following my family member's finger. Also turns out he had black spot disease, which is common in blood parrots. His black is slowly decreasing and his orange color is pretty much completely covering him...

I would lightly scrub it off. I received a tank with a filter that had been clogged from so much algae. If you don't clean it eventually it will become worse. Your filter media and what not will have enough bacteria and stuff in it. I guess it also depends if you want a cleaner looking tank or...

Yeah it actually looks just like a duckbill. Haha Thanks for the advice. I'll keep an eye on him. Glad it doesn't seem too bad

I have 2 albino Tiger barbs and 2 tiger barbs that share my 30 gallon with the rest of my fish. One of my albino Tiger Barbs has an abnormal mouth i am worried about being disease. But then again maybe its a mutation? It can eat and show no signs of unhealthiness however just has a mouth that...