Recent content by Taylor

Buffering capacity?? I really don't know what that is. We continually tested the water in the 2 gal and I finally gave up trying to lower it because I figured that so much chemicals in the water would be bad for the fish. What I used is the chemical included in the pH kit to lower it. It never...

So, just to be clear, the fact that the water has been sitting for about five days with no fish, added to my newfound knowledge about cycling, tells me that any of those bacteria that were in the water have probably died and I should do a partial water change and immediately introduce the cory...

Thanks everyone for all the info. WOW! I guess I do have some learning ahead of me. I've just about decided to let go of the 2 gal. I want to move the fish into the 10 gal once it's established. I set it up and put water in it. (Saturday 11-1) Now I'm getting the water temp up to 76*. When I...

I guess I need to clarify a few things here. It's awesome to see such a quick response to my question. Thanks! I'm pretty sure that it is a leopard cory. No, I didn't have all those fish at once. Two others with the cory. Except for the guppies. I had all four fish at the same time. And before...

I've had a 2 gal tank for about 10 months now. My problem is, I think my corydora is killing everything I put in the tank. I've lost 6 tetras, as many shrimp, and three guppies. I've recently added a frog to the tank and he's lasted a week so far. Is it possible that the cory is staking a claim...