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So I decided to experiment recently to see if I could temporarily house a small (3inch) Bala shark in a 20 gallon with 3 tiger barbs and 2 giant danios until a larger tank was possible. What occurred was a systematic and cruel bullying of the bala shark by the danios and barbs and tonight I...

I have one of the purple "Jewel cichlids" from Petsmart and its like 4 inches and its murdered to date: 2 Oscars and a Jack Dempsey....it keeps attacking my Pleco's tail and it runs the other fish from the bottom of the aquarium Yes, these fish weren't exactly compatible; however, they lead me...

Yes, I've been cycling with fish - two cichlids, both around 2-3 inches, a small pleco, and two mystery snails. What should I do from here in terms of water changes? I probably wouldn't add anymore fish at this point unless something really caught my eye because its a 20g but I would like to...

Well after a 30% partial water change on July 4, which gave the following readings: Ammonia: 0.0 Nitrite: 1.0 Nitrate: 5.0 Note that nitrates come at 5.0 in the tap water. I didn't touch the aquarium except to feed the fish until just an hour ago today on July 7 and got the following...

It's 20 gallons

Hello all, I've been testing my tank and performing regular water changes as much as I can since I first bought the test kit on 6/22/08. There are two small cichlids, a pleco, and two mystery snails in the tank. The ammonia has been hovering between 0ppm and 0.25ppm for the last week or so...

Turns out they weren't eggs...its was like the glue or whatever from the seams in the tank...I feel like a moron.

I did that for the first two days but the yellow guy would still chase the purple guy...i even went as far as to try to net the yellow guy and remove him from the tank for a while but i couldnt catch him. But things have calmed down in the last 24 hours so we shall see what happens.

It seems today that the Jewel cichlid has managed to establish some territory behind a fake plant since it started fighting back. The yellow guy won't even go back there now, but he'll threaten to then back off. It seems since last night that they are now really only fighting when food makes...

So much water so little time :) Did the 50% water change as recommended. Here are the latest results Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrite: 1.0 Nitrate: 5.0

No there are fish in the tank...two cichlids, a pleco, two mystery snails, and an African dwarf frog

After another 25% water change here are the parameters: Ph: 6.8 Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrite: 5.0 Nitrate: 10 Am I moving in the right direction towards being cycled?

After another 25% water change here are the parameters: Ph: 6.8 Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrite: 5.0 Nitrate: 10 Am I moving in the right direction?

So, I introduced a Jewel Cichlid into the 20g aquarium with my yellow African Cichlid on Saturday. Since then, the Jewel can't find a safe location in the aquarium and has no choice but to swim at the top of the tank or risk being chased and nipped at. I have a cave, a bridge, and a plant as...

Just tested the tap water Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 5.0 I wonder if the 5.0 nitrate is what is showing up in my aquarium water tests.