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I believe that my fish have the first signs of ich, micro size white spots on the fins. Each fish has 2-3 spots, nothing major yet. The fish that are affected is Tetras and Rainbows. I have read that you can use table salt to treat ich. How much salt should be used per gallon that is safe for...

Very hard choice but I picked A because the fish look like they are dancing.

Jonathan, here is a link for making your own pressurized C02 system... http://sammyxp.tripod.com/html/id23.html

podge... Try this site for help starting a planted tank: http://www.aquahobby.org/articles/e_plant.php

Some reccommend to change out the bulbs every 6 months & others once a year. I myself change my bulbs out once a year on my planted tanks.

I pick my algae off before a water change so anything floating around gets syphoned out. This is where I got my SAE's from... http://infinitytropicals.safeshopper.com/index.htm?53

I don't think you need to tear down your whole tank. Just pick off what you can and bleach dip your plants & equipment . If you can not get SAE's locally then get them on line. In extreme cases you can treat with copper.

BillyZ... I think you have a different medicine. The one I got is called Maracyn by Mardel it comes in a blue & green box. It contains white tablets that you dose dailey for 5 days (1 tab per 10 gallons). It says on the box that it is for fin/tail rot, popeye and body fungus. Here is a pic...

Endlers are great easy to keep little fish. Here is a link... http://endlerslivebearer.com/

Maybe you could have someone to build you a stand or do it yourself. Try this link for DIY stand: http://www.plantedtank.net/diystand.html

So that is what they look like as babies...How cool!

What are your water readings PH, KH, P04, N03? In the meantime here is a link to help ID your algae... http://www.plantgeek.net/article_viewer.php?id=9