Recent content by vnv

I have two other threads but quick rundown. Started with 5gal tank (2 platies, one male guppy). Platy had fry 6 days after coming home. I learned about the nitrogen cycle. Bought a 55gal tank and started water changes on the 5 gal every 1-2 days. Bought Prime instead of the cheapo water...

RIP guppy :(:(

Will try that, I have to wait until the evening though because the tap water will be too warm and will increase the temp in the tank. Even in the evening the tap water is still warm, I only have room to cool about 10ltrs in the fridge. I probably should have mentioned this guppy was an...

Thanks, I have added the air inlet tube back. Current temp is 29C. Guppy is not looking good at all and I think he might be too far gone now :(:(

I am using Prime when I do water changes. Tank filter is an Aquael 1000. This filter comes with an air inlet tube which I disconnected as it was causing heaps of microbubbles. I could reattach it though. The outlet is directed towards the surface so I have good surface agitation. I live in a...

Sick guppy - Update RIP guppy :( I currently have one guppy and one platy in an uncycled 55 gallon (200 litre) tank. I last did a partial water change 3 days ago. I have an API test kit, I tested this morning: Ammonia 0.0ppm - 0.25ppm Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 0 pH - 8.0 Last night fish were...

Everything is going well. The water in the large tank is still a bit cloudy from the substrate. Ammonia tested again at 0.0ppm-0.25ppm. I did about a 35% water change. I'll test for nitrites in a week. Smaller tank is empty. I am in no hurry to get the betta so will wait until both filters...

Yep, yet another newbie who rushed into buying fish with nfi what they were doing. Bought a 20ltr (5gal) tank set up with a small filter and on advice of the LFS bough two platys and a male guppy. I was warned about guppy breeding but not platy. Less than a week later the small tank was full...