Recent content by Yiesh

I am located in Centerville Ohio, which is near Dayton.

I have two male dwarf gouramis in my tank that are both very healthy and beautiful. Unfortunately they can't stay in my tank because I am going more towards cichlids and they are too docile. I've had them both for 4 months and they readily accept all kinds of foods. I'm not really comfortable...

If your friend really wants cichlids he can look into the shell dwelling species. I have a pair of multis that are so much fun to watch. Lots of personality. He just needs to keep in mind that they are still cichlids and need the proper cichlid care. They also breed pretty quickly so he would...

Yep that's what I did a couple days ago and she recovered pretty quickly (: I was afraid it was a parasite because my fish get pretty regular helpings of peas, she must have just missed her weekly portion. Thanks!

Both of those charts help tremendously, now I can stop getting panicky when I see low levels of ammonia. It's truly amazing how much incorrect information gets passed around about aquarium keeping.

So at a temperature of 78 degrees Fahrenheit and a ph of 7.8, 0.25 ppm ammonia should be okay?

Even better. I always heard ammonia should always be at 0 no matter what because its so toxic so I didn't know if having a slight amount of ammonia would eventually cause stress in the long term like nitrates do in higher quantities.

Great thanks, I already use prime when I change my water so it's nice to know I haven't been stressing my fish.

Will that permanently neutralize the ammonia? I heard something about prime neutralizing nitrites and ammonia for 48 hours only. Also will the neutralized ammonia still show up on my tests?

So I've been doing a lot of water changes lately because I thought my aquarium was going through a mini cycle. When I tested the water the ammonia showed up as somewhere in between 0 and 0.25. However when I tested after a 50% water change the levels were the same. Finally I tested my tap water...

Maybe try separating her from the rest of her tank mates for a while during feeding time? That'll give her a little extra time to eat the food before the others gobble it up. Does she like peas? My bp loves shelled, halved peas and they are an easy food for him to eat. Maybe a treat will entice...

My EBJD seems really bloated today and I am worried about her. Anyone have any ideas as to what may have caused this and what I can do to fix it? My tank is a 46 gallon, fully cycled with 10 ppm nitrates. She has been eating everything readily. I've fed her hikari cichlid pellets and some...

It was just an idea, I got my 46 gallon bowfront with stand, gravel, plants, decorations, food, hood, filter and light for $175 off of a guy that was about 10 min from my house. If you were only looking for a 10 gal I'm sure you could get one for cheap. It would take a little more work to get...

You can find a lot of local people on Craigslist selling aquariums. I didn't mean buy one out of state and have it shipped to you.

Have you considered looking on eBay or craigslist for used tank setups? They are often dramatically cheaper than a brand new set up and come with the necessary filters, hoods, lights etc.