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Do these NH3/NO2/NO3 testing kits go bad? I guess mine is 5 years old or so, and I'm trying to start a new tank, and I'm wondering if I have to buy new chemicals.

I think my clown loach has swim bladder problem, since he has taken to sleeping upside down at the top of the water. He still swims around fine though. I read up about it, and it says feeding him high fiber food might help. My question is, what is that? What do I pick up when I go to the pet...

I got a 2-inch clown loach before I realized that they grow up to be big, and I can't handle a big fish. Anyone want him? His name is Cy. :) He's not going to be happy by himself in my 5 gallon tank, and I'm not ready to get a bigger one yet. I live in Tucson now, but I'll be in LA for...

Saturday evening my betta was fine. Sunday afternoon he was on the bottom of the tank breathing hard, with every fin ripped to shreds. I put him in a bowl by himself so the (little) clown loach wouldn't bother him. I thought for sure he'd die soon, so I didn't worry about it. But today...

I just got a clown loach to hang out with my Betta, and everything is going great. I'm just very confused because the loach seems to have a vendetta against the suction cups holding the heater to the side of the tank. He'll go over and nip at them, and I can actually hear a popping noise when...

Could someone please recommend a good gravel vac? The TopFin one from my LFS won't pick up waste from the bottom of the tank. I know about Pythons; I'm not looking for something that hard core yet. I only have 1 fish in a 5 gallon tank. A specific brand, possibly with a link, would be great.

Hi, I'm back again. History: Around April 15 I got my betta a 5 gallon tank, with a heater (80F) and sponge filter. Since then I've been doing daily 1-2 gallon water changes to keep the nitrite levels down. Nitrites are at .5 ppm before the water change and .25 after. I had added bio spira...

I just thought I'd report that adding bio spira to my tank helped get my cycle jump started. Two days after I added it, I have 0 ammonia, 50 nitrites, and 5 nitrates. So I've definitely got the ammonia to nitrite bacteria going, and some (but not enough yet) of the nitrite to nitrate...

After what seems a long haul, my betta's fins are starting to grow back from their fin rot! I am very excited, as it was very dissapointing to have him get fin rot right after I got him. However, I have learned a lot on this site as a result that will make me a better fish owner, so all is not...

When starting a fishless cycle, would too high an ammonia concentration have any negative effects on getting the cycle going?

I'm trying to get a fishless cycle started here. I bought some 10% Ammonia at the hardware store. I added a lot to the small, 1 gal tank, but the kit didn't show much ammonia, so I tested the "ammonia" itself, but it shows < than 0.25 ppm ammonia. What is going on? Is the ammonia not really...

I'd like to get two breeding pairs of bettas, that is, two males and two females. I'm wondering what sizes and how many tanks I will need, just for permenant housing for these four fish. What volume should I allow for each fish? Obviously the males can't be housed together or with the...

I got a betta on Feb 4, and have been fighting fin rot and pop eye ever since. I've put him in a separate 1/2 gal bowl (no decoration, no filter) and I'm treating him with fungus eliminator (yellow), tetracycline, and ampicillin. These should make the water turn yellow, and they do, but after...