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Thank you for the quick response. Are there any other home options apart from this bottle like the Epsom salt method or is the bottle the only known safe option?

Hey everyone, I added about 5 shrimp to my betta fish aquarium and even though he chased them at the beginning, he has given up and doesn’t care anymore. I am trying to increase the GH of the tank to meet the ideal GH requirement for the Neocaridinas and the nerite snail in there without...

Hey everyone, I have a 6 gallon aquarium with a betta fish in it and it is all cycled. I was planning on getting two neocradina shrimp and one snail (probably) mystery to just keep up with the algae and all the good stuff in the tank. Would that be too much stocking for the tank due to the bio...

Hello, I did think to test my water source and it’s all 0 across the board. One thing that I did was also test a bottled water for ammonia and it appears the exact same color as the one I my tank. To me that color always looked like 0.25 ppm because of the slight green and not yellow so now I’m...

Hey everyone, Can someone please explain this picture bc it doesn’t make sense to me. I’m in the process of fish in cycle with one betta and it’s around day 25. PH around 6.8, Ammonia around 0.25, nitrite around 0 and nitrate is for the first time today around 10 ppm. How is that possible when...

Thank you for the reply. How are you able to tell that the bacteria in the bottle didn’t work? I was afraid that would be the case that’s why I added aqueon ball type beneficial bacteria as well.

Hey everyone, I am on day 21 with my fish in cycle of my 5 gallon tank with a betta fish. I have tested the water daily and also have done 2 water changes of 20% each. I am a little worried though because the readings haven’t changed since day 2 of the set up and I’ve done lots to help it...

Thank you for the reply. Do you think cuttlebone would do the trick? It is the easiest thing bc for me to grab at the moment as every pet store around me is out of crushed coral and limestone rocks. I’m thinking of putting a cuttlebone in a media bag and putting it in my tank. My water changes...

Hey everyone, I decided to set up a freshwater betta tank last week and because I had to, it was a fish in cycle. The tank is 5 gallons with filter, heater, live plants and sand substrate. I’ve been taking readings daily and the most recent one reads: PH - 6.0 NO2 - 0 NO3 - 0 NH - 0.25 GH - 30...

Hi everyone, I'm kind of new to fishkeeping but not really, I have just started fresh after a couple of years of not having an aquarium. I only have freshwater experience with bettas, neon tetras, shrimp and nerite snails. I live in the U.S and just graduated college. Excited to be involved in a...

Hey everyone, I had a couple of freshwater aquarium a couple years back but moving to a new house I decided to start fresh and therefore I’m trying to do a fish in cycle with a betta. I treated the water for chlorine prior to as well as added the api quick start for the beneficial bacteria. I...