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my red tailed shark had a small white patch on the rear end just before his tail. Now it's getting bigger, and looks like an open wound.i'm treating the tank for whitespot, as my clown loaches look like they're covered in salt. it doesn't look like whitespot though?(on the shark) has anyone got...

Read the article. But still not sure as to what to do?. My clown loaches pant alot, my red fin shark is swimming funny(sounds like flashing but not sure?) And has 1 spot on the rear end just before the red of the fin, about the size of a match stick. And i have 4 out of 5 albino tetras with...

excellent, thanks guys. much appreciated.

how long is it recomended to leave the lights on for? i have only silk plants in my tank. probably a stupid quetion, but hey...... i'm full of 'em :rolleyes:

thanks dano01. why didn't i think of that? lol

The only thing to watch out for with doing large water changes is you want to make sure you go slow so that the fish can acclimate to the new water qualities (such as changes in pH, temperature, etc). i'll give it a go tomorrow. see what happens with that. thanks for the feed back.

i'm going to get an amonia test tomorrow.. i've just done another 20% wc, and my nitrate levels haven't dropped? i'll keep doing the water changes, but should i increase the volume?

bluerose, i have 5 in 1 test strips, they only measure general hardness, carbonate hardness, ph, nitrite(no2), and nitrate(no3).??:confused: :D there was a good 3 inches of water in the tank when i moved it, and i'm pretty sure the filter didn't dry out. i'll keep testing, and doing water...

thanks, it looks alot better now. here are the results of the water test. ph=7.5 gh=180 kh=240 no2=0 no3=40 hope that makes sense? my tank holds around 33g

welcome, i just signed up yesterday and have had some good solid advise already. i think we're in the right place for any help we'll need. very friendly forums full of usefull info.:)

that was a dirty job lol(cleaning the filter). filters letting more water out now too. waters nearly ready to go in. just heating it up. thanks for your help, and i'll post the results of the water test asap.

and also....(sorry for being a nuisance) would it be a good idea to rinse my filter in the old tank water while i'm doing the water change?

yes i have a gravel syphon (i thought it was to clean the gravel lol) and some "tank safe", i'm going to start it now. thanks

no problem, i'll have a test kit by the end of the day. i'll let you know the results. shall i put fish in a bucket when doin water change?

thanks buddha red. should i do a complete water change, or just a percentage? i'm off work today to sort this out. the other fish seem happy enough, just the neons keep dying. don't want to lose anymore. the 1 that died this morning .looked like something was trying to eat it? clown loaches are...

woke up to another dead neon! :( my tank is 36"x12"x18". not sure of the capacity? i think its 29/30 gallons, but not sure? i'm going to get a test kit today.

thanks for that, that is really usefull.(so glad i found this site) my tank is 36x12x18" not sure of it's capacity. first thing i do tomorrow is get a testing kit. the woman in the shop told me it would be ok to add the fish, but i think i'll go with the advice i get from here. thanks again for...

thanks buddha. :)

Hi, i've just got my first aquarium, it was a friend who gave it to me through his loss of interest. it already had fish in it. i moved it myself and set it up again, waited for the water to heat to 75, then put the fish in. he told me to wait 1 week before i get more fish. i bought ten neons a...

thanks.:)

maybe your right. i think i'll wait a few years to get the hang of things first. thats where i want to get to though. one day :)

Hi, i've just got my first aquarium, it was a friend who gave it to me through his loss of interest. it already had fish in it. i moved it myself and set it up again, waited for the water to heat to 75, then put the fish in. he told me to wait 1 week before i get more fish. i bought ten neons a...

Hi, i've just got my first aquarium, it was a friend who gave it to me through his loss of interest. it already had fish in it. i moved it myself and set it up again, waited for the water to heat to 75, then put the fish in. he told me to wait 1 week before i get more fish. i bought ten neons a...

thank you. that tank is stunning!

hi.i have a 36"x12"x18" tank, not sure how many gallons? i was given the tank by a work colleague. not sure how old it is, but it definitely isn't recent. it has a fluvel 3 plus filter (though not sure it's very good). i have 2 clown loaches, 2 black skirt tetras, a red finned shark, a plec, 2...