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That’s great to hear. Slate occurs naturally around here, and I thought it would make for some nice decorations in my tank.

Does anyone know the proper way to prune Cabombas? They grow like weeds and take less than a few weeks to grow to the top of the tank, and then across the surface to the other end. I have tried cutting off the tops at the desired height, but found that the point where I had made the cut...

It is my understanding that limestone can have the effect of lowering the pH of the water, but I was wondering if anyone knows whether slate has any effects?

Cheers. I’ll try taking out the other fish, and purchasing some more cardinals. It could be a wait until the lfs gets in more cardinals, but I will let you know how things turn out when they do. Docrak, I second that request for pictures of those cardinals.

I have been trying for some time to get my cardinal tetras to come out from hiding and swim in the open, with no success. I changed from fake to live plants, purchased testing kits to monitor the water conditions, and purchased other fish that I was told would socialize well with cardinals. I...

Sorry for the delay in writing back. I have been trying to find the list of my plants from when I purchased them. I have however, been unable to locate it. The plants I have, as best as I can remember their names, are, Cabomba Pygmy Sword amazon Sword Money wort There are two others, though...

I’m curious, how fine a material do you need to use to make sure that the peat doesn’t darken your water. Or is darkening inevitable?

I’m not surprised you didn’t notice them before. When I bought the plants for my tank, a number of snails hitched a ride into my tank. I started looking closer and noticed there were a number of snails smaller than the head of a pin. They were transparent and only visible against glass with...

I’m rather curious. Most people here recommend having 1.5 - 2 watts per gallon (roughly) for a planted tank. I couldn’t afford to upgrade the lighting in my 20 gallon, and so have stayed with the 15 watt bulb that I have. Many of the plants in my tank have been growing like weeds, and all...

With regards to gouramis, I think that is largely dependant on the individual fish. I bought a pair of dwarf gouramis a short while back, as I was advised of the same thing; get them in a pair. However, problems arose. The male started nesting, and chased the female whenever she came out into...

I just checked the levels of my tank. The ammonia levels are at 0. The nitrite levels are at 1.6. The nitrate levels are at 110+, and the PH is at 7.0. I’m doing a 50% water change right now. I’m amazed by how quickly those levels spiked. I don’t have a quarantine tank set up right now...

Cheers, thanks for the response. I will check my tank’s current water levels when I get home, and post them here. Should I go about removing any of the snails from the tank, or should I let them eat themselves into a state of equilibrium? They don’t seem to be eating many plants, yet…...

Where to begin? My tank had finally seemed to finish cycling a few weeks ago. The ammonia levels, and nitrite levels were down to 0. Then my tank was hit by a bacterial infection, and I lost over half my fish in the span of 2 days. There was no warning. I would leave in the morning and the...

That no one has replied either means that no one knows, or that the answer is so obvious I should have thought of it myself. :?

I was wondering. Would it be possible to keep several single males from different peaceful varieties of gouramis? For instance, would it be possible to keep a Dwarf Gourami, with a Honey Dwarf Gourami, and a Licorice Gourami (for example), all in the same tank? Or would this cause problems?

I had a male betta in a community tank a few years back. Before we added him we had been running into a problem of our red-tailed shark chasing the other fish. He had terrorized many of them into hiding. We added the betta, and he spent his time swimming around quietly, not bothering any of...

It’s not so much that I don’t want schooling fish, I just want to make sure I don’t get a pair of fish that would be much happier in a group. I understand that some schooling fish hate being alone or in a very small group, and others don’t mind it as much. As I have seen, an happy fish is a...

I will have just about completed populating my tank this week, but am looking for a couple of fish to finish it out. I currently have a couple of cardinals (will be getting a few more shortly), a couple of columbian tetras, and a couple of silver tip tetras. I’m looking to get a fish that wont...

Well, the trade worked. I switched the gouramis with some tetras, cleaned up the tank a bit, and created some rock hiding places. This morning all the little fish, including the cardinals were out of their hiding places. They still seem quite tentative, and every time I or my wife went near...

That would explain why many of the fish went into hiding shortly after the male gourami started getting aggressive. I guess I will need to remove the gouramis. Perhaps I could trade them with some fish I have in my 10 gal tank. I don’t have a qt tank, and can’t afford to go out and buy more...

I had never had a problem with my LFS in the past. The disease seem to have been cleared up, as no more fish have died, and the female gourami who was looking rather ill, seems much better (strange colouration is gone). I kept an eye on the ammonia levels when I added the new fish, and didn’t...

Hi. This is a rather desperate plea for help. I have had a 20 gal tank for several years now. Fish have come and gone, and I didn’t look after it the way I should have. Recently I decided to make a serious go of looking after my tank. I have had 6 cardinals that have been with me for most...

It has become fairly apparent to me that either my columbian tetras or my dwarf gouramis scared my other fish from eating (cardinals and black phantoms). In my research on the web I hadn’t found anything to indicate that either of these fish would be a problem with peaceful tank mates. Even...

I tested for Ph, iron, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and hardness. All of these were in perfectly normal and healthy ranges (including no ammonia, nitrites, or bad iron). The fish seemed healthy, with no blemishes or marks that would indicate a problem. The only thing I could note was that they...

Two days ago I came home to find two of my cardinals dead. What really bothers me about this is that I have had them for the better part of two years, through the good and the bad – including moving to a new apartment. I checked the water, and everything seemed fine. I did a partial water...