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I had two bettas that have been sharing a 5 gal split tank with two apple snails(but one of the apple snails passed over a month ago) so I decide to start a second small tank to split them. A little history on 2 1/2 gal tank that has been running 3 wks 2 1/2 gal from yard sale with new gravel...

I was told by three private pet stores to stop doing PWC that this was the cause of my fish deaths. So I am on week 3 without a water change and my fish have stopped dying and my Ammo and Nitrate level are not moving. Ammo-.25 Nitrates-40 pH-7.4 Is it possible that my PWC was keeping my cycle...

In the past 2 weeks I have lost 6 fish. I am seeing nothing to tell me what is wrong. My parameters are within acceptable level. pH 7.4 Ammo-.25 or less trates-20-40. I have lost my swordtail 4 days ago, platy 6 days ago, dwarf Gourami last week, 2 glofish and a black skirt yesterday. I see a...

I lost my Swordtail today he looked fine this morning when I feed my fish then 5 hours later I see him floating. I took him out and saw he was bloated so I touched the stomach and he exploded. Anyone every had this happen.

I went my my local LFS and they had just got a shipment of ADF and my wife went crazy with about wanting a pair so I bought them. I got some bad advice about them I asked about tank height and was told my tall tank would not be a problem that he had them and loved them. Well go them home then...

4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Neon Tetras 5 Platies 1 Male Swordtail 5 Glofish 1 Zebra Danio 1 Dwarf Gourami 1 Albino Bristlenose Frogbit on top and a piece of River Driftwood and a Moss Ball on bottom

I was reading a post concerning removing Ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and tannins and they said Purigen was great stuff so I researched the product and read this --->Purigen® darkens progressively as it exhausts, and is easily renewed by treating with bleach. How can bleach be any good to...

I saw my platy with a single white spot on his fin so I freaked out and ran out to wally world and picked up some Quick cure and treated the tank. My question is after 17 hours I still see the spot on the fish and I plan to do the second dose at 24 hours but should I still be seeing the spot. If...

I went down to the river and picked up a piece of drift wood. So I need an idea as to one is it safe to us since I have no idea what type of wood it is other than it is hard wood from the pieces of bark that was still attached. I washed it twice in a dishwasher on extra hot after I cut it to...

I have been having a few fish die and I believe that my blood worms may the issue. So here is my story that leads me to believe that blood worms my be the issue. I have lost all my mollies to flashing and killing themselves on decorations. About 4 days ago I feed my fish some frozen blood worms...

I wanted to let yall know about this product. For the past few day I have seen my platies flashing, darting, and rubbing on decorations but I was not seeing any visible symptoms to tell me what was wrong. Last night one of the platies was all but dead(belly up, breathing hard) from running...

I have noticed that some of my fish after a water change do some flashing and rubbing on decorations. I did a 60-70% PWC with prime added to get my Nitrates down. The bad side to this is the pH will be lowered for awhile since the water I add is at 6.7 and rises to 7.4 after awhile once added...

I have had my tank set up for over 6 weeks. It is a 44g pentagon tall tank. I am running two 40g filters and two 18 inch air walls. My readings are: pH-7.4 Ammo-0 Nitrite-0 Nitrate-20 Gravel subtrate Current stock; 5 glofish First fish I added 1 zebra danio Added 2 days after 3 platies added...

I have a dalmatian molly that when I feed them this morning he swam so fast to get to a piece of food he hit a decoration and it looked to me he knocked himself out. He went belly up and then he slowly started breathing again then he righted himself and swam off and hide for about 20 min. Now he...

I purchased a 5 gallon tank for two bettas yesterday and it came with filter and top w/light. I added rocks, decorations and a divider. I was wondering if I need a heater the LFS told me I did not since I will be keeping it in my living room with either heat or AC on.

Yesterday I found my Silver molly dead, today I found my Betta beat up to the point he died a few hours later, and one of my neon tetras dead with no tail. I have watched my tank and the only fish I see being aggressive is a male dalmatian molly. I also have seen my male black molly and another...

My Male Betta My Black Skirt Tetras, Mickey Mouse Platies, Silver Molly, and GloFish Black Skirt Tetra, Neon Tetra, Mickey Mouse Platies, and GloFish My Glofish, Black Skirt Tetra, and Neon Tetra My Dalmatian Molly and Black Molly

With my water changes I was always having the addition of water mess up my gravel and decorations so I made a water diffuser out of things I had around the house and thought someone may like the idea so I thought I would post directions. First you will need 2 three foot dowel rods and a shallow...

My stock is: 3 Mickey Mouse Platies 3 Mollies 5 Glofish 1 Zebra Danio 5 Neon Tetras 1 Male Betta 3 Black Skirt Tetras I am feed 2x a day but I am watching that all food is eaten I thought that if all the food was being eaten that the fish were hungry and I was not over feeding. I have read alot...

I planted this plant a little over a week ago and I am not seeing any growth. I was lead to believe that this plant would grow so quickly that I would need to cut it back monthly. My levels are: Ammo-0 Nitrite-0 Nitrate-10-20 Nitrates are rising very quickly daily so that was the reason for...

I figure this is why my filter is not picking u water. This is from a Whisper Tetra external 40g filter. What do yall think.

I was wondering when you add a fish to a tank will the Nitrates drop and the ammonia rise temporarily. My case is my wife saw a fish she just had to have so I added him to my fish-in cycle and I was showing nitrate levels B4 addition. After my ammonia went up and I lost my nitrates. Is this...

I measured my pH on my tank at about 7am and it was 8.4 then I removed the top to adjust decoration and left it off for a while at 11:45am I test the water again and found the pH to be 7.4-7.6. At first I thought I had messed up the test from the morning but after thinking about it realized I...

I was wondering if I need to test for everything each time I test or is there a certain thing to test for then start testing other things when that one shows up. Also I am confused over the water change thing. Two things I read Does tank to 4ppm of ammonia when ammonia reaches .25 or .50 do...