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ammonia - 0 nitrate - 10 nitrite - 0 pH - 7.4 I do gravel vacuum and water changes weekly, and feed once per day, careful not to overfeed (which is hard to do anyway with 2 voracious buenos aires tetras that eat everything in seconds!) I'll clean off the decorations and wipe down the walls...

My 18 gallon tropical freshwater tank has been set up for 4 months, and recently it has been showing signs of algae growth. There is brown material growing on the plastic plants, decorations, and the tank walls. The water parameters are good and stable, and the tank does not get direct sunlight...

Well the 2 Buanos Aires Tetras seem to be doing well - and much better than the rainbowfish. There is still some chasing, but they hardley ever make contact to nip, and I have even seen the rosy barb and the tetra's exhibiting schooling behavior. I think it will work out fine....every day I have...

We took the rainbow back. It just wasnt going to work. We got 2 buenos aires tetras instead. Their tank seemed healthy and they seemed more able to defend themselves than the peaceful rainbow. He was just too docile. There has been a lot of chasing, but now the barb has 2 to deal with and there...

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In my 18 gallon tank I have had 2 cory catfish, 1 barb, and 2 zebra danios. Yesterday we added an Australian Rainbowfish (nearly same size as barb), and from moment one the barb attacked. We have 1 barb because our other one died a couple months ago and we never replaced him. So this one has...

I will have to leave my fish (2 zebra danios, 1 rosy barb, 2 cory catfish) for 5 days next month. Will they be fine with no food? Is it better to use some sort of vacation feeding food, and if so, what kind is best? My fish and I thank you!

This is getting very frusterating. I went out last night and bought a liquid test kit, NovAqua, and Amquel+. I tested the water before the change, and the results were: Ammonia: .50 ppm Nitrate: 5.0 ppm Nitrite: 2.0 ppm pH: 7.6 I did about a 45% water change and added the...

I have had the same problem recently with both my cory catfish. When we brought them home they had already pierced a hole in the bag they were in so I imagine their mouths are quite powerful. Perhaps they do this to eachother? The only other fish in my aquarium that coud have nipped is the rosy...

Does anyone know of a good food option for cory catfish? I'd like to start giving mine something that sinks/sits on the bottom, but I have no experience with this kind of food, and I'm a little apprehensive that something sitting in there might pollute the water. I have already had nitrite...

I just thought of something. 2 weeks ago on August 15th I changed my filter cartrige for the first time. I have a Whisper Power Filter 30. It says to change the cartridge 1x every 4 weeks. I did a water change 1 week later and tested the water - it was fine. 2 all of a sudden 2 weeks after the...

I'm not really sure what you mean, grimlock3000, about the ammo-lock and bio-filter. I have a Whisper Power Filter 30 - this is not a bio-filter correct? Please excuse my confusion but I'm new to the hobby and dont quite get this. The LFS told me to use it because I have extremely chlorinated...

I just did about a 40% water change (like I do every week) and then tested the water. The nitrites tested at 10 - the highest level on the test kit and in what is listed as 'danger' zone. My nitrates are also twice as high as normal at 40 instead of 20. I do not understand why, especially after...

I have had 2 cory catfish in my tank for about 2 weeks. I have noticed that the dorsal fin on one is jagged and has a small hole in it. The tail fin on the other is chewed looking, and now it does not have that forked look - just jagged ends. There is no indication of an infection, the edges are...

Does anyone know of a good LFS in the northern Virginia area? I have had horrendous experiences with a few around here, as I have not been able to find good ones in the area and feel stuck with these atrocities some people call pet stores.

Well the danio seems to have lost much of the large belly in the pictures. Maybe it was some constipation that he got over quickly. I will continue to monitor him though. We have been having some problems lately so I will not assume everything is suddenly fine....

Well he was put in a medicated tank in the pet store and did not make it. I think it was just too late. Last night we noticed one of the danios with a slightly distended belly as well (see photos). What on earth is going on here. . .we can seem to prevent anything. I have seen many "catch-all"...

OK, today his scales are definately sticking out. I am getting nervous because I have read, if it is dropsy and he dies in the tank, the chances of all the other fish getting it are significantly raised. I am very afraid this will happen, we haven't been having the best luck lately and I do not...

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I can see what must be gonopodium, so I have been fairly certain this fish is male. If you want, take a look at the other pictures of it in the gallery and see if gonopodium are visible. It has happened over the last 7-10 days. There has not been another livebearer in the tank for about 2...

Over the last 7-10 days, my platy has developed a very swollen abdomen. He is not constipated or acting strange. He seems happy, alert, and is eating well. I am quite concerned however. I imagine it is dropsy, but I have no idea what the cause is (parasites, infection, tumor). We do not have a...