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I went to my local fish store today and I talked to the guy at the store about water test kits. He told me that he recommends doing PH and Nitrite tests as these are the two most causes of death in fish. I bought the two kits and my PH was 7 and my nitrites were .8. I did a 50% water change...

I'm waiting a month before I add anymore fish because I did not cycle it, but when I do add more fish, I think I might add these fish. 4: Long fin minor tetras 1: Sunburst platty 2: fancy guppies. I have a ten gallon tank and don't know if that would overcrowd my tank. I already have a platy...

I'm sad to tell you all that I lost another fish. It was my last fancy guppy. It wasn't doing so well last night and was swimming vertically and kind of floating to the bottom. I woke up this morning and found it motionless underneath a plant. I moved it a little and it was dead. :nono: Now I'm...

I have a ten gallon tank and was wondering how to 1)do a water change and 2) clean the gravel. I know that to clean the gravel you can get a vacuum but I have read that it takes too much water out of your tank if it is a 10 gallon. I am not sure about the water change. I know it is possible with...

I have a 10 gallon tank that I set up yesterday and have fish in (yes I know I needed to cycle, figured that out with two fish dieing). When I put them in, the water was 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Now I know that this is a good temperature for tropical fish as long as it dose not go any higher. I...

Hello everyone! I am fairly new to owning an aquarium. I started out with a small 2 gallon tank with two fancy guppies. I acquired this when my family friend decided that she did not want to have them anymore. They were in fairly poor condition and were okay for a few months. One of them died...