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I am moving to a place that has a water softener system and I am worried about how this will affect the water quality for my corydoras. Is there a way to make the softened water safe for them i.e letting it sit for a couple days. I use prime as a water conditioner. I also have 5 tetras and a...

I have a guppy giving birth right NOW...finally! We have been calling her big mama bc she had been looking like shes going to pop for weeks. I actually seen 2 fry born, how awesome! One of the other females is waiting right underneath "big mama" though, ts snack time for her she ate the 2 I seen...

Oh, thank you! I'm going to do a real good clean up job tomorrow and look into some shrimp. Its a 30 gal and I have an aqua clear70 filtering it. I feel better now, I hopefully wont lose slleep over this now lol thank you again!

:(poor fish

I just noticed a pretty stagnant area under a piece of slate in my tank. There was a lot of old icky food under there that got stirred up. I'm worried! If my fish eat that food will they get sick? I'm going to do a water change first thing in the morning. I cranked up the pump to pump the max...

My eg cories are getting big atleast 2 inches...others are about 1 and a half inches. I do plan on keeping some fry they are about a quarter of an inch and look like they are doing great :)

Hi, I have a 30 gallon tank with an aqua clear 70 (for 40-70 gallon tank) it is currently home to 7 cories thats 5 emerald green cories and 2 green cories (a tad smaller than em greens) also home to 6 guppies and about 10-12 guppy fry is my tank ok to be this heavily stocked? I am going to get...

Think I will be adding 4 more emerald green cories, 2 more guppies, and 2 mickey mouse platies :) thanks for the advice!

? what do you use to treat water before filling tank? i highly reccomend sea chem prime! makes nitrates, nitrates, and ammonia less toxic to fish. i just went through my first fw cycle as a newbie and i swear it is the only thing that kept my fish alive. also, what are you using for testing water?

So, I have been waiting 6 weeks, and the water is finally perfect! Ammonia 0, nitrites 0, and nitrates somewhere between 10 and 20. I'm so stoked! Ph is a little on the high side at 8.2 but does not fluctuate. I have 2 guppies and 2 EG cories. Thinking about stocking 4 more cories same type, and...

So, I have been waiting 6 weeks, and the water is finally perfect! Ammonia 0, nitrites 0, and nitrates somewhere between 10 and 20. I'm so stoked! Ph is a little on the high side at 8.2 but does not fluctuate. I have 2 guppies and 2 EG cories. Thinking a:rofl:bout stocking 4 more cories same...

Thanks, just did a water change. 15 gallons. Guessing it's a little more than 50% with all the decor and what not. Brought levels down to .50 for nitrite, and 10 for nitrate. Going to try to do another pwc before bed. Will these frequent wc's prolong my cycle? In your opinion would you say my...

I have a 30 gallon tank cycling with fish :/ I know what a meanie...but too late now. Nitrite is super high...greater than 5 ppm been using prime daily. Last night I just added about a cap full to a gallon of water and added half the gallon to the tank. I wanted to do a water change but had no...