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  1. BBouchard

    HELP!!!

    I have a 55 gallon tank, i have been losing fish left and right, im down to 1 betta and 1 angel. My ph is 6.0 when it was 7.6 and my ammonia is sky high, i have a fluval 305 canister filter and have been battling some type of fungus that i hope is cleared. What can i do to get my tank back to...
  2. BBouchard

    Help eye cloud

    Hey guys, I just treated my tank for what I thought was ick, but now im thinking I was wrong. All of my fish have one eye clouded over and we have already lost over half our tank to unknown deathels. Including my husbands be loved rainbow shark...what do i do???
  3. BBouchard

    New ponds needs to be cleaned

    Help! My husband and I are buying a house that has a pond in the back, what is the easiest and best way to clean it? I well have a very hard time draining the water. So any way to avoid that would be great. It is covered in algae and had a few plants growing. You can't see the bottom. Sent...
  4. BBouchard

    New to Cichlids, need help!

    Hey guys, I have a 55 gallon tank with hob filters (plan on getting a 406 fluval soon) I am going to be getting a 29 gallon for my two angels and some smaller fish. I am making the 55 gallon a cichlid tank but will have a rainbow shark in with them. I need some stocking suggestions. I am...
  5. BBouchard

    Stocking a 55 gallon

    I have a 55 gallon tank, with sand substrate, Currently I have 2 angels, 1 male betta, 1 rainbow shark, 1 guppy ( The rest died somehow) 1 danio ( same as guppy), 1 platy (my tank doesnt like multiples of little fish.) 4 australian rainbows and 1 gourami. So I have alot of room to stock, but my...
  6. BBouchard

    gourami?

    Hi all, I am having some trouble identifying my gourami. Is he a moonlight or snakeskin??
  7. BBouchard

    Best algae eater?

    I Ann trying to find an algae eater that would be okay I'm my tank. I have the capacity abd have a brown algae growth. My tank is 55 gal. Any suggestions? I gave a moonlight gourami, 4plattys, 3guppies 3 rams 2 bettas 2 angels 4 danios. And a butterfly loach.
  8. BBouchard

    betta pregnant

    Okay I believe my crowntail is pregnant. What do I need to dov since this is my first betta pregnany. Please help
  9. BBouchard

    ammonia sits at .25???

    For the past two weeks my ammonia has been at .25 I can't get it down. I'd this going to hurt my fish?? I test with the api kit. The temp is 78. Ph is 7.6 nitrites 0 nitrates at 5. 55 gallon. With 2 bettas, 1 gourami, a rainbow shark 4 danios and 2 anfels. Along with 2 plattys.
  10. BBouchard

    How to tell??

    I am not sure if my Angel fish are make it female, how can I tell, they haven't spawned at all. Help?
  11. BBouchard

    55g stock help!

    Sine starting my tank in Jan. I have had a few issues, well now my tank has leveled off for some time and I am wondering what I should finish stocking it with. As of right now we have 2- Angelfish 2-bettas (1 male 1 female) 4- longfin danios, (the bettas are fine with them) 1-Moonlight gourami...
  12. BBouchard

    Babies!!

    Well about a 2 weeks ago my sword tails had fry. I put them in a separate container and am raising them, one question. I have never done this before so how big do they need to be to be let out into the tank? In my tank there is 1 moonlight gourami, 1 rainbow shark, 1 bamboo shrimp 2 platys and 4...
  13. BBouchard

    Sump Pump

    I went to my lfs today, and asked about my ph. He told me for what I had in my tank my ph is to high. Ph is 7.8 and I have 3 baby sword tails, an angelfish, 1 moonlight gourami, 4 longfin danios, a rainbow shark and a bamboo shrimp. First is my ph possibly killing my fish and second can someone...
  14. BBouchard

    Fish are dying???

    I have had my tank set up for about 6 months now. All of a sudden my fish are dying off. My tests are Ph 0 Ammonia 0 Nitrites 0 Nitrates 5.0. The fish that I had were 2 angels 1 dojo loach 10 black neon tetras 2 gold rams 4 longfin danios 1 rainbow shark 2 platys 1 bamboo shrimp 1 moonlight...
  15. BBouchard

    Revamped 55

    So I have been slowly redoing my 55 gallon tank. It has been completely redone with an Asian theme, I figured I could post some new pictures of it. The first is the whole tank. The second is my bamboo shrimp. The third is our baby swordtails. And the last is our gold rams.
  16. BBouchard

    Please help!!!!!

    I just tested my ammonia it is off the chart!! What do I do?? I have been battling high ammonia for about month and a half and got it down for about a week, and in the past 3 weeks no fish have died. I went and got 4 sword tail females tonight thinking it was okay, and just tested after we got...
  17. BBouchard

    ammonia @ .25??

    My ammonia has been at .25 for the past week. I can not get it to go down, I have used ammolock and special blend nothing works. I have done a 40% water change about 2 weeks ago. Any suggestions.
  18. BBouchard

    Having to restock, any suggestions?

    My 55gal decided to recycle itself, and well most of my fish have passed. Once it is done I am going to restock. As it stands right now it looks like I will have 1 betta (male), 1 angelfish, 1 dojo loach, 1, sword tail (male)7 platys, and 1 danio. We have done some research and please correct me...
  19. BBouchard

    Good book for fish breeds?

    I am looking for any suggestions for good books on freshwater fish breeds, I found one at petco but can't another anywhere else and it is driving me crazy!
  20. BBouchard

    Ph @ 7.6. Should I worry.

    So I have been testing my water and I noticed my Ph is at 7.6 Should I worry with the fish I have or should I leave it? I was planning on getting driftwood here soon as decor. but Now I am wondering if it would better help. In my tank is my betta, a red tail, 5 red plattys, a rope fish, and 5...
  21. BBouchard

    Rope Fish Not Eating!

    Hey guys, about a week ago I got a rope fish, he was easily the most active in the tank when I went to pick one out. Well, since I have had him, i havent seen him eat or even move very much. I have tried dried bloodworms and tadpole/frog food (which is what the guy at LFS told me he fed bottom...
  22. BBouchard

    adding fish

    I have a 55gal tank with a squirm 55/75 quiet filter and a aqua clear 300. Add of right now I have 1 Halfmoon beta 5 red platys 5 feeder guppies a black red tail shark a plecosomus And ghost shrimp, I'm not to sure how many. What kind of colorful fish can I add? I was thinking of a dragon...
  23. BBouchard

    Suggestions for Fish?

    As of right now I have a 55 gallon tank, with 1 betta, 5 red platys, 1 plecostomus, 1 red tail black shark, 5 feeders and some ghost shrimp. Can anyone suggest fish that will get along with ones I have, grow to a nice size. and be colorful? I went to aqadvisor, and basically said with my tank a...
  24. BBouchard

    Freshwater Eel?

    I went to the fish store and was inquiring about eels for my tank (or something along those lines) And the gentleman told me about a Snowflake freshwater eel. I looked them up and only found salt water kinds. He had mentioned there were ones for each and that they looked nothing alike. Can...
  25. BBouchard

    Never had live plants.

    I posted a picture of my tank a few hours ago and some members said I should put some live plants in.. I am not sure how I would be able to incorporate the plants. Do they need to be in a tank alone or can I just put them in with an already established tank?
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