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Thanks for all the info. I'm still not sure what I'll do at this point. I'm willing to do 50% water change once a week with RO for the discus, but an everyday event is just not something i have the time for right now.

Not even to start out two juveniles?

I actually have a spear 20 gallon tank sitting around, and I've been thinking about setting it up as a discus tank. I read in Tropical Fish Hobbyist that you can keep 2 discus in a 20 gal no problem. We have really hard water here in Phoenix too, so the only thing keeping me from jumping on...

well thanks for all the help but the little guy didn't make it through the night. Not sure if I will try again with another puffer, but he sure was a fun fish. :cry:

The tank has been established for well over a year now. My ammonia has never been at 0 and my nitrates usually hover between 20 and 40. As I've said these are all well within my normal measurements, and the puffer, along with the other fish, have been living in this environment for a few...

I did a 50% water change and the only thing I add to the water these days is dechlor. I've found since adding the driftwood and plants the hardness and pH stay more consistent than they did when I was just constantly adding chemicals...and the fish like it better too! The levels are currently...

Thanks for the reply. I just did a water change today and all parameters are normal. It's a 20 gal tank. No other symptoms I can see, all the other fish seem fine: Pearl and dwarf gourami, pleco, tiger barb. It's a planted tank. He eats flake every so often, but other than that its the...

Hey all, a few months back I got an asillus puffer....so far things have been great with him except he has always been a picky eater. About the only thing I can get him to eat is bloodworms. I came home from work today and didn't notice him buzzing about as usual...then I saw him laying on...

I have not tried any of those...the small non-ice cream cone shaped snails are hard to come by around here....where should I be able to pick up mussels that are small enough for him...I dont remember seeing any at my LFS!

Well its been a few weeks now, and about the only thing I can get the little guy to eat are bloodworms.....he won't go near brine shrimp, krill, plankton or the algae wafers....I dont want to keep feeding him the bloodworms, but I feel bad whenever I throw the other stuff in and he ignores...

I too believe I have an ick problem. I went through this a few months back when several of my silver dollars got the ick...I did use meds but only a half treatment and raising the water temp really did the trick I think. Now however, my silver dollars are gone and my new puffer is the one with...

You know I was leaning towards the puffer until I saw the pearl gourami chasing after her today....I never saw him nip at her, but he didn't want her anywhere near him either....and he is a might bit bigger than she is.

Thanks for the tips....the little guy seems to be doing well, although he spends most of his day surfing in my bubbler and not doing much else...I did catch him eating some bloodworms tonight so now I know he is eating. I can't find some of the shrimps, so I'm assuming he is eating those too...

Well I wanted to let everyone know my little puffer came home with me last night, along with a new pearl gourami! Everyone seems to be getting along fine, of course the barb had to take a nip at the puffer as soon as he was put in the tank (obnoxious!) but hopefully the little guy will be able...

Ya I have enjoyed the barbs, however I got them a little over 2 years ago when I started keeping fish again and I've just kind of grown bored with them. I've always liked the green barbs as well and had always planned on getting a few of those. I've just grown to enjoy other kinds of fish now...

Yes I realize tiger barbs are schooling, however the other three have slowly died off over the years and frankly I'm not interested in getting anymore....they are pretty but a bit too obnoxious for me! :twisted:

In other words, the Amazon Puffer...anybody have any good tips/stories on these guys? I've been wanting a puffer for quite a while and these seem to be the most peaceful of them all. 9/10 websites say they will do well in a community tank with fish that can hold their own, however the 10th...

Thats what I was thinking at first as well, but like I said I also have anacharis in my betta tank and it actually gets less light than the other tank and is doing just fine. I know now someone is eating them because it does look like little holes punched in the leaves and I spotted both my...

Yup thats exactly what it looks like!! Anyone have some plant suggestions than will not be tasty to any of my fish?

Part 2!! A few weeks ago the last Silver Dollar in my tank died.... :( . This past Saturday I decided with them gone I would try the anacharis again..this time I planted three bunches in. They all looked good until today....now they are starting the disintegrating thing again. The only fish...

My routine? I change the filters once a month. I wish I knew what was going on...the only thing I can think of is maybe I had too many fishes in my tank. I guess that means I need another tank!! :D

*Update* Well the 5 fish I have left in the tank have survived a few more days, so I think things are starting to settle down. I went and got some new plants yesterday, and I'm now medicating for fungus and parasites. I'm off to look at getting some driftwood today, and hopefully in another...

It was after the cycling, but also after my latest death had been in the tank, I'm guessing for a few hours. I was planning on putting plants back in after I had gotten rid of the Silver Dollars, but now that they are all dead and I don't think there is anyone else left who will threaten the...

Any suggestion on lowering the pH? The water here in Phoenix is especially hard, and I've read its better to maintain a regular pH than to continue to mess with it and have it constantly fluxuate. As for the white spot, I guess its not fuzzy at all, its just kinda there...again, not sure if...

Well many of these questions were answered in my first post so I will not repeat...please re-read if the following answers still leave you with questions: Nitrate=20 Nitrite=0 ppm hardness=120 ppm alkalinity=120 pH=8.0 ammonia=0.25 Last water change was yesterday 80%, including filter change...