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I think I actually do have a couple of 1/2 gallon tanks from bettas my sisters and I had years ago! I could put those in open bags and have someone hold them to keep from splashing. Should I just spring for some distilled water and gradually work in the water from the new house?

Hello - I am moving out of my parent's house. Yay! But I've been wondering about moving my tank to my new house. It is about a 30-40 minute car drive. I have a 10 gallon tank with just two platies at the moment. I've looked up some stuff online about moving it, but I was wondering if any of...

Took a reading yesterday: pH 7.2 ammonia 0 ppm nitrite 0 ppm nitrates 0-5 ppm The fish seem to be doing well :) Hopefully it was just a case of two sick fish.

Actually it was the male platy that died. In fact he did seem to have clamped fins, so maybe the two were just sick and hopefully there isn't a bigger problem. The female was about twice the size of him and would chase him away even when he wasn't near her. I've even caught her trying to bully...

Hello - I have a 10 gal aquarium which had 2 platies, 1 platy fry, and 3 cory catfish. The tank seemed fine for about 2 months - the platies even had babies! (which was a pleasant surprise) However, today two of my fish were dead - one of the two original platies and the smallest of the...

Thanks to all for the advice. I vacuumed the gravel a few days ago and added another bottle of TSS the day after that. In a day or two I will check my ammonia, nitrites and nitrates. I will try to avoid water changes until I get cycled readings. I have also been feeding them less so that there...

Ok thank you! I will see if my Petsmart has that brand.

Hello! I am starting a 10 gallon aquarium. I currently have 2 platies, I've had them for about a week and a half. (There was a 3rd but he died within a day. Seemed stressed and scared the whole time). I tried to do a fishless cycle before buying the fish with a month of no luck so I decided to...