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I can update on this that my question is now null. Was a sale at my LFS so just bought another tank to QT the Bolivians as I already have enough equipment and established media to do another set up. Although I don’t even want to think about my electric bill. 5 QT plus my two displays, and since...

Haven’t posted on here in quite a while. The time has come to redo our tanks as our fish are reaching the end of their lifespans and schools have dwindled. Waited it out as we moved a few years ago and in doing so our substrate and plants had to be put back haphazardly to get the fish back in...

That's what I am using if they come back. Ordered levimosel JIC. Got the fenben fenbendazole first because once I lost my tetra I knew I needed something I could get right away. It seems to have worked but I have read some ppl who had it come back so if it does I will be ready and had to use...

I posted on your thread but I will add here as well. These worms do not lay eggs, they bare live young, so that may be what you see. I do not know enough to say if young can be seen. You may read eggs take 6 months to hatch, most I scientific articles I read, this in not the case. Dead...

Not saying it's not worth the try but most info I found was that praziquantel was obsolete as far as these worms are concerned. Once a successful treatment it now has not shown itself to be effective. You may want done on hand to deal with secondary outbreaks pr additional infections. Angels...

If you've tried the fenbenazole route and your worms showed immunity go to Aquabid for levimosal if you are US. Searching around I found that people have gotten levimosal from MVP on aqua bid and from Charles Harris off his own site. From word of mouth both seem legit. I am ordering mine from...

Wanted to put this out there because I had a heck of a time finding dosage info. About a month ago I was researching a fish I was considering purchasing and stumbled on info about a parasite I had never encountered or QT'd for. So in major freak out mode I started watching my community tank...

I believe Kordon Ich Attack is what I used to use in my pond for disease resistance. I do not believe it was called ich attack back then but the same problem. It was a great preventative and did not harm plants, snails, frogs, or koi. But never looked at it for aquarium, thought it was a cold...

Thanks Anibis. Good information. I may try the cupparine, seachems prime has become a staple for me after it saved my butt getting my tank cycled again after the move. A 6 inch gourami in a 10 gallon and 6 phantom tetras, 21 Coryadoras, and 5 danios in a 32 gallon awaiting their tanks to...

Mardel never did wrong by me for what I had use for, never had a need to consider others. I have trouble trusting API when they also sell products like melafix and primafix because I thing these are just junk (and tea tree oil will kill my gourami). I like stress coat and their salt though...

Tomtom. Thanks for the input. Looks like NT labs is not available in the US. All the info I found on them is UK. I am hoping no one has issues with the worms so I quit totally freaking myself out lol. I am serious hesitant to purchase new stock now that I read about those evil little buggers!

Question 1) Not currently dealing with anything but I am looking to add a few new fish to my community tank and want to be prepared. In addition to this I have been adding plants so again, preparing. I know the schpeel about clean water, proper stocking, and maintenance, I like to keep a...

My Nitrates typically stay low even in my tanks with heavy bio load fish. I have a very rigid maintenance and feeding regime. All my tanks are over filtered, larger HOB turn over than required for their size plus sponge filtration. Enough power outages taught me not to rely solely on HOB...

Thanks. Up to 150, wow, news to me on that one, good to know. I know it's an old rule lol, but I am old :-) It's got some merit in making sure tiny LFS fish have room to become adults, I just use it as a guideline to give me a ballpark number. Surface area, oxygenation, and territory tied in...

I ran Advisor before posting, I'd be around 100% stocked with 200% filtration and 30% water changes. (Don't remember exact numbers). I tend to stock between 60-80% on average using adult inches per gallon (modified to consider bio load, water displacement, and territory of the species). Then...

So slowly been stocking my 29 gallon community tank, currently holds 5 Black Phantom Tetras (1M5F), 2 Red Phantom Tetras (1M1F), 3 Cherry Barbs (1M2F), and 5 Harlequin Rasboras (no freaking clue on sex). So well under stocked. My intent is to repopulate my black phantom school with at least...

Andy. Thanks you and glad I misinterpreted that, was a little "oh no he didn't!!!" :-) sometimes I miss the old times. Good point about other dust particles, failed to consider that. I change out my carbon every two weeks because I was running Aqueons (hate them JMO) and the amount of carbon...

On occasional carbon use, I could see the value in that. And from what I have read as long as it's kept wet Purigen can be removed and replaced without any harm. And during a change up time this would be easy enough. And yes I fully believe if we are monitoring our tanks it is the fish more...

No I am very low tech. T8 lighting, primarily leaf feeders, low light, light to moderately planted. Liquid ferts and root tabs near root feeders. No CO2. Right now I maintain the plants more for the added benefit to the fish. So as long as enough nutrients remain for the plants to stay...

You provided a lot if good information LibertyBelle, going to give it a go. I think best to only try in one tank. Observe the difference. Consider I use my mini sponge filters to cycle QT tanks, a simple experiment of its risk to beni-bac could be concluded by tossing a seeded one into an...

Andy, I value your opinions. And, like previously stated, I was always pro carbon and do agree with you. The effectiveness if carbon us well documented. Your not saying anything I didn't say when discussing its use over my years. Except the word lazy. Looking at new ideas is not being...

Andy, where would I find the product you mentioned? I totally get your point on the carbon. I agree but I am starting to disagree. I have been pro carbon for a long time, and like my sponge filters, tried and true and lasted through time for reliability can't be argued. My shift to the...

Thank you Libertybelle, very informative answer!

Scratch that. I know Matrix, bio media alternative. Was thinking another name of a chemical media. I have been looking at Matrix for when I move into canister filters down the road. I'm leery of it in a HOB, my flow rate is well above 50 gph so I can see it effecting nitrates and if it did...

Did you mean purigen in first sentence? Who manufactures Matrix?