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Just got my goldfish in their new 40gal tank ( dual filters dual airpump, frequent gravel vacs and low to moderate WCs for 2 fancytails, they're fine. They aren't too big for it yet.) a nice LED lighting kit for $110. Its 1500 lumens, bear in mind this is a 40gal long tank, so its lower in...

It was the PH. Normally out of the tap the ph is about 6.9 and the tank is 6.8, tested the tank, ph was 7.2, no wonder the poor lil guys are stressed. Using neutralizer to sloooowly bring it back to normal. Don't want to double shock them! Sent from my VS986 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I use the amonia liquid drop tests. Same with nitrite, nitrate, ph, and kh. I don't trust the strips. As for the gravel, i didnt wash, but i did sift out with a strainer in their old water, after doing a thorough gravel vac the day before. I know it cant get all the settled waste, but it seems...

Lfs had a black friday sale, 20% off everything. So i got my goldfish a 40gal long tank as the size of their 29gal seemed to not be roomy enough. Since the new tank had to go where the old tank was, i got a 15 gallon tupperware bucket, washed it out, and drained half the water until it, then...

This is the picture. I feel a little better knowing they can randomly die around that age. Everything i read says they can live for 12 years so I'm really hoping it's just that and not something dangerous to the tank. Sounds like turkeys honestly. Out of 6 to 8 babies, only 1 or 2 grow to full...

I know i added this at the end of my old thread, but since its separate i thought maybe i should make it its own thread. Im unsure the etiquette on this. Anyways... Small bushy nose pleco, got him almost 2 years ago. Was about half an inch long. Died about 5.5" long. Stopped eating a few days...

Sorry for the long delay everyone. Phone died, had to wait almost a month to get a new one. The GOOD news, crash averted. No fish lost. Whatever it was, the fungus cure did the trick. Goldfish have been swimming happy since, snails are staying in the water, everyting has been great since the...

This is the stuff I'm talking about. Sorry about the blur on the first but you can still see it. On the first red bulby fake plant thing on the bubbler. The mass of white behind it is blurred bubbles.. This post brought to you by.. ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD

Oh trust me, i know a goldfish breeder, but i won't be able to talk to him until next Thursday as he's on vacation. He helped me set up the tank, the filtration, showed me how to do the tests, even taught me which food to give them which part of the year for best wen growth, fin health, etc...

As for the apartment, no they always give a months notice before spraying anything, even before painting the hallways, in case anyone has allergies or pets etc. The mind boggling part is there are no obvious signs of what's going on. Previous problems with this tank were obvious. Ripped tails i...

The goldfish aren't fully grown yet and it's a small pleco only about 3inches. I'll be upgrading to a 50gal when the goldfish reach a larger size, right now they are maybe 3 inches not including tail. It's not a stock issue. But it is something. Everyone seems to think goldfish always equals a...

If i was over stocking id have spikes of ammonia, nitrites nitrites, ect. That would be obvious. I'm running 2 filters and i do water changes as needed. Excessive water changes seems to put more stress on the fish than keeping a nice steady good water quality would. I think people over do it on...

Nothing added. Tap water checked frequently, i test that every month, i only use the liquid tests, i learned the hard way with the other garbage, nothing new in the apartment not even new cleaning supplies. This is why I'm confounded. Lots of air between air stone, bubbler, and filters. Temp has...

Not the tetra tank of previous posts, but the off and on troublesome 29gal goldfish and pleco tank of previous posts (ich once, long since cured. Bottom sitting fish, she's done it since day one, no other symptoms, occasionally frayed fins, ends up it was the plant roots) This time I'm not sure...

Sorry for the late reply everyone. Here's an update and a video link. I tried increasing the salinity of the water, and they responded very well. No improvement in visible condition but they stopped hiding in the corner only coming out to eat, now they swim around a lot more. I did some more...

Yeah, i was gonna say it's definitely not ich, I've had the misfortune of seeing that before I had thought columnaris a couple of times, especially since heat spikes it and in the summer the tank climbed fast in temp so i had to keep a fan on it. But the lack of any fish (aside from that one...

I had looked at neon tetra disease. They have lived now for about 6 months with this problem, only one dead. If it was neon tetra disease they would have all died by now as far as i can tell. Plus I've yet to see it mention the large white balls. They HAVE started to get a couple white patches...

No no you misunderstood. I use it, when doing water changes only, WHEN my goldfish have some small damage to fins. As in, i don't use it much at all. But when i do, i also only use it during a water change, instead of its instructions to keep it in the water for 5 to 7 days. Any time i...

I think its fungus, because i finally got a closer look with a magnifying glass and even though it looks like a solid ball, it's actually like a pompom of very dense fluff in a ball shape. From what i understand fungus usually looks like fluff. I'm trying fungus cure by api, and i put my two...

Not sure if this is just a pleco with extra energy to burn, or if she's sick. But ever since my goldfish got a bit sick and i tried using melafix (did nothing, but oddly low dosing the melafix may have worked better) i have noticed she will do a crazy fast barrel roll. Not swimming drunk, not...

I feel like its snake oil. It may help a fish heal faster (help. Not heals them itself ) but if it were an effective antibiotic then it would not have zero impact on your good bacteria. I use it low dose with water changes when my fish get some rough edges to their fins and they seem to recover...

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Tank setup: ten gallons. Heated. (Temp is in the high end of green on thermometer. I'm at work don't remember the exact number). Filtered, air stone as well, planted with 5 swords and a moss ball. Gravel substrate. 2 nerite snails. 6 neon tetras >1year old. Tank condition: ph ranges between 6.9...

Just got my InstantOcean brand salinity meter. Measures salt and gravity. Obviously its designed for salt water, but i want to make sure when i add aquarium salt to the tank during water changes i don't go over a safe threshold. Anyone know what that threshold is? Ive seen formulas for...

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