Ashleey1000
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Nov 25, 2010
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I have a 5gallon hex aquarium and after running it for a few weeks i decided get some new fish. My mom always had guppies growing up so i decided to get a male and female and a cory catfish. We have well water and our wateris pretty hard with nitrates. I treat it well with Seachem but it doesnt really help. When i tested it, it said its safe, just a little on the high side for mostly everything (excpet pH). So the people at the petstore said its ok but the cory cat is acting very strange and swimming up and down frantically and 'breathing' hard. When my brother got one once, it did the same thing and died about a month later (along with all the other fish). I know that they are schooling fish, but im not going to go buy anymore unless i know hes not going to die. Is something wrong with him? is he going to die? he seems really stressed... The guppies seem fine and i have some stuff floating at the top and a nother tank for when the female has babies. i'm just worried about the cory. is there any products that make the water not so hard?
Also, i may be getting a 37 gallon tank and i wanted some stocking ideas. i would love some female bettas in the tank with someother fish. They need to be hardy fish too.
Also, i may be getting a 37 gallon tank and i wanted some stocking ideas. i would love some female bettas in the tank with someother fish. They need to be hardy fish too.