Recent content by JollieMollie

I believe our hardness is right at 300ppm typically. On my test strips it just says "very hard" but the lfs told me both when they analyzed my water and in talking to a different employee that typical for my city is 300ppm. However, they also said any fish locally will be used to that and not to...

I currently have an ugf in my mature (1 yr+) aquarium. I'm reasonably happy with the filtration, however especially in the light of a recent horrible fungal outbreak I'm considering getting something that has all three aspects: mechanical, chemical, /and/ biological. I'm just not sure, though...

I recently added this little beauty to my planted community freshwater tropical fishtank: I think it's lovely but I'm concerned that I can't find it in any books. Do I have a problem plant here or just a rare specimen? ID and advice would be welcome (-: I also found this odd snail tonight...

I took a few pictures tonight. This is my mystery plant: Does it need to be taken out; is it toxic? Will it die eventually because it's not aquatic? Is this just some awesome aquatic plant I hadn't seen before? Any ID would be helpful. Here's my little pepper cory, looking healthy but...

Wilder: No, the neon stripes are not bleached. I am using "QuICK Cure" which claims to be useful for parasite infections including ick. The active ingredients are formalin and malachite green. I increased the temp just now. kirbot: Sorry to hear about your tank. I certainly understand the...

29 gallons (US) At the moment, 6 neon tetras, 1 praecox, 2 cories (one is on her way out), 1 or 2 khuli's (can't find one), 6 guppies. Water stats will have to come later when I can grab the numbers since I'm on my way out the door, but I know pH was 6.8-7.0 or 7.2, hardness was at the top of...

Here's the sequence of events: -I had a mature, stable aquarium of mostly livebearers along with a few neon tetras. -The tank had to be moved, so in the process I scrubbed it down really good (it had algae growths because I was at college and my parents were maintaining it; I only used water...

I found three praecox locally, but I think it's two males and a female. Does the ratio matter with this species, and do they need to be in groups larger than three? They are lovely. (-: I don't know if I'm keeping the guppies or not. What would I do with them if not? I'd like to consider a...

Praecox sounds like a very entertaining and beautiful little fish from what I've read so far (-: Thanks for the good idea! How many would be suitable for this size tank? And I was considering corys already; those are some of my favorite little fish. I take it the assassin snail won't reproduce...

I have a male and a female semi-adult black mollies (about 1.5" long). However, in good lighting I can see that they aren't truly black; their pectoral (that's the side fins, yes?) fins especially but also some of their bodies have a red tint. I've never seen this before. Should I hit them with...

I apologize if this is in the wrong subforum; I wasn't sure about the classification. I currently have a mature 30 gallon tank stocked with a handful of guppies. I'm about to tear it down partially because it needs to be moved, so in the process I'm looking at new ways to set it up. I want to...