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I have a planted tank with shrimps and snails, would salt be adequate to use? Plus could get api salt, after waiting a whole month for the order the supplier couldn’t deliver it. Any substitute ? I have some epsom salt or natural salt, marine salt ? I know it’s not the same but needed to ask...

Hi, I did the 75% water change today . Checking on the corys it’s seems there more fin rot on’em. I think it’s time to medicate. In this situation, should o isolate corys or treat the tank ? meds suggested Kanaplex and furan ? Is there alternative like general cure, ich x, api fungus cure ...

Sera kh/ph plus

Thanks for the feedback, seems like a solid plan to follow. I got the fish in two batches, first three corys and then second three. A week in between. I have them Abut over a month now. In the past 2 weeks I added 2 goldeneye cichlid, 4 electric blue rams ( small) and an electric blue acara (...

I noticed products are not consistent in availability, you might find a product last item here and there. ApI seems available, will scour the shops and see and what I can find. Abu Dhabi, UAE

Fish Meds are hard to come by, i think furan is available . Can you recommend some alternatives in case I couldn’t the specific brand.

Ammonia is zero, no spikes. I test every other day. And daily since I noticed the issue. I tempered with the water to achieve 2 things, ferts dosing for plants to flourish and increase KH to avoid ph crash ( that’s what I read, like I said I am née o the hoppy ). Will do the 75% within the next...

Just remembered that I added some cholla wood without boiling it, a week before the symptoms starts showing.. will remove it from the tank and will keep doing the water changes every other day .. hope this will clear the issue

I use seachem ferts based on their dosage schedule, half dose. I also dozed sera kh/ph plus. Now I stopped dosing since I noticed the issue. Will add some Catappa barks, read it’s helps

I added fish slowly to the tank followed tropica guide .

Yes twice 40% each

New to the hobby, 3 months in Juwel rio 350, 2 bioflow large with 1000 L/hr pumps. planted tank 6 corydoras juliis 4 electric blue rams 2 goldeneye cichlid 2 black sailfin molly 1 electric blue acara 6 kuhli loaches Ghost shrimp 10 amano shrimps Assorted snails Corydoras started laying...