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Thank you man, I found the ammonia. I'm starting to pour some in right now.

Well, thanks to everybody that posted. I really can't find pure ammonia, just the one with surfactant(or whatever that's spelled like). I will keep doing it with the shrimp and check the ammonia every 1 or 2 days. So, as soon as 4-5 ppm of ammonia go to 0 in about 8-12 hours, then my cycle is...

Yeah, it's a dead shrimp, from a seafood store, the ones you boil and eat. Am I doing this wrong? Lol.

No, I rinsed everything BEFORE I started doing the cycle. How long until the shrimp gives out ammonia?

I rinsed it out, put the gravel on my sink and turn on the water. I used paper to clean the inside of my tank. and my filter I used the sink too. I guess my question is: How long does it take for the shrimp to give noticeable ammonia? (noticeable for my test kit). And also, is it really...

To all fish people out there, I have a 25 gallon tank, I assumed it was cycled because I had a vieja synspilum cichlid there for about 1.5 years. Anyways, when I gave the fish away to a better home, I took out the gravel washed it, clean my tank (inside and out), rinse my filter parts...

Hi KittyCat, Sorry to bother you one more time. But, how much household ammonia do I put in? and how often? Basically what's the process I have to follow. And second, I already had a bottle of safestart that I bought by mistake a long time ago. Do you recommend me to put that also? or just...

Hi KittyKat, I will try to do that. But, how about Tetra SafeStart? I have read quite a few reviews that say it really works. I was thinking of starting with two neon tetras and then get 4 or 5 more of those, to start. Thank you, Rony

Hi guys, I have had one cichlid (5-7 inches) in my 25 gallon tank for about 1.5-2 years, but I decided to give her on adoption. So, once she was gone, I took out all the water, and took out the gravel and rinsed it well. Then, I put the gravel back on and filled up my tank with tap water. I'm...

Thanks guys, but I found a guy with a male vieja synspilum cichlid and a 200 gallon tank, couldn't ask for anything more. I don't know how to delete the post though, lol, Rony

To all the people who love fish, I have a beautiful female vieja synspilum cichlid, tropical freshwater fish. She's about 7.5 inches and will eventually grow up to 10-13 inches. Unfortunately I only have a 25 gallon tank and she seems to be getting more and more stressed because of the lack of...

Thanks a lot guys, I'm sure now that she's a female vieja synspilum. I'm glad I know, and kind of sad because I'm gonna start looking for someone with a big enough tank to take good care of her. I can't really afford nor I have enough space for a new bigger tank right now. This really sucks...

To all the good people out there, I really need help. I have had this fish for a while, I have a 25 gallon freshwater tank, but he/she seems to be getting bigger (I bought him as a 4.5 inch, now he's between 7 and 7.5 inches after 1.5 years). I just need to know the name of fish so I can do...