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Just went to the tap to double-check... PH is ~7.4 from the tap. I was just thinking, could the PH be affected by using luke-warm water from the tap instead of allowing cold water to reach room temperature? Thanks again.

So he needn't worry, just perhaps clean more often? :D

Hi, I have a female black swordtail that I have begun to notice nipping at the body and tails of my 8" Tin Foil Barb. I have also seen her fighting off one of the males (which I assumed to be normal). Any thoughts before the Barb gets annoyed enough to turn around and eat her? :unsure...

Hi, Thanks for the help. To answer your questions.... There are two bio wheels, two media cartridges, and two charcoal filled pads per filter, and he has two filters running. What I did precisely, was to lift out the pad (to place them in a bucket with tank water to be cleaned), when all of...

Hi Sasha, The fry are alone in a 10 gallon tank with a sponge filter. They are fed about three times a day (crushed flakes), and I can tell by the remains that they are eating. ;) I too am a little concerned about the PH, but I didn't want to use any chemicals with the fry in there. Can you...

Hi, Does anyone have any experience with Molly fry essentially seeming perfectly healthy, then suddenly (overnight) becoming almost grey/black in colour (silver originally), their tails bend (although they can move them somewhat), their eyes become very dark, and while they can swim for periods...

Hi All, My friend has a 55gallon tank with a couple of emperor 400s, and he said it had been a few months since he changed the cartridges. So figuring it was no big deal, I went over there and decided to give him a hand. We took out the media cartridge, and all of a sudden, A LOT of stuff...

Was/is that part of Big Als boxing week sale, or was it a day only thing? And where do you work (if you don't mind me asking)? Thanks.

Wow! Where'd you get that deal? :D

Thanks! Happy Holidays! :)

Hi, Thanks for the advice. Are you saying that I should stop the Melafix treatment, and go with metronodazole instead? And what would trigger the parasite so suddenly?

You may have a point, since this fish WAS the top of the pecking order. Then my other Angel grew larger, and it became clearly the leader. Recently, the smallest Angel (I have three) has been growing quite a bit, almost as large as the first one (the former leader). That being said, the...

Hi, I was wondering about the clamped fin, but since it was only the one fin on the left side, would that be the case, or should it be clamping more than the one side? (Pardon the newbie question) It almost looks as though it can't control one side of it's fin, and as a result, it cannot...

Hi thanks for replying.... Began doing that yesterday just in case. :)

I hope not, but I have begun a melafix treatment just in case. It seemed to come on so suddenly. Thanks for your input. ;)

Hi, Thanks for replying. Not that I can see. It's body looks normal, but there may be some clamping of the left fin? RZS

Hi All, Seems one of my Angels has developed a problem where it stays at either mid or bottom of the tank, in one corner all the time. It also seems to be having trouble turning (it has no difficulty remaining upright though). Basically, whenever it trys to turn, it seems that the body bends...

Had the exact same thing happen to mine, and have spoken to a bunch of people with the same issue. All I can say, IMHO, is defective/cheap components.

Hi, Thanks for the info. :D I just didn't want to let the fry out-grow the 10 gallon before I moved them into the larger tank with their mother, but there are some larger fish in there (with the mother) that would make them a snack if I move them when they are too small. :)

Hi, Thanks for replying. I have Molly fry in a 10 gallon, and just wanted to know how long I could leave them in there before moving them into either my 20 or 55 gallon communities. There are only 7, and right now they're only a couple weeks old. ;)

Hi everyone, Thanks for the help, and for making this an excellent resource. My question is how many silver mollies can you keep in a 10 gallon long? They'll be in there alone, unless there is need for a plec or something similar. Thanks again.

I am starting to think that there's probably nothing I can do about it except let nature take it's course. Thanks for the help.

What happened to the others?

Hi, Thanks for the info Brian. I'll make a run to my LFS and see if they have it or something similar. And congrats on the arrival of your new fry... wow all 64 of them! :)

There are no other fish in there with them now, but the mother (who is now in my 55 gallon community) is fine. What I have noticed is that the fry seem to become darker in colour, unable to move their tails, and that their eyes become much darker/more full as well. It seems that they are...

Hi, to answer your questions.... I've had them from birth, my female adult had them (she has now been moved out of the tank, and they are in there alone). I haven't actually measured hardness, but from my past experience with the tanks here, it is on the harder side. Alkaline tested ok, can't...

Hi, What is small fish saver? Thanks.

Thanks.

That's what I was hoping (that it was nature taking course), but this is my first attempt at actually raising any of them. Thanks for the info. ;)

Hi everyone, My silver Molly gave birth ten days ago today, and until now, the fry I had resuced (from being eaten) - 17 of them - have been swimming and eating fine with no major signs of issue. I've tested the water, and all the readings seem fine (ammonia 0 / nitrite 0 / nitrate ~.2), and I...

There may be some red-eye in the photo, but for the most part, they are actually pretty red.

Looks a lot like them, but the mouth seems to be different on mine (unless I'm just reading too much into them... ;) )

No worries. :D

Hi, They're about 4 1/2 inches long (roughly).

Hi, Yup, in water alright. I caught that picture while they were being fed. (Taken from a lower angle upwards)

Hi everyone, Thanks for taking the time to view this thread. I was recently offered three fish from a friend who's moving and can't keep his tank any longer, but he, nor I, have any idea what fish these are. The closest he has come is to say he thought they might be some kind of Danio, but I...

Thanks guys. That was what I thought. Guess I'll just have to setup another tank for plants. :D

Hi all, Just wanted to see if anyone could recommend for me some plants which I could put in a 55 gallon which my Tinfoil Barbs won't destroy two minutes after I've placed them in there (if there are any)? Hope this is in the correct forum, and thanks in advance. RZS

Cool! Thanks very much! It's awesome to see, to say the least.

Hi, Anyone have a photo of what this looks like (the gravid spot etc.)? Thanks.