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Hello, I have 5 denisons barbs (Red Line Torpedo Barb). One of them has slowly been getting thinner for a month now. This fish eats well and is still energetic however recently "she" has started hanging out by herself, not a good sign. She is now thin and the bottom of her mouth is a bit red...

You need to use a GOOD water "conditioner", it will remove the chlorine. Mix the conditioner with the water before adding, not required but it makes sense to me. "Prime" is the best water conditioner that I know. I would not do more than 35% change if you water is not full of oxygen. To make...

I would do a 20% water change every 12 hours if possible. I would also use Prime for water treatment. I would also use a airstone or powerhead in the new water BEFORE you add it for at least 1 hour.

How big is your tank? What other fish do you have? How long have you had the tank? Have you added fish or moved "decorations" recenlty?

Im sure my angel has hexamita (White spots coming out of the "vents" in his head and puss-strings coming out of those same "vents" - plus barely visible white spots on lateral line). All other fish in two tanks appear fine. It is very unexpected - I do regular water changes and I have not had...

Nitrate of 75 is very high for tap water here in Canada, where do you live?

I have kept the rainbow shark with 15 rummynose and 2 breeding angels in the 55g, they all got along fine almost 1.5 years. The full grown shark even swam with the angels and rummynose in peace. I like your ideas. I dont know gouramis much but are they tough enough for a 7" male territorial...

I have a 55g tank that is heavily planted with co2. I have a full grown rainbow shark in there and he is just starting to get mean with other tank inhabitants after a year of peace. I want to move all of the fish out of my 55g to my 90g but I will leave the rainbow shark in there. What fish...

I have a two year old angelfish. This fish had a BAD columnaris infection that I thought I cured with antibiotics 6-8 months ago while she was alone in a 21g tank. Ive moved this angel fish into my 90g planted tank today (6 neon rainbows 2 male 4 female, 5 Denison’s barbs and one small...

Ok Ive read that link. I would love to save this fish. I dont have the "fortitute" to do this surgery my self but I do work on a building with 90% veterinarians perhaps one of them would do it for me....\ Should I just leave it and hope it stops growing? It is growing very slow and only on...

I have had an scalare angel for two years now. I had bad advice and this fish ended up in a cycling tank and endured some bad water conditions. I managed to cure a nasty fin fungus/rot infection (columbnaris) using antibiotics. For the past year this angel has been in a very clean 21g tank all...

The small female neon rainbows are larger than full grown neon tetras. about 1.25 to 1.5 times the size of a neon tetra. I do have 3 lone neon tetras in the tank that I could move if need be. I would love to add my 15 rummynose tetras to the tank, do you think this are ok with the medium sized...

I have not received any replies, I would love some input. My main question is: Will a large angelfish work with 5 small juvenilne Denisons Barbs (Red liine Torpedos), one very young and small synodotis, and 6 small/medium sized neon rainbowfish? In a heavily planted 90g. I know there are no for...

I have a 90g with 5 small juvenilne Denisons Barbs (Red liine Torpedos), one very young and small synodotis, and 6 small neon rainbowfish. I want second and third opinions regarding adding a large full grown Rainbow shark. I have heard it is not a good idea but I do want some other opinions...

They dont work anymore. They ballast is not working.

I recommend less drift wood and more room for plants. I had a huge nice peice of driftwood in my 90g and when I took it out I really enjoyed the extra planting space. You might know this but try tall think plants in the back and small plants as you move to the front. For substrate I love black...

I live in Canada and two of my Coralife (2x14w 24") balasts fell in the water! I think they can be fixed but can find anywhere in Edmonton that can do it. Im sure the replacement parts (ballast? or what?) can be bought online but cant find the parts anywhere. Thanks for any help, Cheers!

I have 11 000k on my 90g and it really healps the plants down low in the tank (higher K value penetrates water better) but I did have a nasty brown algae problem if my co2 got too low...Now with co2 under control I have a very lush tank with no algae!

My heavily planted tank temp fluctuates from 25C to 27C most days. Im not sure why. I have lots of circulation (filter and power head) and I do have a good 300w Jagar heater in my 90g. I have the heater right beside my filter intake to try to facilitate heat distribution. My lights are 9" above...

I have a green film on my glass that is VERY hard to scrape off, is it BGA? I think it is.. I also heard that a low dose of antibiotics can destroy the BGA without seriously harming your "good" nitrogen bacteria in the filter, what dose is that? I have erythromycin and tetracycline, which is...

whoo hooo! Thanks so much!

Hi I live in Canada. I used to buy my ferts from gregwatson.com but he was shut down. Does anyone know where to buy powdered ferts ( eg potasium nitrite) online in Canada or USA? Thanks! m

Yes you are right, I was thinking Seachem micro, I use it for the micro nutirients. I add Fe from powdered FE chelate...

Seachem flourish does not have Fe....So Im not sure if that answers my question.... also, Im not interested in the dose that will kill fish fast, I want to know what levels are toxic in the long term...

I would like to know the amout of chelated Fe is toxic to fish? I know that 0.5 to 1.0 ppm is recommened but I just want to know the safety margin that I have.... Thanks

I hate the idea of fishing line or strings in my tank to tie plants... I found that wedging plants in cracks in drift wood works great. It only takes a while for the roots to attach to the wood.

Agreed, she appeared fatter yesterday. Perhaps over eating...She is eating VERY aggressively..

Yes, Ill get another pic. From my limited experience she is for sure due within a week but perhaps not today. Ill get a better pic now. I agree that the move happening now could help her settle before the birth, sounds like a good thing...I can see l many dark "eyeballs" accumulating far back in...

Thanks! Ive uploaded the pics!

Here is a pic of the tank and the best close up I could get of the Pregant Female. This pic makes her look less pregnant then she is... Thanks

I can take pics this minute! Id love to show off my "Crincled Onion Plant" that is at least 9 feet if it stretched out! I working on a small brown algae issue but I know how to fix that. Ive got co2 flux too much and 11,000k bulbs! I have financial issues at the moment! Ill take pics right now...

NO sorry I should update my profile please see my recent post above. I also forgot to mention my small synodtitis in the tank...

I should also explain that I have 6 medium/small neon rainbows in the 90g and also there is 5 juveile Densions barbs in the tank that are aggressive eaters. So I feel no babies will survive in the 90g unprotected. I do like the idea of putting her in the 10g with many hiding spots. In the past I...

I have a 90g tank with two male platys and one female that is about to burst. I have plastic breeding trap and a net breeding trap. The last time I moved my pregnant platy to her own 10g tank and put her inside the plastic breeding trap she appeared to abort the babies. What is my best approach...

Great idea! Im gonna use a auto feed to feed sinking pellets in the middle of the night. Cheers!

Yes I do mean synodontis. It is the species that starts with an "A" not multifactorius (sorry I cant spell). It has some white on all of its fins Ive read that this means it is the species name that starts with an "a".... I did know they were nocturnal but my rainbowfish in the tank have no...

I have 6 new denisons barbs (1” – 2”) in a mature 90g. Five of the six have grown VERY fast and one other is not growing at all. I have had these fish for 4 weeks. The one that is not growing feeds almost as much as the other 5 but he is still not growing. I know this can be a sign of a parasite...

One idea Ive had is to have the synodont alone in my 10g tank so I can feed it more "aggressively" and when he is bigger move him to my 90g. My denisons barbs are feeding very aggressively and growing VERY fast and my concern is for my synodonts health and abiltiy to get enough to eat with these...