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If your Amazon plant is relatively new to your aquarium, perhaps it was just the change in water coming from the seller to your aquarium that caused this initial melt. Crypts are known as plants that will melt also, but if they’re doing well they have probably been in your aquarium longer and...

You could keep two regular goldfish in 30 gallons but no koi. That would max out your stocking options though and you would need to stay on top of maintenance.

I used to keep a lot of amazon swords and they all did very well with root tabs. My light was nothing extra special, just a regular plant light and there was no CO2. The water was just conditioned regular city tap water. I believe iron will help a plant maintain reddish leaves. Root tabs...

The torn fins might have happened if your angelfish was being chased off by a couple Congo tetras. If your aquarium doesn’t have a lot of planted areas for the angelfish to swim amongst and feel secure, it is possible that something bumping the tank or some other noise in the room caused the...

Yes, you can see their soft pastel colors in some of the pictures of his fish. Very pretty.

The small bag of gravel is no longer available, but all of the decorations and fake plants are available. The soda can is there to give you an idea of the sizes. One of those plants are 3 feet long, the smallest one is roughly 6 inches square and 2 inches high. These came with a fish filled...

Yes, they come in different sizes. I don’t use them though.

I’m interested in a few moss balls if you still have any that you’re looking to get rid of.

Sounds like you had a really good day, getting to pick up some free fish and getting some new genetics for your project. They look nice and healthy too. What an extra treat to also end up with a “mystery” cichlid. I’m looking forward to hearing what that turns out to be so I hope it continues...

Nice tanks and nice fish.

Oh, geez, how could I forget….the white cloud minnow is another little favorite for a small hard water unheated aquarium. These fish like temps to stay in the 60s though. Perhaps a dwarf African frog, as long as temps can stay in the 70s.

Hard water, mosses and no heater? Sounds like a good shrimp tank to me. They come in all colors (red, blue, yellow, orange, etc) You could add a few colorful male guppies or endlers (no females). They stay smaller than females and can’t multiply on their own. The tank is a little small but...

A water change as a rainstorm is rolling in seems to be the trigger for my bronze cories. Use cooler water for the water change. Spawning behavior was the smaller male (sometimes two males) would follow the female and pushing against her to make a t-shape. You would also see them going up and...

To remineralize RO water for neocaridinia shrimp I use Shrimp Mineral GH/KH+ by GlasGarten, using a TDS meter (total dissolved solids) to get to my target TDS (between 160-180). I keep a premixed water bottle of this to assist in small water changes. I also have a product called Remineraliz by...

I do like duckweed, especially if you’re cultivating it to feed it to your goldfish, but it can certainly be a pain in the rear. It clogs filters and it is hard to eradicate once you put it in. I do have some in one of my aquariums and it is in several desktop plant-only jars and separate...

Unless your tap water includes chlorine, and then you just killed all the beneficial bacteria on the filter sponge. Did you use Tap Safe to do this? Using the existing tank water from a cycled tank is usually the way to go. Testing your water will tell you when you can safely add fish. When...

Love the 3 Stooges! No matter how many times I’ve seen it they can make me laugh out loud.

I’m sure Slaphppy7 will answer for themselves but I would say it is to give Prime a chance to do its thing, and to give the water change a chance to fully circulate in the aquarium and mix/dilute the existing aquarium water. It does makes logical sense. I know I over-test my water and I go...

If those two angels you acquired in July have grown, it is possible they have paired up and that is why you found the newest addition deceased. The other two fish may not have let him thrive. The bristlenose could be a better addition provided you will have some driftwood and caves. What size...

The shell will be in its best condition if you keep the pH above 7 and the nerite‘s target pH is 7.5 to 8.5. Hard water should help the snail heal in time. Nerite s are basically an algae eating snail but should eat some dark green spinach leaves for you, blanched in boiling water ( cooked for...

An easy way would be to add a Siamese algae eater and a nerite snail, and change the water more often, twice this first week of battling the brown algae would be great. Try feeding every other day in small amounts. The food might be contributing to higher nitrates and phosphates which...

I have never used soil in my aquariums nor have I used co2, but that will definitely help you obtain the lush carpeted aquascape it sounds like you are after. If you’re using co2 you may be trimming your plants every couple of weeks. The “best” hard scape is such a relative thing, depending on...

Good I’m glad I was able to be helpful. That reverse osmosis system you referred to can filter and create 400 gallons per day. That should be plenty for your fishtanks and leave some good water for you and your family as well. I would still sample the water with a test strip for chlorine...

If it’s a temporary tank and will never be cycled, I would say change the water some every day or every other day. Just keep an eye on the test results test the water daily, once or twice.

That is the way to do it, a water change and a product to help remove both.

I just put the shrimp and the water they came with into a bucket and use an airline, knotted to control the flow, to drip a drop of water from the aquarium into the bucket at the rate of approximately 1 drop every second or two. After 45 minutes I pour the bucket over another bucket through a...

I use Reverse Osmosis water which I pick up locally from a water supply company and then I remineralize it for my tanks. I have well water here and use potassium chloride to soften it. I do have one outdoor hose that bypasses the water softener but we have a high amount of iron in the well...

I always drip acclimate shrimp or any crustacean when they arrive. I never just plop them in my tank.

Normally the black stuff is “capped” by adding layers on top of it to keep all of that down below for plants’ roots. Sometimes powdered clay is added on top and then gravel on top of that, other times just gravel. It is up to you as to whether or not you want to keep it. It may be beneficial...

It could be a new case of Ich that your fish has been fighting off and keeping at bay for the moment.

Zeolite is usually used to get rid of excess ammonia and ammonium in the aquarium and if you aren’t battling an ammonia spike (in an existing mature and cycled aquarium), then I woudn’t use Zeolite. I don’t think it does anything with chlorine or chloramine. One would not want to use that on...

Looks like a freshwater isopod to me. They shouldn’t harm your shrimp. I would be thrilled if I found some in my aquarium. I love all the tiny aquatic creatures one would find in a good ecosystem. Compare what you’re seeing, which is much better than your video I am sure, and see if you...

Your lotus plant looks like it is doing just fine to me. You just need to let it sit in one spot for a while to allow the roots to develop more. Leave the bulb on top of the substrate. If it is getting mushy you may have had it under the gravel a little too long. The plant should do well if...