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So the first one is already pretty well determined. I am going with 6 sterbai corys and 1 betta. If the betta doesn't take to the corys (which will be in the tank first) I have a small tank I can move the betta into where he will live out the rest of his days in happy solitude. The...

Okay so matching tank #2 is a reality ..... I am in the process of setting up 20g planted tank #1 and another vendor came through with a matching tank and stand which will be in within the next week. Soooooo.... I'M GONNA HAVE A FISH ROOM!!!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO! I have a little time as I'll...

Hooray for updates and pics! Beautiful tetras. We have the glo variety and agree about tank size. I have 6 in a 20 gallon tall and can tell they'd do much better in the 20g long. The longer I'm in this hobby the more I realize the bigger the tank you can get the better. There is no such...

I have been keeping an eye on KeepFishKeeping.com - it's the KG Tropicals folks (if you watch their YouTube videos). The lady (Lisa) is a betta fanatic so they set up a big room of all bettas that she cares for and sells. There are pictures and videos of each betta on the website. My tank is...

Thanks again for the input! I have a tank that I fill up in advance for water changes so I'll put the equilibrium in the holding container and see how much it impacts GH.

I must have some seriously picky fish - either that or they're stressed out of their minds because they are not thinking about eating anything when I'm in there cleaning. I've never seen them eat anything or even look like they were remotely interested in the uneaten food being kicked up. If...

Thank you so much for this information - very helpful. What would you recommend to raise GH without impacting pH (my pH is already pretty high and I use peat granules to get it in the mid-7's). It looks like Seachem Equilibrium might be an option?

I have been using test strips to measure my tank's GH and KH for the past couple of months. In ppm I have been reading about 25 ppm GH and about 125 ppm KH. In order to get a more accurate reading I ordered the liquid test kit for GH & KH from API and got that in yesterday. It's the test...

Did you cycle the tank before adding fish? If not, test your water daily as you might see ammonia spike if you didn't establish beneficial bacteria in the tank before adding fish.

It might be that other fish nibbled a bit after he died. Can you post more info about your tank (size, water parameters - ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, GH, KH, info on water changes)?

Super amazing hubby helped me get the tank into place on the new stand today in my home office. I am so pleased with how the UNS tank + stand look together. The fit is perfect. Still need to do a little electrical cord maintenance and get the look tidied up a bit. After I got the tank in...

The tannins from driftwood would make the water brown kind of like tea. It kind of looks like maybe an algae bloom of some sort? How long are your lights on each day?

I have a 20g tank that's been set up / cycled since late October. I do weekly water changes of about 20-30% with gravel vac. The tank is (I think) lightly stocked with 6 glofish tetras. No live plants other than a Christmas moss bridge and 3 marimo moss balls. I was testing the water every...

Since you have fish in the tank, you need to be doing daily water changes of more than 10%. If you just measured 1 ppm ammonia do a big water change immediately. Even .25 ppm is very bad for your fish. If you have something like Seachem Prime you can add that to bind to the ammonia and make...

My stand finally came in! Sheesh - been trying to get a hold of one of these for about 3 months now. This weekend I'll be clearing out a spot for it in my office and getting the tank in place. More pics to come!

I had great luck with Tetra Safe Start Plus. I had spent several weeks doing a fishless cycle with ammonia. I added the correct dose of Tetra Safe Start Plus and within 3 or 4 days it would cycle 3-4ppm of ammonia down to 0. I was very pleased with that product. I think the best or most...

The best way to lower the nitrate level is with regular water changes. By any chance is your water source showing a high level of nitrates to begin with? Do you have live plants and are you dosing a fertilizer?

THAT IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a cheapo TopFin (PetSmart) brand tank and a super nice UNS tank. There is a huge difference in quality visually. The TopFin tank looks like a 5 year old put the silicone in. Reviews online say it has issues with leaking (no surprise). I would not go back to buying an inexpensive tank...

Okay so this is the educated guess from my husband who is pretty knowledgeable about construction. He thinks that the back of your tank is higher because it is sitting on a carpet tack strip. So when carpet is laid there is a slim strip of wood with tacks sticking up that keeps the carpet...

Thank you!

@Deanasue - how did you order from Ornamental Aquatics? I am seeing a FB page for them but no website.

Easy Green from Aquarium Co-op.com

Based on your water parameters I'm guessing water quality issues. You note you are doing water changes every other day. If you are only doing water changes every other day with that level of nitrites and ammonia in your tank that is probably causing your fish's distress.

The zero value might just mean that they haven't showed up in the tank at all yet. You might still be in the ammonia stage and nitrites will appear next. Or you might have one of those cycles where you don't ever see nitrites show up. I had this happen in my tank. I did a fishless cycle with...

I've seen some videos of bettas with neon tetras or cardinal tetras and it looks really nice. Again, just depends on the temperament of your betta.

Well for a quarantine tank you are knocking it out of the park. It looks great! In terms of the Tetra Safe Start I am one of those who had incredible success with it on my first tank. I was cycling it for a month trying to get it ready for my daughter's birthday and it was not going to be...

Hannah, if you take a water sample into a local pet store or PetCo they can test your water parameters for you. Please try to do this and post results so we can help troubleshoot with you. Couple of thoughts.... if your filter intake does not have a pre-filter sponge you should get one...

6.5 hours of low lighting a day is about what you'd want to do for a newly planted tank, ramping up about 30 minutes per week until you get to 8 - 10 hours a day. Make adjustments based on algae and plant growth. So go with more lighting first for sure. In addition, this link might be...

Bem-vindo!

If I told you that I would have to kill you.... with my piranha tank.

I'm no expert but just adding a couple of things I thought of from reading your post and looking at photos. First, you seem to have gravel substrate. Corys need sand substrate. I am not sure that this is causing their issues currently but over time they can have issues with their barbels from...

I'd love a HUGE tank of piranha built into the floor of my house with a glass lid so you could look down into the tank. I would lure my enemies over under the guise of admiring the tank and then BOOM hit the large red button that opens the sliding glass lid as they fall to their doom...

I did read some online reviews and several comments mentioned it killed their fish, sooooooo.... I'll steer clear! Thanks for the words of warning.