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Cory fish do dart to the top and glide back down. They also have scatty moments and are so funny to watch

Neons, need to treat the whole tank if it is ich as it spreads, but don’t worry it’s a free treatment

Is that just bacteria in a bottle? Still would have taken a few weeks. @AdoraBelle Dearheart has Treated corys I think ?

And please don’t feel judged, I was told my water was fine after a week by my local fish store. Long story short, lost a few guppies, everything else alive but I learned so much. Learned quickly about the nitrogen cycle, and now fish are thriving. I highly imagine your white spots are ich Can...

Can you post a photo of the little bean?

Nah, water change wouldn’t have done anything but beneficial. How long has the tank been cycled? You need to invest in a water test kit, the api kit is brilliant. Test for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates (and ph but right now I don’t think that’s the issue) You will need to change 50-75% of the...

What is your substrate out of curiosity and your water parameters. Tetras can be nippy but I haven’t heard before of biting barbells off, seems quite specific

You will benefit also to moving him to the bigger tank. Invest immediately in the API master kit and test water ammonia, nitrites and nitrates daily, changing at least 50% water, ideally 75% every time the ammonia and nitrites read above 0. You will be doing this for a few weeks. Also what is...

What size tank is it?

Beautiful, my favourite plecs. Out of my price range though wherever I’ve seen them

I said bumhole in a thread the other day in relation to a naughty guppy. Not sure if I was reported or it was changed, I haven’t checked. And I just said it again.

That doesn’t look like playsand to me either. These are pictures of some of my corys on their playsand, £5 from Argos

API master test kit for freshwater

Have you tested the water today It sounds like your tank is uncycled, and when mine was uncycled and I made that mistake I was testing at least once per day, and changing water up to 2 times per day to keep ammonia and nitrites at 0. This lasted 5-6 weeks with a final week of tests to ensure...

He doesn't look very dead to me, what are the results of water parameter test: Ammonia Nitrites Nitrates PH

Hoping to finish cycling mine this week to move my cories over to a 50/50 tap water/RO set up. I did have to put dose 7 in though. Dose 6, in 24 hours, ammonia was 0 but nitrites were still 0.5! So close! I'm hoping tonight's test will be 0 of each.

Ha Ha, I do the accounts for a small company, I am always dealing in number puzzles so when I come across problems I work backwards, or what is the defining factor in the puzzle. This time it was the 61.

Or easier way is take the 61 off the 639 Half the result of that and add the 61 back on to one half

Post away, loads of Betta fans here!

Also have a read through this, you’ll need to learn quickly about the nitrogen cycle. Ammonia and nitrites, anything above 0, even 0.25 is dangerous and can cause permanent damage https://www.fishforums.net/threads/cycling-your-new-fresh-water-tank-read-this-first.421488/

Please tell me you have those nitrites and nitrates values the wrong way around? Either way a big water change needs to be done asap

Okay so the tank isn’t cycled You’re going to have to do a fish in cycle. Dechlorinator isn’t bacteria. I had to change 75% of the water daily for five to six weeks until my daily ammonia and nitrites were reading 0 for an additional 7 days. You can use a bacterial product but this won’t...

Tank size: pH: ammonia: nitrite: nitrate: kH: gH: tank temp: Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Volume and Frequency of water changes: Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Tank inhabitants: Recent additions to your tank (living or...

I could only imagine you'd get a hell of an ammonia spike and end up doing a fish in cycle, but someone like @essjay or @AdoraBelle Dearheart would be able to advise. There's also a cracking cycling guide in the useful links part. Using food isn't great as you can control the measures.

Assassin snail x 1 or 2 should help, they should eat anything their size and smaller in terms of snails. Someone will be able to confirm if assassins only hatch in brackish water

Okaaaaaaaaaaaaay Hopefully, your cycle has completed by now but I would still invest in the API Master Test Kit and test the ammonia, nitrites and nitrates weekly. I would also change your water change quantity. Most of us on here do 50-75% per week - as you've changed so little over a month...

One of the guppies I have is a complete bumhole to the others. He's the small little one with the attitude problem.

Fill this out please and we'll be able to help Tank size: pH: ammonia: nitrite: nitrate: kH: gH: tank temp: Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Volume and Frequency of water changes: Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Tank...

Do you test your water daily or have changed anything about the tank? What is the filter like? I've seen lots of people report their Betta's tails get sucked in by the filter, and if it's long and flowy it could be that. Fill out the below for us and we'll be able to help more Tank size: pH...

Anything above 0 - even slightly above needs a water change as it can cause lasting damage

Awesome!

I have my boy Betta alone, and judging by his defensive reaction when I do a tank WC, he would get on badly with other fish. He doesn't seem bothered by the bladder snail in there, and I don't even have him in view of the other tank in the same room as I wouldn't want him flaring up all the...

Beautiful! Always wanted a flowerhorn myself but never had a big enough tank. I hate to be *that* person but is your tank cycled for him? Just looks very clean?

Colour change is stress I would say, can you please post results of the following: Tank size: pH: ammonia: nitrite: nitrate: kH: gH: tank temp: Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Volume and Frequency of water changes: Chemical Additives...

2 days is not long enough unfortunately, if it is a fresh tank, even with these bacteria in a bottle things it can take up to 6 weeks (experience) You should invest in the API master kit, it tests ammonia and nitrites amongst others. Is your tank heavily planted? I find it odd that there have...

Why don’t you ask to reserve it until near the time you move?

It’s more the distance for fish swimming side to side, rather than up and down.

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