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I agree with essjay. Sounds like a bacterial bloom in an immature tank. Happens all the time, and as stated, the duration lasts as long as the food supply. Could be a day, could be a week. No way to know. But, its not harmful and it will clear. Its just a waiting game.

The decision by Nick to leave is an unfortunate one, but it is his decision. Nick was not reprimanded by the moderation team for his jokes posted in the General Chat. Instead, he was politely asked to refrain from posting them because some of them have toed the line of being offensive and have...

Platies and mollies are separate genus, they cannot interbreed. Both are livebearers and females are able to have multiple batches of fry from a single encounter with a male... up to about 6 months or so. So, this is a case of bringing home an already impregnated female and then she gave...

3-5 days should be fine. Would be ok to add another snack dose.

Your post would imply that you are the only one involved in the conversation who has used salt to treat fish... that would be fallacious. If you find something offered as advice to be in error, then feel free to offer reasons as to why you believe it is in error. Otherwise, it is not the role...

I have seen that method discussed before in the past, but the best way to add salt is the method described by @NickAu . The salt will dissolve, eventually, but it will create a higher concentration of salty water in that location as it does, which can harm the fish. The best method of adding...

Chadders, If you want to know if the cycle is complete, you'll need to stop adding stability. A truly cycled tank requires no additives to maintain a double zero reading. Personally, I am not a fan of that particular product or any such product that requires regular dosing to deal with the...

If I had to guess... she's pregnant.

Colin, How hard is your well water? Depending on that, the angels may not be suitable, sadly. There are ways to soften water a bit but they are challenging. Anytime you are messing with water chemistry, the degree of difficulty increases dramatically.

No reason for the drop counter with CO2 liquid. For one... the CO2 liquid isn't CO2. Its glutaraldehyde. For two... the glutaraldehyde never produces CO2 in the water, which means you'd never get a meaningful reading. You might want to read this... its an informed opinion piece...

Is that gH or kH?

In general, hard water is best for cycling, as the bacteria require more than merely ammonia... BUT... there's a bigger issue here that I want to make sure to discuss... There is no single 'ideal' water for keeping fish. Unlike marine set-ups where one size fits all (and even then there's...

Yes, you can - with some caveats. The biggest caveat is that some plants are extremely sensitive to ammonia, so that's a bad choice. The ones you are looking at likely wouldn't have that issue... depending on your grass choice, obviously. The next caveat would be that you would likely want...

I believe the last post by the OP was directed at me, fluttermoth. I believe he took offense when I used the word 'abrupt'. Of course, abrupt is defined as 'sudden and unexpected'... I thought that was an appropriate word, because it was a sudden decision, and from my perspective...

That's a rather abrupt decision. You came seemingly to learn about fishkeeping and how to do it best. Well, the unfortunate reality is that you have fallen prey to the classic fish trap. We've all seen the goldfish in the tiny bowl in tv shows, in cartoons, etc. The reality is that that is...

My mentee... :wub:

No one is 'discouraging' cycling with plants per se. Not every beginner wants plants, nor knows which plants are appropriate to purchase to aid a cycle versus actually cause more trouble than they are worth. (for example, adding the wrong plants leads them to just die and actually adds extra...

The substrate with respect to cardinals is completely irrelevant. In terms of finding a brightly colored fish to match with 12 cardinals, in a 15 gallon tank... that's going to be practically impossible to find. No pleco is appropriate in a 15 gallon tank, unless it is by itself in a...

Clearly, it is not. If it were, then you would be reporting no problems and this thread wouldn't have been started. So, you need more cardinals, and when adding more cardinals, you are now pushing the limits of what the tank can support. Lentil sized gravel says plenty. That is not...

One other idea that jumped to mind as soon as I navigated away... cardinals also prefer more dimly lit conditions... Adding some black water elements, dimming the light you currently have or adding some floating plants would likely help with the stress as well. Adding 'cover' as well, in the...

I am going to disagree with the bolded portion of this post. It is barely enough room for them. http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/Paracheirodon-axelrodi You'll note that that is the minimum recommended tank size for a group of cardinals. As such, you are going to find more problems...

I doubt that Nick. glosso is a 'high light' plant. Even if it were that plant, in the low light you have, it would at least be growing UP not staying nicely trained along the substrate.

When the fish is bigger than the mouth of the other fish... These fish can usually survive a bit earlier than that IF there is hiding places for the fry and the other fish are well fed.

Kosher salt or pickling salt will work as sodium chloride, available in the grocery store. The key is you don't want anti-caking agents or iodine added. Kosher salt and pickling salt are pure sodium chloride. The difference between them is grain size. Kosher salt and pickling salt are very...

http://www.aquarium-pond-answers.com/2009/07/fish-baths.html Best answer to all your questions on how to do a proper salt bath.

This is definitely uncharted territory for me as well. I'd suggest fasting for multiple days, try feeding with peas... Use a salt bath with epsom salt in an effort to relieve some bloating. As for medicine... its hard to know what treatment to recommend because this scenario is so...

Be ware of that as a cardinal rule. Generally, those labels are designed for HUMAN toxicity. Plenty of 'non-toxic' things for humans are toxic to fish.

If you are dealing with a nitrite spike, water changes will remove it, but also (depending on the fish you have) a salt treatment can protect the fish, until the nitrite is dealt with by the bacterial filtration...

I wouldn't recommend a 'glue gun'. Instead, using 'Super glue' will work, as would aquarium safe silicone.

I would expect this to be an ongoing problem. It's not a good mix of fish. http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/epalzeorhynchos-kalopterum/

Not all details, but they both have a (-1) electric charge... which means that they can be bonded to similar cations. Both are involved in oxidation reactions, though only nitrites are involved in reduction reactions. Nitrates are linked to cancer though, and nitrites are not.

Nitrite and nitrate have eerily similar chemical properties, other than molecular size and mass... obviously, nitrate has an extra oxygen atom. But, in terms of their chemical reactivity... they are ions with very similar in terms of their reactivity and what they will react with... though not...

Yup. And don't worry about the nitrate drop. Nitrate isn't really important for the cycle, its just the end product.

The latest set show some bristles... around the bottom of the head, not on the 'nose'... maybe a female bristlenose... but, the rate of growth is quite fast for a BN.

Just as an FYI... posting only in CAPS is considered shouting on an online forum.

Is the tank "cycled"? It may be bacterial blooms causing the cloudiness. What are your water parameters? Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate?

As for treating the oscar... the best remedy is clean water, but depending on the damage antibacterial medication will help to keep wounds from getting infected.

Get them separated immediately. Re home one or both. African cichlids should never be housed with South American cichlids. And, in the future, please research before putting fish together.