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I would give it 3-4 weeks for the beneficial bacteria to establish itself in the new tank, at which point you can remove the filter that was in the 3.5 gallon from the tank. When you add a new fish, I suggest you use a product called tetra safe start, or Dr Tim's beneficial bacteria (it's got a...

Ohhh noooo I'm so sorry :( sometimes with fish, not only do we not have the tools to figure out what is wrong, but we also lack good tools to fix it. You did the absolute best you could and you gave the fish the best comfort and love and care in it's last days, and in this case I don't think you...

So Hubby and I had a long conversation about this tonight and searched a bunch of forums for BP compatible stocking ideas etc. Our list as of right now looks like: 10 Black skirt tetras (went with these instead of the black phantom since they're bigger) 6-10 of some other schooling fish TBD...

Thanks @Retired Viking @mrsjoannh13 @Naterjm !! You are right Nate that it's one baby step in the right direction :D I'm kind of bummed that the 125gal tank ended up on back order, but at least they are honoring the sale price on it for me still (y'all know me and my sales lol). Also woof not...

thanks @essjay !

depending on your water hardness, the catappa leaves / tannins may bring your pH down slightly. this is not a bad thing in this case, because it is very gradual, and it is a "natural" way to bring down your pH. The only thing you may need to consider is if you have softer water (I seem to recall...

yesssss I finally get to start one of these :D This is how this tank project started, about two weeks ago now: Some supplies for the planned 125 gallon tank, and a 20 gallon kit tank that will be the QT to serve the 125! This was my first attempt at setting it up: I think @Naterjm will...

@NCaquatics is the cory cat queen :) I'm sure she will have some ideas on species for you! Also, personally I'm biased towards cories, they're really fun to watch

Oh no! Must post new message! Bad ju ju!

I would make the argument that "get more animals" is never a solution to a tank problem. It's not a solution to algae, it's not a solution to overfeeding, it's generally not a solution to any problem, it just covers up the symptom or changes the problem to something else. While @mrsjoannh13...

Originally that was the plan, but as we discuss the project further, plants are a really big item for us. We're not targeting going high tech for plants, but the aquariums that are hard scape only or plastic plants really don't seem to make the effort of setting up a fish tank worth it to us...

It seems like you are basically the perfect person to help me out with this then :) Our original thought was tiger barbs, parrots, and cories with maybe another mid-level fish thrown in, but then we got worried that the tigers would be too "nippy", and in general I was under the impression for...

Thanks for all your guys' feedback :) that is basically my concern with this. The idea behind this tank is to have something that our 2 year old will like, since he is super into nature, so I'm trying to choose fish that he will find interesting. BP's are an obvious choice since they are so...

I love it. That's how to do it in my opinion. Do you have real plants in there or unreal plants? They look very nice whatever they are!

Right on. no point in collecting tanks just to "have something"

What an awesome looking tank!! Very nice!!

Hahaha I love you guys!! Is it possible to give a smaller pinch of food each time you feed them? The tetras likely won't swim to the bottom to pick at the leftover flakes, so I don't see anything wrong with feeding them twice a day if you're able to give them an amount that they fully consume...

How come your PetSmart has such nice plants?!? Mine only sells dead ones.... Sorry no idea on the ID :(

Really like the rockwork you did in this tank. Everything is beautiful!! Love the whiptail, and the ram, and the snails, and the cherries, and and and... :D

Cost-wise, it will be nearly the same amount of money to set up a 20gal vs a 10 gal, so if it's only a couple months' wait it might be worth holding out for the 20, or trying to figure things out so that the 20 might be a workable option sooner. I would advise against paying full price for a...

I'm going to ping @AbbeysDad on this thread to see if he is familiar with that fertilizer (see post #18). If not, he can at least tell you the name of the toxic chemical in the other fertilizer and you can check the ingredients for it. Hopefully he's not getting sick of me tagging him in half...

Oh right!!! Going to pour that for myself right now! Thought about it earlier and then naturally proceeded to completely forget until just now :D

For the future, since I assume you guys are going back to college at some point, you can acclimate him by floating him in a VERY CLEAN plastic takeout container for example. Or tupperware, or anything similar. Instead of the temperature going through the container, you will need to add little...

Fingers crossed. You are doing the absolute best that you can, and are being really resourceful. Take some pictures and video when you go to the store, it will probably help. I'm rooting for your little guy to pull through!

you should keep the temperature at the same temperature you normally keep your fish tank. If the fish is eating, feed it normally, but do not leave any food to rot in the bowl. It would not hurt to do a 50% water change and gravel clean in the main tank (assuming you do weekly large water...

here are the instructions for salt, this particular post is for a different fish ailment, but it contains the salt instructions. https://www.fishforums.net/threads/sick-corys.466258/page-2#post-3990317

The reason they advise to remove carbon and zeolite is because they can absorb the medication and remove it from the water, thus rendering it a waste of money for you. It looks like you have a canister filter, you will know if you have zeolite or carbon if you have any media that is contained in...

awesome! welcome to the forums! I believe @itiwhetu keeps africans, and I am sure other folks do as well :)

Hello! welcome! I'm sure you have some good bits of knowledge that you've picked up over the years to share :) I don't blame you for not bothering to do marine, I always think that it's really cool, and then I start looking into it, and then I decide it's never worth the hassle or the expense haha