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Skipping the tank parameter stuff and going right to fish: Corydoras trilineatus (false julii corydoras) as they are goofballs, fun to watch and nice to look at. Zebra danios are very hardy, fun to watch and also quite active. Cherry barbs are a very small and hardy barb and quite peaceful in...

As a final update it's been 10 days since I lost my last fish. Still have my four goofball false juliis and 16 neon tetras. Thanks to everyone who provided help and insight. Here's hoping my tank stays healthy. :)

I guy I know owns a company that sews custom wedding dresses and he's told me many horror stories and some of them are almost impossible to believe. He freely admits though that working with the "zilla" directly lead him to his number one hobby. In his bedroom he has a walk in gun safe with...

My buddy runs a Fluval FX4 which is rated up to 250 Gal and they also make an FX6 which is rated up to 400 Gal. That thing is a beast and he's been running it for four years without a breakdown. Fluval FX Series

It's like that for all of the series 7 though it seems: 107 - says 10-30 gal or 40-130 liters. However 30 gallons is 114 liters. 207 - says 20-45 gal or 60-220 liters. However 45 gallons is 170 liters. 307 - says 40-70 gal or 90-330 liters. However 70 gallons is 264 liters. 407 - say 50-100 gal...

I'm running a Fluval 307 on my 55 gallon and it's rated up to 70 gallon. There are three stats that might be confusing in that there is a pump performance rating, filter circulation rating and an aquarium capacity rating. For the 407 it's as follows: Pump performance: 383 US Gal/h (1450 L/h)...

I had black ruby barbs for two years. I'm not sure how big your tank is but honestly I'd say get more of them. I had 8 of them (all males) in a 30 gallon tank with a swordtail, 3 honey gouramis and 6 false julii corys and they were much too busy with each other to mess around with the other...

Video is a bit crooked but tank is looking good and I haven't had a dead fish in five days. :)

The primary role of a sales person is to give information. If it's come to the point where we are picking and choosing the exact words a person is supposed to use I'd call that pedantic. I'd definitely say flipping out on a sales person who is trying to help you and save you money is way more...

As a neutral party I am often compelled to step in if a situation develops which is similar to the original poster's description. Some day it's going to get me shot but my goal is to take the attention off the sales person and redirect it to me. Primarily because, as I'm not an employee, I can...

Just an update on my situation. I lost one more cory the same day as I posted the above but since then (5 days) I haven't lost any fish. Woop! I honestly can't say which treatment or change, if any, had an effect but just for the record here is what I did in summary. Treatments are based on 40...

At least you didn't say Chelsea or Spurs which I can't, as an Arsenal support, tolerate in any fashion. :) Still... if I want that quality English experience there's always re-runs of Top Gear. :) Peace sir and happy tanking.

Let's hope your tank doesn't go the way of British Leyland. :) Welcome to the spot sir. West Brom or Wolves? :)

I have the same thing (white mold) on my mopani wood, it's completely harmless and will go away on it's own. You can vacuum it off for aesthetics if you like but it won't hurt anything it just looks wonky.

I thought about euthanasia but honestly I don't know what that would get me. Seems like a high probability that the columnaris would appear again. I won't learn anything about addressing a treatable condition if I just wipe the slate and start over. Just so we have the numbers: Cardinal tetras...

Thank you Naughts for the feedback. Furan-2 has been discontinued but it's primary ingredient is the Nitrofurazone so that lines up with what you are saying. Most appreciated!

Ok so I've lost more fish and I'm pretty sure it's columnaris like Sgoosh diagnosed. I've lost about 10 neons and 2 juliis. This first fish I posted definitely looks like the indicator for saddleback disease (columnaris) and the julii that died today had a white mouth. I've really tried to look...

Very nice of you to say. By May the only thing that will probably change is the tank name from Algaebane to TankOfDeath as I keep loosing neons but I'm pretty happy with it as far as asthetics. Thank you sir.

I think I like the black background more than all the back wall plants.

Thank you for the information but this is demoralizing. This is basically a brand new tank, brand new filter and these fish are the first ones I've put in. I bought 20 neon tetras and then went back and bought the 3 that remained from the same tank. I've lost 8 so far. Bought 10 cardinals from...

I checked on The Spruce regarding columnaris and here is what they said: I have Julii's in the tank so I'm guessing no salt. Should I be trying one of those other meds? Thank you very much for the information.

Thanks man I just ordered some melafix and I'll have it tomorrow. Fish looked good in the local ship and I watched the guy net them, not that I'm an expert. Just had the 6th die, the one above is the only one that had the white ring around his middle, but I'm just going to be patient. Change the...

I've lost five since I got the fish (including the one above) and I can see another in trouble. He (the one above) didn't look the same once he died this morning. I yanked him out as soon as I took the video. Just got done with an 80pct water change and I'll keep watching. I swore to myself I'm...

Request Help Tank size: 55 gallon tank age: 1 month. 10 days since adding fish in 3 batches pH: 7.4 ammonia: 0 nitrite: 0 - 0.25 nitrate: 5 gH: 89 tank temp: 74 Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Fish is behaving normally. Has white band...

Looking pretty good at this point. Might shift this or that plant around but I'm pretty happy with it and the neon tetras seem to like it as well.

Prime does not neutralise ammonia or nitrite. It detoxifies them for 24 to 36 hours the If I'm adding it every day then it seems I'd be ok. I'd much rather drop a cap of prime in than bust out the hoses and the pump for a big daily water change.

So let me make sure I understand what's being said here. If I put fish in my tank now I have to do a 50pct water change every single day until ammonia and nitrites are at 0. Yes? I have to say that seems pretty excessive but I am obviously not the expert. Thank you!

I've already pumped in 3 bottles of bacteria, 2 of Seachem Stability and 1 of Brightwell Aquatics MicroBacterStart XLF, over the last three weeks. I even cracked the canister and painted my bio-rings with it. Over the last two days I've been getting nitrite readings. My ammonia reading is over...

My 55 gallon tank is finally starting to cycle. It's converting ammonia to nitrite but not yet converting nitrites to nitrates. Currently I'm at 0.5 to 1.0 ppm of ammonia, 0.5 of nitrite and 0 of nitrate. I would like to add some fish and I wanted to ask for input on the best (and safest for...

Man you have a good eye and know your products! I almost did get the Ficus but in the end I went with the Ruscus instead which has a narrower leaf blade but looks very, very similar. I'm now very glad I painted the back of the glass with black Plasti Dip as it covers any holes a lot better than...

Fork the haters! I hear you man I just try to do my best and then adjust for whatever I think looks right. Here are two pictures from tonight. Especially in the max light shot you can see four small pieces of paper stuck to the glass. I moved my big wood piece to the left qute a bit so that the...

Thank you for all of your good advice. I won't do anything to the pH I'll just let the fish acclimate to it. That value though is just me testing it from the tap. If I test the water in the tank it's at 7.6 and I can live with that. I did the water change because there was so much tannin in the...

Thank you very much for your insight. I'm going to be running 20 neon tetras and if it seems I have adequate space I'll add 10-15 harlequin rasboras or zebra danios. Maybe even 3 or so female honey gouramis as I'll have some cover at the top. The layout right now is in flux until tomorrow when I...