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While this is good news, I feel the need to remind you that you will need a zero reading for ammonia and nitrite for at least two weeks before your tank would be considered fully cycled and ready for more fish. The bacteria colonies in Newly cycled tanks can be unstable, and ammonia/nitrite...

Salt does not reduce nitrite numbers in the aquarium, only water changes and good bacteria can do that. Salt just makes what's already in the tank less toxic. Judging by the fact that your nitrites are going down, and your nitrates are going up, I'd say your tank is starting to cycle. However...

I'd change the water, abou 7 or 8 gallons of it. Terribly sorry to be late, I hope your fish make it.

The main way nitrite poisons fish is by bonding with their red blood cells, thus preventing oxygen uptake Adding a very small amount of salt (1/16 teaspooon is enough for an 15 gallon tank, although you could probably go as high as 1/8 teaspoon per 5 gallons without stressing the fish fron too...

Hi, sorry I'm late. API's ammo-lock ionizes ammonia, thus converting it to a less toxic form. Unionized ammonia is harmful at levels as low as .05ppm, and the article I'm using for reference states that it's "about 100 times as toxic as Ionized ammonia" .05 x100 = 5ppm To be on the safe side...

There are actually several, but not many from the amazon river. Most livebearers, including guppies for example, would love this kind of water, as would the nerite snails you mentioned earlier.   Just to be sure you know about how to properly cycle a tank, I would highly recommend reading this...

Just to be sure, you will be doing a fishless cycle with ammonia, correct?

As stated in your other threads, lumber is not recommended in fish tanks. And yes, Khuli loaches prefer sand, and IMHO, would be lost in a 118 gallon tank. What is it that attracted you to the Khulis? there are many freshwater fish with either vertical stripes or enlogated bodies, although I...

Well, in your 210 liter tank this product would remove about 45 ppm before being overload and needing replacing. If it were me, I would not consider this worth the money.   The cheapest way by far to remove impurities is with very large water changes.   If it were me, I would do two 75% water...

According to one chart I found online, 350 ppm is right at the borderline between water considered hard and water considered very hard. While there are many fish that will do well in this water, most fish from the amazon are not on that list. I'll see if I can put a list together. It may take a...

The short answer is no. You have no way of knowing what chemicals or pesticides this old lumber has been in contact with, in addition to the possibility of it being treated lumber. (the old method of treating lumber involved using arsenic)

I've heard of healthy clown loaches resting on their sides, but not yoyos. Refusing to school with the othersl can be an early sign of disease among schooling fish, but since you say he gets along fine withe the others, maybe not in this case. The following is pure speculation on my part, but...

If you really suspect contamination/quality issues in your water supply, I'd suggest looking deeper into this, and maybe getting the water professionally tested too for you and your family's sake, forget the fish!

One milligram is equal to one part per million in one liter. so "absorbs 9000 mg of nitrate" means it will remove up to 90 parts per million in a 100 liter tank, or 9 parts per million in a 1000 liter tank.   Incidentally, if 80 ppm is the highest reading your test kit will give, there is a...

Well, there were several freshwater articles, but since they were either located at competing forums, or in one case at a website dedicated to selling aquarium supplies, they would have violated thie forum rules. They should be easy enough to find, though, if you search "old tank syndrome"...

I'd go for "as needed" with the peas, just be sure they are labeled "pesticide free" Even trace amounts of pesticide considered harmless to humans can be anything but for fish. While you are at the grocery store, you can check the pet section for the spirulina flakes. One of my local grocers...

Have you considered old tank syndrome? http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2006/5/aafeature2 I know your tank hasn't been running for all that long, but the articles I've read say that lax water changes and a lack of (fast growing) live plants can bring it on faster in freshwater aquariums.

OUCH!   And this is why I try to keep the cord and dial to my heater just above water level....

Glad to know that gordon is feeling better.  Incidentally, this is lower priority than the water changes, but what type of flake food are they getting? I've found that standard tropical food tends to cause constipation in guppies, having a bit less fiber than they, being somewhat more...

For a fish in cycle you want your fish to only have enough to keep them from starving to minimize ammonia production, so this feeding schedule should be alright. However, in reply to the bolded text I would like to note that the earlier advice for 50% DAILY water changes was not a typo. The...

What is your fish store's return policy? Mine will refund half credit, no questions asked on any live fish returned within two weeks. Maybe your fish store would be willing to take the guppies back if you didn't ask for money back? (guppies are relatively cheap, so you shouldn't be out much...

If you are able to get a few more cherries, and get them breeding I think he would be able to eat the shimplets, but not enough to wipe them out, maybe.   Have you tried "newborn" brine shrimp?

Just speculation on my part, but If he's eating nematodes, then maybe he would find vinegar eels similar enough to be an acceptable food?

Hovever, it's a military family and they have to be ready at a moment's notice to move, thus they need a small tank that's easy to move. Also, they may have to move to a location that has a different water chemistry.   So, besides the standard bettas, are there any tough as nails fish or other...

LOL, Nick spoils his animals so much Plant-wise you can add as much as will fit, but I wouldn't add any more animals to this tank, myself. EDIT: I bought two bananna plants for my 29 gallon a couple months ago and will be returning the biggest one soon. the underwater portion is about a foot...

That would work fine as long as you had a sandy substrate for the cories. You could probably add a shoal of something small like ember tetras to use the upper part of the tank   I was actually thinking something similar, but was worried about that being too much bioload, considering the...

Well, at their current size, with just the reedfish/ropefish, one tinfoil and the Salvini the tank isn't too badly overloaded biologically speaking, as long as you keep up with the water changes, hardly an Ideal situation, though, especially if the Salvini suddenly decides he no longer wants to...

NVM, I just read on another forum that there is a danger of a beta eating anything smaller than a full grown glowlight tetra, and I'm planning on stocking fish less than half that size.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but to put it bluntly, whoever sold you these fish sold you a bill of goods, as they say here. Fancy guppies are okay for your size tank but need hard water. Your tank iis too warm for neon tetras and goldfish, and goldfish need about 180 liters per goldfish...

That is, before purchasing it? I was thinking of maybe slowly moving my fingertip along the edge of the cup and seeing how aggressive a response I would get? Like, Ideally a beta would either look curious, but not flaring it's gills or fins, or either swim away without appearing too fearful? I'm...

Agree with all of the above. Additionally, I'd look for a food that contains iodine. There is some debate on whether supplemental iodine helps with shrimp molting, but I don't see how it would hurt. I've also heard that a regular diet very high in non-plant protiens  can possibly cause molting...

After looking at several of your other posts, it seems that you have a few tanks and species that aren't mentioned in this thread. Can you please post  a full list of all your tanks, whether cycled, uncycled or in storage, and a complete livestock list? I think the best thing here if you don't...

Sorry I don't have time to properly answer your question until tomorrow, it's too late here to stay on any longer. I do have an important question: Do you know what species of pleco you have? If not, could you please try to post a good pic so we can ID it? I"m asking because depending on species...

If this sort of thing is to your liking, you could have room for a whole collection of snail types in addition to your betta, who  by himself will only take up about a quarter of  a mature 10 gallon tank's capacity. Depending on if the beta tolerates it, you might be able to add an amano shrimp...

To put it bluntly, you have several problems, the biggest of which by far is you will be ridiculously overstocked when these fish reach adult size. For the moment, I would suggest upping your water changes to 50%, and if possible increasing to twice weekly. The tinfoil barbs are by far your...

Guys, I know this is a frustratingly common problem, but remember, the majority of the bad info newbies get is from dishonest fish stores. in a way, they are victims too, albeit not as much so as the poor fish More to the point, if a beginner leaves this forum due to rude comments, but then...

That's actually what I've been trying to do, but recently, this hasn't been enough, Hence I may be here less frequently.

Hello and welcome to the forums! I've found the best way to do well without having enough experience in plants and fish is to Know your limits, and how hard you want to have to work to keep the fish/ plants happy. (for example, although I have a lot more houseplant knowladge than before, I will...

Mostly just posting to let everyone know that I haven't abandoned this thread, it's just that I am going through a severe personal tradgedy that has left me very limited in both time and willpower I can devote to this forum in general. And also to NickAU: I am of th opinion that the angelfish...

I'm guessing that since guppies have done very well, you have water that's either slightly or very hard, which neons will not tolerate. We need to know exactly where we are on ph and preferably hardness to give you any useful information. Also, any other fish would have to tolerate, or more...