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In most infections the young's are on your glass and in your substrate. That's why a good cleanup is good before medicating. But... My father always repeated "You are not going to ruin this tank for that" ??? While I'm a computer analyst on the professional side, I'm a simple guy in action on...

Whatever anyone says, Edible internal parasites food. Will always be. Far beyond any water dissolved medicine. no matter what... We are talking internal parasites here. The risk of over dosing are far less than under dosing. So everyone should have a bite on them and...

Talking shrimp only... In the last years, I'm still passing biology and have a good experience with inverts over time. (as long as illness is not involved) Sadly these being are relying on very simple but strict facts. Their basic water chemistry requirements must exist permanently. When...

It's space... While I look like an oddball on social media. I gladly crawl every steps to understand things and gladly will report exactly what I Witnessed doing so. This shrimp is more than 8 months old, and has a whole 5 gallons filled with algae, to him alone I only supplemented it's...

This cherry shrimp is thick !!! it's reaching one and half !!! I caught it swarming the algae at the top of the tank.

The sad part of this hobby is that you are plunged in problems... ...As soon as you dip a toe, you must be ready to dive in. In my personal experience. Today, bringing a tank to heaven is no fancy feast. If you don't have at least healthy viable fish in the beginning, it's pure torture...

The new intake sponges came in yesterday, they are a little bigger than the others but at last the grit is very coarse and you can see a lot of light trough them. I glued them together and It wasn't easy to install but I found a way. It's sitting on the bottom and goes to up to 1 inch under the...

I think Gary sums it all, for me the first point is really choosing fish that like your water or be able to provide that. The rest mainly comes from experience... And many times by unknown/hidden predispositions one may have. I always was good with goldfishes, I can make them grow enormous...

That looks like it. APi white spot cure is Malachite Green Oxylate, It should be very effective. Make sure you have loads of aeration, and check ammonia and nitrite from time to time during treatment, in sufficient concentration it will cause inhibition of Beneficial Bacteria in your filter...

If there is only males in the tank, the more you have, the less they will fight. I say "fight" but it's not even close. It's more like little "Mexican Standoff" displays off beauty and strength. They are generally peaceful fish and don't tend to fight with each other, especially when there...

Here's a basic method to create medicated food using Panacur: Materials: Panacur: Ensure you have the correct dosage for your fish species and the specific parasite you're targeting. Fish food: Pellets or flakes are often used. Binder: This helps the medication adhere to the...

If you want to breed them, it's better to have a higher ratio of females than males.

Where have you read that... Of course you can put 2 male swordtail in any size tank. They don't really fight, they display and might chase a bit, But nearly only if there is a lady to impress with them. You can, but Just not while you are fishless cycling it tho...

It looks pretty symmetrical on both sides, does the it shows any other symptoms ? The fish on the picture looks healthy to me. They are a line-bred variety that has a lot of albinism, so it suppresses the natural color patterns. As the fish grow older. The natural colors and patterns may...

When I zoom all the way on one spot in the picture it looks green. Maybe green spot algae ? Depending on Light intensity and nutrients it takes, In can be darker in color than the typical bright green, It can also become populated with other living forms that will make it look darker. You...

It should, It depends on the current gravity of the infection. But don't hesitate to re-iterate if doesn't.

Add one dose into the aquarium. Repeat dose after 24 hours. Wait another 24 hours then change 25% of the aquarium water. Repeat this treatment for a second time, for a total of 4 doses. Make a final 25% water change and add fresh activated carbon.

I have the same kind of provider today, and my poor tanks where all impacted with some kind of "impurities" that could never be resolved and where not good at all. A little under a year of trying with invertebrates alone and also killing a betta in the process.. I completely abandoned, And went...

Yeah, I understand, But What I mean is since the start of your cycle... You added ammonia... (don't make me read the whole thread back and quote you) Sep 25, 2024 Ok I just did an Ammonia n Nitrite test. Ammonia was 4.0 ppm and Nitrites was 2.0 ppm. You where suggested to add ammonia far...

It was a guess as said, But if it's a male... Does he fit the picture of what you seen ??? The scales disposition and fins ? And the one you picked, was he a male also, I could not tell. But mutts are mutts, And this fits the bill.

If nitrite didn't change for a week and you added ammonia... It's working, your nitrite are starting to be converted. if it was not, it would continue to rise. I would add ammonia and hope nitrite start to lower next tests. You're on the right way in my book. 👍

If your girlfriend isn't attracted by the mad colors of the kit, She should be for the price, at least ;)

I'll try a guess.. Female Poecilia Wingei.

Before a mod moves the thread, You need at least 2 degrees more, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis will go faster under that. But just a little malachite green in addition will represses ich like nothing. With the heat in addition it can bring a lot of other external parasites off at the same time.

Just make sure these a little too much food, and wait. But I will reiterate, add very thin cholla wood, flat on the bottom somewhere.

Cats are pretty brazen curious beasts, I often found some I didn't knew venturing my house... But waking up to one sleeping besides you is something I never heard of. I had multiple cats all my life, a lot at the time, but supervised interaction, positive reinforcement, reward good behaviors...

No, the production of nitrate indicates that the bacteria that deals with nitrite are multiplying or not. Excluding plants and other by process. At any stages of the cycle, if no nitrate is produced, nitrite are not really being processed and will build up if no other exits are available. In a...

If it's ostracod or copepods, The diatom problem is "naturally" resolved. Loll

Your nitrate readings are tempered by the nitrite level (the nitrate test is also including nitrite) but if you subtract Nitrite from Nitrate it will give you a hint, if nitrate are already starting to build. In the case that nitrate is building. If your nitrite are not off chart. I would...

Once a female develops a saddle, it takes 2-3 weeks before it mates, if the water is ok and there is no molting issues, she should reappear berried in the next days. The only thing that could make a female hold her eggs is the lack of suitable males or a serious impossibility to molt. If...

When you are going to see shrimps with saddles, it's on it's way, then you should see berried shrimps. If they make it to that point, They are molting correctly and all is good. then a month or so later, you should see shrimplets. But still, keep in mind that small crustacean are on the guppies...

Yes I agree that plants use tannin to a certain degree for sure, or something else does, I have a shrimp tank that is very low on water changes and the tint in the water always vanish without using carbon. So I'm not really fighting it and the water in the tank is limpid. I use catappa leaves...

I would say that plants, while they have a much broader capability, they mainly target the nutrients they use in their growth. Carbon will absorb organic compounds, medications, certain metals and a panoply of chemicals that plants don't use. Activated carbon is a must have on hand at all...

It looks like a Seed Shrimps explosion 💥 These little critters often comes with Cherry Shrimps. But you would need to keep the camera static so we can see them move. I'm pretty sure I can see they are swimming. But you don't remain stable long enough for certitude. They multiply a lot and...

If you can put something in the bag that will serve as spacers, that will prevent the bag from being in direct contact with the intake protection grid, could be enough to prevent it to clog too fast.

If it's dust from gravel, some are so fine they go trough filtration and never settles. A big water change will fix that. Make sure you use temperature matching dechlorinated water. Watch not to overfeed them, You're doing a cycle with fish, have you a test kit ?

My KH is currently 50 ppm and my tap water has 0 nitrate, the tank level is always below 5 or nil. My PH is always incredibly high for the water conditions. but never moves. And it's been like that for decades. I'm currently hosting more shrimps than I should. And they can become serious...