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I may be at that point already as things look quite murky, but I quite like it. I'm hoping gouramis and peacock gudgeon gobies will be OK with it too. It shouldn't last forever as the wood will eventually stop leaching them.

Please let us know if you work out what has caused it.

I've finally decided to leave the mixed media in place temporarily - it is removing some of my tannins from wood decor to keep them at a reasonable level - but replace it a little at a time after my tank is cycled. I have bought some standard filter sponge to cut and add piecemeal over time. I...

I am starting to worry that the phosphate levels (still to be tested once I get the kit but the water company add phosphorus) and nitrate levels might push me to start using RO water. Obviously I don't want to be doing that if at all possible.

It would be lovely to do that. I have names for the gouramis, partly thanks to my daughter and the game 'who's your Daddy?'. They will be called Fork and Socket.

I would expect gut bacteria to win the day eventually and rot them from the inside out.

I'm getting 2 honey gouramis (M, F) and 3 peacock gudgeon gobies (M, F, F) for a nominally 80l tank.

Finishing cycling my tank!! (hopefully) Buying fish!! (hopefully) Going for a long walk around the coast path Gardening (terrestrial) Housework :(

Over here, during the World wars, physical or mental health issues could prevent someone from being drafted.

I'll give that a try too.

Joey the DIY guy does something very similar, including the plywood cladding.

Thanks for replying! I had tried looking at the chemistry and saw magnesium and silicates were involved. Your idea of a test in water sounds good. I'll dechlorinate it and treat it to plenty of wide ranging testing. I'd really like it to go in my tank and be safe. It has sentimental value.

If you are handy and looking to make your own stand there is a guy called Joey 'King of DIY' on YouTube who shows how to make excellent ones.

How has the betta coped with it? Is everything peaceful or are there squabbles? It might be that the introduction of the catfish has led to the betta being stressed and so having a lowered immunity/resistance to illness. @Colin_T 's recommendations should help manage the problem now but the...

I have 4 to 16 ppm nitrates in my tap water. Assuming it occasionally/frequently comes out at 16 ppm (I live in a very agricultural area) it would leave little leeway for nitrates in the tank. I have seen there are various filters, and what I assume to be binders like Seachem De*Nitrate, but am...

What pretty algae.

Hello there! Those fish sound beautiful. 😍

Could you remind them you haven't been vaccinated and have done all you can think of doing that might be safe? Let them know that you have done 80 hours already. Then ask if they have any suggestions that would be safe for someone unvaccinated? With any luck, if they've already let somene else...

Does anyone know if serpentinite rock is safe for a freshwater tank? Will it leach anything unhelpful or change the water parameters? I'm hoping to put a rock of it in with honey gouramis and peacock gudgeon gobies.

That is sooo impressive! I thought someone might go as far as preserving in resin, but the rest is amazing!

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Is something stressing him? Something new? If so, removal of that might help. Otherwise I haven't a clue, sorry.

I think so. We might end up cycled on the same day :) . It must be a peninsular thing ;).

The circle of life....

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I've always put my dead pets (rats, chickens etc.) in the bin, but it always seems rather heartless. I can't bury them or the dogs would have them up in a jiffy!

I was a member of a rat facebook group on which several other members would freeze their dead pets and take them out once in a while to reminisce. What do you do with your dead fish?

If grocery store water is the same as bottled water I would guess you should check the mineral contents before using it, amongst all the usual parameters. Won't it cost a bomb?!

@Barry Tetra in the UK my daughter worked helping struggling kids to read. Could you read with youngsters in families you know?

I was advised, on here by Essjay I believe, that danios would indeed spook gouramis.

I thought fewer, larger changes would be better, but then found that my very soft water would benefit from frequent smaller changes to minimise shifts in pH. So I guess for some people that would need to be taken into account rather than focusing on nitrates. I know that isn't the point of your...

I think you sound extremely caring. You are trying to find answers and risking the opprobrium of other aquarists because things have got into a bit of a mess, but you are doing your best in what sound like very difficult circumstances.

I think you sound extremely caring. You are trying to find answers and risking the opprobrium of other aquarists because things have got into a bit of a mess, but you are doing your best in what sound like very difficult circumstances. (Sorry! Missed the reply button)

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Ah! I'm avoiding using medication if at all possible - too many drug resistant bugs being created, sadly. But I'm glad your dwarf gouramis are doing well. They seem like such pretty little fish!

Ooooh! I think I have that stuff in my tank too. Is it slimy to touch and looks like clumps of white hair? Mine does, and it has come out of my spider wood. I just wash it off at a water change.

Good luck!

That's a shame. Thinking about my outdoor garden, a single sick plant might mean a plant parasite, fungus or virus. Otherwise I'm out of ideas I'm afraid. Has the plant part of the forums not been able to help?

https://www.aquasabi.com/aquascaping-wiki_nutrients_deficiency-symptoms-in-aquatic-plants Have you looked at this for ideas?

Thank you Essjay. That's a great help.