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Okay I started medicating 2 nights ago and this morning, i noticed some of the fish seem to be improving while my 2 other platys seem to have worsened/stayed the same. They tend to sit on the bottom at night and in the morning to "sleep" but today they seemed more lethargic.. I'm doing half...

well I wanted to bump the temperature up but that would affect my corys too since they prefer temps of 78 or so. it's at 82 and can't be adjusted so even that's cutting it close for them. I kept the platys in the qt for a few hours and that salt got rid of all the parasites showing on their...

I was going to use the heat and salt method but I just don't want to risk it with my corys. Can anyone here tell me if they've ever used Kordon Rid Ich ( http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11066251&f=PAD%2FpsNotAvailInUS%2FNo ) ? I've read many positive things on this product...

I read numerous articles on ich but my main concern is using salt with the corys. I'm thinking of removing them and the snail and switching them out with where the platys are and keep them in there in just regular water, and then treating the other tank with salt and heat, but I don't know...

Yep, me again. I can't get a break. I bought 2 platys Wednesday for my 20 gallon ( was going to get 2 female guppies, decided against it due to fighting problems I was having) and I was stupid and didn't quarantine them, so I take full responsibility for this. Today, I saw one of them sitting at...

I just put in the grassy plants last night so I should have them growing in a matter of time. I'm planning on adding bamboo too! Is there any other plants you recommend that grow tall and grass-like? I decided that I'll bring them back to the store tonight and purchase 2 females, just in case...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYqQyTP3RGY&feature=youtube_gdata_player here is my tank and what the 2 guppies are doing. The yellow one stopped i thought but now today, those 2 gang up on her. I separated them both just now after what looked like they were nipping her. The other 2 are not...

Okay tonight I went to the store and planned on getting 2 females, but they were out so I went ahead and tried adding 2 more males to see if they'd form a group and leave the platys alone. Well, now the former aggressive fish is better and hasn't chased the platy but now one of the new ones is...

Yeah, what I did was remove both of them, then put them back after 2 hours or so and that same one went at the platys again, even more so than last time so I put him back in the container of shame. He keeps racing back and forth towards the side where he sees the other fish trying to get to...

I bought 2 male guppies for my 20 gallon tank along with 2 more corys. Now i have 2 platys (male and female), 2 guppies, 4 corys and 6 tetras. As soon as i put the guppies.in, one of them kept.following the platys but wasn't biting. Just a few minutes ago, I saw the guppy chase my the platy and...

yeah they loved burrowing in the last tank and I think i might consider moving them back and maybe buying a beta to live with them. I have the filter and heater but the old media is in with the new media and new filter so I'll have to wait for my new tank to be cycled. But I'd really rather...

I upgraded tanks from a 10 gallon to 20, but the tank came with gravel and decorations already in it (it was a used tank) so it would have been a huge hassle to tank everything out and replace with sand. I'm not 100% sure if this is the same gravel, but it looks like it...

Sadly he didn't make it :( I took him out and put him in an isolation tank and tried feeding him peas but he died shortly after. He was limp, did nothing when I brought him out of the water, and was not breathing so I said my goodbyes and buried him. I hope his short life was better than the...

how he is now

Oh dear, he's on his back at the bottom... I think I may be losing him edit- And he just flipped back over... It's too late to go to the pet store now, and tomorrow is a holiday. I'm afraid what I'm feeding them is the problem, maybe he's sick from not getting enough nutrients? I feed them...

At around 44 seconds is kind of what he was doing. He wasn't moving fast, just very slowly across and up and down the tank while spinning and twirling. Right now he's just sitting in the corner...

I have a little albino cory who started acting up. Earlier before feeding, he kind of swam crookedly. Just a few minutes ago, he swam again and it looked like he was drunk. He was twirling across the tank, to the surface, then twirled back to the bottom and isn't moving much... just pretty limp...

I have 3 corys, 6 tetras (?)(3 have red stripes 3 have have yellow fins with black tips) and the 3 platys. The person who had them before most likely overstocked it... They all are in a 10 gallon tank. The tank cycled fully about 2 Weeks ago and I haven't cleaned out my filter since I've had...

I received a tank full of fish which included a total of 12 fish. I have 3 platys, one female 2 males in a 10 gallon, and recently they started fighting. The female was pregnant from before and recently had, and ate, her babies. Now, one of the males constantly follows her while the other stays...

Tested tonight, and got some good news! Got 0 Ammonia but still 0.25 Nitrite. Should I put another dose of Prime, or just leave it alone? I haven't done anything today, no prime or water changes. Tomorrow I'll add in about half a gallon of clean water w/ conditioner and Prime since some water...

Okay, tonight I bought Prime and another plant (tank is still looking very unfinished but getting there). I added half a gallon of fresh water, then put 1 ml of Prime straight into the tank and kind of mixed it around. Now here's the part where I'm confused. The bottle says it detoxifies...

Okay I'll keep that in mind. I haven't recently tested Nitrate again but last time it was at 5ppm, and people say to have it anywhere below 20ppm. So how do I know my tank is safe/ fully cycled? I mean the ammonia thing hasn't gotten to 0 because I kept adding in tank water which was constantly...

The gravel and the nasty looking water from the old tank's filter seemed to kind of help it begin cycling, so I might get a bit more of that if I can. I'll check tomorrow if the school has Prime, and if not I can pick some up this weekend. It's safe just to directly put it into the tank right?

Alright, now im slapping myself in the face. I should have tested the tap water long ago... Did it just now, and got 0.50 ppm... Boy do I feel stupid. all those water changes I feel like were for nothing haha. So it's one of two things- either the water is actually .50ppm or perhaps I have a...

What I was going to do tonight was replace pretty much all of the water and test until 0ppm. However... I think I know the cause to the constant ammonia. First of all, the 3 platys poop so much. I mean it's ridiculous, each time I look around, one is pooping. I haven't fed them since Saturday...

Sigh.... Did a 90% water change and 2 test, one from filter and the surface of the water- both STILL say 0.50ppm and nitrite is still 0. should I just do a 100% water change? I'm lost as to why the level isn't going down at all...

Tonight's testing was a lot easier to read, it is definitely reading 0.50ppm. Plus when I tried taking a picture before, the colors came out very different on the image than what they were. I took the minnows back because the teacher wanted them back, and I took the 2 larger fish because he...

I returned it at the store and got the external version instead. I bought the internal by mistake first, so I guess it kind of worked out. I have it running and cleaning the tank. Hopefully my media is okay... I let it just sit in the tank when I was out. Anyways, tonight's testing of ammonia is...

Just to my luck, my filter broke as I was changing the water. It won't turn back on, even when it has water in it. I took it apart, looked at the fan and cleaned it. Sigh... I had just finished doing about a 75% water change too. Headed to the store again. :(

Changed about 60-70% tonight. It's now at 0.50 ppm I'll do another large change (75%?) tomorrow. Hopefully this weekend I can get it right . And yeah, I found a little dropper that i'm using to measure the conditioner :) better safe than sorry

Changed 50% and it's still between 0.50-1ppm (color is similar) but I'll say 1 ppm... Not sure. So do you mean I need to change their water 50% once a day until it's 0ppm or change the water all in one day until it tests 0? that would ruin good bacteria though I think... sorry for...

I'll continue doing that then until I see results. Now when I change the water, I have thos container I put the water in that holds a little over 2 liters. Ive been putting 2 drops and stirring in the conditioner. I just wanted to know if this is too much/too little of conditioner? I think its...

Ah okay, well I added a bit in today. Goods news is nitrite went down to 0, but ammonia is still 1ppm and nitrate didnt change from 5 ppm.. I did between a 30-40% change today total (came home and changed about 15%) and tested 10 minutes after. I guess I'll do 30% change everyday until the...

I did another testing last night and it was 1 ppm. I changed about 10-15% today this morning, I didn't have much time. Ill change more today and test when I get home. I took 2 of the fish back so my tank is down to 12. what ill also do is get a small bag of gravel from the old tank (with water...

Water change done. I decided to leave 2 inches at the top of the tank empty because the filter isn't making as many bubbles, and it's as high as it can go. It's making small bubbles... Hopefully that plus plants will be enough oxygen. Now, do I test ammonia again or wait til tomorrow?

Eek.... So I got my API water test and the results were bad. Ph was 7.6, ammonia 2ppm, nitrite 0.25 ppm and nitrate 5.0 ppm. What should I do now? I'm pretty much broke at this point (test kit was $5) so I really can't buy anything for a bit... atleast the nitrite level is low...

I put 2 more liters in today so the glass part of the thermometer is covered :) im leaving a couple inches at the top since I'll be adding some decor soon and maybe another plant so I don't want the tank overflowing when I reach down. The corys are so happy! They went to eachother almost...

Alright so I bought everything but the water test kit. Will do that tomorrow hopefully. I did purchase 2 healthy Corys for the lonely guy. I do have ANOTHER dilemma.. I will be bringing back the 2 minnows to school for sure tomorrow, but that means I'll still have 14 fish in my 10 gallon... I...

Oh and another question... So the tank didn't have an air pump but didn't really seem to need one. The filter I have is like the school one where it makes a lot of bubbles and hits the surface a bunch. Mine can be either external or internal so I have it at the top to agitate the surface. Will...

Hey! Good news and kind of bad news. Good news is, the fish are officialy mine. Bad news is, teacher wanted to keep then minnows so he wouldn't let me take the media. However, I did squeeze the media into a bag to get some of the water and.bacteria, and when I got home I poured some of it onto...