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My dad is convinced is a damselfly larvae that's killing our fish. How can we get rid of it without hurting the fish? We obviously can't just find it and remove it.

I was maintaining a 3ppm level, which is indicated on this forum. Yes, we put the bags in the water to allow for the water to stabilize before transferring them (and would that still matter seeing it's been a few days?)   I don't really know how much salt was added, but not much. The other clown...

Thank you all for your answers.   I think it's about 20 to 30 fish we put in the tank (including the 3 shrimp). It's a Juwel Vision 260 and we're using the stock filter. I really wouldn't think we'd have put too many fish, they look like they only take a really tiny portion of the aquarium...

Hey guys,   I was hoping you might be able to help me out. I have a 260L tank, which is fully cycled, and just a few days ago we placed some fish in it. Some neon's, mollies, guppies, 2 clown loaches, 3 yamato shrimp and some other fish which I don't know the name.   Now, on the day after we put...

That's a consideration. Thanks :)

Unfortunately I do not have any other tanks :(

Hmm, okay. Some of my fish seem to be pregnant, do you think the larvae might go hunting for them? As far as I can tell, the larvae doesn't swim, just crawls around surfaces so I think fish would be safe as long as they swim away from it? Yeah, I was thinking when it grows up, I just let it go...

not killing it but getting it out i wouldnt want that thing im my tank.   Thing is, there's no place around here for me to put it in, I'm in a city, and I don't really know any water habitats nearby that I could put it in.   @PrairieSunflower I think you might be right. It doesn't mention...

Nope, still inside my filter. I want to know if it's dangerous, otherwise I'll just let it be, it's quite beautiful and I don't see the point in killing a creature if it's not going to harm anything.

I've googled quite a few terms, but I haven't found anything exactly like what I have. It might just be me sucking at googling though   Edit: @fm1978 might be that one. Found one picture that does look like mine. Are they predatory and dangerous to a the fish tank? I have small fish, like...

    P.S. I just learnt that damselfly larvae has got 3 tails, whilst the one I found only has 2. Also it's color is a lot more bright green than any of the damselfly larva photos I see on the internet. Any idea if it is really is a damselfly?

Another update, I just learnt that damselfly larvae has got 3 tails, whilst the one I found only has 2. Also it's color is a lot more bright green than any of the damselfly larva photos I see on the internet. Any idea if it is really is a damselfly?   I think I'll also post this on another forum...

So I just went to check my tank now, and I can see 3 dead fish. One molly, one guppy and one fish which I can't remember the name (small one, like the neons). Everything is normal. PH is between 8 and 9, same reading as I got yesterday. Ammonia is 0 and nitrites are 0. I don't know why the fish...

Hello again guys!   We've just put some fish into the tank today. It's so amazing to see ^^ I didn't really make an inventory, but it's only a handfull of mollies, neons, guppies and 2 clown leaches (to deal with snails) and 3 yamato shrimps (I just love them, they look awesome ).   I did...

Sorry to hi-jack this thread, but I just wanted to ask a quick question, since I'm having the same snail problem.   I have a 260L tank and the clown loaches look too big for my tank. Botia loaches on the other hand look to be of perfect size to keep a few. But are they really that aggressive? I...

It's a plasticy type thing. It's fake, but when in the water and moving looks like it's the real deal. My dad really wanted one. But it feels super soft, so I don't think it'll harm the fish :)

I believe it's finally done. 0 ammonia and 0 nitrites 24 hours after dosing 3ppm ammonia. ^^   By the way, here are the pics I promised: http://imageshack.us/g/248/0tf8.jpg/

I did the tests 24 hours after I dosed the 3ppm of ammonia, but the tank still had a little bit of ammonia left and a large quantity of nitrites. 24 hours after that (meaning, 48 hours later since dosing) it was reading 0ppm on both ammonia and nitrites. So I dosed 3ppm again and will test...

Okay, just been doing some more extra readings now.   Ammonia: 0; Nitrites: 0; Nitrates: Around 100 from what I can see.   I believe this means I go over to the next step of the cycle. YAY :D Excited.

Tests today:   Ammonia: 0 - 0.25ppm (though it seems closer to 0) Nitrites: 2ppm   Is it normal for the ammonia to have gone down so fast?

I just re-did the tests. The ammonia gave me the exact same color as yesterday, so I managed to realise that it was actually 0ppm. So I dosed 1ppm as per the one third tip you gave me, since this makes 2 readings as 0. My nitrite (on the salifert test kit) is between 1.5 and 2ppm. I didn't test...

Ah, now I get what you're saying. Sorry, my mind wasn't quite working previously I guess xD   Okay, I will take it slow. Like I said, I will do a lot of tests today and will post the results here once I've done them.   Many thanks again, you have been very helpful :)

I've just done a quick test. My ammonia appears to be between 0 and 0.25ppm (i'm not absolutely sure, but I think that's it) and nitrite is 5ppm (on API test). I'm thinking about feeding ammonia tomorrow, enough to put it up to 3ppm?   By the way, I know I need to run more tests, but right now I...

Ah, I saw this too late. I've already ordered the API nitrite test kit. Oh well, I can use both I guess, the API for lower values, and the Salifert for higher values.   According to what you said that means that on the test that I performed I would actually have around 3.2 ppm nitrite in the API...

Hey TwoTankAmin, thanks for your detailed reply, it was very useful and a good read   I see that we have a new cycling guide, so I will read that one as soon as I get a chance.   Once I get home today, I will test the nitrates in my tap water and then take that into consideration for my next...

Hey guys. Done and re-done the tests. I did the nitrite test wrong previously though, but I've got the right values now. So... I've got the following:   Ammonia: 0.5 to 1ppm Nitrite: 1ppm Nitrate: 50 to 100ppm   What does this mean? :)

Hmm, guys, out of curiosity, I just ran a nitrite test, and it's giving me 4ppm nitrite!!!   I was under the impression this process would take weeks, not a few days!   What's your opinione guys?   I'm going to do a nitrate test, but I expect that to return 0. Will let you know the results.

Hey again guys.   My API ammonia test kit got here yesterday, so I tried it out then. It's a whole LOT easier to read the color scheme. So according to it, I had between 0.5-1ppm of ammonia, which I thought was incredibly low, but I guess it could happen. So I dosed enough ammonia to put the...

I just remembered something. When I put my dechlorinator in, I still had the carbon filter in. Could that have absorbed it?   Also, I'm now trying to figure out if I'm going to order the API ammonia test kit or the tetra one.

I do plan on keeping the plants on the tank. Even I can see there'd be no point in cycling if I was going to remove them after xD   As for the declorinathor, I've used this, and for the ammonia, I've used this. As per the instructions I've added 13 drops from the declorinathor. I only added the...

Anyone?

Okay, so yesterday night I finally got some results. Thing is, I can't read the color chart It goes from transparent ( 0 ) to very light yellow (1), making it super hard to read. Then 1 and 2 are really strong colors and can easily be told apart, but from 0 to 1 it's really super hard...

I did exactly what the test told me to do. There was no hint of color whatsoever. Looked just like plain water. I dosed a little bit more of ammonia yesterday and I will do the test again when I get home today.

I just realized something. We have a carbon media in our filter. I remember reading somewhere that I didn't need it. Could it be that that was what was eating my ammonia up? I have taken it off now.

Hey guys, I seem to have a problem. I dosed my tank with amonia yesterday, and according to the calculator it was just enough for 3ppm, however when I performed the test right now, it shows as 0ppm. Which basically means that the test vial still looked like it has only water in it. It was...

Ok, so it's all done now. I will start dosing amonia tomorrow. We have 18 plants in there. I will try to dose 3ppm. We're setting the water temp to 29 C. Will the ammonia start decreasing because of the plants? I'm guessing that I'll need to keep dosing it constantly then so that bacteria can grow.

Ok, so we finally got our tank! :D   It's a beauty, I must say. So we went shopping, got fine sand (white and black), some small stones, some bogwood and some plants. My dad has cleaned the aquarium with a wet cloth, and as we speak is in the process of cleaning the sand and putting it on the...

Yeah, I know what you mean. I started up all hyped up and then learning that I need to do this and that, and this works better if done this way, and that if done that way and at some point it just seemed like too much.   But I do want to enjoy it and have a good time looking after the fish and...

Ok, I will read some more about fertilizers on this forums. Thanks blondie :)

Can anyone answer my previous question? I'd just like to know which plant I could be sure of that wouldn't have any problems with any fish and that's easy to maintain.   Edit: Sorry yet again for another probably idiotic question, but how does one feed the plants? Or do they just eat ammonia?  ...