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I don't want to stomp on another person's thread here, but maybe this question will help both of us out... Lynden, When you say "keep the anemone near the top of the tank", what exactly do you mean by this. Well, I know what it means and it is so that the anemone can get more light than if it...

Thanks. I am going to start with antibiotic treatment using erithromyacin (sorry, still dont know how to spell it) and turn to the garlic treatment for now if this is a parasitic worm or nematode. This way I will not be using two meds at once. Any advice or techniques for feeding garlic to...

I feel the same way about it being an ok looking fish other than being thin. Is there a way to treat for both a bacteria and possible parasite as sort of a precaution? I know there are many broad spectrum antibiotics out there, but are there any broad spectrum parasite meds? Thanks for your...

I realize that about the antibiotic and am equipped to deal with it. I just put the filter media in another tank and let the filter running for gas exhange. Anyways, I finally caught this fish and put it in the three gallon tank. I couldnt get a good picture of it but got this short video...

I am working on a new picture of it. Going to try to catch it and put it in the QT right now. I think that the substrate and the established filter will be fine for putting the fish into an otherwise uncycled tank. Didnt want to risk it really since it is already weakened I assume but like I...

Is there a general type medication I might want to try like an antibiotic such as erythromyacin (sp?) or maybe another product like a melafix/pimafix that the LFS in my area are always touting as such a great, natural product to cover a lot of different things? I am starting to feel like I am...

I see. I had this problem in a Molly once (you brought it to my attention actually) but I really think this one is different. I have read the article (alot of good info in there, btw) and this fish has one or two of the symptoms but not most of them. It is not sluggish at all and is still...

Hello everyone! I had made an earlier thread on this topic, but things have gotten worse over the past two days for a yellow lab that I have. Long story short, it has had a sunken belly since I brought it home and added it to my tank. It always eats well and is still eating well today...

I agree that a pleco is not the best choice here, especially in a mainly discus tank since I hear they are extremely picky about the water conditions they are kept in. I also agree that most plecos get too big for a 55 gallon tank and it is not just the size they can reach but also how much...

To the best of my understanding, the use of RO water in some instances is not advisable because it is basically lacking all of the trace elements that some fish are used to or need to thrive. For example, you are trying to raise the general hardness of your water after you have spent the time...

Ok, I did not know about the blood worm issue and I have fed it to this tank more so because of my tiger barbs and rainbow shark. I can easily keep it away from them though and stick with the brine shrimp. I dont think this is my main problem here though since all the rest of my labs are just...

No black patches. I fed some frozen foods (brine shrimp and blood worms) last night and this fish couldnt get enough of the stuff. I am going to raise the amount of times I feed frozen foods and see if I can get some bulk on this fish. If it doesnt work at all, then I can be pretty sure there...

OK, so I admit that I was wrong with the angels being brackish and was thinking more so about the Mono. I appologize and shouldnt have made that comment based upon my fading memory. Again, I am not trying to start a huge problem here and I am learning from this thread as well. I appreciate the...

First, let me say that I am not trying to argue or spur on a huge debate with my comments here so take it easy on me...and DiscusLova as well. First, this whole thread sounds as if we are talking about a huge amount of salt being added to this freshwater tank, which is not the case here or at...

Thanks guys. To be honest, I dont think I have ever seen any of my yellow labs 'go to the bathroom'. I wasnt paying a particular attention to it I suppose, but I will keep an eye out for it. The water quality in this tank is very good at most times. My only problem with my water source is...

Hey everyone! So I have been keeping Yellow Labs (six) for since about march or so of this year and just recently started to breed them, which is exciting. However, I have this one fish who has an obvious sunken belly. This fish has looked the same since I bought it, as far as the belly goes...

I think the bigger tank is the best answer as well, and I suppose I should have stated that before. My only problem with that idea is that your brother in law would need to get a MUCH bigger tank. I believe that ONE full grown Oscar, all by itself, would require somewhere in the range of a 75...

I would think that your main problem, if any, would be the Ph of the tank from the coral and shells dissolving into the water. If I were you, I might check to see what the Ph is in the tank and also what it is from your tap or whatever H2O source you use to fill the tank with. That will give...

Wow, a Ph of 9.5 is very very high. To give you a judge, a site I just looked at points out that chlorine bleach has a Ph of 11. It also states that a human cannot survive if the water he or she is drinking raises the blood Ph to over 9.5 (which is news to me since I never thought of blood...

Yea, sorry, I assumed clown loach rather than clownfish myself. I guess the pictures in your sig should have been the dead give away.

If it is an algea bloom, then you can deal with it by reducing the amount of time the lights are on in the tank as well as to keep it out of direct sunlight, to begin with. Depending on the type of filter, I have been able to lessen the green cloud effect by wrapping a clean (if new, boil it...

Live rock and live sand do not need any more lighting than a fish may need or inverts with the exception of the corals and anemones so you can still put them in a tank with just about any lighting system. I would say that you are off to a good start with the equipment you need but, and this is...

True, even closer to 20 years for some goldfish.

I dont know about the filter floss since it seems as though in my tank at least there is a pretty fine sponge like media and that didnt help me out when cycling too much. Of course, time worked and I figured out how to feed without overfeeding eventually (which is really a hard thing to do...

I will try to get as much off as I can during my next water change like you say. I have been watching closer and it does appear that the fish stay away from it. In some ways it benifits me becuase it grows in the little slots of my overflow chamber and softens the noise of the water falling...

"I advocate the use of carbon for freshwater tanks that contain fish etc. not ones that contain plants only or saltwater tankfs. I'm not a blind carbon nut like those blind no-carbon nuts. Finally plant only tanks tend to have very clean water since the plants act as a filter. I don't claim to...

Again, just pointing out my opinion on the need for buying and supplimenting water with anything other that a dechlor conditioner and do not see the need for using anything else on a constitant basis because you are locking yourself into spending money that is not completely neccessary. If...

Ok, Dr. PaPeRo.... What is a bacterial bloom? Part of a cycle and I am NOT assuming anything becuase in another post found here: http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...67264&st=16 I read his tank parameters from today at 6:30 p.m. and noted that he still has ammonia reading and nitrite...

Common or sailfin, both going to get big. Need to look at a bristlenose or if you want something different, clown plecos are small and IMO cool. I had that same type of pleco as in the picture (actually amazingly similar) and it got to about 8 inches in 6 months or less.

I am assuming from some fertilizers since they usually contain organic compounds. I am not the plant expert though, as I have said and my background is more so in tropical fish, SW tanks, and water chemistry. The point is that many people who experience froth on the surface of their tanks...

I dont know if anyone brought this up yet or not (too much to read here), but the blue actynic bulb is NOT bad for plants at all and anything (usually) that promotes algea growth will promote plant life as well. Blue actynic light is actually BETTER than white light as far as its abilty to...

Ture, calcium based rocks or gravel like crushed coral will raise Ph and I have heard that some river rocks will lower Ph. Not exactly a geologist though. Good test for rocks that wont change Ph is the vinegar test for more people. Still think it is the CO2 though.

I actually do use old tank water in quarenteen tanks, especially saltwater so yes, I would. It is hard to say if someone else should do so or not 100% because I dont know how their tanks look or are are maintained. I wouldnt use water between two tanks if one had Ich or another...

From your other post (about the angelfish I think), your water is either cloudy from the medications you used and your tank is not completely cycled if you have an ammonia and/or nitrite level above 0. Anyone on this site can tell you that a mini-cycle will cloud the water if you put too many...

That small of ammonia levels should be ok for water changes assuming that the tank is cycled. In a cycled tank, you should be able to put ammonia into a tank and see it disappear in a short amount of time, leading to a nitrite reading, and eventually nitrates. With the addition of the plants...

I feed my yellow labs three foods: normal fish flakes, spirolina flakes and a mix of brine shrimp and blood worms (frozen and thawed). I think this is the best way to go since they can get everything they may need. I also never scrape or remove algea from the back of my tank (not that there is...

Well, all looks good with the fire shrimp. It spent a little bit of time in the corner of the tank but I think that was because as soon as I released it for good, I turned the white lights back on in the tank. Later, once I realized how silly that was, I turned them off and the shrimp went...

Oh yea, you will be good. Sorry, I thought you said three weeks. Must have been some where else I read that...so much information, so few brain cells left!

Hearing about the floor bowing, I assume that your tank is either completely huge, or you live in a old or improperly built house. In either case, you absolutely need a big big tank for balas since they get big and need to be in groups of three or more. I think a bowing floor is going to be...

I bet that your gourami and/or RTBS could have started the fin rot since they are good at the nipping thing, but that seems to be an afterthought that is too late. Your RTBS may appear to be doing ok, but it is most likely stressed from the small tank and in the future, it will definitely be...