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Thanks. I'll only add 2 drops here on out; perhaps it'll zero down with lesser drops but not sure whether this is an indicator of a definite finished cycle. Nitrite is currently 0. It's always converted to nitrate before I get a chance to record it. Only once was I able to document it but was...

Hello, Unsure if this is the right section to ask; only gotten back into the hobby recently. Cycling a new tank and following the steps to cycle from this link: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f15/the-almost-complete-guide-and-faq-to-fishless-cycling-148283.html It says to do a water change...

Australia. Was dosed before for the livebearers before they were moved elsewhere.

Thanks for the input guys, I really appreciate it.   It's a conundrum because the 1st growth seems like the latter 'cottony' growth yet the subsequent growth at the tip of dorsal fin looks like ich. This is the only neon out of 5 inhabitants that is ill. I've taken to closer observation during...

Hello gang, I have a neon tetra that has some form of white fungal bacterium growing on its dorsal fin. Would anyone be able to provide a proper diagnosis so that I could proceed to properly treat it? Perhaps it is ich? It doesn't present itself as absolute white granules though (based on...

Hey, I've decided to rid of those plastic plants and want to move onto the real plants, and I have a lot of questions regarding my confusion and queries. The tank is only about 7 gal - would this house any decent looking plants? Do I need a specific substrate? Am I able to use my normal gravel...

But are cabbage leaves still alright? And when do u know u got infusoria? can u see them?

How do I grow my own Infusoria and I heard lettuce is used, can cabbage be a replacement?

I tried as hard as I could to look for subforums or forums for a section on this , but couln,t so here goes. How do you know if they're pregnant? And do the eggs stick on the sides or float?

So there's no hope? Btw, I'll get pics asap when I do my water changes and try to find it out of 50 other fry.

Unfortunately, God has given me bad luck and misfortune to take care of a twin that I, do not know a d*** about, so I'm going to ask for help. If this has ever happened, how did the two fry eat as it looks quite difficult for the two fry as one swims while being stuck to another fry at it's own...

Today, my big female guppy gave birth to 56 fry :D I don't even know what to do, can they live in a 4 gallon for a while? I'm not sure if I could give/sell them to the LFS >< If they don't accept what could I do? Oh and, surprisingly she gave birth to siamese guppy twins o.o, it looks horrible...

Woah; everyone's so old, I'm only 13 turning 14 =)~ I got into tropical fish keeping when I was 8 when my dad and I went fishing and didn't catch anything so he bought me fish XD Seriously, I don't know many young people in reality who keep fish as a hobby ;( ..

I read in many guides, ppl have never touched bbs and their fry turn out to be fine. Will it be okay to feed them fry powder food until they can eat flakes and blood worms?

In my case, the neons are quite scared of the Guppies =] I don't relatively have a big tank, mines a 21 litre hex so I keep a trio and 6 neons.

Oh, they don't sell Baby Brine shrimp live nor frozen at the LFS =="; the guppies have gone quite along with the neons now, well, only if they aren't in the way. Sadly, the neons cant seem to be able to eat flakes nor freezed dried blood worms, so I feed them the nutra fin fry food ...

Are guppies okay to live with neon tetras? Is it normal for the pregnant female guppy to chase them once in a while? They are like competitors for food, the neon tetras dont seem to be able to eat the blood worms or the flakes, considering they dont even swim up to the surface for flakes... What...

Thanks everyone. Do corner box filters strong, so strong that they suck fry in? Is it common for some fry to die after birth? Cos' i had 15 now im down to 2 ==" I thought maybe cos they were starving or somehting cos the aquarium is cycled and since the LFS didnt open until today... They dont...

What foods are accessible for "GUPPY"(not that it matters) fry? 1 Any particular types of vegetables? I've heard of Frozen Blood worms and BBS. 2 How does BBS work? How to hatch and such. 3 Can blood worms be fed to fry? 4 When I crush my flakes in a small platic bag, and float them in the...

Don't have a thermometer lol ==" Not that neccessary is irt?

I recently bought a small heater for my small hex aquarium. It's 3-4 gallons max if I can remember ==" Anyways, the tank doesn't seem to be warm as the heater that's 50W. The small heater is 25W; on th ebox it says, it can heat, 10-25 Litres which in US Gallons is 3.33-8.33 Gallons. Yet the hex...

Yes I know about cycling. So I should have the air pump on 24/7? o.O? Because the aquarium is half a metre from my bed. Is there a way to make it silent? (the airpump) i know you can't do anything about the bubbles popping. Would it be alright if the filter was turned off for let's say, from...

Oh, and is it alright if the sponge filter is turned off at night? The air pump is noisy even though it's called a silent air pump ==" I was thinking maybe, different from hang on filters, the bacteria maybe wont die off since the sponge filter is in the water, where as a hang on when turned off...

Hey, Yesterday, my guppy finally gave birth after having her for 3 months XD. She had 20 fry, I wanted to know if a filter (sponge preferbably) is necessary? Because I wouldn't want to go spend money on something for only a few dollars that only used for fry. And, is BBS compulsory? Would they...

Is a lift tube necessary? cos' the LFS doesn't sell them o.o...

Hi, I was just searching to find out how to calculate the volume for my aquarium. The trouble I'm having is that my tank is a hexagon, and I do not know how to calculate it... The longest width is 11.6" and the 6 panels are 6" long (not the height; from one side of the panel to the end of...

So the sponge can be an airstone plus a filter in one?

I got some pics, I thought it was dropsy due to it being kinda larger than my other guppy. I don't know what was with the digital camera , but the flashes kind of messed the pics. There is a gravid spot but a lightish brown-red one. Weird...

What is a fry hatchery? I got a budget right now, is there something thats cheap I can do to help? I got a hexagon tank thats about 30 cm from one side to another. Should be about 4-6 gallons. I got heater, gonnna diy sponge filter soon. Anyway, why do I have to keep the male away? Btw, if Im...

How do you know when your guppy has dropsy? Does pregnancy give dropsy to livebearers? Does my guppy have dropsy. Cant get pics right now but, she's kinda bulgy and square from the front. Does have signs of pregnancy, no scales sicking out near the bottom. Visible dark gravid spot and tends to...

Okay thanks for clearing that up. Today I don't know what happened to my airpump but somehow water got into it and now it won't work. Is there a way to DIY air pump o.O".

Hello, I was wondering for my guppy tank, is an airstone neccessary? and if it is, can it be turned off at night? Since the airpump that I have is very noisy & I thought that turning it off at night can give the fish some quiet time. Help appreciated :)

They look like the wild guppy look alikes from the creek where I live. It happened to me too, somehow it got into my outside pond with no fish but full of mosquitoes. Somehow 50 of the fry were in there. They are livebearers, I know that because one of the fish in my pond gave birth and there...

Hey I got a question :nod: My air pump that I got form a neighbour who moved away blows out air. And in this guide it says to put the tube thingy into the bigger tube, yet, hwo does the air pump work if it blows out air. I mean, the dirty crap would have to be sucked into the sponge right...

What plants are considered well for breeding. I've heard of Java Ferns and Moss (for the livebearers) yet, the LFS fails to sell them except for plants such as Elodea and Pennywood Green. Would Elodea be good for breeding (as in, the mother would not be able to find the fry through the plants...

Thanks for the replies. So the fat guppy with a clear and not so dark gravid spot is closer to birth than the one that has a darker gravid spot which is skinnier o.O".. Btw, do my guppies have some disease? They have some black stuff near their mouths; even though they can eat normally and all...

A month ago i bought 2 female guppies, one was fat and one not so fat. The fat one looked pregant (was fat) but didn't show a dark gravid spot where as the assumed not-pregnant one had a gravid spot that was very dark. Why is this? Is it the other way around so that the not-pregnant one is and...