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Drew..thank you I will be getting more minnows in a few days (did a 50% water change already) to keep the tank cycled And Lynda ..thank you. I have all my aqaurium stuff on a high shelf (meds, aqua safe ect) that I didn't think my cats could get onto (boy was I wrong, little stinker jumped onto...

lol...It was the big bottle And as for the test kit I'm getting one tommorrow actually. Thanks for the info. So to be on the safe side though, should I wait 1-2 weeks before adding my red bellies? I know it safe for the bacteria colonies(the meds that spilled) but 9 of the minnows died, and I'd...

oh and if I can just do water changes and a carbon change how long would it take for the 50 gallon to be safe for my reds? (I wish there were some sort of chemical test kit)

I have had a 50 gallon cycling with large minnows for 6 weeks now, just had water tested and all params were great. Was transfering my 2 piranha this weekend and overnight all of my minnows had died! I went back to have my water tested and they had said all was great. Come to find out that the...

lol wow this was kind of an old thread ^.^ As an update I sperated the 2 into 30 gallon tanks and they are now about 5 inches long, neither are skittish as a lone fish. (I handle them with Kevlar riding gloves) The smaller one had a huge hole in his side and when he was placed alone he/she grew...

gravel vacs are really safe..I was scared at first too but they're really easy to control. When I moved I had a new tank cycled with 50 % water and new gravel/flter ect and put my piranha in 10 gallon buckets with lids in their own water for the transportation. When I got to the new tank I...

I have 2 RBP , one at 6 inches , one at about 5 inches, the larger of the 2 is quite dark red and the other is paler (healthy and active just pale in comparison) They are seperated in 2 30 gallon tanks and recently I've pushed the tanks together so they could see each other (because I will be...

meep! Thanks for the info, I was cleaning my filter with tap water *slaps hand* I've printed this out and will follow religously lol *thumbs up*

I have 2 RBP , one at 6 inches , one at about 5 inches, the larger of the 2 is quite dark red and the other is paler (healthy and active just pale in comparison) They are seperated in 2 30 gallon tanks and recently I've pushed the tanks together so they could see each other (because I will be...

We probably looked at the same site you mentioned ^.^. I have artificial plants in my tank, so they aren't living on the plants. I can only assume they came in off the worms. The fish don't seem to be bothered by them. Guess I'll wait a bit and see Thanks for responding :P

Hi..I have a mature tank with RDP and fed them earthworms a few times, I rinsed the worms off completely but still have a soil mite issue in the H2O, has anyone else had this and is there a way to rid the tank of them before I have to start a new tank and cyle?

I've found various answers on google but want to know from experienced people. I have 2 RBP which I'm wanting to reunite in a 50 gallon but one is more dominant than the other. Is there anything they can live with so the dominant doesn't attack the weaker, OR can I put another RBP thats the same...

I had issues with a dominant RBP so I seperated the pair, the smaller of the 2 has grown to be about the same size as the dominant one and a friend offered his 55 gallon to me. Right now the 2 are in seperate 30 gallon tanks (they are approx 6 inches long) and have been seperated for about 3...

lol My RBP do the same thing..eat all but one feeder. I have 2 RBP's and had to move them each to their own 30 gallon tank (for now) because of aggression issues. Mine are only 8 months old and almost bigger than my hand. They will get much bigger

Bogwood? wow that sounds MUCH better than the chemicals..I was worried putting that in my tank The ph of my tapwater is 7.4 so I guess I'll hunt for some bogwood ^.^ Thanks so much

Hi. So I'm new to the whole water testing deal I have 2 RBP in to seperate 30 gallon tanks and the one tanks ph is 7.6 while the other one is 7.2. So I bought some "ph down" solution. The directions say "2 drops for every 1 gallon or 4 L of water". So my question is will that amount lower the ph...

He's a Red Bellied Pirahana..he was so happy in his old tank lol, swimming about and interacting with people (swimming up to the glass and looking at you) I think I may buy some extra plants ect today, I was just thinking with the larger tank he may want more cover area But I'm going to check...

allright I will go get a ph tester today (a liquid one thank you ^.^) I just read up on ph shock and now I'm terribly paranoid Yes I cycled the tank for 2 days before putting him in *worried*

no. I have yet to purchase a test strip *slaps wrist* He came from a main tank where he was removed because he was being bullyed and I made up the remainder of the water in his new tank from that one (10 gallons from his small tank and approx 10 gallons from the main tank and 10 gallons of tap...

I moved my fish into a larger tank (10 gallon to 30 gallon) I used the H20 from his old one and the same filter/heater and decorations to try to make it as stress free as possible but it seems like he's a bit freaked. He used to get really pumped when I fed him but since the move (2 days ago) he...

I'm wondering this as well. I have 2 RBP's and they love it when it's dark

Yes it was :P Thank you very much (I wasn't sure if the canopy material prevented heat loss or not)

A woodworking friend offered to make me one to match the cabinet my tank is on. I don't know if wood would be a good enough heat insulator though as I've only ever had a plastic canopy. Anyone have any clue??

daily water changes..allright I was told this would stress the fish out too much, but if that's not the case I will be sure to do that Thanks ^.^ And yes I'm in Canada

Tank size is 10 gallons (he'll be upgraded to his larger one soon) temp is 82 degrees He had a fungal infection (cottony behind his fin) on his side from being bitten by my other RBP and he had no symptoms other than having a huge gash in his side and no tail 0.o (he was breathing rapidly and...

Yes. Fish heal very quickly. I had 2 pirahanas and one bit the other ones side and bit his tail off. I put the sick one in his own tank and within 3 weeks he's better (small scar on his side but healed)

I have to red bellied pirahanas. The large aggressive one is Russell and the small timid, sickly one is Bob. *two* RBP's lol

Hi. I have treated my poor beat up pirahana with some antifungal medicine and it's made his water very cloudy. He has been in his "sick tank" for about 3 weeks now and I've done the 25% water change 3x but it's not helping. Is the cloudy water bad for him? It's taken some effort to get him back...

*scream* I had the tank at a beautiful 80 degrees and the ppl at the petstore told me it was way to hot. They had said to lower it to 70 but I still kept it at 75. Thanks sooo much for your advice ^.^ Glad I joined this forum. Will raise the temp slowly G'nite all

really 30 minutes? The pet store said overnight or longer (again eww). I'd be happier to take your advice. I haven't tried guppies because I don't think my RBP's are big enough to handle them. Temp is 75 degrees. and I feed them once or twice a day depending on how fast they ate in the AM (if...

Hi. I had some bumps along the way with my pirahana's but everyones been so great at helping me out. Thanks to all So my RB pirahana are seperated in 2 tanks, doing well and growing rapidly. However I made the mistake of giving them earthworms as a treat and now they won't eat anything else...

allright will take a look at the links you gave me.. thank you very much I guess I should answer your question as well lol They are juveniles..about 2-2 1/2 inches long

Hi. I'm glad I found this forum and hopefully someone can help me. I purchased 2 RB's from a pet store a month ago or so. Most of the people there were clueless as to what they needed, so I guessed 30 gallon would be large enough for 2 Pirahana.. Well last night I noticed the smaller of the 2...