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Thanks CFC. That's what I have done (tank change and melafix) and he seems much better. Thanks for everyone's suggestions!

My ammonia and nitrite for both tanks are 0. Nitrate for the 30 gallon (the one he was in originally) is 25. The nitrate for the 15 gallon that he's in now is 20. I don't have a pH test. He seems a lot better now. He is swimming around more, clamping his fins less, and eating well. The...

Yes, he has always had the gold shimmer to him. I do see the difference in his fins between now and when I first got him. Unfortunately, I do not have an empty tank to put him in. He seems at least calmer in the 15 gallon and he isn't clamping his fins anymore. I plan on keeping the lights...

I haven't seen him flicking on anything. Usually, he would hang out by the bottom and suck up bits of gravel as these kinds of fish like to do, but now he just swims in the middle, away from everything. I moved him into my 15 gallon aquarium and will try a treatment of melafix.

Here is a picture of the jurupari from March I believe:

I have a bit of a problem, and any advice would be appreciated. I have a 30 gallon tank, which contains the following fish: 1 satanoperca jurupari 1 tretocephalus 1 brichardi 1 black calvus 1 tropheus kaiser 1 gold ocellatus 1 gold compressiceps 1 bemba julie 1 clown pleco 3 rosy barb 3...

BettaMomma, they look so much alike! My betta's colors look more like yours, despite how they look in the picture. Such a pretty fish. Great fish names everyone, but I think I will go with...

Thanks! I'm not sure. I think I paid $5 for a pair of females.

Check out my new betta girl. She's my first female betta. I got a blue one at the same time, but she's too quick so I haven't gotten a good picture of her yet. Any ideas on names?

Zim!!!

I guess I am NOT the only Apple user! :)

So, here is my desktop. Am I the only Apple user in TFF?? BTW, all my desktops are from digitalblasphemy.com. That site is GREAT for desktops.

Ta da! '03 Camry, Aspen Green. No mods yet, but they will come. :)

Looks like my satanoperca jurupari. I *love* mine! He's got great personality. :D

Thanks Raechal and Bloomjack. Silly me, I never thought to ask them! :rolleyes:

I am about three hours from Boston, but I have friends who live there, so I could possibly make a trip of it. When do you need to get rid of them by? Also, would you provide the bags to transport them? (Does anyone know where to get those bags they use at the LFS?) Plus, would a 3 hour car...

There are two: guppies and rosy barbs. Here's why... Guppies are good fish and I think the males are very pretty and more than make up for the females' blandness. My first exposure to aquariums was a guppy tank at work, and when they bred and had their first batch of fry, I went out and...

So, I have made some changes to my tank. I took out some plants and added lots of rainbow rock to make caves and hiding spots for the cichlids. I also sold the yellow labidochromis because he was bullying the eartheater, and I really like him even though he's not African. So sad... his eyes...

No, I mean the front of the aquarium. It's not the whole front thats bowed, but the front edges... Here's a picture of what I mean: See how the front of the tank all the way on the right is curved? Also, as far as how I like acrylic vs glass, I don't really like it any better. In fact...

Pamela, thanks for that great post! You had some suggestions I never thought of. You're right, I am using a combination of plastic and silk plants. I tried live plants with my first aquarium, and it was too much for me! I did enjoy the way they looked though, and have thought about going...

I don't think the eclipse hoods are loud. You can definitely hear water, but that's normal, and relaxing. javascript:emoticon(':)') When I first set it up, you could definitely hear the motor for the first day or so, but that goes away pretty quickly. It even tells you in the instructions...

No bowing, snorkel. But the two front "corners" are not sharp, they are rounded. As far as a stand, I got one to match the stand for my 15 gallon. Its black, some type of wood (not real wood, but the kind you get when you buy the furniture in a box that you have to put together). I had to...

Nope, the whole top is open. By "Eclipse compatible" they mean that its a standard aquarium size so the Eclipse hoods should fit on them. Mine is all open except a piece of acrylic at the top in the middle, running from the front to the back of the tank (for support I guess).

I have a tank with mostly African cichlids (a few peaceful fish because my LFS told me they were OK and I didn't know any better at the time): 3 brilliant rasboras 3 rosy barbs 1 jurupari 1 yellow labidochromis 1 black calvus 1 tretocephalus 1 brichardi I plan on keeping it as a Lake...

Thank you all for your suggestions. As for the size of the tank, it is an actual 30 gallon (not 29 gallon). The measurements are 30"W x 12.5"D x 18"H. I have my 10 gallon next to it, and I can assure you, it's definitely not the same size! I was going for a semi-aggressive tank. I've...

Hello all! So I have my 30 gallon tank set up with some fish in it already. It's a SeaClear acrylic aquarium with an Eclipse 3 hood (filter, biowheel, and lights). Here's what is in it so far (please forgive my mixing of common names and scientific names): 1 rosy barb 2 yellow barbs...

Thanks for all your help guys. Unfortunately, when I got home that night, the fish's health had really deteriorated. He was swimming upside down and unable to get away from the yellow lab that was nipping at him. I took him to the LFS, and they told me that the yellow lab must have beaten him...

Well, I did a fishless "cloning" cycle like I said above. I read about that method on another post in these forums, and I checked its validity with my LFS before trying it. I plan on testing my levels when I get home.

Here are some pictures of the brichardi: In the bag last night right before going in the tank Both of these are from this morning

This is my first time posting to the Emergencies forum, so bear with me. General Discription: Yesterday around 5:30pm I bought fish from my LFS for a new 30 gallon. There were no fish in it before yesterday. I have had the tank running for 1 week (everything a heater), and I had set it up...

Hello everyone! I've been reading this forum for a while now, so I decided to go ahead and post (finally). I was introduced to fish keeping about a year and a half ago when a coworker (and experienced fishkeeper) got a 10g aquarium for the office. Once I saw guppies mate and give birth to fry...

I have a Bengal Loach (Botia Dario) that used to be very active until I moved to my new apartment. He now hides in a small cave all the time, and if I try to come close to the tank when he's out, he turns around and hides again. I bought him at one LFS, and when I asked another LFS about his...