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Hi folks I just wanted to take the opportunity to share my fishy journey with you all. Growing up we were a dog and cat family. I then went on to own dogs and cats. After these and after extensive researching for two solid weeks I became a hamster owner. My partner and I now live in a 2nd...

Finally my fish tank parameters are perfect. Using RO water from the LFS may have helped of course. Am now working on lowering my TDS levels now. Also added some christmas moss to the back glass using a suction pad. Ammonia. 0 Nitrites. 0 Nitrates. 10 Kh. 1 Gh. 8

Hey yall, Currently trying to figure out a predicament i have. My tap water is very hard where I live (Im aware GH and PH are not exactly correlated as far as i know). I have a 10 Gallon Planted tank, 6 ember tetras a female betta and 6 neocaridina shrimp. They all behvae normally and eat and...

I finally saw the test kit I wanted today and picked it up. My mom put it back, saying it was too expensive and that test strips do the same thing. The strips have 5 in a package and could potentially be inaccurate. I have a disability that prevents me from getting a job, otherwise I would have...

I realized that I haven't been cleaning the tank properly, but was only concerned when my corydoras started dying off. I was doing water changes with cups (but I did add water conditioner). I would set a reminder to do it every two weeks. I want to get a siphon but I'm afraid I could...

Hi all, I've just started keeping fresh water tropicals after a 20 year break and I am concerned about some of the test readings I am getting. In particular I am confused about how dangerous nitrate is for fish. My readings are Ammonia 0 mg/L(ppm) - OK Nitrite 0.25 mg/L(ppm) - I think is OK...

I really need someone to respond to this post asap!   I had an issue a month ago where i had foamy bubbles forming on the surface of the water, and all my fish seemed to be struggling to breathe. Now the bubbles are back in a much more mild form, yet my fish are all breathing ridiculously hard...

Hi Everyone,   I'm new to this forum so please excuse me if I have put this in the wrong place.     My brother used to keep tropical fish when we were kids, so I have a little bit of knowledge about tropical fish and their care, but wanted some assistance with my water quality results.     I...