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October 20th, 2009
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| | Moderator
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Originally Posted by jdhef  There used to be two different versions of BioSpira, BioSpira for Fresh water and BioSpira for Salt Water. Then a new version of BioSpira for Fresh Water was created that did not require refrigeration. This new version was bought out by Tetra and was renamed Tetra SafeStart.
So as far as I know, BioSpira for Saltwater is still available, but and BioSpira for Fresh Water that you see in a store would be over one year old. | +2 do not use any freshwater bio spira...its way out dated and probably wouldnt work properly...they havent made any FW bio spira in almost 2 years... tetra safestart is the only one currently thats been successful...stress zyme will not work .... | 
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October 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
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Originally Posted by wonderfulge also should i leave my top aquarium lights on all day for the 2 peackock ferns i just got in my aquarium? thanks | Welcome to the forum  I would suggest only leaving the lights on for about 8-10 hours a day so you do not experience an algae outbreak. 
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October 20th, 2009
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Originally Posted by wonderfulge where could i find safestart? would bio-spira also work? i checked in petsmart and they gave me the stress zyme plus... | I'd stop using the Stress Zyme immediately until you can get a hold of some Safe Start. In the meantime I'd do daily 50% water changes. | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| omg is it possible for a guppy to eat another smaller guppy? i came home today and one of my female guppies is totally missing from my tank!! i checked everywhere and under every rock and plant and there are only 3 females and a male left. it was the smallest of them all. is that possible?? | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| if she could fit in their mouth then yes, she couldīve been eaten. BUT she could have died also and couldīve been eaten by the others once dead and decomposing. check your substrate ( vaccume) if there are leftvoers... they should be removed asap since they will pollute the water. | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| lolomg i found it it was hiding in my cave thank god!!! how can i tell if a female is regnant?one of my female guppies has a bloated stomach but no dark spot i can see can it still be pregnant? how can i be sure? | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| good to know. You coud grab a flashlight and hod it above her, you should see a dark spot near the anal fin.
are there any raised scales? | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| should i get the safestart thats just enough for my tank or bigger... will i everuse it after this one time?? should i get the bigger one t be safe? | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| and no raised scales and i see dark areas under them but idk if those r supposed to be there or not... | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
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Originally Posted by wonderfulge should i get the safestart thats just enough for my tank or bigger... will i everuse it after this one time?? should i get the bigger one t be safe? | You really can't overdose your tank with it. I used the bottle for up to 30 gallons for both my 20 gallons with success. You shouldn't have to use this again unless you lose your cycle for some reason. | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| I would use up the whole bottle, eventually the bacteria in the bottle will die, so oyu shouldnt really keep an open one for a while, most buy the appropriate sized TSS and add it all to the tank. | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
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Originally Posted by wonderfulge should i get the safestart thats just enough for my tank or bigger... will i everuse it after this one time?? should i get the bigger one t be safe? | You can get the smallest bottle that will treat a tank of at least your size. But be sure to use the whole bottle. As stated above you cannot overdose, and if using a partial bottle the bacteria may not be evenly distributed in the protion you would use, meaning there may be more bacteria left in the bottle than in the tank. | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| i accidently got the one that treats 75 gallons.. already ordered should i just shake it up and add the right amount or overdose and shake then add half the bottle? | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| btw just got water tested and my ammonia levels are around.10 fewww.. | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| anyone? | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| will shaking the bottle kill the bacteria? | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Is your stress zyme the type with the 'live action bacteria'? It would say on the front of the bottle. If so, I think that's the same type of thing as TSS and bio-spira, isn't it? | |
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October 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| i would just use the whole bottle, personally | |
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