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November 10th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Those are some fantastic pics! What type of fish are in there? | 
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November 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Welcome to FL!
It seems to me he has neons, harlequin rasboras, black neons... and another tetra which i cant remember it's name LOL | |
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November 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony G.  Welcome to FL!
It seems to me he has neons, harlequin rasboras, black neons... and another tetra which i cant remember it's name LOL | 5 cardinals 6 black neons 4 harlequins 2 silver tips and 1 beta  | |
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November 10th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| The silver tip, that's what I didn't recognize. Thanks. They're pretty. | |
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November 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| LOL thats the one i couldnt remember  | |
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November 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Quote:
Originally Posted by bolivianbaby The silver tip, that's what I didn't recognize. Thanks. They're pretty. | ya i really like the wa they look but i noticed that they are more aggressive than other tetra's and chase them around the tank , but now that they're outnumbered they have relatively stopped | |
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November 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| my tank just got decimated from neon tetra disease  | |
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November 16th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Oh, I'm so sorry. Did you lose you whole stock? | |
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November 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| oh no im also so very sorry!!
but tetra disease usually only infects the neons and has been very rare as of late not saying thats not what happened though... ...what signs of illness/death did you have? | |
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November 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| That's horrible. I'm sorry for your losses. Do you plan to re-stock? When will the water be safe for re-stocking? Do you know? | |
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November 16th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| I'd look at another cause besides NTD.
Although quite a few fish besides neons can contract it, Cardinals don't. | |
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November 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucy I'd look at another cause besides NTD.
Although quite a few fish besides neons can contract it, Cardinals don't. | really? (knew cardinals didnt but didnt think a betta or other fish could) I didnt know that ! thanks!  | |
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November 16th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| I don't know about the betta but rasboras can and I'm pretty sure the black neons can. | |
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November 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| well im not 100% if it was ntd
but i lost all my black neons except for one thats in my QT and i lost all my cardinals, yet my silver tips, harlequins, and sae are all fine. the fish that died all started to loose their color and it looked like white patches were growing over there neon strips making them disappear and they wouldn't swim much | |
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November 17th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
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November 17th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| How does the water test? And are you sure your tank was fully cycled? How did you cycle the tank?
I looked at your profile and it says this tank was just setup 10/25/09. You have quite a few fish in there for a tank thats only been setup for approx 3 weeks. I'm wondering if your tank is still going through the cycle and some sort of spike (i.e ammonia, nitrite, etc..) is causing all these issues? | |
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November 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
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Originally Posted by Steve420 How does the water test? And are you sure your tank was fully cycled? How did you cycle the tank?
I looked at your profile and it says this tank was just setup 10/25/09. You have quite a few fish in there for a tank thats only been setup for approx 3 weeks. I'm wondering if your tank is still going through the cycle and some sort of spike (i.e Ammonia, Nitrite, etc..) is causing all these issues? | everything was at the proper levels last i checked | |
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November 23rd, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Define proper 
assuming you are still having troubles, what do the levels read? | |
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November 24th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| yesterday~
am- either 0 or .25 cant tell
nitrite-0
natrate-0 pH-8
i just did a 2 gallon water change today too | |
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November 24th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| it almost seems as if the tank hasnt cycled yet at all, did you add some sort of booster like safe start or cycle
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November 24th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| i used nite out | |
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November 24th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by fishnchips i used nite out | not familiar with that product im assuming its to aid in the black out procedures, when my 5 gallon was first set up i kept a betta in it nowhere near any sunligh and it grew algae like crazy i never knew why, i just cleanes it weekly, the gravel the plants everything, course i used the tanks water to do so not tap, sometimes it would take weeks for the algae to reappear, if it did I cleaned it up again, i never found a solution, i tried an algae destroyer but it did nothing.
yes your nitrite levels are dangerously high, do the water change quickly, and most likely will have to continue to do so until the tank is cycled if your keeping fish in it, check the ammonia and nitrite daily, if there even a little high do a partial water change, disreguard the nitrite comment i was looking at a previous page, but as i said before the tank isnt cycled or your have a nitrate reading
Last edited by Lucy; December 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 PM.
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November 24th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| its a biological bacteria solution | |
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November 24th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| after my fiasco i re-did my tank a bit but im not to sure if i like it :S | |
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November 29th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| The substrate is not the right one if u intend to grow live plants. Please change the substrate......the best i wud recommend is "aqua soil amazonia" which is expensive but worth the money and comes in dark brown color and u could order it online if u dont find it in a petstore. | |
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December 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
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Originally Posted by rezcraze The substrate is not the right one if u intend to grow live plants. Please change the substrate......the best i wud recommend is "aqua soil amazonia" which is expensive but worth the money and comes in dark brown color and u could order it online if u dont find it in a petstore. | Although a plant specific substrate will aid in plant growth, it isn't a requirement IMHO.
I have 3 tanks that are overgrown every other week and I use nothing more than the standard gravel you'd find in a LPS. There's a lot more that goes into growing good aquatic plants than just substrate.... | |
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December 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
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Originally Posted by Steve420 Although a plant specific substrate will aid in plant growth, it isn't a requirement IMHO.
I have 3 tanks that are overgrown every other week and I use nothing more than the standard gravel you'd find in a LPS. There's a lot more that goes into growing good aquatic plants than just substrate.... | very true
and i actually mixed normal gravel with a brand of substrate called acti flora i think? | |
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December 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| I redid my tank, added some more plants, and some new fish
hopefully pics up soon
really feel like its a bit overstocked and need a new tank but low on mulla | |
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