woodworm18

Well my name is will i and i have two aquariums 20 gal and a 30 gal i think i jumped in over my head but i will hopefully pick all of this stuff fast but if any one has any helpful tips let me know i have not had any bad things happen yet this web sit has been a big help thank you all

COBettaCouple

welcome to fishlore! have you read over the helpful docs at http://www.fishlore.com/Beginners.htm ?

are you cycling your tanks fishless now?

Howeyg

Hi and welcome

if you want a fish index of fish to choose from go to http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/fishindx.htm

remember to check up on your fish and not just to buy fish that will eat and kill each other

woodworm18

well i have had the 20 gal for a little over a 5 weeks and my 30 gal about the same i did not want fish in the 30 gal i had a turtle that i got on the side of the road but that was not i good idea ( i put her back at the lake) now the 30 gal has the mean fish in there it works (i thank)

sgould

Welcome!

Neville

welcome woodworm

Shrimpy

how do u insert a website? do u use hyperlink?

armadillo

Just copy the address, and paste it in your message. I was wondering that too a few weeks ago!

Shrimpy

okedoke

atmmachine816

Welcome to fishlore

woodworm18

Well it is a sad day at my house one of my molly's was up side down when i got up all of my other fish are fine i wonder what happened to him the tank is clear and the it was just him

COBettaCouple

if you have a testing kit, you should see what the water chemistry levels are at. which tank was he in and what fish were in that tank with him?

woodworm18

Well he was in the 20 gal there are now two 3 molly's, 1 sm plceo, 4 slv dollar's,2 platy's, and some guppy 3 big one and some babys ( is that much)

COBettaCouple

yes, that's overstocked for a 20g. is the pleco a common pleco? i'd do a partial water change on that tank and test it using the API testing kit. If you're not using Prime as your tap water conditioner, you should get a bottle of that.

woodworm18

I am going to get a bigger tank SOON so all the other fish look good i did a water change about two days ago so i will have to get some test and what is the_____ Prime as your tap water conditioner, you should get a bottle of that.

COBettaCouple

Prime is a tap water conditioner that is highly favored with aquarium owners.

woodworm18

Yeah i think so i use some stuff called easy balance by Tetra With nitraban ?

COBettaCouple

that's not a bad product.. we used that too before switching to Prime after reading about how good it was.

woodworm18

Oh see i live in a really sm. town called breckenridge tx. there is no pet store well there is wal-mart the the next town that has a pet store in one hr away i could order stuff on line

COBettaCouple

Yes, our town is small too - we order most of our supplies from http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/Shop.cfm?N=2004 .. their prices are pretty good and we've ordered a LOT from them.

woodworm18

can you help me i just put a new post up about something in my tank i have pic. up of it. It is in help i.d fish

susitna-flower

Welcome to fishlore woodworm!

So the fish died, IF you don't have a test kit yet, (you can also order it on line from Drsfostersmith), I suggest you do 50% water changes every day till you can get the kit and test the water, to keep from killing lots of fish. The build up of ammonia , or nitrite can kill fish and is the first thing to check in a new tank.

Good luck, and Glad you are here.

Fish in the Frozen North

Tazmiche

Hi and welcome. The guys on here will really help you. Hope all goes well. Michelle

Stradius011

Welcome to Fishlore!

BettaBuddy ~ Miley