Recent content by Do0kski

Oh my!! Lollll sorry to laugh. You did nothing wrong! You're fine. I'm assuming someone who works at the fish store told you this? My issue is I don't know of a test that goes up to 250 for nitrates. I think API only goes up to 160??? Maybe? If you have that many Nitrates then your definitely...

So, I've decided to go with a flame dwarf gourami. Hopefully it's actually a dwarf anyway. God only knows what the people at the fish stores say. Per them guppies can get up to a foot( not including fins )... lol all I could think is what chemical plant waste gate you getting your guppies from...

I wouldn't. It's not the space, but the bioload. Even with a well-cycled tank, it builds up fast. It looks really good though!

Sweet!!! Your tank looks really good! Just keep your eye on your light exposure. My tank will get algae fast with to much light.

Thanks for the input! I definitely don't want to get an angel if it's going to become a problem. That's crazy that guppies are nippers! I never saw this in my tank. I don't disregard the possibility though. I'm going to get more loaches too. I originally got the 2 to help with the trumpet snail...

I use only a filter. I have a lot of plants in my tank delivering oxygen and my surface agitation from my filter helps too. I'd say as long as you have a source of delivering oxygen to the water it'll be okay. Bubblers help a lot with surface agitation. Try it without, watch your fish closely...

Been debating on what fish I wanted to add to my community tank. I need something that stands out, bigger than the rest, can be alone, (2 max), so I decided an Anglefish would be a good fit... I think.. Before buying them I wanted to get some advice. First, can you really keep an Anglefish...

Weird!! I don't think it was the other fish, especially when you've had them as tank mates for almost a year. From watching my tetras I've only seen them take small bits of a fin off. Seems like a lot of damage quickly. If nothing has changed in your tank I'd almost say it got snagged on...

Guppies normally go to the top and skI'm for food, it is normal behavior for guppies however not for tetras. Are we sure there's enough oxygen in the tank? How's your surface agitation??

Definitely agree with this!! It's such a pain to grow in a low tech tank. I personally don't have the money to right now. But I can see it being very rewarding!!! Someday!

Sure.

It really depends on how much nitrites you have in the take at the time your changing the water. I'd say if you have .25ppm do 25% and .50ppm do 50%. Unfortunately we need it to achieve nitrites. The betta water you find in stores is good water for your betta. It's basically R/O water with all...

What I would do is bleach, scrub, and reseal it. It's work but it'll offer the best outcome. Use acetone and a razor to take the adhesive from the heating pad off. Also, use any chemical you like including soap. Just rinse and dry it a few times. It'll be fine really. Just make sure if you...

I don't believe you made any mistakes. Sounds like you did everything right. My instant thought is something changed where you lost some of your cycles. You shouldn't be seeing any Nitrites and you should have Nitrates. Ammonia and Nitrites can destroy a fish in no time. The symptoms start out...

Super cool! Makes my friends stop and stare at my tank for sure. Even the ones who come over like every day