Recent content by Fish99

Get a heater that is half the watts of what is recommended on the box. Obviously the room it's in doesn't get too cold being that the fish have survived this long. The reason to get a smaller one is if it sticks on hopefully you will have time to notice before it gets too hot. I'm thinking set...

That's great news! What exactly did you treat with? Just the Fin and Body Cure? Any water changes? What kind of food? Sounds like if you never see him he doesn't need anymore hiding places. :)

Bent spine? TB? Why is My Fish Body Bent?

Aha, yes! Seachem and others just haven't thought of it yet. lol Just use Tetra's Safe Start and add fish immediately. ;):rolleyes: SMH

Arkodios What you ask about using nitrite to help a cycle is a good idea if you are in a hurry. All this talk about different bacteria doesn't really matter IMO. All you want is a chemical compound (nitrite). Does it matter if the bacteria in the tank made it or if you poured it in? I say heck...

Oh I hate to see high temps are a MUST for Discus. High temps raise their metabolism and they have been shown to grown faster in one study but this does not mean they must have high temp water to thrive. Heck, I recently read a study that showed greatly varying water temps increased the lives...

Just be sure to get mellow tankmates for Discus. I just got rid of a beautiful Yoyo Loach because he pestered mine almost contentiously. I have a new Bristle nose Pleco so hopefully he will do the trick on some clean up along with Kuhli loaches I've had a long time. Those won't harm a fly...

Bacterial disease of some sort most likely. Rummy nose, Cardinals, Neons are all black water fish and REQUIRE clean bacteria free water because that's where they come from. You need more bio filtration most likely.

I ended up putting a full length brace on mine and it STILL warped! I gave up and modified my glass one to suit my needs.

I wouldn't use it just in case. I don't know if that clear fuel line is just vinyl like normal stuff but it might be different to stand up to gasoline. Have you tried places like Home Depot? They have line that is made for humans to drink water though so it will be safe.

Ya you can finish the treatment. any brand is good. It is actually most likely he has both bacterial and the fungus. I would have your fish sitter do about 20% water change daily with the Prime until you return. Clean water will do wonders for him I bet. His immune system has a good chance of...

Yes, but I'll bet 5 bucks it's a common Pleco. And, that is the reason I just got a Bristle nose. Do whatever you can to keep the water super clean. If he has his cave that should be enough. It's always good to give them plenty of hiding when sick but in this case it might be better to leave...

Anything dried should work. What you are simply doing is rehydrating the food with medicine in the water. You can do it with flake food too, it's just more work. Make a paste with the med water, spread it out on something like aluminum foil to make one big flake. Put it in the oven on low like...

Honestly it doesn't matter much. Either way you should rinse it well. It's not hard. Put a few pounds in a 5 gal bucket and rinse with a powerful flowing garden hose. You will get the hang of it.

well if you get the pool filter sand it comes in 50 lb bags, that will be plenty.