Recent content by Lucyn

I've done it countless times, if you just move over all the media and decor, it'll be like the same tank, just with more water dilution for quality. Nothing will change in terms of your cycle, the only mistake I've made in the past is not moving over my old substrate. There's an underrated...

Awesome, I really enjoy them. What they may lack in brains they certainly make up for in their goofy nature, good luck!

40 Breeder will be more than fine even when they're adults. Some people recommend 10 gallons per axolotl but I personally recommend 20. I'd say a 40 is the perfect size considering it has a lot of ground surface area for them to use. I've kept both sponge and HOB and either work, just keep in...

A lot of diseases are caused by not ideal parameters so it'd make sense if it was the parameters in collaboration with a disease like you mentioned. In terms of adding fish slowly, I wouldn't say there's a set formula because everyone's variables are so different, but the more gradual, the...

The brown algae is just called diatom algae, completely natural, harmless, and very common in newly established aquariums since the cycle isn't very stable and the ecosystem is still working out its balance chemically. When you have a freshly cycled tank, you need to add more fish VERY slowly...

Looks very much like hole in the head disease, or the beginning of it. Most commonly caused by some kind of stress, (chain of command aggression, lack of quality food, water quality, etc.) I'd assume that it's most likely caused by the aggression you mentioned that sparked up, which hole in the...

Yeah exactly, those are the two I can remember at least for certain. This could have happened a while ago, I just happened to just notice it today

Thanks for the response! Do you think even with white poop, it couldn't just be some internal parasite issue, rather than "livebearer wasting disease"? When you think about it, it's fairly similar symptoms that parasites would give a fish, ie slowly losing weight, flashing, etc. I had one fish...

Is there a new way to add them? I used to have a few but they've seemed to disappear and I don't see a badges tab on my profile

So I'm on my third run now of Expel-P because I believe one of my Platy's has "livebearer wasting disease", over the past couple months I've had two Platy's get similar symptoms, to the point where they die. They get all skinny and flash and wiggle, yet eat plenty and die looking very skinny...

Can't seem to find any calculation somewhere or I'm possibly searching for the wrong thing, but I was curious if anyone knew how to calculate flow loss when a pump has to pump water vertically. For example, I have a 700 GPM pump, pumping about 3 feet high to the return with 0.5-inch tubing...

I always like to look at compatibility with other fish with a grain of salt and base it on personal experience. I've been able to keep fish together that you'd never think would work, while also having to separate fish you wouldn't believe would be constantly fighting. Kind of like if you honked...

You didn't mention your pH, gH, or kH. If your Ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates are truly those levels, then I would guess your pH crashed if it was caused by some parameter, or at least changed significantly. With more fish, come more nutrients/electrolytes/minerals passing through their gills...

It's often recommended to keep livebearers like Platies, Guppies, and Molly in ratios of 3:1 female to male. This is to avoid aggression between males and also not stress out females by having multiple males harass the female. I'd try to watch a little closer so you can see the culprit, as...

If the Rhizome still has roots, it should start producing new leaves by consuming those roots since it can no longer photosynthesize. I've sometimes also seen detached leaves produce a new plant at the tips. In the wild, Java fern is often found in really fast-flowing streams because of its...