Recent content by Molasses

Hi all. My fish unfortunately passed. I spoke to my LFS today who's great about what happened, and I told him I put 6mm pellets in the water for my Oscar, but other fish attempt to and sometimes successfully eat it. He believes that could be causing fatal and non-fatal bloat in my different...

I'm at 0/0/20 for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate. I'm changing 50% of the water weekly. She hasn't gotten any better from the powerheads. My mind is immediately back to thinking gill flukes as a possibility. One of the brilliant fishlore members here (maybe it was even A201 or bgarthe) recommended I...

Thanks all! Dechi - I can't seem to get a good picture of the two together so I'll try and explain better. Both wavemakers are pointed to the right. One is attached to the left panel of the tank. The other is attached to the back panel of the tank about halfway across the tank from the first...

Hi all! I was looking to get your opinion on if you think I am getting adequate surface agitation on my 210g tank. Between not being able to keep plants in this cichlid stocking, having this large of a tank, and having canister filters that don't seem to break the surface well, oxygen has been...

May he rule with honor and dignity, despite him being an incredibly dumb yet smart fish like Oscars seem to always be! My fiance has fallen in love with Blood Parrots since we've gotten Rose. She's starting a species-exclusive tank with her in it. Time will tell if she becomes Queen once...

Hey all! I hope you're having a great weekend. I'm writing this to share with you all a story of civil war in my 210g tank that has since ended. It was one of the most fascinating things ive ever seen in 8 years of keeping fish. The boss of my 210g since its formation last year is my Blood...

Hi everyone, Unfortunately, I think I need to bring this back up again. My fiance accidentally fed the tank after I did on Friday, ever since my blood parrot has been sitting on the substrate breathing heavy. I've been feeding the tank every 2 days as a result, did a water change, and have been...

Hi all, My fiance and I both believe this split in our 210g tank stand is new. It's right in the front-right corner lip of the stand. The stand is from my LFS store and is made out of poplar wood, I don't believe any particle board is used on the stand. A lot of the other blemishes you can see...

Hi everyone, Sorry I forgot to update, but everybody seems to have recovered well! :) I don't know what the cause ended up being but everybody is healthy again. Thanks all!

Perhaps the surface agitation wasn't enough for how stocked it is then? Parameters-wise the tank's about as clean as it can possibly be so I haven't really noticed any other symptoms of overstocking issues. Longterm I will be rehoming the Silver Dollars. Their skittish nature hasn't been as fun...

Hello, Just as a general update for everyone, the Gold Severum ate pretty aggressively yesterday, he seems to be doing better! My Blue Acara is still in pretty rough shape though... Regarding your question TClare - 1x Oscar (~6 inches) 5x Severums (3 of them are about 4 inches, 2 of them...

Thank you for this great insight! I will pay attention to that for sure, but your point about oxygen being lowest at dawn makes me even more suspicious. Whenever I get up in the morning (the tank lights are on by now) my fish are their most sluggish and it lasts through the afternoon. They...

It's nice to hear from you again bgarthe! Tank is consistently 76 degrees. No rotten egg smell of anything similar to it. No flashing that I've seen from any fish in my time observing. The balas were quarantined for 2 weeks. They haven't had any strange behavior since purchasing them and are...

You regulars are what makes this forum special! Thank you both for your help as usual. The breeding behavior hasn't returned since my post on that issue so no new spats or anything - unless my big male was injured during that and that's why he's acting this way... but it'd be weird to see the...

Thank you A201! Does this sound like flukes or something else? My only new additions were bala sharks about a month ago but they cleared quarantine without any issues... so strange.