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Snails will be fine I'm not a shrimp person but that tank probably won't spike until you add more fish. Don't go crazy with water changes until you actually see some nutrients on the test. Take the less is more approach. Less fish added a little at a time living is more than a lot of dead ones...

Agreed... Slow stocking from here out. Hardiest fish first. Watch closely and be prepared to do water changes if parameters require it. If you add too much too quick you will notice it. Bigger tanks can take a minute.

Danios are a great choice you are probably fine.

What fish? If there are none you will have to feed the cycle manually and I will let someone else explain how to do that. But basically to test for nutrient you have to have nutrient coming from somewhere. What in your tank adding nutrients to the water column?

Ok so I'm a bad summer fish keeper. Let's start there. I run a large basement system in the winter. It runs temperate water temperatures so it's cold with seasonal fluctuation. My tap water consists of an untreated spring and comes out of the tap at a soaring 8.2-8.4 right now. This changes...

If your still around please update us on these fish. I really want a group and have the ability to give them perfect seasonal fluctuation in a 100 gallon tank with some extra tanks for breeding. Let's make them available again with the popularity of garden ponds it really shouldn't be an issue...

I don't see why not if the mollies are healthy. But my goldfish mostly eat a balanced pellet food. Worst comes to worse the things end up surviving.

Good point the silica in the sand is adding to the issue. zaxbee if you were to do just the substrate change it could help. Go for a replacement that has no silica.

I would take small steps and go slow with regular water changes... Sounds like your cycle may have crashed... Bummer but not the end of the world.... I've done this adding too many plants at once. However it was lots of willow clones and I'm not sure if submerged plants do the same but I guess...

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I studied studio arts all the way through school. Haven't painted in years unless finger painting with kids counts but these days my art takes on another form. Here is an example of my current work. Lol not usually considered art in the traditional sense but the principals of design remain the...

Amazing tidbit hidden here. Thank you I had never heard of this so I did some digging and I found the following article in case anyone is interested. Again thank you nevermindignoreme for teaching me something new. (PDF) Effect of Apricot Kernel Oil on Serum Response of Rainbow Trout...

My thought and theories... Probably wrong btw.... But in use currently Water changes to some degree are obviously nessesary. For some of us me included smaller water changes lead to less swings in ph or reduced need for purchased water. Some of us me included have never needed to use water...

Wait.... Tulips... Your kidding.... Do you live on the west coast? I know a flower farmer (me) that can't grow a decent long stem tulip in the ground in the north east. How do you keep them from getting eaten? I have to do them in crates. Are you sure your not talking about daylillies? Lol...

I don't know what size your tank is but if you add more platys the bullying will get spread out and be less stressful. Higher numbers limit aggression. Sometimes it makes sense to overstock for this reason. Also more hiding places. fish live in an "if I can't see you you don't exist world. Mid...

Could one of your little fish be a fin nibbler. Gouramis tend to be slow to get away

What about a group of asian stone cats I think they cohabitate well. Not as fun as cories I know... Anyway good luck have fun

Yup that was the likely direction I was headed... Unless someone miraculously suggested the zebra loaches I am dying for a school of, but I think it might just be too cold and more spotted danios do sound lovely.

Thanks all.... I was going to wait to chime back in untill there were more replies but sounds like I am maybe more understocked than I was thinking. I'm at 100 gallons currently in the fish tank and I could and would like to add another 50 gallons to bring the water height up in the current...

Worse comes to worse you can have an electrician break up the load. We had a main line run from the first breaker box to a second breaker box in our basement. This allowed us to breakup the basement's load into multiple breakers and stop it from tripping