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update: i think im narrowing it down...it appears that it isnt the ager now..but a container...sigh. i might have to conduct a dozen or so experiments to sort it...i thought i had it sorted...something made the ammonia test positive... urrghh..

Hi All, For those who helped me on the "mystery" of the ammonia readings, i think i have a breakthrough. (still experimenting with test kits to confirm), however, after i treated my tap water with tetra aqua, aqua safe, from the main bucket i use, it came up as about 1ppm ammonia. Now this...

Hi All, I'm learning the hard way currently- for those who are interested see this thread basically i wanted oscars and some other fish but the oscars are so dirty, and the other fish mean i am changing water every day/other day and additionally i can only have 1 oscar in a tank the size i...

alllllll righty thennnnn!

miss wiggle- you rock! ...now i have to find some fish... the next newb question is- how many?...ive had a look and gold head muzi, aulonacara, demasoni and nimbochromus float my boat...lol.. i guess ill have to see what our laws allow here..i suspect they would be similar to the UK... Tim

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great stuff...i took 2 JD, the 2 x SDs and the blue acara back to the store, so have only the 2 oscars, 1 JD and 1 Convict left in the tank. I think ill stay with them for as long as i can and then donate them back to the shop and go down this track...sound ok? interesting reply.. I tested the...

Hi Ox, im a newbie really, although im learning the fast way due to this thread but looking at your above post it seems to make even less sense to me the advice ive been given... by my calcs you have 50"+ of fish in your 125 gallon tank..and they'll grow to ove 60" of fish eventually- maybe...

Thanks Ace. Man I am amazed at what you are saying- not that I dispute it at all...BUT, in my area there are several aquariums with big tanks filled with huge fish that are literally swimming on top of each other...taking up much more available space than my setup. These are tanks that are for...

overstocked?! really? darn i thought that might be it a few weeks back and asked the LFS and they said it was fine. The fish are only small..still, they will grow. So how many can i have in there?...2 oscars, a JD and a Convict? (they all get along famously) Thanks guys, Tim PS why...

hi everyone- ive had my tank for 11 weeks now and didnt do fishless cycling. my setup is listed in my signature. the fish are very healthy and growing...but, i am changing 25-50% of water every 1-2 days because of ammonia levels between 0.25 and just under 1 ppm. I'm starting to tire from this...

Gday OldMan, Thanks for the reply! All my tank and fish details are in my signature. One thing im unsure of is this "remove ammonia" thing. The water softeners i have all have "removes ammonia" in their description. I thought that that was standard. Every product ive used includes a...

Hi All, I'm hoping to get some advice please from experienced hobbyists. I bought my setup with just the internal filter and filled it with water last week of may, 2008. I DID NOT do a fishless cycle. (the hobby shop didnt say i had to- just keep an eye on pH). I added fish shortly after...

i saw a post with no replies about this fish- then another with replies from people whove never seen one before so i thought i'd post this magnificent australian tropical. IMO a must have for your tank. (get a big tank as they can grow bigger than 5 feet!). Known for their impressive fighting...

ive got exactly the same problem. I've done bi weekly water changes, with full gravel cleans over the last 3 weeks. The tank is 240litre (about 65 gal) and has an eheim classic canister 620l/hr 2215 and a 1200l/hr internal filter. the thing is, the fish look really healthy and seem to be...