Recent content by blueflash

Seriously... Not even one person?

Bump... No one?

I just got a bunch of scraggly looking anacharis. I was told that it was very sensitive to Flourish Excel, but if I don't add excel, then my other plants won't grow. I can't get a co2 gas set or anything. Some say to just add excel every other day and anacharis won't melt. What are your...

My tank has been cycled for about 10 months now. Ammonia: 0 Ph: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate 5 I don't think it was an ammonia spike because I had tested it that day and all the readings were normal. So maybe it was just stress. But what I really want to know is why the pearl did not starve, and how...

No one? Help would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry... I can't post any pics because my plants all died and I can;t get more until I figure out the problem. What would be a good brand for Nitrate and Phosphate fertilizer?

I don't know why, but my plants keep dying! These are my water parameters: Ph: 7.6 Ammonia: 0 Nitrite:0 Nitrate:0 I use the API master test kit. I have two 10 watt flourescent lights and gravel. Also, I use the flourish excel plant food. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong and how to...

I have a pearl gourami with six neon tetras in the tank. I had the tetras first. When I went to get the gourami, the next day all the neon tetras were dead. All the water parameters were fine. How do I explain this? It is not a disease, or at least I don't think so because there are the gourami...

*bump* anyone?

I believe neon tetras would make good betta companions as well, provided there are at least six of them.

Ok, I'll wait for it. Hopefully when she sees them dropping like flies, she'll understand. Speaking of aggressiveness, one of my cardinal tetras has started chasing all of my other cardinals and neons. Is this ok? What should I do? I also notice some browning on some of my plants' leaves I just...

I have 3 plants. So I just put half of the recommended amount right? I also have a little chinese algae eater. Many have said that they are quite aggresive as they grow. MY mom won't let me get rid of it. What should I do?

Yep! I siphon the gravel though I don't deep clean where my plants are because they will hurt my plants. Also, my LFS recommended this for my plants although they said only put half of what they recommend.(first time put 5 mL, every day put 1 mL) (cut by half, first time put 2.5, everyother day...

Ugh! My mom won't let me get rid of it even after I showed her the info here. What should I do now?

I have a chinese algae eater with 4 neon tetras and 3 cardinal tetras. They seem to shoal together so that is good news. I also have a dwarf gourami. They are all in the same 10 gallon tank. What I'm asking is that will the algae eater be aggressive to my tetras? And if there is a lot of algae...