Recent content by catpants

I am getting the impression that it is not something I should worry about too much, but what do you think might have caused the spike if not the fertilizer? My Nitrate was at 5 or below for weeks then jumped to 50-60 days after adding the fertilizer and that is the only thing that I had done...

Thank you, I will not worry about the Nitrate level now. Shaking that bottle does get annoying but I follow the directions carefully. :D

Thank you waterdrop, you were very helpful here as always. I am doing lower dosages of my fertilizer more frequently as most have suggested and I will continue to do weekly cleaning and water changes. I figured that the level change was due to the fertilizer because as far as I can tell I am...

Ok, thanks for the info! Ok, I will start doing this, thank you!

Thanks, I will probably do that. I was just wondering because if it is okay then I will leave it since it is good for the plants.

I am having some trouble finding what is a safe level for Nitrate. My Nitrate is at 50-60 now after adding a plant food called Ancient Amber made from leonardite three days ago. Before adding the plant food it was less than 5. I was told to add 100 ml once a week and I am wondering if I...

Thank you! My fish are all happy and healthy, my brother watched the house for me this weekend while we went camping and he really liked the fish, especially the eel. Now that I am sure he is well adapted I have to think of a name :shifty:

I cleaned mine with salt and a scrubby sponge, then rinsed it very well.

Thanks! That is what the fish store said but after reading some things here I learned that it can be very hard to identify them and that true peacock eels are not widely sold.

Just an update, I added pictures to the original post!

Thank you! I will get a bigger tank and a couple more eels then because I love them! I am going to try to post some pictures here now.

Thank you for the great advice! I am absolutely loving fish keeping and I am surely going to get a bigger tank as soon as I can. The thing that is worrying me right now is that since getting my eel I have found out that they like to be in groups of 2 or 3 and I am worried that my eel will get...

Thank you, I will buy two more when I go back to the fish store then. I got 4 because that was all that was left in the tank when I went to buy them, I had intended to get 5.

Thank you for the response. I had always heard that too but after reading some things here I am learning that rule really depends on what fish you have. I have read that is a guideline told to new tank owners to try and prevent them from overcrowding their tanks. I have only about 12 inches of...

As a newbie I would like to say that I have learned a lot and am very thankful for all the information available here! I have a 20 gallon set up with sand substrate, a piece of bog wood, a rock with holes in it and 3 plants of varying sizes. I also have a heater, 2 small aerators, and an over...