Recent content by christie71

Anyone want to give some thoughts on #'s please... I don't want to add too many or too few for that matter... it would be greatly appreciated!! :nod:

How many fish should I put in here aprox? It is hard to find the line between really over stocking and under staocking... don't want to punish fish trying to figure it out:) thanks for the advice!!

Hello all-- I am looking for opinions or heads up about my current tank and also about the fish I am considering adding-- I have a 75 gallon tank. I have a penguin bio wheel 170 plus a wisper 40. I have two heaters. and standard lighting. My #'s are all good- Nitrites -0, Amm- 0, nitrates- 5...

I am interested in stocking a 29 gallon tank with some cichlids and am looking for some advice/opinions... Some that I have read might be OK and I found interesting would be: Agazi's dwarf as well as other dwarfs, rams, cockatoo, keyhole, panda dwarf, firemouth(I think this may not work?)...

I would like to stock a 29 gallon tank with cichlids and was wondering what others would suggest and have done. I haven't decided on anything yet and would like to keep an open mind to find womething that will work. Some of the species I have read that may work arepeacocks, pseudotrophus...

Yes I did look at it I understood it to basically say it would be from nitrites or ammonia and I haven't had a problem with either of those... They are zebra and kuhlli loaches I am at a loss... guess I will set up a seperate tank and hope it is due to stress.... Do you have any other ideas...

My tank has been cycled for months now. The last time I showed any #'s for amm or nitrite was November... testing since then and they have remained 0... I am using a liquid tester not strips so I trust it. i have this posted on another forum too and they see to think maybe the stress plus the...

Could someone help please...

OK here are my stats... Ph 7.2 -7.6 color somewhere in between Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0-5 somewhere in between closer to 5 tho Ammonia 0 So I know it isn't ammonia burn... Also I didn't even think of this before until I was reading online but the guppy I said may have it too has split tail...

I looked at the disease page( great resource thanks!) and I would say it is more like black patches or fungus... that was after a quick look. I also have a guppy that looks like it may have the same thing( have had her for about a month) I can't tell if it is her coloring or the same thing...

I will repost with my water stats in a bit but wanted to post first. I have a 29 gal tank I put in new platies Sat (and all seem well) I do not have a hospital tank... :angry: I have two dwarf gourami's(one that is sick) loaches 2 guppies 3 platties 3 angels 3 rainbow shark 1 I have had the...

Thank you all for your help! My tank is officially cycled:) Very happy about that-- I didn't lose one fish and all look happy and healthy!:) I did a 50% water change and scrubbed off the alage so hopefully... I have the one live plant in there but am not expecting it to last long as it is...

:shout: I have an algae problem starting in my tank... It is mostly brown- it started on the shell and has traveled onto my fake and one live plant and now I see a little bit of green growing. The tank is about 2 months old and is ending it's fishy cycle. I can do anouther reading if it would...

i would think that as long as they have been stable you should be fine... what is you nitrate reading?

What about adding some bottom dwellers? i love my loaches they are quite funny but be sure you don't get the ones that get too larg like clown loaches!