Recent content by cjheck

Can I buy the antibiotic at the store?

I was out of town for a few days and came back to this. When I left it looked like it was healing. I don't have another tank, just this one. The other fish are 5 neon tetras and 3 make guppies, along with a small pleco and snail. Tank is 10 gal. I can get chem levels when I get home. The sore...

I have a blue dwarf gourami who had a small red sore that looked like it was healing, but now it has turned into this with a small hole in the middle :( what is it and can I help him!?!

I'll post a photo tomorrow. My stock is 6 neon tetras 4 male fancy guppies 4 ghost shrimp 1 baby pleco 1 male powder blue dwarf gourami They all get along well, have had them for a few weeks.

I have a powder blue dward gourami with some tetras and guppies, no problems in my tank!

I currently have a 10 gallon with a powder blue dwarf gourami, 6 neon tetra, 4 male fancy guppies, and 4 ghost shrimp. My tank is moderately planted, and my chemical levels have never spiked, my nitrate levels don't even get very high.  On here they tend to stick to the 1" per gallon rule, but...

  Why make the analogy of a pleco to a pitbull?

Edit to my first post. I my nitrite calculation after the 1 in 5 dilution should have been between 10 and 20 ppm. I miscalculated. Sorry.

I used tap water because I have previously tested my tap water and it contains no nitrites or nitrates. Are there other things in the tap water that effect this? Also, I have a 10 mL syringe that I used to measure the dilution volumes (I work in a lab doing dilutions, so I do know how to do...

I did my second addition of ammonia because my ammonia was at 0.5ppm. Now my nitrites and nitrates are through the roof, I can't even get a good measure on them! I did a 1 in 5 dilution (1mL tank water, 4 mL tap water that has no nitrites) and still got 2-5ppm (so that's likely 40-50 ppm) and my...

I'm new but have never read to do a water change when the nitrites are really high. Is this really a thing?

I just tested my pH after getting back from work and it's now 7.4, I have no idea what's going on...

I added some driftwood last week after soaking and scrubbing it. It seemed like there was no more color, so I out it in the tank. My pH is a 6.0, still on my first dose of ammonia that is now at 1.0ppm and nitrites at .5ppm. Is this pH okay for my plants and the beneficial bacteria?? Should I do...

I tested my pH today, and it's now down to 6.0. I have live plants in my tank and I'm worried that too low of a pH will kill them off. will the be fine? Should I change out some of the water? I'm still waiting to do my second dose of ammonia in my fishless cycle, so I thought changing out some...