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I have a 55 US Gal tank with the following: 1 Red Fin Shark 2 Silver Dollars 1 Male Swordtale 6 Platty's (1 male 5 female) My tank has cycled and I am ready to add some additional fish. I was wondering if this (total including current fish) would work? 1 red fin Shark 5 silver dollars...

thanks, Have to do a change today will try

Using Stress coat only the recommended amount.

Thanks, For the answers. No I stopped rinsing the filter media in tap water about a month ago after I found this site. Only rinse once a week with old tank water. I only put the Zeolite in about a week ago as my job will not allow daily water changes all the time (have to travel some). Plus...

OK I will start by saying on my honor I will do a fishless cycle next time but I did not know any better this time and my tank had fish in before I found this site. Ok my tank. It has been set up for 2 months. I have never had any nitrite or nitrate. I currently have zeolite in the filter to...

Yea I was just reading you post to the other question. Thanks again for the help! I would have been stuck by myself.

thanks will start treatment tomorrow

Yea, a little. Seems bigger and a little fuzzy but close.

No that is what has me confused. The white is only on the lip of the silver. It is hard to get a look at it but seems to be a sore or fuzzy growth on the lip. Swords seem to have white around the gills looks much like the lip of the silver.

I have a 55 gal tank. 1 red fin shark 2 silver dollars 2 sword tails Water stats PH 7.4 Ammonia 1.5ppm (was 3.0 prior to water change today) Nitrite/nitrate both 0. I am seeing a white sore/spot on one of my silvers lip. Also may have some white around the gills of the sword tails. I...

The Ammonia in the tank spikes right after the water change and does not go down again for about a week. I have tested my Tap water no Ammonia. I posted the problem last night and seems most people thought the water treatment products and the cleaning the filters with tap water were the...

I am new to this hobby but am enjoying it so far. Does someone have a good set of instgructions for doing a water change. I learned last night that washing my filter with tap water was a problem. I also used a Python to remove/add water. That means that I did not treat the water until it was...

Thanks, Will not make that mistake again.

Thanks will try the Stress Coat. Cleaned the filters but used tap water.