Recent content by downesdn

Overstocked? Really. There are only 4 fish, a frog and a pleco in a 10 gallon tank. I really don't like the idea of not feeding them over the weekend. I'll be gone for 4 days this weekend b/c of a family reunion coming up. I've gone before without feeding them for a weekend and I'll come back to...

I take it LFS means local fish store? As I said I'm pretty new to this so I don't know a whole lot about taking care of fish. I do have salt and I add it directly to my water. I've had 2 plecos before and neither have been affected by the salt (I don't know of any other way to add the salt to...

When I changed the water a few weeks ago, I changed everything, filter and all. The plec is about 5-6 inches long. I am planning on changing a good portion of the water as soon as possible. I have water conditioner that is supposed to eliminate nitrate and nitrite but it doesn't seem to be...

I don't know the exact stats of the water levels. I just started this hobby in the past year and just started checking the water daily in the past few weeks. I know pH levels, alkalinity, and water hardness are all listed as ideal on the test strips. Nitrate and nitrite levels are too high...

I have 3 mollies. The affected molly is the biggest at about 3 inches. The other 2 are only about 2 inches long. I have a platy, a pleco, and a newly acquired albino clawed frog in a 10 gal tank. I just changed the entire tank water less than a month ago. Had to get a new tank because the other...

I have 3 mollies. The affected molly is the biggest at about 3 inches. The other 2 are only about 2 inches long. I have a platy, a pleco, and a newly acquired albino clawed frog in a 10 gal tank. I just changed the entire tank water less than a month ago. Had to get a new tank because the other...