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So should I just wait a little longer until i'm sure the meds have worked and then put it back in?

A few weeks ago, I had to take the carbon out of my filter to treat my tank for ich. Now that I am pretty sure the ich is gone, I am curious about how to replace the carbon. Is it as simple as just putting new carbon into the filter pouch and calling it good, or is there something else that...

I have one dwarf gourami in my 20 gallon tropical community tank along with 11 other fish. It is a non-planted tank, and I keep the temperature at about 77* F. I do regular water changes, and feed them twice a day.    I have noticed for a while now, that my gourami hasn't been eating very much...

That makes perfect sense

Ok! Maybe I got the wrong pellets?

Ohhh ok that makes sense! I will start doing that. Thank you for the help!

Yes I always leave the lights on during water changes. Is this bad? Should I leave them off for a while after I change the water?

Oh is that so?! Well then, I will definitely go get him a friend soon. I will look for some Wardleys and frozen bloodworms as well. Thank you!

Hmmm... Do the pellets you have take a while to become soft? It took mine like a good hour or so to become soft enough to eat. Also could they be too big for a little cory to eat? The ones I put in are still in the bottom of the tank since yesterday.

My tank is 20 gallons

I recently added a green Cory cat to my tank, and so far he is doing great! I bought some API Algae wafers, (because I also added an Albino Bristlenose Pleco) as well as some Omega One Shrimp pellets. So far I have only seen the cory nibble at the algae wafers, and eat a little leftover flake...

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum, and was pleased to see that there is a section dedicated to algae identification. I have had my tank for about four and a half months now. I do not have any live plants, just plastic for now. I have 10 fish, do regular water changes, and test my water. Im...