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Ok-read the new tank syndrome article and the the article you sent me to gixer, so I guess I need to start daily 10-15% water changes immediatley and go out and buy a master ph, nitrite, nitrate test kit at petco. Man, I'm pretty cheesed those at those fish store guys! They didnt tell me any of...

Thanks for the info folks...I'll give these both a read and get back to you guys.

Thanks for the responces Dragonslair and gixer. First of all, Im not quite sure what you (gixer) mean by cycled. If you mean the order in which I put the fish in, then: First I put the pleco in, waited like 2 minutes, then let the 4 gouramis out that had been floating for 15 min. I thought...

Sure--I've got 2 opaline (blue, non-3 spot) gouramis (3"), 2 honey "gold" gouramis (3"), and a pleco (6"). I already know the pleco is nocturnal, but don't know about the other two. Oh, and it's been 2 days since I first put them in the tank--if that helps. Thanks for the quick responce by...

Hello all, I recently set up a tank for the first time in a few years as you can see by my signiture. My questions are 1) Whenever I walk in my room, or even move really, all the fish scatter and hide--what can I do to make this stop?--Do they just need to get used to me?, do I need to get a...