Recent content by HoldenOn

Very nice trick! Beautiful dog. On a sadder note. R.I.P. Robbie Coltrane, Hagrid lives on in our hearts.

Indeed, inbreeding seems like a very viable explanation. General Cure is a treatment for parasites specifically. Not too sure why they named it General Cure but whatever sells right. Probably hooks the eyes of customers far better than "Internal Parasite Treatment Packets." I decided to treat...

Really weird how so many people, including myself, have had these issues with Peppered Corydoras. Makes you wonder... Regardless, I lost 2 or 3 of my Cories to almost the same exact set of symptoms. Treated the tank with General Cure before anymore started showing sickness. Not sure if the...

Pictures really would go a very long way, as the symptoms you have described are very common throughout a plethora of issues.

Take a small amount of filter media out of the 20 gallon and put it into the filter of the new tank. This will place an established colony of beneficial bacteria into the tank. From that point monitor parameters, especially ammonia, very closely. Some daily water changes may be needed at the...

This sounds a lot like internal parasites. Some pictures are really the only way to tell, but I have lost Corydoras to internal parasites before and they demonstrated many of those same symptoms. Luckily for you, General Cure is super easy to find and should knock out any internal issues the...

Hello all! I'm getting what looks to be diatoms coating some of my plant leaves. Is there anything I can do to help get rid of it, or should I just ride out the diatoms till the plants are more established. Thank you in advance, HoldenOn

AH these fish are SO cool. Aggro little guys though, so be really careful about your male to female ratio, ESPECIALLY if you already have a pair. I've heard they've even bitten keeper's fingers 😅. With a nice long tank like yours, you should be able to get a colony going, that's when the really...

I agree, for sure hydra. Any fry in that tank? If so get them out of there before they get blown up.

Ok cool, doesn't sound too bad. Thanks Colin!

And by spawn I mean pair off, which requires me getting more rams. Not sure how to do it 100% properly, but I'll start a separate thread for that.

Hello all! Just a quick update! All the fish are doing well, no more gasping or erratic movement. The Ram is eating alot more and putting on some weight. Water parameters are all good. Gonna give the tank another few weeks and then work on restocking with more corydoras and potentially tying to...

Thank you Colin!

Great I'll give it a shot!

Oh I hope it isn't. How do you spot treat?