Recent content by isaac338

That's probably true as the fish all seem happy and active, and are all eating. I'm going to put the bubble wand and air pump back in to help with aeration. Once the pH rises again I'll reintroduce ornaments one by one and monitor the pH. Thanks for the advice.

The tank was cycled fine before adding the tetras. The tank has a heater and is sitting at 74 degrees. I replaced the filter by putting in a second cartridge for two or three weeks and then replacing the original cartridge. There was always at least one cartridge that had had a chance to grow...

I should also add I'm checking my tap water pH after adding the dechlorinator (stress coat), but haven't checked after letting the tap water sit around for a bit. I'll do that today.

Hey, I've had my 20gal tank running since November of last year. I cycled it with 15 white cloud minnows (fish store recommendation), which was fine. I added a red lizard plec (red whiptail catfish?), and everything was fine. I noticed ammonia was up a bit, at maybe 0.25ppm. I put in a new...

I found your reply anyways, just took a little searching ;) Anyways, I realized the water in the tank was a good two inches below the top, and the extra distance from the filter output and the waterline was making a lot of turbulence. I topped up the water to about a quarter inch below the top...

Thanks for the reply. Now that I'm turning off the filter to feed, I've noticed the minnows seem much happier when there's no current. They're swimming all over the tank, not just by the top, and they seem to be chasing each other and having more fun. When I turn the filter back on they go...

My girlfriend bought me a 20gal starter kit (tank, filter, stand, light, hood, heater) for my birthday in November, after I'd been talking about it nonstop for months. The fish store sold me some white cloud minnows to start the cycle (I now know about fishless cycling..), and just recently I...