Recent content by Jmt1108

Thanks again for everyone's input. I am going to look into rehoming the ones that are left. Just a question about the platys though, before they go, they seem to hang out at the bottom and even when they do swim around, they keep their fins in close to their bodies. Is this just being sick or...

Thanks TTA and Ninjouzata for the advice :/ In my head, i would've had a nice stable tank with just regular maintenance to take care of by this point and maybe my husband would've helped out more. Then me and the baby could just sit back and watch the fishies swim around :( Do I have to worry...

Thank you for your replies! When I first cycled the tank, I was advised I only needed to check ammonia, not nitrates or nitrites. I used "EasyStart" (sorry, not biostart) and watched the ammonia spike and come back down. The ammonia has always read zero when tested since then. More recently...

Hi all, I really need some help!!, I am new to the forum and new to keeping a "real" fish tank (i was previously able to keep a betta in a bowl alive for years followed by a fancy goldfish in a simple little tank for a few more years until hubby accidentally killed him- don't ask lol) So now I...