Recent content by Jrmnutra

OK The Fish is still alive but hes struggling bad. Gasping for air, Hardly moving at all! I did a 50% water Change. I had 3 bags of Fluval Zero Carb in the Filter. I took out 2 of them and I left one. I think taking them out may be a bad idea because amonia levels are soo high that Im sure...

I have ammo Lock and I was using it for a bit but I stopped in favor of the filters in the Fluval. Any suggestions what Is better?

Should I definately take the Ammonia Filters out? I was told at the fish store that they wont interphere with the cycle because they dont block everything but rather just reduce the ammonia. Im not sure.

Rabbut, Thanks for the info here. I Just bought a 10 gallon about 8 months ago and I got so into it that I ran out and purchased a beautiful 46 gallon Bow. I having been trying to gather as much knowledge as possible but im just a beginner still.

OK I had a feeling you would say that. I actually have the FLUVAL 305 which is supposed to be good up to 70 Gallons so I think my filtration is actually fairly good. I just need to get the cycle going again. Is there anyway to save the Catfish that is dying or should I just euthanize him? I...

I add Stress Coat and a bit of aquarium salt every time I do a water change.

Amonia level was the worst it could be. I use an AFI Master Kit I believe (Ill check when I get home) It is liquid drops. Tank has been going for about 6 Months. I cleaned the filter by opening the top and rinsing out the sponges with Tap water. I then rinsed out the bags that were in the...

I had the shark since the beginning and it was the reason I got the tank. It basically swims around in the corner of the tank and never bothers anyone. Ill keep an eye out if it gets too big. Thanks JRM

Sorry Guys. This was my first post. Heres all the info I have. I have a 46 Gallon Tank. I have a FLuval 305 filter. I did a filter cleaning about 1.5 weeks ago. Since then the water has been very cloudy and this fish has not been doing well at all. I did the filter cleaning because my...

I have a 7 inch Synodontis Eupterus Catfish that has not been doing well for about 3-4 days. It started off turning almost orange and was acting weird. Now the fish has regained its color but its gasping for air and it was just floating a little while ago. Im not sure what I should do. Should...