Recent content by Kendramc

ok, based on my research into dermocystidium, it doesn't look treatable, but it also doesn't look fatal. is that right? i'm having a hard time finding anything that looks like a reliable resource on it, which is frustrating (paywalls on knowledge piss me off). it also looks like it only...

i just noticed today one of my black skirt tetras has two clear blister looking things with white worm looking things in them. every one else seems fine and the fish is acting normal. Tank size: 30 gal tank age: over a year (parameters measured via test strip, so accuracy is low, but...

i have a thirty gallon, established tank that i'm working on restocking. gH is around 120, for what that is worth. the tank is also lightly planted, mostly java ferns, a few other easy plants. current occupants are: 1 bristlenose pleco 1 dwarf gourami 4 gold barbs it looks like i will be...

it is chlorine, so it will evaporate out eventually.

i'm currently without fish in my tank, just a handful of plants, and will soon be changing my water source and thus parameters. does changing parameters stress plants the way it does fish? basically, do i need to do the change gradually or can i change basically all of my water at once without...

this is exactly what i was looking for, thank you. not to slight what others have told me, there has been a lot of helpful info in here, this sentence was just a very concise answer.

oh, yes, i fully intend to once i get the system set up, it just hasn't seemed necessary up to this point. i'm just trying to figure out what some reasonable goals would be. i know i have a lot of work to do before things are finalized, but i have some time. if nothing else, i have to slowly...

my gh and kh both max out the test strips, so >180 gh and >240 kh. i don't have exact numbers, and my city water doesn't report hardness. i've checked. they are bristlenoses. i'd rather not do straight RO (i've read mixed information on whether doing so is a good idea, and i don't think it is...

i'm getting an RO system soon, and am trying to figure out what hardness/ph i want to aim for. i have a fully cycled 30 gal tank that will be down to 2 bristlenose plecos and a handful of java ferns when i start changing things. my tap water is a ph of around 7.5 (as per test strips) and very...

wasting away. every 2-4 weeks or so one swordtail would get skinny, then lethargic, and die within about a week. no other outward indicators.

i've been having a problem with my swordtails dying off, and the best guess is that they have an internal parasite or something along those lines. i tried API general cure, which didn't work. i've been advised to medicate the food and feed that for a week, which i'm doing for my last remaining...

thanks, i will give this a try. looks like my local store carries it, and i will be over that way tomorrow anyway. hopefully they have it in stock. feeding it once a day makes more sense than 3x a day to me.