Recent content by Kitty_Nin

I usually throw them a little food morning and evening, but the exact times and what they get is very variable. I'll randomly do a fast day or only feed them once per day sometimes too.

It's sleep paralysis, not actually paranormal at all. It happens when the 'switch' in your brain that keeps you from moving and hurting yourself while dreaming doesn't turn off at the right time, and you're essentially paralyzed for a few moments.

Wow, he's gorgeous. Have you checked for a mouth injury of some sort that would cause him to spit out food? That's the only thing I can think of, hopefully someone with more knowledge will be along soon to help you.

I have the tribal Aquarius sign below, on the right side of my chest about three inches below my clavicle. sadly, it's the only one I have so far as I've been unemployed for far too long and haven't had the money. But I'll share my plans with you.... (prepare for an insanely long post...) This...

I will look into some smaller cichlids like you said, Wills. The checkerboards are very cute. I checked around and no place near me has either of the fish you mentioned, OldMan47. They are neat though! I live about 1/2 hour from That Fish Place, That Pet Place, so that's where I was planning...

Ammonia and Nitrite should be zero, which would be why your fish are suddenly dying. If you lost two goldfish and 50 or so guppies and still have 'lot's', then I'd say your problem is massive overstocking.

Is the tank cycled? What are your ammonia/nitrite/nitrate stats?

As title, could I make a Moss Wall with Riccia instead? I'm thinking it would grow much faster and be a bit of a different look... Plus I have quite a bit of rapidly multiplying Riccia, and only a little Java Moss.

I received a 10 gallon tank for my birthday in late January, seeded the filter material in a mature tank, put Seachem Black Fluorite as the substrate, added a bunch of plants, and popped in a barb from another tank to keep the filter bacteria alive. The stocking I've been planning is: 2...

You need to give people some time to answer. Jeez. What are your water parameters? Also you'd get more/faster responses if you put this in Emergencies.

Oh lord, that poor poor baby. Seeing that makes me want to cry. Prime is useless. It is just water, essentially. Please follow the advice of the others and READ that article that FHM sent you! If you are too impatient to cycle your tank, then this is not the hobby for you!!

My wonderful boyfriend bought me a ten gallon tank with the hood, lights, heater, filter, etc. all included. He's such a sweetie. :wub:

For shrimp, don't get bamboo or wood shrimp. These need a strong current to feed properly and would be unhappy and likely die quickly without such. They're large and brown and have fans instead of claws.

A lot of them do it. It could be warmer water, lower water, more plants, or the addition of tannins to the tank, or it could be for no reason at all. It's just instinct.

She's quite pretty! What a cutie.