Recent content by lpoolck

Thanks @Colin_T 👍

Thanks for your help, I'll follow your advice. Out of curiosity, and a lack of knowledge, why do you suggest Malachite Green before Praziquantel?

Got one of the minnows flashing

Thank you, I've used 1 tablespoon per 20 litres on Thursday night in my main tank and it seems to have cleared up my issue. I watched the tank for a long time yesterday and I only seen one minnow flash on one occasion. The minnow in the quarantine tank is also making progress. I was sure she...

Many thanks for this. Most my research states to only use salt for up to 48 hours with Cory's. Do you have any first hand experience with treating Cory's with salt for up to 2 weeks? I had another sick minnow on Tuesday, he looked like he was just about to pass (floating sideways at top of the...

My test kit doesn't do GH or mineral hardness. I know that in generic terms my water is soft to medium. My plants are thriving and showing great grow in only 3 weeks, and as you can see my fish aren't lethargic. So I assume I have good enough levels?

Got a video of the Cory looking like he was rubbing (bottom right) late last night. Cory's have never been affected until now 😔 With regards to the minnows I'll try get one. It's hard to get as it's not frequent and it's a big tank so hard to capture. Basically they will often go up to a plant...

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I'll upload a video tonight

Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it. As it's a new tank, it's effectively a QT tank I guess? I've looked up velvet and I see no dusting or removal of the slime coat. The tank light is now off and I've shone a flashlight at the fish and see no velvet/flecks. However I'm not going to rule...

Info: Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, nitrates 20ppm, PH 6.8-7.2 New tank which was cycled before adding fish. Fish all introduced at same time and been in for 3 weeks. X6 peppered Cory's X3 Amano shrimp (not seen one for a while) X16 white cloud mountain minnows Daily testing since tank was cycled is...