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I have a US10 gallon tank that has been running for almost two months. At the beginning I was doing 25% water changes every week and vaccuming the gravel, then about after a month I had really high levels of Nitrite. I was told to do a 50% water change daily until the Nitrite was down to normal...

I have a tux guppy who a few weeks ago when I was having nitrite trouble, was just floating at the top of the tank. Now my nitrite is down to 0 and the guppy has been more active swimming around the tank and etc. But today I notice a tear in the tail fin, and it looks like its been chewed on, I...

I dont know where to exactly to post this. In my 10US tank I have three neon tetras and a blood fin tetra, and during the night after its been completly dark in my room where my tank is. Ill turn the hood light on to check on my fish, and the neons are gray. the neons have no blue and red...

I made a mistake its a two gallon tank.

I currently have a male betta in a gallon tank that can be divided into two seperate tanks. Would it be ok if I got a female betta and divided the tank so each one has the own tank. The divider is clear so the two could see each other, and its high enough so they cant jump into each others tank.

Thanks for all of your help. My nitrite levels are going down there around 3.0 - 4.0ppm, compared to 10ppm yesterday. I talked to someone from my LFS and they suggested me to wait about 48 hrs before I do another water change to give Amquel+ and the cycle a chance to work. All my fish seem to...

How often should I do water changes? 10-20% every day or every other day. Should I continue to add Cycle to the tank weekly and AmQuel+ as reccomended. I have a bubble stick in the tank along the bottom, will that help increase the aeration. Once again Thank You. The algae eaters are a...

I have a 10us tank, that has been set up for a little over a month, and went and got my water tested on saturday (7/29) and was told my nitrite levels were high and to do a 50% water change. So I did that and vaccumed the gravel. Yesterday I went out and bought the Mardel Master Test Kit and...