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Is silica algae in white as well as brown? Some of the suction cups in a couple of my tanks have white slimy stuff on them. The fish seem to like it if it is scraped into the water, but it looks unhealthy!

I bought ammonia too and it does not state the % on the container. I had to add 1 teaspoon to 5 gallons of water to get a reading of 4ppm. Once it had ALMOST cycled-- ie it took about 16 hours to get 0 ammonia and nitrite readings I added 6 drops of ammonia to get a 1ppm reading. Don't know if...

I have just gotten rid of my 3 spot. She was 4 years old and had become very territorial. She killed the male gourami and a mature SAE.

'wilder" comments that my 20 gallon is overstocked. I have 2 male blackskirts,3 females-- 4 years old 3 female guppies 2 full grownSAE's--4years old 2 N corica loaches 1 dwarf gourami 2 baby danios Before my fish started to die I had 1 mature blue gourami-- 4 years old 4 SAE"S--4years 4 N...

Hi Joanne I am new here myself but what they will want to know right off is how big is the tank, Did you cycle it, what are the water parameters, how often do you clean, what is your routine, do you have a heater in the tank, how hard is the water, what is the ph. The neon tetra is not pregnant...

thanks m

current fish are 5 skirt tetras, 2 Sae's. 3 loaches -N corica, 3 guppies,2 danio babies. I betta that is currently to be returned to that tank.Removed as she probably ate one of the dead danios. Has been treated with flagyl and erythromycin. Water is 12 grains.Ph 8.2 out of the tap. Don't...

tank 20 gal, planted, fluval filter, tank mates WERE 1 large gourami(F) 4 mature SAE"S, 5 mature Blackskirts 4 N Corica, 3 guppies, one female betta. ! loach died. Had never done well. removed from tank several hours before death. Next 1 Sae died. I thought gourami had killed him .He was stuck...

Hi am refered by Mike from the Loach forum. in desparate need of some help Thanks