Recent content by rw_hyde

Thank you so much for your help. I will follow your suggestions, and add vegetable matter to their diets, and cut back on flake food to a more moderate amount.

Thank you for your quick responses. That could explain why the guppy's so fat. Have you ever heard of them eating the algae wafers? I'm a little concerned about that-- it seems like that would be sort of a last-recourse food. Does anyone else have experience with fish that just wouldn't quit...

In a cycled 10 gallon tank, I have three zebra danios, a female guppy, three neon tetras, an angelfish, an otto, and a dwarf gourami. I'm a little overstocked, but they're all very young fish, and I don't think I'm far over. Chemical statsare all well within the recommended ranges for all the...

Okay, thanks. Can you think of any fish that would go well with the angelfish in that tank--preferably ones that would fit in the little tank I have now until I'm ready for the new one? :) Thanks, Ryan.

UPDATE I just wanted to update, thank you all for your help, and see if this post catches the attention of someone who could tell me how to answer/fix my chemistry problems. I cut feedings down to a much smaller amount once every day or two, and the ammonia has leveled off to about 0.25-0.5...

Thanks for your quick reply! How much ammonia should I be reading (I think I'm in the ammonia spike phase of the cycle)? Sounds like the feeding is a problem--I've been feeding about twice a day. I'll cut those and do some water changes. So you think it's okay to add those danios halfway through...

Hello.. I got an aquarium for Christmas, read the "Quick Start" manual, bought some neat-looking fish, and now I need help. heh. I've got a decently well-planted (plastic of course) 20 gallon tank with a hanging-off-the-back-filter-thing: The water is well-water-- my area has limestone aquifers...