Recent content by sebvad

Thanks folks. I do 20% water changes monthly, sometimes more frequently - i'm fairly certain tank maintenance isn't the issue, and i've run a full batter of tests on water quality (i'm a chemist, have access to analytical equipoment that most don't). my water quality's absolutely beautiful...

I've got a 60gallon hex tank that's been just a bear for me the past 2 years or so - i've got an established set of half a dozen or so fish, but any new additions have been 100% unsuccessful over the years (i've posted a time or two in here for help). i'm thinking perhaps one of my problems is...

I'm feeding them standard flaked food, nothing special. The decor is small pebble groundcover, fairly large piece of driftwood (fish store purchased, not taken from the wild), approx 6 pieces of lava rock, 2 pieces of petrified wood, and two plastic plants. Oh yeah, my daughter just had to...

I currently have 10 fish, 3 small-medium angels, 1 neon, 5 swords (4 newly added), one gourami, one small cory cat. All my chemical levels are spot on - i test them regularly. I even have access to an ICP (inductively coupled plasma - I'm a chemist) and have run elemental metal levels, all are...

I've got a 60 gallon hex tank, freshwater (angels, neons, swords) that's been established for 1.5 years. The problem is, *every* time i add new fish, they all break out in ich and fin rot, and die (I've even killed 2 plecos, and that's never happened!). Every time, every fish - neons, swords...