Recent content by SigEp

the best advice I ever got was from a kid out at Petsmart who said to just raise the temp and add aqaurium salt. I've had 2 mild outbreaks of ich; the first time I used rid-ich w/water changes and the second time I tried the temp+salt. Increased temp and salt cleared everything up within 3...

I also agree with getting more barbs to dispel the hostility

I was just wondering; I've never tested the water in my tank. It's been running now for 2 years. The only incident I had was with ich, early on when I first got it. I'm running a biowheel, a power head, and do water changes once a week(~15-20%) The water is always clear and never smells...

Just an update, I've since traded the penguin fish for a couple (3) more red eye tetras. All are at peace now and the fish are utilizing the entire tank. With the penguin fish in there, they were all cowering either in the corners or on the very bottom.

taking your advice, let's say I do go out and get 2 more red eye tetras and keep all the others, will I have room down the road to get a couple more TB's? If so how many? Thanks again

I currently have a 29 gallon tank that's been established for about 2 years now. Only problem I've had was an outbreak of ich that wiped out the entire tank before I could do anything. That was caused by a large snail my son bought from, of all places, PetsMart. That also happened about 3...

cometcattle, I also thought and feared the barbs would be the ones harassing the penguins. As far as the algae eater goes, it IS the chinese algae eater. Thanks for pointing that out to me. As far as a replacement goes, what would you suggest. My concern is that I add salt to my tank...

Just posted on another section and didn't even introduce myself. back in college, I had a 55 gallon tank of piranhas that I had since freshman year. Since graduating, I donated it to my fraternity and from my understanding, they're still alive and doing well. I now have a tank that was set up...

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to this site but have been glancing through the topics for some time. Here's my problem; I have a 29 gallon tank that's been up and running now for about 2 years. To this date, the only problem I had was early on when my son bought a large snail from Petsmart and...