Recent content by SteakNShrimp

Hello, I've had a my tank since May of 2019 and everything was going great. Recently though (about a weeks ago) I noticed that there was some light green, spots of algea growing on the glass of my tank. It's there anyway to get rid of it? I've tried using an aquarium sponge to remove it but the...

So I have 4 Zebra Loaches in my 55g tank and they all seemed really happy 1st week or two. Recently, for a couple of days now, I haven’t been able to find one of them even when feeding. Also two of the three that I do see everyday are fighting...they have just started doing this about the same...

Yeah they’re still eating and schooling so I guess there good, but I’ll be watching them just in case. Thanks a lot for the useful information and clarification!

A few of my Tiger Barbs seem to have enlarged stomachs. I did some research and came up with - Swim Blatter Disease - Constipation - Dropsy But I’m not sure if my fish have these problems because they aren’t displaying most of the symptoms. They aren’t swimming weird, they are all eating, and...

I just noticed that the ram cichlid that I bought Saturday has ICH. What should I do? How do I treat the fish? How do I treat the tank? I am not able to purchase any medicine today... I have taken the Ram out of the tank and put it in some dechlorinated water with 4 tablespoons of devolved...

Yeah it is a Bolivian Ram. So is there no Fish that I can add as a centerpiece for my tank? I have already committed to Tiger Barbs so I won’t be swapping them out.

Ok, then I’ll take the Denison’s out and I’ll add some more loaches. After I make these changes what do you suggest for a centerpiece fish? Also I’ve read that both Tiger Barbs and the Ram Cichlids can work in the 75-78 range.

This is what I am planning so far for my 55g tank. - 24 Tiger Barbs - 5 Denison’s - 1 Rainbow Shark - 3 Zebra loaches - 1 Ram (maybe 2) - 2 Pictus Catfish - maybe a school of an undecided Tetra or Rasbora species Any suggestions on a decently large (but not too large) centerpiece fish...

Ok, Thanks. Will turning the aquarium lights off help relieve the stress?

I just got 6 Green Tiger Barbs last night and noticed that one of them looked a little strange around the gills...they are very red. Also some of the Green Barbs are not as active/schooling. Is the batch that I got sick or are they just acclimating to my water? Should I take them back? It’s...

How’s this for a 55g tank? - 24 Tiger Barbs - 5 Denison’s - 1 Rainbow Shark - 3 Zebra loaches - 1 Dwarf Cichlid/German Blue Ram/Cockatoo Apistogramma (whichever I can find)

Well I have one Boesmani Rainbow right now with Tiger Barbs and is doing fine so I’m assuming that getting 5 more rainbows will only help it’s situation. Thanks for the advice