Recent content by thalie

My son collected a bunch of shells from a local beach and was asking if it was okay to use them in our tank - we currently have a couple of bottom-feeders (algae eaters), some tetras and platies. Tank is pretty stable at the present time, haven't had any issues in the past few months. Is it...

Just an update on this one - I'm not sure just why she was lying around the bottom of the tank but she seems to be moving around more and generally looking alive. Encouraging, for sure. Water conditions, basically I'm in the middle of a cycle and water conditions are starting to improve...

Okay - I need to go grab a water testing kit then, and maybe a few live plants. LFS was adamant that a day was enough time for the aquarium to "settle" and that the Platys would be okay to help establish the bacteria... grrr...

Hi there - I'm from Vancouver, BC, Canada and am new to the forums... just bought a 10-gal tank for my son and daughter and am enjoying the experience of having tropical fish!

I just bought a 10-gal fish tank for my son a couple of weeks ago (2 weeks tomorrow). I've never kept Tropical fish before, so this is all a bit of a new experience for me, despite the fact that I have had goldfish as a kid. Anyway. On to my problem. I dechlorinated the water, conditioned...