Does Anyone Use These Products?

[Mr.September15]

Do any of you guys use these products for your fish?

 

[Gazoo]

I use the AP pH test kit and the Hikari Betta Bio-Gold food that is hiding.

How do you get the items to stick like that??

 

[nino]

You should get a test kit for ammonia, nitrates, nitrites. Especially for that ten gallon you've put your guppies into. Most guppies at most LFS that I've found are really not that hardy and a cycle could be rough on them. Keep up on your water changes!

 

[Mr.September15]

You should get a test kit for ammonia, nitrates, nitrites. Especially for that ten gallon you've put your guppies into. Most guppies at most LFS that I've found are really not that hardy and a cycle could be rough on them. Keep up on your water changes!

Yeah...I went to wal-mart and found that they only carried PH testers, went to another pet store and the same result... But then I totally forgot about asking them when I went to Petco. . Yeah I just bought the guppies hope they stay alive. I just found out that 2 of them are pregnant or at least one of them. Not sure about the other one. Some people say if I cant keep too many fry then I should do "Survival Of The Fittest" which I think is a very rude thing to do... Maybe for my first batch I'll try calling up the LFS and asking if they would trade in the fry for store credit. Hopefully they will...

-Arrowhead

I use the AP pH test kit and the Hikari Betta Bio-Gold food that is hiding.

How do you get the items to stick like that??

What's sticking? If your talking about the pix I put them using an HTML code and the URL Address of the picture.

-Arrowhead

 

[Ethos]

I use the tetramin, other than that I have a different stresscoat, test kit and I dont have any betta bowl chemicals.

 

[JPMarshMellow]

yes yes no yes

 

[rdd1952]

I use a API Master test kit. You can order one online for about $15 plus shipping. Petsmart also sells them. I also use the Hikari betta food but not the water conditioner for bettas. My betta tanks are cycled so no need for them. Also, the Stress Zyme is not a dechlorinator. It is supposed to aide in cycling but my experience with it was that it didn't do any thing. I use Stress Coat (also made by API) as a dechlorinator. I generally buy Wardleys flakes.

 

[Dorkhedeos]

i use the ph test kit, except i wasted 2 dollars extra on the deluxe version of that

 

[nino]

You should get a test kit for ammonia, nitrates, nitrites. Especially for that ten gallon you've put your guppies into. Most guppies at most LFS that I've found are really not that hardy and a cycle could be rough on them. Keep up on your water changes!

Yeah...I went to wal-mart and found that they only carried PH testers, went to another pet store and the same result... But then I totally forgot about asking them when I went to Petco. . Yeah I just bought the guppies hope they stay alive. I just found out that 2 of them are pregnant or at least one of them. Not sure about the other one. Some people say if I cant keep too many fry then I should do "Survival Of The Fittest" which I think is a very rude thing to do... Maybe for my first batch I'll try calling up the LFS and asking if they would trade in the fry for store credit. Hopefully they will...

I think people are right about the "survival of the fittest method". It's not rude, it's life and that's how those guppies would live in the wild/natural conditions. If you don't have the space for them, it's really the best option and that way you don't have to worry about deformed or unhealthy fry reaching adulthood. If you really want to get store credit for them, I'd raise them in a strictly fry growout tank where you can do lots of water changes, so they grow fast and you get more credit for them sooner. I have fry from some guppies I had and separating them from the parents made them grow much faster (I've read it's a hormonal thing, don't know if it's true). Just my recommendations.

 

[Mr.September15]

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I think people are right about the "survival of the fittest method". It's not rude, it's life and that's how those guppies would live in the wild/natural conditions. If you don't have the space for them, it's really the best option and that way you don't have to worry about deformed or unhealthy fry reaching adulthood. If you really want to get store credit for them, I'd raise them in a strictly fry growout tank where you can do lots of water changes, so they grow fast and you get more credit for them sooner. I have fry from some guppies I had and separating them from the parents made them grow much faster (I've read it's a hormonal thing, don't know if it's true). Just my recommendations.
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True...Maybe ill just get 2-4 fry from the batch and leave the others on their own. Hopefully the fish won't eat them before i try saving them.

 

[@ombomb]

I the Betta Bowl stuff a dechlorinator?

Not used stress syme and the bottle is hard to read as A - the writing is small and B - I don't want to put my neck out. But, it seems to say it speeds up the biological filtration process by adding bacteria. If that's all you have it for, you may as well throw it away.

 

[Notsofab]

I use a API Master test kit. You can order one online for about $15 plus shipping.

Damn ....... is that for the FULL test kit. In the UK I had to pay £19 for the Mini Master kit which only has Ammonia, Nitirite, Nitrate and pH tests in it?

 

[rdd1952]

I use a API Master test kit. You can order one online for about $15 plus shipping.

Damn ....... is that for the FULL test kit. In the UK I had to pay £19 for the Mini Master kit which only has Ammonia, Nitirite, Nitrate and pH tests in it?

That's right. The shipping isn't too bad especially if you order more stuff. I think they sell them in the stores for about $25. Here's the link to the online one for those in the US.