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The NO3 is looking a lot better. The GH is at the high end of OK for soft water fish, I would not try to alter it. Too much work. However, when you get the tap water results, lets have a look. With the nuttiness of the holidays slowly receding I finally had a chance to test the GH/KH of my local ta...

What she said^ Distilled and RO are about the same as far as aquariums go. No minerals, so the fish cannot live in pure RO or distilled water. Tap water almost always has minerals in it. Some water has such a high level of minerals it is referred to as 'Liquid Rock'. Well suited to Rift Lake Cichli...

Dear Joel, I know it was hard to give up the fish. Please let us know what you get and post pictures of your tank and new inhabitants. Lots of us have many fish outside of loaches, and love to hear about those too. Good luck. Thanks for the good wishes, my wife and I are both a little upset about h...

Oh yeah, & get a bigger tank as soon as possible, you're living on the edge of disaster as you should realize...I keep baby clowns in a 20g long for quarantine, 4-8 weeks or so but there aren't any other fish in there. May Santa bring you a bigger soonest...Happy holidays! Thanks for all the good a...

I am aware that my tank is too small for the Loaches in the long run, unfortunately this knowledge came a bit late in the game for me.... I am hoping to have a longer tank for them in the new year. @Diana: Thank you so much for one of the clearest, most concise answers to a question posted in a foru...

Hello, I am a fairly new aquarist and am looking to rehabilitate my planted tank for my Clown and Kuhli Loaches. I hope that the knowledgeable members of this forum can give me some suggestions. My current setup is not ideal as as I can tell from my research to date, unfortunately I'm stuck with it ...