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Going into the water chemistry aspect.At a pH of 6.6 (and lower) you are going to have more of the NH4+ and less of the toxic NH3. I'm not sure if the reader is NH3 specific or not as I'm not familiar with what methodology it uses for analysis. Depending on your source water and the presence of chlo...

Did the tank smell alright? Did you do any maintenance to the substrate or filters? What other fish are in the system?

It might be a ciliate problem such as tetrahymena. Mollies and guppies seem to suffer badly from these.

For Java ferns alone, I wouldn't bother with CO2. There are several good low light/low CO2 plants, (anubis, cryptocorne, java ferns/moss). I like the elodea and egaria for things like fry tanks to soak up extra nutrients and host micro bugs. If the bar in your lighting was a long glass tube, it was ...

Chris, If it's ich, then the white spots should look like grains of sugar/salt on the animals. If it is in the exact same spot on only larger animals of only one species, then I have a feeling it isn't ich. Image searches for ich of crypt will give you a good idea of what you are looking for. You ta...

I'm new: I would like to understand more about the substrate, filter and cleaning the water. I assume the filter must be well above the sand (how much). How do you clean the water without getting the sand, don't you need to clean the sand also. Linda Linda, The first thing to remember is your water...

question- will epsom salt kill the filter media, causing a cycle or mini-cycle ? I am using epsom salt in my q-tank at the moment . Thanks , Georgie Normally not at the levels for treatment of freshwater fish. Epsom salt is Magnesium Sulfate. Seawater is around 1290ppm Magnesium and 2700ppm Sulfate...

Bribe them out with food.

I've also been able to have my old loaches swim into a bucket for some worms. Then I'd just lift the bucket full of loaches and life was easy.

What is your pH?

Where does your municipal water come from?