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10 Gallon Freshwater Tank Stocking Question?

Posted on November 27, 2011 by admin| 4 Comments

I have set up a 10 gallon tank about a month ago. Have been testing the water and I have gone through the cycles. I have had neon’s in the tank since the second week of setting it up. I had 3 and I lost one about a week ago to NTD. I do weekly water changes and I watch my levels closely. I’ve been talking to my local pet stores here and they talked me into buying 3 Dwarf Honey Sunset Gouramis. They are really small fish and they are very pretty.

Now what was Ideal for me was to only have 1 gourami and 3 balloon mollies and the neons and I really want some red cherry shrimp. Do the shrimp count towards my stocking count? (That may be a dumb question.)

Could I add the balloon mollies and some red cherry shrimp without overstocking my tank? I would really like both but if I was in danger of overstocking I would reconsider my purchases. Could someone help me out?
I already have the 3 gouramis and they are very small no larger than an inch. The two neons are fine together and i prob should get some more. I will prob. do 3 mollies but i just wanted to know if the shrimp would over load the biofilter or not.

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Why are my fish dying?

Posted on October 16, 2011 by admin| 4 Comments

Hello all. I have a 60 gallon freshwater tank. It has been running for almost a year so it is a mature tank. I am very experianced in keeping fish but I can’t figure something out. I religiously do my water changes 1 week to everyother week and my water tests ALWAYS are at 0. (Nitrates,nitrites,ammonia). Well in the past week or so I have lost 2 swordtails, a sunbelly, and a bamboo shrimp.I still have 5 neon tetras, 4 black neons, 2 blue rams, 1 molly, 2 angelfish, 1 spotted puffer, 2 tuxedo fish,1 swordtail, 3 bamboo shrimp, 3 mystery snails,and 3 bettas. They all seem healthy, are all eating well, and there’s no sign of disease. My tank is as clean as a tank can get so why all the sudden deaths? Or is it just a coincidence and those that passed had reached the age that death was upon them? Pls let me know bc I’m getting upset and I don’t want some of my rarer fish to pass away if there’s something I can do about it. Thx

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Is RO/DI water necessary in a FOWLR marine setup?

Posted on October 2, 2011 by admin| 3 Comments

I am planning on getting a 30 gallon saltwater aquarium with a power filter, skimmer, heater, ect. I am aware of all the items needed for a saltwater setup. I know that you dont need RO water for a Fish only setup, or most FOWLR setups. I know it is needed for a reef setup. This is all the info I can gather from many websites and a few books. Can I use a conditioner to remove heavy metals, chlorine, chloramine, ect. from the tap water, then add a good salt mix (instant ocean), then age the water and add to tank during water changes, or set up. I know to use conditioned freshwater for top off. Will the conditioned tap water be safe for invertebrates such as cleaner shrimp, hermit crabs, emerald crabs. I know you need it for corals but I cant find info telling me if I need the RO water for inverts such as shrimp or crabs?

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Red Belly Piranha’s color change?

Posted on July 4, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

5 of my 4-6 inch RBP’s bellies are turning white/grey from a very bright red. Been raising RBP’s for 19 years and never seen this happen. They are still as active as before and eating properly. Correct water temps, regular water changes w/ freshwater salt added, perfect water PH, eats color granuals/flakes, feeders & frozen brine shrimp. Any possible causes?

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Best Freshwater Invert to clean sand?

Posted on November 11, 2010 by admin| 2 Comments

I have a 10 gallon freshwater tank. It has 3 old zebra danios that are going to die soon from age, 2 pygmy cories,2 panda corys, and 2 african dwarf frogs. I used to have gravel and now sand. I do monthly water changes and i will hover over the sand with my gravel vac to keep it clean. I was just wondering what can i put in here that are cheaper and can live in a 10g ill be adding black khuli loaches. I asked my LFS and they said ghost shrimp will bully and might even kill my frogs. But i herd ppl have them togethrr peacefully. So i dont know what is best. I was also thinking about a apple or mystery snail. So what invert is best for my planet sand 10g freshwater aquarium?

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