Tropicalfishkeeping201

Hello everyone, I'm new to the hobby and I wanted to know if my water parameters are good for starting a shrimp tank and for keeping fish or do I have to make any adjustments? I currently have livebearers and two gouramis. I tested the water parameters using the freshwater Master test kit. I did the off-gassing test (aeration test ) and this is what I got: Sun 8/14/22 Tank water parameters: Ammonia: 0 ppm Nitrite: 0 ppm Nitrate: 0 ppm pH: 6.6 or 6.8 ( It was hard to differentiate the colors if it was 6.6 or 6.8 but looked more like it was 6.6) KH: 35.8 ppm GH: 196.9 ppm Results after testing my tap water ( Tested on 8/14/22) Ph: 7.6 High range ph: 8.4 or 8.8 ( It was hard to differentiate the colors but it looked more like it was 8.8) Kh: 125.3 ppm GH: 161.1 ppm Off-gassing test 24 Hr result (Tested on 8/15/22 (Mon after letting my tap water sit for 24 hrs with an air stone): pH: It was either 7.6 or 7.2 but looked more like it was 7.6 High range: 8.0 KH: 143.2 ppm GH: 179 ppm Water parameters of my tank after doing 50% water change yesterday on Tue (8/15/22): pH: 7.2 KH: 53.7 ppm GH: 143.2 ppm Thank you in advance

Thank you! I will definitely start feeding them these vegetables🙂 Thank you! lol seems like they really like those green beans, Thank you!

Hello everyone, I'm new to the hobby and I wanted to know if my water parameters are good for a shrimp tank and for keeping fish or do I have to make any adjustments? I currently have livebearers and two gouramis. I tested the water parameters using the freshwater Master test kit. I did the off-gassing test (aeration test ) and this is what I got: Sun 8/14/22 Tank water parameters: Ammonia: 0 ppm Nitrite: 0 ppm Nitrate: 0 ppm pH: 6.6 or 6.8 ( It was hard to differentiate the colors if it was 6.6 or 6.8 but looked more like it was 6.6) KH: 35.8 ppm GH: 196.9 ppm Results after testing my tap water ( Tested on 8/14/22) Ph: 7.6 High range ph: 8.4 or 8.8 ( It was hard to differentiate the colors but it looked more like it was 8.8) Kh: 125.3 ppm GH: 161.1 ppm Off-gassing test 24 Hr result (Tested on 8/15/22 (Mon after letting my tap water sit for 24 hrs with an air stone): pH: It was either 7.6 or 7.2 but looked more like it was 7.6 High range: 8.0 KH: 143.2 ppm GH: 179 ppm Water parameters of my tank after doing 50% water change yesterday on Tue (8/15/22): pH: 7.2 KH: 53.7 ppm GH: 143.2 ppm Thank you in advance

Thank you! 🙂

Hello everyone, What fish food and vegetables that are high in fiber are safe to feed fish? I have Gouramis, mollies and platys. I have heard some people feed their fish peas and wanted to know what vegetables are safe to feed them since I’m new to the hobby. Are the vegetables given raw or do you have to boil it to feed it to the fish? Thank you in advance🙂

I haven’t dosed epsom salt on the tank yet. I will be isolating him tonight to a separate storage bin to treat him there. I haven’t treated him yet because I wasn’t sure what meds to use and I’m scared of doing something wrong and make things worse. Thank you so much for your help, I will watch these videos, again I really appreciate your help 🙂

Thank you, I hope he recovers, he was one of the first fish I got and I’m going to be very upset if I lose this little guy

Thank you so much, Just to confirm is it okay to leave the epsom salt in the tank until the next water change? This is how he looks like. Thank you so much for your help!

Do you use the Ich-X for 3 days only like the instructions on the back of this med along with the Maracyn or do you use it longer to treat Dropsy?

Thank you so much! I posted a picture of the med I have of Maracyn. I'm currently treating with Kanaplex and focus but he doesn't want to eat so it isn't helping but now I'm going to try both Fritz Maracyn and Ich-X. How much Epsom salt should I use? No need to apologize, you are a big help! 🙂

Which Maracyn do you use? I have Fritz Maracyn Provides relief from bacterial infections? Will this work? I currently have a Gourami that is experiencing Dropsy right now, its very bloated, it struggles to swim, and it doesn't want to eat.

Thank you! They look amazing!

What type of apisto What type of Apistogramma are these?

Wow, these are beautiful!

Oh, that's good to hear, I'm going to test my water like you mentioned in your previous post, again Thank you for your help! 🙂 Thank you so much for helping, really appreciate it!

Thank you so much for this, this is really helpful! I will definitely do this test, again I really appreciate your help! 🙂 Thank you for replying! I have to retest my tap water again because its been awhile since I last tested it but these were the water parameters out of my tap: Ph: 7.6, GH: 143.2 ppm and KH: 89.5 ppm

Thank you! I notice sometimes my PH is low around 6.5-6.8 and other times its around 7.4-7.8. What can I do to keep the water parameters stable for a shrimp tank. I heard they are sensitive to Ph swings. Sorry for all the questions, I'm new to the hobby so I do not have that much experience. I really appreciate your help and to everyone who has replied to this post 🙂

What soil is safe and good for shrimp and to start a planted aquarium? I wanted to do a planted aquarium with Amano shrimp and neocardina shrimp. Also is it safe to mix these two shrimp together in a 5 or 10 gallon tank Thank you in advance

Thank you so much! I will check out this website Thank you for replying! I will look into this website

Hello everyone, Do you guys recommend keeping Amano shrimp with livebearers and two Gouramis in a 30 gallon tank? If yes, does any one know a good place to purchase Amano shrimp? Thank you in advance