Tony s

Test for nitrates. If high, do a water change. You can add ammonia. Or not. Depends on when you’re adding fish. If a bit. Some ammonia is not going to hurt

I believe that would work fine. Haven’t used it, but seachem has great products

Technically you’re still cycled. But may be a bit under cycled at the moment. Algae will absolutely help remove nitrogen compounds from your tank and the plecos may have upset the balance a bit. But so would a super scrub down and algae removal. .25 ammonia is still safe for your fish though. But watch that it doesn’t climb more. If it does then water change and prime after is the best option. You could add in some fritz7 or other to help fortify your bacteria

Test the true carrying capacity of the bottom glass. Supposedly 15 to 20 lbs per gallon. We had a discussion here about this a couple of months ago. I almost had a “hold my beer moment” and crawled in. Not saying this is a constructive idea at all. But… how many moments do you actually have that like this? eh, for free at a fish club would probably be best

Most lfs will help you rehome fish if absolutely necessary. But won’t really help with selling your unused equipment. But maybe they would let you put up a couple of notices. Also have Craig’s list or aquabid But, yeah, finding good people for pets is an important as well

It looks like your tap was 0.5? Then the peroxide may have exacerbated the situation, but your water supply may have a bit of contamination as well. Possibly only temporary. And since usda doesn’t consider this a health issue for people … but it’s a big issue for fish. local limits can be up to 30mg/l hopefully it’s only temporary and straitens out. We used peroxide to treat our iron bacteria in our well. And I had a hard time keeping cycles going. One of the reasons I switched to Ro water. For what it’s worth

Just a thought , what is harmful to livestock isn’t always harmful to micro critters. Sometimes they thrive in it.

I’m still wondering if it’s not a toxin in the leaves. Beech contains saponin and oxalic acid. Not dangerous to humans but dangerous to grazing animals. Horses and cows. Possibly small critters as well?

Quick question. What is the source for your water. Municipal? Or well? I assume you haven’t had this problem before. So the contamination is a new thing? Not an immediate danger to you, but long term it’s not good. Causes organ damage.

missed it, too busy fighting with machinery. that directly affects my reading skills. and typing apparently

Any Idea what type of tree. Thinking of defensive chemicals like juglone

Too funny! They’ve been conditioned to expect bigger being more fierce. But…. Goldfish 🤣

Just wait and watch. They progressively grow larger from the egg. No real pupal stages. So once they hatch, they look the same until they molt and reveal their wings. When it’s small it’s not going to be a danger to fish. Maybe fish eggs, you can definitely see it when it’s big enough to think about your fish.

All depends on what you imported into your tank. They are capable of laying hundreds, not all in the same place. Lots of different egg laying strategies. Some lay underwater, some lay in plants just above the surface. They may even have layed directly in the tank if you have access to the outdoors at times.

My first thought was maybe someone got a little gold gourami in the honey gourami tank 🤣

I did that twice. It’s not really a bad lid. For the price. And it’s made to be compatible with different tanks. So it fits none of them perfectly. It’s actually more secure with the plastic pieces secured against the edges. Using it on a breeding tank. I give it a 5 out of 10

Mine love to do this, especially after water changes. Could be breeding behavior. Or just having fun. And I believe it could be species dependent. My peppered and skunks don’t. My albino aeneus and pandas do

Your water parameters are not really going to do this. It’s more of a genetic issue. Or an old age thing You could add in some floating hornwort, or water sprite. Both are voracious eaters of all of the nitrogen compounds. And they would give the fry a lot of cover. Hornwort can look a bit jungley. But grows extremely fast, and if it over grows, just rip off what you don’t want and chuck it. The rest will be fine.

I liked this. But I really liked the conclusion. It underscores the value of finding a good local fish store, or compatible source. And also points to using what you already have. Which is important for normal keepers. It makes everything so much easier. @martinmin the last thing we want to do is give you advice that complicates anything. When things get difficult, people quit. Nobody wants that to happen. Conclusions Carbonate hardness determines whether you can keep sensitive plants that require low KH. While it is easy to raise carbonate hardness by adding limestone to the tank/filter, it is difficult to reduce Carbonate hardness from tap water. For most folks, it makes more sense to keep aquatic plants/livestock that are suited to your tap water parameters. For folks that are determined to keep softwater plants but have hard tap water, RO systems are getting cheaper and easier to setup.

Yeah, I wouldn’t worry about that too much. I believe they’ll do their own decorating after a while anyway 😁 I think that’s possibly true with everything from Africa? But they should be better behaved than most except the really mild shell dwellers. Looks fantastic!

If you decide to use ro water, you’ll use it every time you do a water change. And if you have plants, you’ll need to add some kh and gh back in. Or you can do a partial mix of ro and tap. To target the numbers you’re after. But you have to be consistent. but honestly, it’s much easier to use tap for most people. Unless you’re trying to raise very sensitive species like German rams, apistos, discus, or wild caught South American ones. Most aquarium fish are either tank raised or farm raised. In water that doesn’t resemble the water from where the species comes from. So you’ll see a guide that says that they must have a low ph and soft water. For our aquarium fish that just isn’t true anymore. They’ve been adapted to harder water already. The only real exception to this is if you’re planning on doing a lot of breeding. Some South American fry actually do need the soft water. But the majority won’t.

Kh is actually really good right there. Gives you a lot of ph stability. Brown algae is caused by diatoms in the water. They feed off of silicates in the tank. And are completely normal for a new tank. Everyone gets it. Nerite snails are some of the best cleaners. It will go away once the silicates are used up. Unless you’re like me. I have sand in my well and continually add silicates. and don’t worry if you have hard wate. The majority of the US does. Completely normal. To give you an example. The water in the Midwest ranges from your 120 to over 300 in spots. Same with gh. And really the only sure way to change it is to use ro water. But if you only have 120 ppm, you’re mostly good.

I moved it completely. I put it on her counter, next to the fridge. So she could put something she liked in there. I let her set it up. Problem was she chose blue gravel which does a good job of hiding and drowning out the fish. So she got bored and annoyed with it. It’s now in the hall with flint sand bottom. And our first ever set of breeding guppies. She likes it there and the different substrate makes it more interesting. And the guppies are much more fun to watch. 😁

It’s usually not, but all animals are different. If he’s acting strange, may be something there. Just keep an eye on him.

Nah, cories flash for all kinds of reasons at all times. When you see them flashing, they’re usually feeling good and just coming up for air. Or just playing. My aeneus and pandas do it all the time.