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  1. Looking for a small freezer to keep all my frozen fish foods. Any suggestions on brands models?
  2. What I don’t like is they r everywhere. On some fake plants that I have. All over the filter. Do mystery snails breed often? I have 2 Nerite Snails that I know won’t breed in freshwater. Also I have holes in my live plants. Did the snails do that?
  3. I have read that soaking plants in 3/4 cups of bleach with one gallon of water will kill any snails and eggs. I would think bleach would b harmful to plants? I mean use bleach as in clorox? Any advice?
  4. What is this fuzzy stuff in my aquarium?
  5. Well I trimmed this plant (a few days ago) from the original Cherry Leaf also known as Hygrophila that I bought on November 11, 2020. I put root tabs in December 30, 2020 and 2 squirts of Easy Green Fertilizer every week to 10 days (it’s a 20 High).
  6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having snails (the ones that come in with live plants? I know they multiply like crazy. How do I get rid of them? I want to keep it at just the Nerite Snails that don't breed in freshwater.
  7. Thank you for the information. Maybe I will just try some other fish, at first anyway.
  8. No I did not add fish food but I will. The tank is not heavily planted. Thats a very good point that zero nitrates indicates low or no beneficial bacteria. Thank you!
  9. Ok, I posted about this before and got some great first step help. Set up a planted tank and waited for 2 months before adding 5 guppies which died one by one over the course of maybe a week. Got three more from a different pet store and the same thing happened. Found out I was using the API test kit wrong from a member of this group. Thank you! Now I tested correctly and ammonia, nitrites and nitrates all at zero levels. GH and Kh are at very low levels. Ph is around 7. I never did a water change in the 3 months since i set the tank up until today, I did a 30 percent water change. Should I have done a water change since I had zero ammonia, nitrites and nitrates? Last guppies died about 2 weeks ago maybe tank wasn't cycled then but is now? I got all those zero readings before I did the water change I just figured I should do it anyway even though readings were good.
  10. I am just learning about this nitrogen cycle. Very interesting. Lets say you set up a new aquarium and added some plants (no fish yet). Would ammonia build up in that tank and start the cycle? Or is the only way to get ammonia in the tank (to start the cycle) is to add fish? So, I am asking if you just put some gravel and plants in an aquarium with a filter and heater would ammonia ever be present or would you never have ammonia in the tank?
  11. Neil

    Fisk keep dying

    The guppies just became not as active. No swimming just staying in one spot. I keep the temperture at 75 degrees.
  12. Neil

    Fisk keep dying

    They died over a period of days.
  13. Neil

    Fisk keep dying

    so is this my problem? Is this level of ammonia killing my fish?
  14. Neil

    Fisk keep dying

    Years ago I just remember using one bottle however it was an individual ammonia test kit. Another question, this reading seems to b at the low end of the ammonia scale. A high level of ammonia would b like a greenish color, right?
  15. Neil

    Fisk keep dying

    Oh wow! I have been doing it so wrong! Thank u so much for straightening this thing out.
  16. Neil

    Fisk keep dying

    Used 8 drops from one bottle. The second bottle is to be used after first bottle is done right? Its the same thing just to be used when first bottle is done correct? Used Prime dechlorinator and root tabs and easy green fertilizer from aquarium co-op.
  17. Neil

    Fisk keep dying

    Thank You. I will try weekly water changes and get some more oxygen in the tank.
  18. Neil

    Fisk keep dying

    Never did a water change because never had any ammonia. Only added 5 guppies about 3 weeks ago so I guess ammonia never had time to develop? I use city water and yes I am using the API kit. Ammonia test (add 8 drops to tube and every time completely clear). Temperture 75 degrees. Guppies very lively and alert at first but a few days later sluggish and hanging out near surface of water and the next day, dead.
  19. Neil

    Fisk keep dying

    I just checked, also zero. Nitrate test tube completely clear. Nitrite test tube light very light blue.
  20. Neil

    Fisk keep dying

    I set up a planted aquarium in early November 2020 . Added 5 guppies in early January 2021 which died one by one. Bought 3 more guppies from a different pet store and they also died one by one. I just tested my water no ammonia at all (test tube was clear as could be). Very high PH like almost 8.0. Any thoughts? Thank You
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