[Frozen fish food]

Looking for a small freezer to keep all my frozen fish foods.  Any suggestions on brands models? 

[Using bleach to rid snails.]

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? 

[Using bleach to rid snails.]

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?

[Fuzzy stuff]

[Fuzzy stuff]

What is this fuzzy stuff in my aquarium?

[What are these holes in my plants?]

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).

[Dark spots on plants]

What is this stuff on my plants?  

[What are these holes in my plants?]

 

[Snails]

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.

[Fish dying and tank cycling]

Thank you for the information.  Maybe I will just try some other fish, at first anyway.

[Fish dying and tank cycling]

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!

[Fish dying and tank cycling]

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.

[Nitrogen Cycle]

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?

[Fisk keep dying]

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

[Fisk keep dying]

They died over a period of days.

[Fisk keep dying]

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

[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?

[Fisk keep dying]

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

[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.

[Fisk keep dying]

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

[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.  

 

[Fisk keep dying]

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

[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?

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[Anubias]

Can u tie any type of Anubias to a rock? 

[Moving a plant]

Thank u very much