Mary Mckinny

Yes they would be for the same supplier.

I am setting up a 10g tank to quarantine fish in the near future. I am wanting to obtain 4 orange Venezuelan cories and 3 mini-snowball plecos. All fish are about 1.5 inches. Will this be safe to do, or am I setting up for failure?

They were rubbing, randomly but no spot, the eyes on some were all black but not really buldging out of the head, a few died. So in short I didn't know what so I followed the med trio instructions. If I do a water change, that distrups the med cycle. Should I water change and then redose?

My display tanks needed to be treated. I didn't currently have a quarantine tank, and my tanks showed signs of fish sickness but I wasn't sure exactly what so following the med trio instructions. Dosed the meds late Friday night and was gone Saturday, Sunday morning my tanks are cloudy and I have 3 dead fish. Tested tank and ammonia is zero but nitrite is 1 and nitrates are 25. Should I do a water change and re dose? Or get something to lock the nitrite and let it cycle. Really heartbroken right now but I'd like to ensure sickness is cleared from the tank so I can quarantine future fish in a proper quarantine tank and not have the display tank with illness again.

Yes I did watch the talk, it was fascinating. Still heartbreaking. Last 2 are alive in a covered bucket. Still praying they make it.

T.T Still losing them, down to 2 from the the original 6. Rams seem to be ok, all three are schooling and looking at me judgementally during their excursions from behind the sponge filter. I'm desperate at this point so I've removed the Cory's from the tank filled a 5g bucket with clean water and put a sponge filter init they are now in the bucket with a cover over it for shade. Praying for them now. If everything dies in this tank its getting yeeted, I'm thinking its cursed some how.

No, I took a test of the water they came in but forgot to write it down.

They were shipped out Wednesday and arrived at 9am Thursday in acclimated and in the tank by 10am on Thursday. I've been having issues with cory's previously lost 10 and then 5 pygmy cory's from a local fish store, was told they can be sensitive and to try a different supplier, went with a larger cory, and a trusted Supplier that has very good success rates (Dan's Fish). I really think its a problem on myside and not suppliers.

It is likely, I can't move them to another tank but I did add some aquarium salt to the tank. I was intending to try a drip acclimate but the place I got them from did not recommend it so I didn't >.< angry at myself now.

Just lost 2 of the 6, they were swimming and eating in the morning and checked on them this evening and found 2 dead. Had them just over 24 hours >.< I did a small water change and starting the med trio on the tank. Praying the others pull through but not hopeful at this point. They stopped the constant swimming and are now hovering on the bottom looking scared (T.T)

I have two sponge filters with airstones in the aquarium, does that count as airstones or should the airstones not be part of filtration? Mary

Thank you! I wasn't expecting this level of activity so it's worrying me. I will keep an eye on them and the parameters.

I received 6 orange Venezuelan cory today and they have virtually non-stop swimming, is this normal? Tank is 39 gallons, been setup for 10 months, and had 3 Amano shrimp till a few days ago. Filtration is Aquarium Co-Op sponge filters. Parameters obtained by Aquarium co-op test strips 0- ammonia 0-nitrites ~25 - nitrates very hard over 300 Buffer ~40 PH ~7 temp 78 Mary

will the pogo octopus cutting grow roots? I have one that super long in a 75g that I want to cut in half but Im not sure if I can "plant" the cuttings, leave them floating for a while or toss.

Update on the sword, its not grown much larger but its greener and has more leaves now.