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@Colu I tried Epsom salt. As you can see the fish has slimmed down, actually after only one treatment. She is swimming slantwise, but looks much better. I hope she will recuperate completely. Thanks!

Yeah! Ok, thanks for advice!

<0,3 nitrite is the lowest with my testkit.

@ At least one of them died. Ammonia = 0mg/l Nitrite = <0,3mg/l Nitrate = 1mg/l Ph = 7,2 Temp = 26°C I have to add this is not a new tank, had it for 3 years.

My black neon tetra has a swollen belly. This has happened two times before and only to my female black neons. I thought it was constipation, but now I don't know

Hi guys! Just an update. I think I have found why shrimp died after water change. I used both hot and cold tapwater to get the right temp. Now I only use cold tapwater that I then warm. Seemingly there must be some copper in my hot water. I haven't checked it for copper, but that must be it, since I haven't seen one dead shrimp since I changed method.

I have no longer problem with scratching. I put garlic cloves in the tank before, that might be the reason of the scratching or maybe it was just the filters that needed a real cleaning. Either way I have stopped with putting garlic in the tank.

My dad says he who sold it to him said it's not a vallisneria gigantea. But he doesn't remember its name. To me it looks just like v. gigantea. Do you know?

I cleanded the filters yesterday. It's been a while. The water came out really dark. Today the fishes look more lively. Maybe this was the reason for the scratching? We will see if it fixed the problem.

Since I got corys I'm a bit afraid of using salt.

Got some problem with green neons and corys scratching and sometimes swim around like crazy. Water parameters are good. I think it might be flukes, but don't know. I see no visable signs on them and they seem healthy otherwise, good appetite etc. It's been like this for quite some time and since it's got worse I got to do something about it. I also got cherry shrimps in the tank, so what could I use (or do) that don't kill the shrimps? I'm still a beginner in the hobby, so be kind. 🙂

I wonder why I have this problem. I normally don't do more than 10-15% water change. Something wrong with my tapwater maybe? Dechlorinator can't be a problem, can it?

I never had amanos. I have been thinking of given them a go.

I have read that some grades of cherries are hardier than others. Not sure how correct that is, or which is hardiest.

I have cherries, sometimes they die after water change. I have heard cherries are quite hardy, but are there other shrimps that are less sensitive to water changes?