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Today, 05:33 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Need help! in Fish Diseases

Maybe it was a combination of the salt and then the meds that weakened them. I wish I could be more help.

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Today, 05:06 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Go Big or Go Home in Aquarium Journals

I just looked at cory's r us earlier today and they don't have a lot in stock. I wish they did because they have a lot of really neat ones listed....

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Today, 04:43 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Need help! in Fish Diseases

I wonder if it is columnaris and not ich, here is some information to help you decide. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/columnaris_disease.php

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Today, 04:10 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread The most disgusting thing I have ever seen at the fish store in General Aquarium Forum

I agree steeler, I never liked the look either, and it seems they are getting worse.

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Today, 03:10 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Trying to help daughter with new aquarium and dying fish in Beginner Freshwater

Well you will have to forgive me if your tanks aren't the center of my universe. I thought we were just having a discussion, there is no need to take...

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Today, 12:55 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Trying to help daughter with new aquarium and dying fish in Beginner Freshwater

At first they can be quite sensitive, but as they age and mature they become quite "tough". That takes time, experience, and a proper set-up though.

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Today, 12:37 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Trying to help daughter with new aquarium and dying fish in Beginner Freshwater

These things combined will do it most every time. Have a great weekend.

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Today, 12:21 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Trying to help daughter with new aquarium and dying fish in Beginner Freshwater

Some of us are better than others I suppose. If I remember correctly you also had ich and other issues and dumped anti bacterial meds in your tank....

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Today, 12:02 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Trying to help daughter with new aquarium and dying fish in Beginner Freshwater

Cleaning the sponge is no big deal, it has a good amount of bacteria but the ceramic media holds much more. Many people here, including myself, clean...

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Yesterday, 11:42 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Trying to help daughter with new aquarium and dying fish in Beginner Freshwater

What do you mean by "change out the filter"? If you removed some filter media or cleaned it too well you got rid of some beneficial bacteria. Also...

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Yesterday, 09:23 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread The most disgusting thing I have ever seen at the fish store in General Aquarium Forum

I have never seen balloon bosmani so I googled and all I have to say is gross! What the hell is wrong with people? Why would someone take a perfectly...

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Yesterday, 08:43 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread FX5+ All Other Hardware Mulm Build up in General Aquarium Forum

You are missing the point. This stuff is just not needed. Under normal circumstances, one or two water changes a week and cleaning the filter once or...

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Yesterday, 08:11 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Trying to help daughter with new aquarium and dying fish in Beginner Freshwater

I use this site often and they have banana plants in stock. http://www.aquariumplants.com/Aquarium_Plants_s/1.htm

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Yesterday, 02:21 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Trying to help daughter with new aquarium and dying fish in Beginner Freshwater

You can wash the plants in tap water before putting them in your tank, or use a potassium permanganate dip. Tie them down to something in the tank or...

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Yesterday, 02:15 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread API test results...need recommendations in Beginner Freshwater

Read this http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?t=36492 Relax Keep testing daily and do big enough water changes to keep...

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Yesterday, 01:57 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Trying to help daughter with new aquarium and dying fish in Beginner Freshwater

I'm still liking the tank. A few java ferns and some crypts would look nice in there.

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Yesterday, 12:36 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Returning an angelfish back to his old tank with a pair currently spawning in Angelfish

You could try putting it back in the main tank. Be prepared to take it back out though. Sometimes removing the aggressor works and sometimes it...

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Yesterday, 12:25 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread FX5+ All Other Hardware Mulm Build up in General Aquarium Forum

What is so difficult about weekly water changes and filter cleaning? If cleaning the tank and filters once a week is too much work you need to find a...

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Yesterday, 11:53 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread FX5+ All Other Hardware Mulm Build up in General Aquarium Forum

Seems more like people are trying to get out of doing filter and tank maintenance.

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Yesterday, 04:09 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread am i ready in Cycling

I figured it was an auto correct thing. Some people swear by the bacteria in a bottle and others say they are useless, I've never used them myself...

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Yesterday, 03:45 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread am i ready in Cycling

If the ammonia looks like .25 or 0 depending on the light it is probably more like .25ppm. Yellow is yellow regardless of lighting. If by mirrored...

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Yesterday, 02:47 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Out of Ideas in Fish Diseases

The fact that there are nitrites means the tank is not cycled. Despite what the bottle says, quick start does not cycle a tank.

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Yesterday, 02:22 AM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Out of Ideas in Fish Diseases

Tell your friend to read this http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?t=36492 It takes longer than a week to fully cycle a...

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05-16-2013, 02:07 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Cycle seems to have reset... in Cycling

I don't see anything that you did that would cause the cycle to stop or start over. The only thing to do now is keep testing a couple times a day and...

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05-16-2013, 01:31 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread FX5+ All Other Hardware Mulm Build up in General Aquarium Forum

Why don't you just add another canister filter or clean the filter more often instead of dumping more chemicals in the tank?

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05-16-2013, 01:25 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Hey Everyone! in Introduce yourself

:wavingyellow: Hello and welcome.

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05-16-2013, 01:15 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Trying to help daughter with new aquarium and dying fish in Beginner Freshwater

I don't use pre-filters so I am not sure what is available. I do know many people use AC sponges cut to fit for pre-filters, and yes they go on the...

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05-16-2013, 01:12 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Cycle seems to have reset... in Cycling

I'm not seeing the problem. Seems to me the cycle is moving along and you have built up at least enough bacteria to some of the ammonia and nitrites....

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05-16-2013, 12:37 PM

Honey Badger 1 replied to a thread Trying to help daughter with new aquarium and dying fish in Beginner Freshwater

When the filter wont come back on it is usually because the impeller needs cleaning. Take the assembly apart, clean the impeller and area it sits in...

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05-15-2013, 09:12 PM

Goes to 11! replied to a thread Screwed up my first tank, need remedies in Goldfish

...And back to plan 'A' we go lol. You have plenty of options for stock but the current resident isn't gonna go the distance :think:..... ...

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Location:: Madison, WI

Gender:: Female

Orientation:: Undisclosed

Smoker:: No

Marital:: Married

Drinker:: Occasionally

Education:: Undisclosed.

Children:: 1

Hometown::: Newark, NJ

Aquarium 1:: 20 gallon

Aquarium 2:: 1 gallon

Aquarium 3:: 2 gallon

typeof:: Freshwater

Rest of Your Aquariums:: I don't have more aquariums than that/those described above.

How I got started with aquariums.:: I won a fish at a fair in a ping pong toss game when I was in jr. high school and have had an aquarium ever since.