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Tank size 20G
Temp 81
PH 6.5-6.7
Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 5ppm

These parameters have been consistent for the last 2 months at least... I noticed last week that 2 of my neon tetras had...

Thanks, for the advice! My Molly did have fry and one was doing so well on his own (2 weeks) then he vanished :-\ I'll leave the guppies out, they are so pretty I was looking forward to adding...

20 Gallon 24x16x12
2 Penguin 150 Filters
Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 0-5
PH 6.8
Temp 80-82
Fake Plants/Decor

I currently have

I took her back to the store :-\ One of the fish keepers said she'd take her home and put her in a cichlid tank. Felt horrible about having to get rid of a fish, but I know the other tank mates were...

The older blue ram is now lying on that long leaf at the top :( I have a lot of foliage, but the younger ram is in seek and destroy mode. I bought the younger one thinking he was male bc he didn't...

I don't know what to do with my blue ram who has become very comfortable in the tank over the last month since I've gotten her and now terrorizes all of my other fish, including the older female blue...

Thanks everyone!

Lady Hobbs- My filters have room for 2 pads, so I have 2 in the old one and the new one has just one. If I rinse these periodically, how long do they typically last before I should replace them? I...

20 gallons long

have had fish in it since June, but always had very hi ammonia until I bought 2nd filter, now it's been down to 0 since 3 weeks ago.

I do 30% water changes 1xs per week.

No...

My tank has had 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites and 0 Nitrates for the last 3 weeks. Does this just mean that my 2 Penguin 150 filters are doing a really good job at cleaning the water? I saw some Nitrites...

sucks. Thanks for the replies-

I really love this hobby, but it is a lot more intensive than I first anticipated! Just when I finally got my parameters perfect, my heater decided it was time to malfunction. At least this is what...

mommy1- yeah, that's the first thing I did when this started happening: made sure I was testing right and that it wasn't expired. My ammonia is now up to 2ppm this am. sigh. looks like another big...

Checked tap: no ammonia

So I still don't have a cycle. Even with huge water changes I am still getting 1ppm readings the next day. Does ammonia rise that fast??
Again:
20 gallon tank
8 neon tetras
3 mollies

no...

I hope that's what it was, but like I said; I only started correct ammonia readings 2 weeks ago...

Thanks for the advice!

also- could I be over feeding? I usually do 2 pinches bt my thumb / pointer 2xs a day. I try to make sure when I do the water changes that I get all the gunk out of the rocks.

I was using TopFin water conditioner prior.

I am actually understocked: 3 mollys and 8 neons... That's it

I agree- I'll do another water change today if it will help things along.

And I...

no nitrates :-\ all ammonia

Tank: 20G w/ Penguin 150 bio filter

I have a API liquid test kit... I did not realize I had to do both bottles of ammonia drops at first :( Now that I'm doing it correctly, I'm getting anywhere...

I have had high ammonia readings for the past 2 weeks. I must admit, I was testing my levels incorrectly for the first month or so. I thought my tank had cycled and it had not :(

So now I have...

The LFS said I could return both of the females and get 2 males. I hate doing that.

What do people usually do with the fry???? Just let the other mollies eat them? I mean, no one can support...

...but I am pretty sure one is male. I didn't figure this out until today when he started "fighting" (spinning in circles) with my dalmatian molly. I then started to wonder if they were trying to...

Thanks! My neons are dominating the tank- the Mollies laze in the plants during the day most of the time... I have 8 neons, and most of the time they aren't even schooling lol.

I checked my water parameters on Friday, all was good. I went to the LFS and got 5 more neons to add to my established 5. I acclimated them to the tank ( floated the bag & added about 1/2 cup h20...