My first 4foot Adventure

Your canister will be fine. Just don't take one pipe out of the tank, otherwise it will drain the tank.

 

Will remove the corner filter, it helped with clearing the water

 

This is a nice tank for them, they will be happy in it.

 

Is this tank the one you are going to use for your potential cichlids? If yes, try to create more hidey spots. Maybe some driftwood or a coconut or some rocks. Plants are looking healthy.

 

i can't remember, for a planted tank how thick shoul the gravel be?

 

I honestly don't know, I usually make it 5-8cm.

 

is (6.5 -8cm) its more 8cm

 

I think its fine

 

My apple snails is taking over my tank, there is 17 new babies and 4 big ones. The babies grow freaking fast.

 

What does chlorine and chloramine do to fish exactly? I always treat with prime, a friend wants to know

 

For more than 100 years, we have enjoyed disinfected water flowing through our public water systems, and without a second thought we drink tap water without fear of contracting cholera or other deadly water-borne diseases. While disinfected water benefits the general welfare of humans, it has proven lethal for our fish and the billions of beneficial bacteria growing in our aquariums.

Chloramine is an invisible compound that fish take directly into their bloodstream through their gills. Fish exposed to this compound experience stress, damaged and burned gills, erratic behaviour and sometimes even jump out of the aquarium. It is a horrible, yet preventable, death. Fish seen gasping at the water surface with rapid, laboured breathing could be suffering the effects of chloramine poisoning (especially if these symptoms occur following a water change). If a chloramine conditioner was not used, immediately administer the correct dosage. In this case, the chloramine probably has already killed many (if not all) beneficial bacteria in the substrate and filter. If possible, move your fish to a well-cycled aquarium while the affected aquarium goes through the nitrogen cycle again.

Chlorine, is lethal to fish as well. Chlorine affects the gills and it burns away the gill filaments disabling the ability to get oxygen. It causes death by asphyxiation.

 

thanks @barry.M

 

I changed water wednesday, should i change today? i did not have time today and will probabale not have time tomorrow, what signs should i look for if water change is needed like in NOW!!? i usually do two times a week.

 

i saw 2 of my 4 guppies have,what looks like internal parasites, i took them out and put them in a seperate tank, what can i treat it with? pestop is closed so i can't call them,petcity has tetra paraguard but don't know if it will work.

 

sorry tetra fungi stop, not paraguard

 

one of my platies have it also

 

he guppies looks like they have three sticks sticking out of their butt!!! what is this?

 

Don't know if ypo van see but thats how it looks like at their but, redish with sticks sticking out
look like if fish swallowed a toothpick that splitted in three

 

First try at tiger barbs

creating a tiger barb thread next

 

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