Fish lovers!

[varoujan]

Can anyone tell me what is building up on the top of my beta's tank? There is this clearish slimy film building over the top of his tank. My comet goldfish's tank never does that, but for some reason his does.

Does it have a grainy feel when you rub it in your fingers? I used to have that before I added movement to the water.

Really? I get that because of the movement of the water. When the bubbles pop from the air rock it splatters up onto the glass and eventually that stuff builds up. I'm not sure what it is but I think it is a build of of the minerals in the water.

[Concept]

maaaan today I did a BUNCH of fishwork

My ten gallon was finally ready, so I did the work to move my Glo-Fish Danios from the smaller tank into the big one! They just went CRAAAZY and they adore all the space they have now. That meant I had to clean the small tank out and get my betta fish in there! So I did the work for that, and now Tactical Advantage is sharing his space with Baron Von Snailmeats, both of whom seem quite peaceful together.

Soon, I will be going on a trip to the big petstore and getting a female betta and another Danio or two for my big tank.

[jellyjingle]

Going to petsmart today to get my water tested for ammonia and nitrates, if the bactiria outnumber the toxins I can get a few more guppies.


Anybody have any tips for keeping guppies healthy and happy? I have goldfish and a betta, so I know the general fish stuff, but is there anything and experienced guppy owner could give me tips on? I just want some tips for keeping my fish happy.

[Dakotak]

Going to petsmart today to get my water tested for ammonia and nitrates, if the bactiria outnumber the toxins I can get a few more guppies.


Anybody have any tips for keeping guppies healthy and happy? I have goldfish and a betta, so I know the general fish stuff, but is there anything and experienced guppy owner could give me tips on? I just want some tips for keeping my fish happy.

As much as I love petsmart sometimes they will lie and tell you everything is fine with your water to sell you more fish. Dont tell them you will buy more fish if its ok. I suggest API liquid master freshwater kit. You get all the stuff necessary to test your water and its more accurate than strips. It does cot more but when you do the math you save money in the long run since you get 800 tests and the bottles don't expire for 2 or 3 years.

[jellyjingle]

Going to petsmart today to get my water tested for ammonia and nitrates, if the bactiria outnumber the toxins I can get a few more guppies.


Anybody have any tips for keeping guppies healthy and happy? I have goldfish and a betta, so I know the general fish stuff, but is there anything and experienced guppy owner could give me tips on? I just want some tips for keeping my fish happy.

As much as I love petsmart sometimes they will lie and tell you everything is fine with your water to sell you more fish. Dont tell them you will buy more fish if its ok. I suggest API liquid master freshwater kit. You get all the stuff necessary to test your water and its more accurate than strips. It does cot more but when you do the math you save money in the long run since you get 800 tests and the bottles don't expire for 2 or 3 years.

yeah, I know most stores will do that but when I went there the with the intention of getting about 20 guppies the guy had a long talk with me about how I shouldn't do that, and then kindly explained how the chemicals in fishtanks works. He even gave me two flyers on keeping tropical fish and urged me to do a water test before I got any more guppies, as I was starting a new tank. All in all I think I'll be ok.
Thanks!

[Dakotak]

Awesome!! If you know you can trust them then go for it.

[ReadingIndigo]

Going to petsmart today to get my water tested for ammonia and nitrates, if the bactiria outnumber the toxins I can get a few more guppies. :)


Anybody have any tips for keeping guppies healthy and happy? I have goldfish and a betta, so I know the general fish stuff, but is there anything and experienced guppy owner could give me tips on? I just want some tips for keeping my fish happy. :)

What are the tank sizes?

[Kickin' up dirt]

Going to petsmart today to get my water tested for ammonia and nitrates, if the bactiria outnumber the toxins I can get a few more guppies.


Anybody have any tips for keeping guppies healthy and happy? I have goldfish and a betta, so I know the general fish stuff, but is there anything and experienced guppy owner could give me tips on? I just want some tips for keeping my fish happy.

Just keep up with the water changes, and make sure they all have enough room to there self. I use to own alot of guppies

[~AlphaWolf~]

I have some guppies,i used to have then in my 10 gallon but now there in a 5 gallon.

[BoxedSprouts]

I need help stocking a 30 and 75 gallon tank. I have no idea of what to do for either. I am not sure if I want to do salt or freshwater, planted or not, community or species, or any basics. Any ideas of what to do? I already hve a goldfish tank, a dwarf puffer tank, and a goldfish tank set up so I don't plan on doing another. My only restriction is no coral, because I am going to wait for a reef tank. Any ideas? :)