Fish will also flash if there is an irritant in the water. If the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate or other levels get too high, I guess some fish could react to this by flashing.
Occasionally, a fish will just not swim very well or get caught by the current from the filter and cause it to […]
For those of you who have an interest in this sort of thing, Allen Press is providing copies of the below book for the cost of shipping - $10-20 depending on your location. Just be aware that this is a fairly technical book, not something you would be reading while watching TV.
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Hi Tania, (this reply has some additional info from my private reply I sent a moment ago but I also wanted to start a thread in the group so others can also learn)
Sorry. Your email went into my Junk mail folder for some reason. I only check it every couple of days… unless […]
Depending on the strength of the ammonia and the size of the dropper, it’s usually 3 to 5 drops per gallon to raise the ammonia level to 4-5ppm. It’s best to start off with 3 drops per gallon, then test the water. If it’s at 3ppm, then your dropper is a good sized […]
If you go to my blog, on the “A to Z of Fish Keeping” page, near the top of the page, you’ll see info and more links to detailed step-by-step articles on “Fishless Cycling”.
The nitrifying bacteria need ammonia to grow.. it doesn’t matter if it’s plain ammonia from a bottle, fish urine.. or even human […]
Well, Amber’s link is different than mine. Hers is to the entire FAQ’s section on TheKrib, which also makes up much of the “Tutorial” that I have linked on my A to Z page except the tutorial takes you through the FAQ’s one section at a time and doesn’t get into as much detail […]
Lenny:
Thanks for your detailed response. Some answers and comments from me:
Thanks for the link. i will try some of the vegetables mentioned. i may bring in an algae infested log from the outside pond to see if he can find something in there to munch on. He is probably used to that as well.
Turtle […]
The black spots caused by Melanophore Migration (pigmentation cells) on goldfish may go away on their own or they may stay forever or move somewhere else.. thus the migration part of the issue. It’s no big deal.. kind of like a scar on a human from a small injury.. it could stay for a […]
Firefox has just as many issues, so no, that is not a solution. As a web developer, I use both. They both have their strengths and weaknesses. Chrome was pretty blah and lack, well, features… If you like Firefox, use it. If you like IE…use it. […]
To the remaining users of IE, and in support of Steve:
I have been using FF for a number of years and have had no issues other than some flash not working because the flash software was not loaded which I did later. Where I work and have 100+ computers used by all kinds […]