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Thanks for the advice and responses. I went ahead and got a master test kit today (not strips) and all of the parameters turned out OK: nitrate - 40, ammonia - 0, pH - 7.4 I am going to do a 50% water change today and see if the tetras act any different the rest of the day. As far as lighting...

I think the lights is probably just they are not used to it enough. I need to pick up a water test kit, but for right now I did bring the water to a LFS and all nitrates/nitrites/ammonia checked out ok (along with pH). One important thing - I never monitored temp in the past - no heater, etc. I...

I've had a 10 gallon stocked with 5 black skirt tetras for well over 8 months now. 2 of those tetras have been in the established tank for 16+ months. Over the past two months I have noticed that the tetras all hide a lot under the decorative plants and petrified wood setup. I first thought it...

sorry forgot to mention there is also 1 pleco. While adding 2-3 more black skirted tetras may not be a proper school. Do you think it would make them more active? The current 2 tend to isolate themselves sometimes.

I currently only have 2 black skirted tetras and looking to add a few more. The two in there tend to hide most of the time, wondering if this may be due to not having enough of them in there? Water is OK, they've been doing this for months I believe. Going to to store to pick up a few more black...

Will be moving my 10 gallon tank to another house tomorrow, it will be roughly a 4 hour trip before I can start setting stuff up. The 10 gallon tank has 2 black skirt tetras in it currently as I have been waiting to stock more in until after this move. I am planning on transporting about...

should I clean my carbon filter or replace it? What is the best practice when cleaning one out?

Thinking about getting the Python No Spill Clean and Fill 25' Length. So use this once a week and do about 20-25% changes or less, and clean the gravel gradually? With the API test kit should I check it weekly when when i do water changes?

Thanks for the advice. Right now there is just 2 black skirt tetras and 2 oto's. Will go to the LFS and pick up the basic unit and do half the tank today, and half the tank next weekend, or something around that. Thanks

I have a 10 gallon tank and I've honestly never done a proper cleaning of the gravel. Was planning on going and buying a cleaner/vacuum today to use. Any suggestions on one to get for this tank size? And also, I have 2 different kinds of gravel mixed in right now. I was planning on taking out...

thanks for the replies... The only new fish in the tanks are the oto's, and I let them sit in the tank with bags for roughly a hour with the water being mixed it. For the move, I saved about 40% of the existing water from the tank in an ice chest with the fish in the ice chest. I then...

I recently did some more pH tests as I have been monitoring my pH lately because I recently moved to another city and the water supply has a very high pH. Both the tap and aquarium are testing at 8.4 now. I recently had 2 bloodfin tetras die, but the 2 black skirt tetras and 2 oto's seem to...

Water tested out several days ago at LFS with a 8+ pH, but today I used my own kit and it read out to roughly 7.6 ...kinda odd. Going to monitor the pH for the next few days and maybe take it to a different LFS. Would it be worse off if the pH was high to try to use RO mixed with tap water...

Woke up this morning with a dead bloodfin tetra. I only have 1 other bloodfin, 2 black skirt tetras, and 2 oto's now. This tetra that died was at least 18 months old. The only thing that has been noticable on the water was a higher pH(8.4) in the tank since I had to switch water sources after a...

Recently added a Fluorescent 15 Watt T8 Bulb 18" to replace my old 2 incandescent bulbs. I know that may not be a lot for a 10 gallon tank... Has a Whisper power filter, and water condition has been tested a few times recently has been ok...Nitrite- 0, Ammonia-0, pH - 8.4, Nitrate- 20...

I recently had my water checked 2 days ago, and then again today. Both days yielded the same results. I had it checked again today because I recently put some oto's in there and one had already died, the rest are fine though. Test came up with... Ammonia - 0.0 Nitrite - 0.0 Nitrate - 20...

never really thought about putting plants in, i'd like to put some in there though not a bad idea at all. Any suggestions on ones to start off with?

Good morning, I currently have a Whisper 10 Power Filter (the one that came with the tank basically) for my 10 gallon. I also have the standard hood that came with the tank that only has the two sockets for incandescent bulbs. All that is in my tank are 4 tetras and 2 oto's, no plants at all...

I was thinking of adding 2-3 neon tetras, but after reading on here it may look better to go with all bloodfin maybe? The black skirt unfortunately tends to isolate itself from the other 2 bloodfins who are always following each other. I imagine I could add 1 more black skirt and then 2 more...

I'm sure this has been asked before and I am searching through threads for ideas... Any suggestions on a bottom feeder or algae eater for a 10 gallon tank with 3 neon tetras? Thanks in advance!