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  1. irmuddled

    Neon Tetras not Eating

    Guess what? I fed the fish food again today and the tetras ate! They all did. Spat out the flakes a little but they definitely ate. Got some blue shrimp today and they seem to be eating the leftovers, too. Thank you for the help and the suggestions! Will definitely check the samples out. :)
  2. irmuddled

    Neon Tetras not Eating

    I went to Petco today and bought the exact same food they were feeding the neons (omega one freshwater flakes) at the store and sure enough they didn't eat again. I'm not sure why since the water is fine. One of the neons ate the flake food and spit it right out. They're nice and colorful too so...
  3. irmuddled

    Neon Tetras not Eating

    That's a shame, food was pretty pricey. No tricks to making them eat the food? It's a 12 gallon fluval edge. I'll ask them about the food.
  4. irmuddled

    Neon Tetras not Eating

    I bought five neon tetras, and so far everything's great with the exception is that they're not eating. I bought them New Life Spectrum Small Fish Formula, which I can smell even but they're not even realizing it's there. Is it possible the pellets are too small? The food is for fish like them...
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    Ammonia in Water and CaribSea Instant Aquarium Sand

    Yes!! I'm using the water conditioner that comes with the fluval, it says "removes chlorine & chloramines". Is that it? Should I try using a different water conditioner? I also bought a tetra aquasafe and the sand came with a packet of another conditioner that also says that it removes...
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    Ammonia in Water and CaribSea Instant Aquarium Sand

    I bought CaribSea Instant Aquarium sand which says has beneficial bacteria and that you have to add fish within 24 hours of purchasing it. Using a new Fluval Edge 6 gallon. The thing is, my tap water is pretty horrible with 1ppm of ammonia. I left the tank running overnight without any fish...
  7. irmuddled

    What fish to add with SafeStart?

    AquaSafe is what they recommend anyway... it's not bad to have it around! I can't wait to use prime though. Bad news... I got a nitrite reading today. It's almost been two weeks since I stocked the fish and put safestart in it, I don't know if I should do a water change or try for safestart...
  8. irmuddled

    What fish to add with SafeStart?

    Well, the water conditioner that I'm using right now that's recommended for SafeStart is Tetra AquaSafe. A bunch of people, including a Tetra rep over the phone, recommended that conditioner so I played it safe I guess. It's a lot more expensive that Prime and not as concentrated though. The...
  9. irmuddled

    How to cheaply take care of these plants?

    I'm cycling a 36 gallon tank, and last week I bought what appears to be two swords from Petco... they're all yellow now. I also just received a plant package through the mail, and even though they're in great shape, I'm worried that they won't grow or wither away like the two swords... The...
  10. irmuddled

    What fish to add with SafeStart?

    I've read some people use it online, but there's a Q&A with a Tetra employee in Fishlore of a person asking about using products that bind ammonia (like prime) with SafeStart and this is is what they said: Source...
  11. irmuddled

    What fish to add with SafeStart?

    Alright, these mornings readings are: PH 8.0 Ammonia 0.5 Nitrites 0 Nitrates 20-40 Nitrates are getting pretty high there 0_0 I read to not change the water for a week, but since I started off with nitrates already, when should I do a water change?
  12. irmuddled

    What fish to add with SafeStart?

    The reason why the results were so bad in my initial test is because I tested it I had just filled up the tank with water and the debri from the gravel was all over the place... once the dirt settled the readings appeared normal :/ I should have waited after posting but the results were so...
  13. irmuddled

    What fish to add with SafeStart?

    Tested the water again this morning, readings are: Ph 8.2 Ammonia 1ppm Nitrites 0 Nitrates 10~ Is it safe to add the SafeStart and a few hardy fish now?
  14. irmuddled

    What fish to add with SafeStart?

    I retested everything in the tank... and the readings went down for most: PH at 8.2 Ammonia at 1-2 Nitrites at 0 Nitrates at 10-20 When I originally posted the test results I had just filled up the tank with water completely and the debri from the dirty gravel was all over the place. Is it...
  15. irmuddled

    What fish to add with SafeStart?

    The tap water has about 1-2 ppm of ammonia, but at least it stayed green?
  16. irmuddled

    What fish to add with SafeStart?

    Gonna test tap water ammonia now... the tank has just the gravel, two plants, one fake plant, two fake stumps, the filter, and the heater. I haven't even added prime yet cause I found out it was incompatible with the safestart. I bought the test kit like 3 years ago, is it possible it's too old...
  17. irmuddled

    What fish to add with SafeStart?

    Well... I got SafeStart before reading these posts and now I'm nervous about adding any fish at all. I tested the water on the tank without adding anything to it with my API test kit came out with really weird results... The PH was the highest I've seen... probably at around 8.8 Ammonia was...
  18. irmuddled

    What fish to add with SafeStart?

    They wouldn't nip Angelfish fins? I remember they were sort of hyper
  19. irmuddled

    What fish to add with SafeStart?

    I tried BioSpira years ago and it worked so I'd like to use SafeStart. I bought a used 36 gallon bowfront. I researched and it seems like SafeStart is for cycling with fish, so I'd like to buy a few hardy fish to do the cycle with... What fish do you recommend I buy, and how many? Also, could...
  20. irmuddled

    How much Tetra SafeStart for a 36 gallon bowfront?

    Seems pretty promising, do you have any experience using this product? How does it compare to safestart? :o
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