I rinse the filter media with cool de-chlorinated tap water. I fill 5 gal. buckets and rinse everything. I am leaning towards something in the substrate getting stirred up while removing that plant as the problem. Or maybe something bad got in the water. The last two are doing o.k. but I am keeping ...

Hello magnum4, sorry, I had the hardness tested after the first one died...it's been down hill from there. I have the temperature set at around 27 celceus but will adjust it as you suggest. I took out the c02 after the third one died, started an airstone and began treating with the hex-a-mite ...

Good morning! I thought someone out there could help. I have been keeping 5 Adolfos Corys in a 29 gallon planted community tank for a year. Recently the Corys started to die suddenly about one every other day. They are going on their side and breathing hard and then they burrow under something and ...

Thanks for checking on that for me Silurus. I returned that Paragon right away! I have since read an article that says that Dylox and copper based meds are bad for Ottos. Would a salt bath be ok to clean up Corys before introducing to the main tank? If so how much salt in teaspoons or tablespoons ...

The ingredients listed for Paragon: Dimethyl (2,2,2,-Triloro-1-Hydroxethyl) Phosphate, Nitrofurazone, NaCl, Isoniazid, Neomycin and Kanamycin Sulfate. I know that Neomycin and Kanamycin are broad spectrum antibiotics used here for fungus and bacterial infection. Dimethyl might be Dilox, and ...

Thanks Coryman! I have a Penguin Bio wheel on that 15 gallon which I hear allows even more fish.
Is there any preventative medicine or treatment you would use during quarantine? I have been told to try Paragon by Aquatronics. how about de-worming?

Hi folks! I started out with small natural gravel about 1/8" in my 29 gallon tank. That was before I discovered corys. After I put a small school of Adolfoi in, I decided to build a sand pit by pushing the gravel to the sides and back of the tank and walling in the sand with chuncks of petrified ...

I have a few questions about stocking corys that I hope are not too stupid. I have a 15 gallon "show tank". It's base measures 10" x 20". I guess this has about the same base size as a ten gallon tank only its taller. I am new to the hobby and didn't realize this at first. I have a golden gourami, 3 ...