Woops, forgot to mention the julii cory...

I just finished testing my tank's ammonia level, which was around 0ppm.

Dave

Currently I have one pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (9 inches), one polypterus senegalus (5 inches), one angelfish (4.5 inches) and some feeder danios in a 50 gallon hex tank. I know, not big enough for the plecostomus once it gets bigger, but I'm about to put them all into a 4'x1.5'x1.5' tank that I ...

I've had a few more thoughts occur to me throughout the day regarding the ammonia theory.

1) wouldn't daily 25% water changes (vacuuming from the bottom, of course) reduce the chances that harmful levels of ammonia could build up?

2) I have a juvenile (under one inch) corydora julii in the tank ...

Thank you for all of your comments, I really want to figure this one out. To my horror last night I discovered that my gibbiceps also suffered some barbel erosion, and I saw that there was dead skin hanging from one side of his mouth. This morning he seems a bit better, with a bit of dead skin ...

See you on the other side little buddies.

I just tested it and the nitrate is at 20ppm, and the nitrite is at 0ppm, nothing that should cause hoplos to lose their barbels and die. I also have an angelfish in the tank that would most likely display symptoms of improper water conditions long before any catfish...

I don't have an ammonia test ...

Hello everybody,

This is my first post here, and I wish it were under better circumstances. I want to report my experience with the product "Ick Clear Tank Buddies", produced by Jungle, so that no one else loses their precious cats so senselessly.

I recently moved, and I was unable to bring 80% of ...