Hi everyone......Just an update

The fish are still alive and looking great. They seem to be happy now. there is a bacteria bloom going on but it isn't too bad. the levels in the tank are straightening out now and I removed the two apple snails so I am down to 5 balas, 4 iridescents, 2 pictus cats ...

Hey everyone......
Just a quick question, i was wondering if I should take the plants that I just bought out of the pots or leave them in...I think the fish will be ok....Yeah!!!!!!!

Thanks again for all of your help and suggestions I so appreciate it.

I have a 55 gallon with a whisper 60 filter and a penguin biowheel filter 330.

Thanks Deb, I am going today to try to find those plants. I know it is a bacteria bloom, which is beneficial right? The fish are still living so that makes me happy. I tested it and it is less than 8.0 but It still reads high so maybe the test is wrong. I will keep you posted and thanks again for ...

Thanks any type of plant that you would recommend would be helpful. I will try this. I seem to have couldy water tonight again. I am about to do a partial water change and I test the tank every night for Ph, Nitrite, Nitrate, ammonia, it is a master test kit that I use everynight and I don't just do ...

Thanks for all the input. I lost another bala shark but the other fish are hanging in there. They sometimes go pale, but I am doing water changes everyday and stopped using Amquel plus. I am back to ammo lock. Is live plants really ok? I am not sure so I haven't put any in. I am keeping my fingers ...

Thank you both for helping out I will do exactly what you said. Those fish stores around here pretend to know what they are talking about and now I know better. I still have live fish, haven't lost one yet but I am very nervous to lose any. I will keep you posted and again thanks for taking the time ...

Mats:
I was wondering if you knew how to get the ammonia down in their tank. I have continued to do a water change everyday and the ammonia is still reading 8.0. I have tried amquel plus for 2 days and it hasn't lowered at all. I also want to thank you for the advice. The small case of ick that I ...

thanks for the advice and I wont use anymore salt. I was told previously to use salt by a few and now I am being told to not. I think they will all be ok. They seem to be anyways so lets keep our fingers crossed. thank you so much for the advice I really appreciate it and thanks for accepting my ...

Sorry I didn't mean to be yelling. Thanks for all the advice. Everything seems ok and the only high reading is the ammonia level but that should quickly drop. I had no choice but to use salt in the tank because the fish were stressed and that is all that I had at the time. Thanks again and I will ...

I THINK IT WAS FROM OVER FEEDING. I CLEANED THE TANK AND DID A 50% WATER CHANGE. i ADDED AQUARIUM SALT, AMQUEL PLUS BECAUSE MY AMMONIA LEVEL IS STILL OVER 8.0 I CANT SEEM TO GET IT TO GO DOWN AT ALL. THE WHITE STUFF IS GONE TODAY. I CANT POST A PIC CAUSE I DONT HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO DO SO. THE FISH ...

I posted about my sick pictus cat yesterday and all water levels were fine, now my tanks levels are sky rocketed and I have a white film on the gravel, plants, filters, and all of the tank. I just went and bought amquel plus and I am going to clean tank and do a water change and see what I can do ...

WE DO A 10% WATER CHANGE AND CLEAN THE GRAVEL 2 TIMES A WEEK AND THE TEMP IS HIGH DUE TO HOT WEATHER. I HAVE TRIED TO LOWER THE TEMP BY USING BAGS OF ICE. THE PICTUS DIED LAST NIGHT. TWO MORE LEFT. THE WATER IS TESTED DAILY. THE IRIDESCENTS AND BALAS ARE LITTLE RIGHT NOW (ABOUT 3-4 INCHES), BUT I AM ...

I am sure water is testing fine. The only thing that I can think of is that the fish are fighting. The pictus has a blood spot around the eye or behind hard to tell and a little under his side fin. Thanks for answering me

tank mates are listed above sorry

I was wondering if anyone knows what causes a catfish to start bleeding behing the eye and gill. He is listless but swimming on occasion and his tentacle is broken. Could this be from a fight? What do I do?

55 gallon tank
6 bala sharks
4 iridescent sharks
1 pl*co
3 Pictus catfish
1 rainbow shark
2 ...