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Subject: Help 9/9/2010, 5:38 pm

I have just started my first tank it is a 30 gal its running now about 2 months i have six tetras and a large silver dollar in it i had a blue dwarf gourmi that just died. But i put that silver dollar in about two weeks ago and he wont eat he acts like he is scared of the tetra they did pick on him when i put him in but they dont bother him anymore. What should i do ?

Subject: Re: Help 9/9/2010, 5:45 pm

how long has the tank been cycled? wats ur ammonia nitrites and nitrates r?

Subject: Re: Help 9/9/2010, 6:22 pm

Welcome aboard!!

welcome

Silver dollars are schoolers and do best in groups of 5 or more. With your tank size, that would be crowded.

Try to vary the foods you offer. These guys are also largely vegetarian, so make sure the foods you offer are high in vegetable matter such as spirulina.

Good luck!!

Subject: Re: Help 9/10/2010, 5:57 am

unknown wrote:: Welcome aboard!!

Silver dollars are schoolers and do best in groups of 5 or more. With your tank size, that would be crowded.

Try to vary the foods you offer. These guys are also largely vegetarian, so make sure the foods you offer are high in vegetable matter such as spirulina.

Good luck!!

Subject: Re: Help 9/10/2010, 7:23 am

yes most community fish r schoolers so u do need more of each fish, u hav plenty of tetras, but not the other i would trade him or get a bigger tank to get more for him.

Subject: Re: Help 9/10/2010, 10:16 am

yeah i think the local private pet store does not know what they are talking about i asked them do i need to have more of the silver dollar in my tank they told me he was big enough to live in the tank on his own. But i am going to just deal with breeders only. But i need to TAKE HIM OUT AND TAKE HIM BACK they seen me coming thanks you guys for the info

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how often do u clean it

Subject: Re: Help 9/15/2010, 8:22 pm

i do a rock vac every 3 weeks to about half

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You need to do a water change every 2 weeks. 25% or so is fine.
What kind of tetras are in there?

Subject: Re: Help 9/18/2010, 5:04 pm

i have black skirt and some pink tetras and a algae eater

Subject: Re: Help 9/18/2010, 5:05 pm

also i just brought a tank i think is a 55 gallon that has crude stuck around the top what can i use to get it off

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Razor blade and white vinegar.
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/information/calculate.htm Here you can figure out what size it is on there.

Can you try to get a pic of the algae eater? If its a common pleco you want to get rid of him asap.

Subject: Re: Help 9/18/2010, 5:58 pm

silvers dollars not good big and spook easy can possibley break glass at full size and they will eat any live plant. You should keep a ammonia alert monitor inside your aquarium and check it daily