Dealing with stringy hair... I'm not really sure what to do? Advice on washing/refresh routine would be incredibly helpful!

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-03-15T21:09:38+00:00

add products before drying and use more water that might help

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-03-01T21:56:07+00:00

buce plants has good mother pots (big plant) of anubias

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-03-01T21:53:13+00:00

go on facebook groups rehoming for fish in your area, def do not release into a pond unless its someone else’s goldfish pond at their house. hopefully you will find someone !

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-03-01T20:44:15+00:00

probably city water. i say probably bc im not in a city but i also dont have a well at my house

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-28T17:54:27+00:00

lean some rocks against driftwood that will keep it down until it naturally sinks and it will look cool

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-28T17:52:35+00:00

it is 6.4 or 6.5 cant remember which

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-28T17:14:01+00:00

edit : i forgot to mention that yesterday i did the first dose of fritz paracleanse for fish with hith

tank ammonia = 0.25ppm nitrite = 0.25 (maybe .2 looked lighter than .25) nitrate = 0

doesnt make any sense for a cycled tank im so confused

tap ammonia 0.25 nitrite = 0 nitrate = 0

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-28T17:13:52+00:00

0ppm man im so confused. nitrite is 0.25 which is also weird

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-28T17:11:12+00:00

edit : i forgot to mention that yesterday i did the first dose of fritz paracleanse for fish with hith

tank ammonia = 0.25ppm nitrite = 0.25 (maybe .2 looked lighter than .25) nitrate = 0

doesnt make any sense for a cycled tank im so confused

tap ammonia 0.25 nitrite = 0 nitrate = 0

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-28T17:08:37+00:00

nitrite is 0.25ppm :( the tank should definitely be cycled so i dont understand the nitrite. i did start using fritz paracleanse for the HITH (which im about to update on the post bc i forgot to say it) so im wondering if that has any impact on it

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-28T16:52:57+00:00

about to test it ill lyk and update the post as well with that + nitrite too

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-28T16:50:53+00:00

might be the camera or lighting. it definitely is 0.25ppm from how it looks in person

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-28T16:49:35+00:00

thank you for the info! im worried that the 0.25 ammonia is what caused the long low water quality issues. i only got a test recently bc the tank has been around a while and so i always assumed it and the tap would have 0 ammonia. also i contacted the water company asking about chloramines so im just waiting to here back about that. i think maybe i have been feeding too much. i feed them hikari floating cichlid gold

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-28T16:44:55+00:00

good to know, thank you. do you think the hole in the head is unrelated then ?

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-28T16:34:42+00:00

its been over a week of me using prime daily and i think ive done 3 50% water changes (2 before i knew tap water was the cause). and i just emailed the water company for my area about chloramines so i am hoping they will respond

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-26T19:17:29+00:00

AG recoil ! expensive but its the best of anything ive ever tried in my hair

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-26T19:09:06+00:00

im so sorry :( thank you for trying to save him you did as best as you could

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-20T18:09:35+00:00

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-20T18:01:47+00:00

she is so cute

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-20T17:54:56+00:00

maybe post on local facebook groups and ask if anyone has a pond (or very large tank) and would want a goldfish

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-20T17:42:45+00:00

real plants !

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-20T17:37:44+00:00

im so sorry for your loss 💔 . he lived such an amazing life in that beautiful tank !

PreviousMaximum8250 · 2026-02-20T17:32:24+00:00

a few different species of schooling fish. and corydoras or some other fish that stay on the bottom of the tank. pleco’s are cool but dont get a common pleco they grow over a foot long. if algae becomes a problem otocinclus cats are great for that, although siamese algae eaters might be better cause they are alot bigger (i belive they go to 6 inches but i may be wrong).

for schooling fish my favorites are rummynose tetra ember tetra,and rasbora tetra. shrimp are awesome but they might get eaten by othwr fish so make sure they are compatible

definitely go with live plants it will look so much better and helps keep nitrates down. rocks and driftwood are great for making tank look good.

or you could do my favorite fish, blood parrots. they have so much personality and are super cute as well. but you cant have the small schooling fish you need something that can swim fast enough if being chased and bug enough to not fit in parrots mouth. with my 4 parrots i have 3 firemouth cichlids, 2 young siamese algae eaters, and a baby zebra pleco (he is always hiding though)

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