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    German Blue Ram - HITH?

    I was afraid I'd leave a few ppm of bleach after washing it post-bleaching. Now i know the heavy dose of dechlorinator is the key. Thanks Mike! :) @regani: Yeah, agree with the silicone seal & glass expansion. Good thing I haven't started cleaning as I'm waiting for the weekend. Thanks! :)
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    There is something problem of my agassiizii's side fin.

    so i guess keeping apisto's in a full planted tank is still ok. I do see them very happy swooping around crypto/anubias leaves and inquisitively hunting red cherry shrimps in moss & dwarf sags. I'll still continue my regular clean up on falling off leaves & glad left overs aren't much detriment...
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    German Blue Ram - HITH?

    i personally wanted to avoid bleach but i do agree on the better sterilization. Thanks Mike! ^_^
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    German Blue Ram - HITH?

    So hot water can be an option to sterilize then. I'll try the airstone+plants floating on my next one. Thanks Gerald :)
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    There is something problem of my agassiizii's side fin.

    Thanks Darrel.. i don't use any salts nor do i have UVs, so i guess i'm still on-track. Regarding food, if I can only provide live food occasionally & pellets/wafers most of the time, would you guys recommend I stop Apisto's & settle for a different specie? Another follow-up, i'm on a fully...
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    German Blue Ram - HITH?

    Mike, I've started to be a believer of quarantine/hospital tanks the way you do it. Just a question on the sponge filter, how do you clean/sterilize it in between old-new fish in Q.tank? Currently previous fish had hexamita/bacterial infection (gone) and I'm not yet 100% sure on what the new...
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    There is something problem of my agassiizii's side fin.

    Given the susceptibility, would you happen to have any best practices to share in terms of water chemistry? say 10-50ppm / UV sterilizer / et al. I just hear the usual clean water quality, wondering if any of you do some pinch of salt to prevent bacterial infections (especially hexamita).
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    A.Viejita forehead

    Wow... I just got a bonus, been researching about immunity systems of freshwater fauna as I try to stay away from medications. In case you have reliable reading materials about it, please share if it's not too much to ask. I've once cured a tumor with an Otocinclus just by putting it in an...
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    A.Viejita forehead

    Btw, thanks to all of you guys for sharing & throwing ideas on this thread, appreciate it much. I'm starting to fully digest the situation now, so I guess the only question left is: ~ Given my main concern is my main tank (got my beloved Apisto's/Pencilfishes/Otocinclus in there), am I...
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    A.Viejita forehead

    First off, thanks for the welcome, been reading here for a while and this site has helped me a lot being an apisto-lover. 1.) I have 2 A.Viejita & 1 A.Macmasteri, may have switched it so I'll try to post the other when I get a decent pic to double check. Got crappy cam. 3.) My source already...
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    A.Viejita forehead

    I'm hoping someone can check the pics of my A.Viejita, specifically the forehead area. The spot on the head (not sure if its a white mark or a shallow hole) is bugging me being new to this specie. I don't want to conclude ich/hexamita/HitH, so am hoping any experienced ones in here like Mike can...
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