Kuzih. I agree with Flora UK. Since you have a yard, place your Carnation in a pot w/well=draining soil. If it's hardy, and not too-far gone, it should return..Since you see green and some white roots, parts are still alive. It's possible you won't see new growth until next year..it depends. Carnations prefer cooler temps. Placing it outdoors now won't cause harm. They dislike heat. Although Carnations are outdoor plants, stores sell them in ornate pots or wrapped in foil as Short-Lived plants for holidays. Especially Mother's Day and Easter. They do the same with Tulips, Mums and other plants. To stores, it's a money maker. Fluffy Ruffle is a beautiful fern. It sounds like yours is doing well. Check 'Cat Fancy' website. They have a list of toxic plants. I used to subscribe to their magazine, but cancelled after my 17-yr-old cat went to kitty heaven. Every so often they'd add toxic plants in the magazine. Now this information can be found online. Or you can Google 'toxic plants, cats.' A list of poisonous plants will pop up. The sad thing is there are a good number of common plants considered toxic. I was looking at a list last week and was surprised by the number..We have four birds and two dogs..after reading the site, I discovered 80%+ of my plants are toxic!! I'm surprised the stores by your home doesn't sell Spider Plants. Have you tried Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, etc? There is a Trade Forum here on GW. Although you have nothing to trade, perhaps someone will send you Spider shoots for postage. How about adding shelves high up on your windows? They're inexpensive, and easy to install. African Violets are non-toxic and produce the prettiest flowers. Most stay small, so space won't be a problem. Unless your cats jump on the shelves, there shouldn't be any problems. BTW, how many cats do you have? Ironic. It's been in the high 90's since last week. Last night we had a major T-storm..the breeze was refreshing. Today, it's 70...I'm freezing..lol..The ground is pure mud. One more thing..about your yard. An east exposure, outdoors, is a lot brighter than your east window. Low or medium light plants can burn facing east. You'd be surprised. Toni

You mntioned a new biowheel. Was that the only filter medium you had? I think you are experiencing "New Tank syndrome". Using "old" water with mew media doesn't work because there isn't the "good" bacteria on the new media. I would get an Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate test kit. I think your ammonia levels are toxic right now. don't add any new fish. You can do water changes as well as buy bacteria to help the cycle along.

Okay found out what my problem was. At first we thought it was the filter that was killing them (we always found them in the filter or stuck to it) But a nice lady told us that it isn't the filter (she is a guppy breeder and even fry don't get sucked in!!) It was our water. It hasn't cycled. So we have been "cycling" our 20 gallon tank for almost a week. the lady said it should be safe to add only one fish at a time. The first day (Saturday) we set up the 20 gal. filled it up, added the de-chlorinator, Water conditioner....then let it sit for about 1/2 hour, then we added the Bacteria starter, then "cycle" that we bought from Petland (not petsmart). We have decided to start off with one fish from wal-mart (that stock is from the nice lady we spoke to and she takes good care of her stock) then we will look into the local breeders or even buy from a fish store (the ones that only sell fish)

I would think that a danio could out run an attack from a fancy tail guppy. Those huge tails kind of weigh them down some. I recently lost a fancy tail I had for about 2 years and he would kind of swim up to a platy and poke at him but not really nip. Just kind of bump his nose against him like a pesty little brother. I guess anything is possible though. Just keep an eye on him and check with your freind to see if there are any more deaths or injuries. Good luck.