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I agree with the young one. Black is way more natural but the yellow makes the tank easier to view.It's a totally personal thing though.

Is cleaning my tank stressful for my fish? Yesterday I did a 50% w/c and vacuumed the gravel. It just got me thinking how stressful it must be for the little buggers. I also changed the display of my tank and was in there for about 20 mins. I know it's a necessary evil but does anyonehave any...

I feed once a day every day lately. Use to staveevery weekend cos I was out of town but have since got an automatic feeder for these days. I feed flakes to my gourami and tetras and sinking wafers for my cory. The assasin snails look after themselves with a choice of about 60 other snails in my...

Thanks a million Salty. I also bought a trap and when I got up this morning there were about 15-20 snails in it so I think with a combination of the assasins and the trap I should bring it under control and then the assasins can control the population after that. Cheers for your help, Darren

They are either pond or pouch snails from looking at google images.

I think they are gilled snails. Not too sure though. D

so sorry to hear you lost your favourite fish. I absolutely adore puffers so can imagine how you felt. Hope you're over it now? Did your parents surprise you with a new addition??????LOL

Tank looks amazing. Thanks for such an indepth log of your cycling ups and downs. It really helped me. D

Hey all, Have just introduced 3 assasins into my tank to deal with a snail explosion. They were introduced last night but didn't seem to take much notice of the other snails. Is this normal? Do they need time to adjust to their new surroundings before getting down to business????? Darren

Here's a photo of my 63L tank. Any comments? I'm only newish to this whole fishkeeping malark and need some praise.LOL

Hey, Igo away every weekend and leave my babies. I use an automatic feeder now but they use to be fine before I got that. I use to leave them for up to 4 days and they would still be fine. I ended up getting a feeder cos it was happening to frequently that I would not be around and I thought it...

OK. So just getting arounf to a water test now and the readings are as follow: PH still 6.0 Ammonia .25ppm Nitrites 0ppm Nitrates 20ppm Still worried about the PH levels and the ammonia spike. Any more suggestions? D

Fish have been in there for about 3 months and the tank is the same ornament wise since January. The only thing I added in April was a colosseum I bought in the states. I'm at a loss.

Not quite cycled propery :blush: Have the tank about 6 months now and the fish all seem fine. Would it not be cycled now?????? Sorry if thats a stupid question.

Tank is stocked with 2 gourami, 6 neon teras and 3 cory. Have black and red stones on the base with a large fish decoration that I bought from my lps. Have only one plant and about a million snails. Could these be causing the issues?

Hey, Just got a test kit recently and tested my water yesterday. Everything was fine except the PH was 6.0. EEK!!!! I tested my tap water and got a reading of 7.2 so I know there are no issues with my source water. I performed a 50% water change and have just, after 24 hours, performed more...

Good idea my man. I'll try it tonight. Cheers. D

I have not used this store but have used Java-plants.com and found them V. good. Shipping to Ireland was V reasonable as far as I remember. D

Not me but if they offer a 24/48 hour arrive alive guarantee they should be ok. D

Have found this snail trap online and am having serious issues with the little buggers. Anyone ever tried these? Any input greatly appreciated. D :blink: http://cgi.ebay.ie/SERA-SNAIL-COLLECT-SNAI...:0|293:1|294:50 http://cgi.ebay.ie/JBL-Snail-Trap_W0QQitem...:0|293:1|294:50

That is one amazing pond. Well done. My boyfriend and I have recently built one too but it's alot smaller........lol. One day we'll have one as big.........................watch this space. :rolleyes:

Any advice please?

Wow. That is nice. I like it alot. You should have gotten it anyways.lol D

Had an unsuccessful attempt at breeding 2 betta about 5 days ago and was wondering if I've left enough time before re-introducing the female? I'm more ready this time for a success.lol

OMG. You do have the most bestest boyfreind EVER..................LOLOLOLOL

New driftwood and rocks added. Also new fish were added. Ammonia levels at 0ppm, Nitrate at 50 ppm and Nitrite levels at 0ppm.

Ammonia and Nitrite levels are within tolerable levels but Nitrate levels are through the roof. Can anyone recommend a quick way to bring these within tolerable levels? Is a 40-50% water change the best bet? D

Site looks so much better. well done. Darren

generally people in the UK use degrees C and people in the US use degrees F. D Just some comments on your site. The colours you've chosen don't work well together. Check the website below for colours that work best together. Hope you don't mind this input. I know I'd prefer to be told this for...

Can anyone tell me if the automatic feeders are a good idea for feeding my fish while away. I am away from home most weekends and want to have more control about how much food they are given cos I think the person who feed them in my absence is over-feeding and it's causing snail numbers to...

Had never considered fake plants but will now. D

God this tanks looks amazing. I'm so jealous.lol

yeah. My two get along fine. I think I have a male and a female. The colour difference was huge when the airstone disconnected. I was so worried. I'm glad that they are ok though cos I have really grown fond of them. When I got them first I was indifferent about them but I really like them now.

I would love some plants like this. Well done.

I'm only new to this. But I keep logging on to get my answers and am already considering a new tank when I get the money. Think I might be slightly addicted.lol Not that it's a bad thing BTW.....LOL

I'm gonna try the lettuce tonight. Will advise as to how it goes. D

Can anyone recommend a hardy plant for my 64L tank? D

I'm sorry to hear this. This is a pain in the A**. Try again and plead your case. You never know. Hope it works. Darren

Thanks a million, God you know your stuff.lol D