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They've all gone back to normal now it seems :) Is it best to stick to doing a water test every week or should I do another test sooner as I've changed the water?

I did :)

Just finished changing 50% of the tanks water. I tried my best at keeping it at the same temperature as what was already in there and think I almost did it perfectly (thermometer is reading 1 degree lower). The fish are all hanging around at the bottom of the tank together at the moment though...

Guppies was actually what we wanted to start off with as I'd read that they were also good to cycle the tank with, however when going to buy some was told the danio's would be better for our water conditions at first. Not that I'm dissapointed, as I really love the danio's we got, they're very...

Water information for my area is: The water in your area is very hard. To help set your domestic appliances, the water hardness in different units is: 366 mg/l (or parts per million)...

Thank you :) I'll do it the way you've said then. On a different note, once the tank is cycled what fish would be nicely suited with the six danios? It seems there's different advice/opinions everywhere you look regarding which fish go with others but I've read that they do well with honey...

Thanks for the advice, guidance and nice comments guys :) I shall be doing a 50% water change in the morning then, and will keep doing that whenever I see a spike in the ammonia or nitrite levels. At the risk of sounding slightly dumb, but when adding new water to the tank is it okay to be cold...

Thanks for your advice regarding the bottom feeders :) The tank is a Fluval Flex 57l so is pretty square (not much difference in height vs length). Should I be concerned about the current Ammonia and Nitrite levels then? I wasn't originally too worried as the API Freshwater testing kit states...

Hello :) I thought I’d post a picture of our first ever tank that we started setting up a few weeks ago. Since a week ago it is now the home to 3 zebra danios and 3 leopard danios which seem to be enjoying their surroundings. I’m doing weekly water tests at the moment with the latest being...

Am new to all of this so wanted to make sure things are okay and “normal” in our new fish tank. Our new tank has been set up for 3 days now and I just used the API test kit for the first time to see what the levels are and they read as follows: Ph test: 7.6 (max) High ph test: 8.2 Ammonia test...

That's a bit dissapointing :( I never knew this sort of thing mattered so much (stupid of me I suppose), mostly because in the past my family have had various fish tanks in the past (in the same area) with a variety of tropical fish, including tetras with no issues. Being quite young in those...

A couple of extra questions regarding the Fluval Flex tank. Would I be able to have a catfish in this tank and/or a beta fish with any others or is the latter only recommended to be pretty much on it's own in a tank this size?

The water here is "very hard" according to our water provider's website. The full info it lists is: 366 mg/l (or parts per million) Calcium Carbonate 146.4 mg/l (or parts per million) Calcium...

Thanks for the replies :) It seems the biOrb's don't have a very good reputation. I suppose the stylish looks of them is what attracted me to them but they do seem very 'limited' in terms of what fish you can comfortably put in them. I've had another quick look around and have come across the...

Hello :) I've just joined and am hoping for a little advice and some help as I am considering getting a biOrb Flow 30 tank. I would love to have a bigger tank however due to space I'm very limited and can only really fit a tank being around 40cm wide, so with that in mind if anyone can...