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Sorry guys but they're gone and by that i mean dead, i'd NEVER kill fish or shrimp but if they're harmful they're better off gone. .....I probably should of taken them outside. Starting to feel guilty.

Thanks, one went down the sink time to try and catch the other! They're hiding in the moss, i bought some plants a couple of weeks ago i assume they came with the plants

It was on a large piece of moss that i cut off, managed to catch it in a small net. There are rummy nose tetras and blue shrimp in the tank. If they're harmful i'll remove them.

There's more of them!! :/ Eww, they're freaky!!

Found this whilst trimming the moss back, it has very strange movement, its less shrimp like than the photos show. It's very strange. I have caught it and put it in a jug for now as i am not sure if it's safe to keep in the tank.

I didn't notice anything in particular to be honest, i only bought a few crystal reds, i had issues with another few dying before i started the cycle again last year. For what it's worth i'll order a GH test kit :) I will find out the hardness of my water, thanks for the response and link. Do...

I've had the tank a few months now, about October, i started the cycle again in Decemeber when i had covid, filled it with dragon stone and Tropica plants, i bought the tank new. Some of the plants are from my local garden centre where i bought the shrimp from, most of the Tropica plants i...

Yes Pier is good too, they had a good choice of shrimp when i went. So many fish

Gordan riggs is good in Rochdale, i go most weeks i only live a few minutes away, good for freshwater, i know the guys well they place orders specifically for me. Abyss is amazing, it's a superstore it has everything, Fresh water and Saltwater.

I had a hair algae issue a few months ago, i used anti hair algae, it took awhile but it did the job. I use phosguard to remove any algae, have you ever had algae issues before this?

I don't think there are many fish that look better than Cardinals when in a large group. Rummynose tetras are also nice

Hi, So i've recently bought several crystal red shrimp, are these more difficult to care for than red cherries? I know atleast one died as for the others they're either hiding or i've lost the lot of them, i've got 50+ shrimp in my community tank mainly red and blue and i've never had any...

The bottle on the left says to use 1ml per 10l, the larger bottle says 2.5ml per 75l I'm not sure if they're carbon, is it safe to remove the black sponges? What percentage water change would you recommend to do? I assume giving the filter a good clean will help to? Thanks EDIT: I guess...

Ok, this is everything inside the FX6!

In the attached photo the bottle on the left is what i were initially using, i am now using the larger bottle on the right, but still no luck. I'm on day 3 again, about 6 cardinals and a red phantom have died since i last posted. I've attached some photos of the fish to see what you think, not...

For the first dose i used protozin - White spot and fungus, for the second and third i am using waterlife white spot and fungus. Another couple more cardinals have died, the cardinals and red phantom tetras don't look great. As for the temperaute it's currently set at 26C but i can try...

Hi, So earlier today i started whitespot treatment for the 3rd time, i've lost a few fish over the last couple of weeks, I have tried another product and i'm still not having any luck, today 2 cardinals have died and a few others are struggling to swim, any ideas? I have stopped using plant...

Most in my tank are very clear with a hint of colour

Thanks for your responses. I'm sure my water is soft but i will have a look, it might be easier to buy a test kit and i could test on a regular basis! :)

Thanks, my girlfriend did some googling and came across a few people saying that rams were just dying i have the API master kit and only test for ph, nitrite, nitrate and ammonia, would it be worth while testing other parameters? i have seen a few people on here talk about other parameters which...

I have both my heaters set at 26C, The water in my area is soft i have about 40-50 shrimp in the tank and they all seem ok.

Wow, that's very cheap over here in the UK the FX6's are £260.

PH - 7 Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Ammonia 0 I didn't take any photos, they died a few days apart

I have about 50 shrimp in my large tank, red, yellow, orange, blue, crystal red, crystal black, rili yellow, rili orange, green, rili black. Some are losing there colour, problem i've found is that the shrimp fry aren't very colourful when you mix them. Interesting funny little things though.

I bought two black rams about 3 weeks ago, both of which have recently died, i'm regularly checking the water using the API master kit, the PH, nitrites, nitrates and ammonia are all fine, all other fish seem ok, from what i understand these fish are quite rare, these cost £30 each, has anyone...

So i finally got rid of the Serpae tetras last week, i'll get a few more red phantoms when i am next out, is it safe to put black phantoms in as part of the group or are they different?

I have cut down on food, slowly getting it all under control! No dead loaches!

I feed my shrimp these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001XRR26E/?tag= I'm sure the Kuhli loaches were eating these at first, i bought some pellets for loaches but they won't go near them, maybe i should just stick to the shrimp pellets. I haven't feed them today due to the Nitrite and ammonia...

What are you feeding your loaches? i bought some pellets but they're not eating them - got a nitrite spike. :confused:

That's a lot of shrimp and loaches, good video Bruce! :)

They're still alive but i have an issue, so the loaches don't seem to be eating, done some tests tonight ammonia 0.5, nitite 4ppm, gave the gravel a good clean, so much food waste, done a 20% water change, will retest in the morning as i'll be doing a water change on my main tank. I'm hoping...