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Hi guys thanks for all your help! A few more details for you! I am still fairly novice at this which is why I keep asking these questions! The situation is this - a friend has just had to leave university and can't take his fish with him, but wants to keep the tank - and so he is desperately...

Hi! I have a 126l (27gallon) tank. Would the following be too much stock? 6x Neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) 2x Dwarf otocinclus (Otocinclus affinis) 3x Harlequin (Trigonostigma heteromorpha) 5x Black Widow tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) 4x Neon Rainbow (Melanotaenia praecox) 3x Red Line...

Thanks for the advice! I put the Harlequins in as a group of 3, because my local aquarium had just a group of three in their tank. Will they happily accept other harliquins added later? Thanks..

Cool! I just wanted to be careful, as I am not sure how small the tank will look when these fish are fully grown, and I like them to have as much space as they need.. I was thinking about maybe just adding a couple of 'show' fish to the tank to complete it.. Any suggestions about what would...

Hi all! I have a 126litre tank (I think this is about 27.5 Gallons) with the following fish: 6x Neon Tetra 5x Black Widow Tetra 3x Harlequins 2x Ottos Is this a good stock level for the tank?

Thank you for your help... It seems that I have made a bit of a mess of it, by trying to merge the advice from too many different people, who probably didn;t know what they are talking about anyway! :/ What should my course of action be? A water change every day until the ammonia and...

Hi all thanks for your help! I had cycled the tank with amonia for about a week, and monitored it until the amonia had gone. And then added the neons to get the tank settled. I tested the tank this morning and the Amonia level had increased to about 0.8. And so I immediately did a water...

Hi all! I have recently set up a tank, which I cycled and then added 6 neon Tetras. I have also now bought a home test kit to check the water, and today got the following readings: ph: 7.4 Ammonia: 0.5 Nitrite: 0.5 Nitrate: 5 It is a 126l tank. Do these levels sound about right, or would they...

Ah cool 11/12 hours would suit me better.. Is it better to have too much light or not enought? Is the light just for the plants? Thanks!

Yep! I have a timer now, and was wondering what numbers to put into it! Thank you!

Cool! Thanks for such a quick reply The room is sunlit, but it stays fairly dim as it is quite sheltered. Would it be appropriate then to have the light on for the follwoign hours: 0900 - 1400 1600 - 2100 Thanks..

Hi All! I have been told by many different sources that it is best to have the light in the hood of my planted tropical tank on for 10 hours each day. I was wondering if 10 hours it about right, and also is it possible to have a break in the middle of the day, as it would be great to have the...

Hi guys! I am a complete beginner in the world of fish, and I really want to get things right before I even think about going any buying some fish! I bought a tank yesturday (126 litres) which came as a kit with all of the equipment that I should need to keep tropical fish - I was really keen...

Hello everyone! I am completely new to the concept of keeping fish, to the extent that i bought my first tank yesturday (I wanted to start the water cycling), and I have yet to decide what fish I want to keep! This looks like a very useful forum, and I hope that you will excuse the very basic...