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Ok thanks! my tank is 20 litres, I only have 5 cardinals, how many fish do you recommend I put in?

Ok thank you, I'm still not sure what my water results should be? I know they are getting lower but I'm not sure how far I have to go, they are looking a lot happier although I still haven't seen them eating, surely they must be though otherwise they'd be dead?

Hi again, we've got a goldfish tank, when I do a water change for them would it be worth while rinsing the filter for the tropical fish in the water I remove from the goldfish, this tank is well established and has all the good bacteria in or wont it work like that. Or is it a good idea to buy...

Ok thanks, I'll post the new water results again tomorrow :good: Do you know what that stuff is I mentioned on the suckers on the filter?

Nitrate 50 Nitrite 1 General Hardness 16 Carbonated Hardness 10 pH 8.0 Chlorine 0.8

Ok thanks, I'll be getting the better water testing kit next week so I'll be able to give you more acurate results, the kit I have doesnt test the Ammonia, do i test the water straight away after a water change or do I leave it for a while first?

Hi, I'd say It's about a 3 after I've done another water change, Isn't it getting rid of all the good bacteria though by keep changing the water?

One thing I noticed is I keep getting see through jelly stuff on the suckers on the heater, do you know what this is?

Hello Water results for today are: Nitrate 50 Nitrite 5 General Hardness 16 Carbonated Hardness 10 pH 8.0 Chlorine 0.8 They seem a lot more active than a few days ago, I've been doing daily 50% water changes but I still haven't seen them eat anything, I only have 5 of them and they are in a...

I will do a water change once a day and add the water conditioner, I'll try and post my water testing kit results, I work long hours so Its hard to find the time, yes it is a strip one but I wont be able to purchase the one you recommend till next week. Hopefully I'll get there in the end...

Hello, thanks for all your help so far, can I get something from a pet shop to get the nitrites down? If I'm in a fish cycle how often do I do a water change now, the last one was sunday, from the looks of things I haven't cycled my tank and I'm still unsure what it means, Ive used facebook to...

I have pictures just dont know how to upload them :rolleyes:

Hello, the tank has been running about a month now, I have done 1 water change so far as the instructions for the water treatment for fin and tail rot said not to do it until the course of treatment finished, I left the tank for a few weeks before putting fish in it, they havent got any white...

Hi, I'm new to the whole tropical fish thing, I decided to start out with something I thought would be easy to look after, Cardinal Tetra. I'm not sure what to do, I noticed they have bits of fin and tail missing so I treated the water for fin and tail rot, I haven't seen them eat and when I do...

Hi, I bought a water testing kit, I dont have a clue what I'm doing and I dont know what this means or if it will make any sense to you Ph is 8 KH 10d Nitrates no3 25 GH 10d Getting a picture of them is impossible, I noticed that they have bits of fins and tail missing so I thought it might be...

Hi there, I have bought a tropical fish tank set up a few months ago, I had the tank set up for a few weeks before putting any fish in, I dont know anything about tropical fish I am just starting out, so I bought some Cardinal Tetra and some Serpae, I soon learnt that they cannot live happily...