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I got my first Betta yesterday. Called him Fat Mike (or Mike for short) after the NOFX band member.

Will my Betta eat the small snails in my tank. Only about 1mm (goldy brown in colour). I've been getting them out, but if he likes them...... Cheers Andy.

Hi A few weeks back, I had a little whitespot trouble. I had my water tested and everything came out ok. I can't provide exact figures as my dad took the sample down for me. He said the pet shop owner said they were good results and everything was fine. When the whitespot happened I was...

Hi Does protazin increase the pH level in a tank? Cheers Andy

Hi What's the best method for cleaning the sponge inside the filter? Obviously I will use aquarium water, but; Some people say to just swill it around in there so the good bacteria doesn't get removed. Others say to give it a good squeeze, but this would get rid of the bacteria??? Mine...

Hi It's a 58 litre tank (24x12x12). Not sure of the exact reading, as the fish lady didn't tell me. She just said it was in very good condition. She was the lady who I bought the rummys off, she replaced the two that died first after the water test because it passed. If the water quality...

Hi I set up my tank Christmas eve and cycled it, then slowly added fish in this order: 2 Platys 5 neons 2 Zebra Danios 4 Fish of Death (see below) Everything was fine and dandy. The fish were happy and well and water readings were good. Then I added the dreaded rummy noses. With plans to...

Hi Thanks for asking. All the neons and rummy's have died. I've got 2 platys and 2 zebras left. I still don't think they're fully back to normal, but they do look better. I've changed the water etc today. The course has finished. Any more advice?

Are siamese fighters generally considered to be hardy fish, or are they difficult to keep? Cheers.

Not sure about the exact readings but the lady in the pet shop said they were fine. I only have one sponge. Not sure what you mean by the floss. I have a peice of foam which goes into the bottom of the filter were the first water enters it. I swill the gunk off this. Aare my new fish more...

Thanks Wilder. Can I just check on these. From the booklet that came with my tank, I have been doing a Vac every 2-4 day's and a water change every 2 weeks (25%) including cleaning all the ornaments etc. Plus swilling the filter media once a month in tank water. Does this sound ok? What's...

Well My last Rummy is on his last legs. That'll be 5. Two neons have gone today and two more are about to, leaving 1. Plus 2 Platys and 2 Zebra Danios are still alive. The medcine says take over 4 day's. The last day is tommorrow. What do I do if the fish aren't back to normal? :( :(...

I can open the valve a little more yes. Do you think they brought it in with them?

Cheers for the advice I've just done that. The last Rummy isn't looking too good. He'll probably have gone by morning :(. They're really nice fish as well. :(

Hi Thanks for the quick responce. Just normal table salt?? Also do I need to turn my UV lamp off? Cheers Andy.

Hi I introduced 3 rummys into my tank about a week ago. The next day two were dead, showing no signs of why. The lady at the fish shop replaced them. Then another died a few days later (from the original 3). White spots started to appear on the Rummys. Then it spread to my other fish. I...

By UV steriliser do you mean the UV lamp? Cheers Andy.

After reading some other posts, this looks like ich??? Is this the same as whitespot? Can anyone offer any advice, I'm going down to my petshop asap. It seems to be spreading 1 or two of the other fish now. Is this very bad news? Where does it come from?

Hi, thanks for all the advice. My tank size is 2ft x 1ft x 1ft (58 litres). Water tests have shown that the water is in very good condition. I have a 12 inch airstone. All the other fish appear fine. It's been set-up since Christmas eve. One other thing, the rummy's have varying amounts...

Hello Last saturday I purchased 3 new rummy nose tetras. The next day one died, with another one shortly after that. I had a water test and they came back as "perfect". The fish shop owner replaced the two that died with two new ones from the same batch. The one that was left from the first...