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yep, looks like a bladder snail. Very common and harmless, but they reproduce very quickly so if you don't want them i'd remove them now, while there isn't too many. It wouldn't surprise me if they've already laid their eggs on various surfaces. They're almost impossible to get rid of once they...

I Agree with the above posts, make sure you read about fish-less cycling. Keep in mind that it will require patience, but it's well worth it in the long run. What fish you could house comfortably would be easier to answer if you provide some water parameters. What plants you could have would...

Pic is of male/female honey gourami. Looks like a female to me. It seems to have a more rounded dorsal fin than a typical male would have. Just my opinion though, good luck!

It's unfortunate that you've added live fish into an aquarium that has not yet completed its cycle, as both ammonia and nitrite are extremely toxic to fish, but whats done is done. All I can advise is frequent water changes and careful monitoring of ammonia and nitrite levels. This thread has a...

I don't know too much about this fish species but I've found that a general rule for cichlids is that if the dorsal and anal fins are longer and come to a sharper point, it's a male. If the dorsal and anal fins are shorter and more rounded then it's a female. To me, the top pictures look like a...

Hello, I've had a female Apistogramma Macmasteri for about 2 months now, and shes settled in well. She has established a territory in the bottom right of my aquarium, where her terracotta pot is. There is another terracotta pot at the other end of the aquarium just in case. Yesterday I bought a...

I went to my LFS to purchase 2 bolivian rams, and came back with one bolivian ram and one mystery fish. The guy who caught the two fish was pretty inexperienced as far as I could tell. Anyway, here is the fish.    http://imgur.com/rSmWOQr   To me it kind of looks like a female apistogramma...

Hello, My tank finished cycling yesterday and today I bought ALOT of live plants. The problem is I won't be able to get any fish for four or five days. My question is will it be ok to add a "snack" dose (1/3 of full dose) every other day until i'm able to stock the tank with fish? Will the...

You could take a look at the fluval U3. £36.00 on amazon.

Ideally the nitrate levels should be kept as close to 0 as possible, but 10 ppm isn't too bad. The only thing I can think of to lower nitrates in your situation is to have more live plants. Again, you should be fine with 10 ppm of nitrates and I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Nitrates are best kept at 0, but anything under 40 ppm is "safe". 

As lillefishy said, you are fully stocked as is... the guppys really would be better in a larger tank. All of the fish you've mentioned are not suitable for 23L. And discus in a 23L tank? you must be joking. You could possibly get a few red cherry shrimp or ghost shrimp though.

I would say your aquarium is fully stocked as is... prehaps even slightly over stocked. I wouldn't get any more fish if i were you, but this is just my opinion. Maybe a more experianced member will have a different opinion on the matter.

This post was just... sad. Here is a guide to fish in cycling: DONT DO IT. 

You need to be more specific. "corys shrimp or somthing like that" doesn't tell me how man fish you have. When placed together, female bettas will form a pecking order or hierarchy. Therefore, it is important to keep either one (1) female betta alone, or in groups of at least three (3) or more...

Well, filter squeezings and some gravel won't cycle the tank on its own. It will speed up the cycle but the nitrifying bacteria still need an ammonia source for the colony to deal with a full bio load. Have you read this? -...

Welcome to TFF. You can have live plants without Co2. Aquariums without the use of Co2 a considered low tech. Hardy low to medium light plants are fine, as long as they have sufficiant lighting and nutrients. Plants really do benifit an aquarium, in terms of making a more natural environment for...

I'm not sure where you can get custom hood. I made my own, its really not that difficult. This way you can choose the amount of light your tank will receive.  You'll need to choose electrical ballast for your hood. The ballast controls the amount of lights you can have, and how much light they emit.

A timer really would be best in this situation. 15 mins just isn't long enough. Timers really arn't that expensive, and the odds are a situation like this one will come up again.

It depends... Does your main tank have fish within it? If so, what kind of fish. This will determine whether you'll be able to keep RCS. You see, RCS are very small and brightly coloured, making them a meal for alot of fish. The plants should be ok, you might want to rinse them off before you...

It is recommended that you should go no higher than 3.0ppm, any higher can slow the process. I would recommend you do a water change to bring it back down to around 3.0 ppm. Using this chart will hep in doing so.     You cannot control the amount of ammonia in your water with fish food. It's...

Yes, you need 60 posts. I've finally reached 60 posts today :)

As the others have said, it takes time for the wood to become water logged. Until the wood is water logged I would just weigh it down. 

That still doesn't mean your tank is cycled. To know for sure I would advise you to buy a master test kit. This tests for ammonia nitrite nitrate, PH and high PH. You need to be sure your tank is cycled, for the welfair of your fish. Until then I can't in good conscience suggest to you any more...

You cant cycle a tank in a week, unless the filter media and gravel are from another well established tank... and even then it may take alittle more time. Please read this http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/421488-cycling-your-new-fresh-water-tank-read-this-first/ If you stock your tank...

Yes you need to rehome those clown loaches. How tall is the tank? we cant get an accurate volume from just the length and width, we also need the height. Hard water is alkaline (7+) soft water is acidic (less than 7 on the ph scale) With 7 being neutral. Knowing the ph of your water is essential.

German blue rams, bolivian rams. These two are very colourful, peacful and intresing. They also form monogamous pairs. Bolivian rams are easier to keep than GBR. It would help if you gave us the dimensions and PH of you tank. The two fish I mentioned prefer slightly acidic water. I would say the...

As the others have said, we need more details to be able to help you. 

Ninjouzata is right, the silver sharks and clown loaches get huge. These are very unsuitable for a 100 litre tank. And the 4ft tank you are looking into will be too small also. If you arn't able to get the correct sized tank for them, then please rehome them,

Make sure you get a few pictures for us :)

There is finally water in it :) can't wait to see how it turns out.

It looks great :) I've been searching for a piece of wood like that for such a long time.  

hmm... Maybe some fine mesh over the water intake section? I'm not sure as i've never experienced this problem. Hopefully someone else on this forum will know what to do.

Thanks for the info, its appreciated. 

It looks great :) you always do such a good job with your aquascape. 

Yes, you can use fish food as an ammonia source. But it's very hard to control the ammonia levels within your aquarium. Plus you'll have lots of disgusting fish food decomposing in your tank. With bottled ammonia you can control the ammonia levels, and It's much cleaner and safer. There is even...

Just putting some gravel in from your tank will not complete the cycle. What media is contained within the media bag? and how much of it? And how long has that media been within the established tank? you must  also consider that even if the bioload will be the same, you can't transfer ALL of the...

What tankmates do they have? I ask because I'm intrested in getting some GBR myself.

LPS usually sell bog wood or drift wood. Both are safe for aquariums and look great. You'll have to soak the wood for awhile before you put them in though. You do this to get rid of the "tannins" that leach into the water and cause it to turn a tea colour. Soaking the wood before hand stops this...