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Brilliant, thank you :D

Advice very much appreciated; I actually work for a graphics company so can get anything I wish. What would you suggest? A totally gloss or matt black or a picture? I was also going to get some frosting to put on the lid to diffuse the light further. I have the plants so need *some* light but...

There's one not far from me either, I wonder if we're thinking the same? Mine is on principle. I definitely didn't do enough research prior to getting my first tank. However, I fully trusted this independent store and transpires they fed me a load of bull.

Interesting you say that, when I was living in Sudbury my mum and I used to go there a lot as it isn't far from the Earls Colne/Colchester Mill Races. I used to love it. My uncle keeps saltwater and said Mill Races has recently gone downhill but I don't know as I haven't visited in a few years...

Tropica are a brilliant brand for snail-less and pesticide free plants. Brilliant quality.

No I haven't actually, at the moment they are open for pickup only. I drove there a couple weeks ago (I'm only 9 miles from Ipswich so it wasn't a mega drive) just expecting to go in but it was pickup only. Turns out they sell on ebay. My husband's dad used to keep fish though, and that's where...

Picked up my Green Neon Tetra from them (Viking) yesterday actually. Also got my pineapple plakat betta Boo from there. He is blind in one eye as he came in with popeye so they got him better but it was too late stage to stop him going blind in that one eye.

You need to up those water changes in terms of litres. I changed mine weekly-weekly and half and do 75% on each. Also do a water change regarding the nitrates. Nitrates aren't as dangerous as nitrites and ammonia but you shouldn't become complacent regarding them either.

Agree! This is where I've purchased my last two tanks. Staff very friendly too. If you're local to Ipswich, Viking Aquatics is superb too Edit: For those who don't know, Maidenhead Aquatics are the brand shop located in at least the East Anglia Dobbies.

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:hi: Could you fill this out please. Usually things like this are an overstocking/water quality/lack of oxygen problem. There's no judging here, we just need the details below. Tank size: pH: ammonia: nitrite: nitrate: kH: gH: tank temp: Fish Symptoms (include full description including...

@Colin_T Definitely your expertise needed here please

Wishing you a speedy recovery Byron :nod:

I have the Seachem root tabs and use Seachem Flourish in my others so will use those in this. I’ll separate it up a bit now too. If it does fail I will try something else, very keen to move across my salvinia as it’s such a good grower and will dim those lights more.

Yes it’s this one https://www.pro-shrimp.co.uk/tropica-1-2-grow/1511-tropica-eleocharis-acicularis-mini-1-2-grow-dwarf-hairgrass-5703249932228.html I did wonder if I had planted it as efficiently as I could, thank you

Thank you both so much! I haven’t been doing this long, so all feedback is appreciated so much :)

Sure thang :banana: The tank is an Aqua Home 60, a Maidenhead Aquatics ‘own brand’ tank but, it’s actually a Superfish tank and setup (I know this as the paraphernalia and the tape used to line/seal the box was Superfish) Driftwood is from local LFS and was quite pricey! Took six weeks to become...

It could just be his colouring coming out not being so stressed in the fish shop.

Four of my green neon tetras settling in :wub: Ended up with 9 as I didn't want to leave the last one in there on it's own They look blue but are honestly green! Lovely luminescence in varying lights and almost like a spearmint colour

I feel bad for eating crayfish now. Those googly eyes :blink: What do you keep her with?

Love my plakat - within reason I know I don't have to worry about my boy's tail.

I've decided that discus are big headed alien fish.

I've always wanted to avoid the big tailed bettas, as I see so many 'complaints' and problems with fin nipping. My little pineapple plakat is doing wonderfully, I check his fins everyday and in fact he's got a perfect while irridescent outline now on his fins. Why are the fancy tailed ones bred...

Don't feel bad about it. It's no secret here, and one I am 'happy' to admit. I don't fully blame the LFS I went to. I didn't do my research, and kinda paid for it with poor advice from the LFS alongside it. At least the tank is small? Invest in the API Freshwater master test kit and anytime...

Hello Lovely fishies! I hate to be that person, is your tank cycled?

Thank you all so much for the feedback already. Will any of the tetra varieties be okay in a small school, or will say, cardinals be too big? Also, what about rasboras instead? My lfs has some, and also had a fish that looks like a rummynose. (I’m pretty sure anyway!) Edit - Blimey, I didn’t...

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Do you have any fake decorations that have deteriorated and may not now be tank safe?

Ordered mine :banana: :rock:

Hello So many of you know I’ve been cycling a tank. This was purchased due not doing enough research for the water hardness in relation to the fish I’m keeping. I don’t have room for anything bigger so purchased a 60l long tank to rehome the corys. (58.8 (l) x 32 (d) x 42.5 (h)) The water is a...

Awww bless their little hearts :wub: