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My mum fell in love with the tank of electric blue Jack Dempseys they had until I pointed out to her they'll be way too big for the tank.

I went to the first of the further away shops today. They're more of a pleco specialist shop which was very interesting to look at all the variety but had enough of other species to be worth a trip for a look. I quite like the look of Borarus Brigittae which they had in and Pseudomugil luminatus...

That's why I'm going to look round the shops early on so I can see what they have in and then make a decision on what I actually want.

Introducing me to options other than tetras has resulted in lots "oo I like that" or "maybe that one instead." I'm more indecisive about what I want than when I started . I think I may have to enquire whether my father still wants his tank and if not rob that one off him, it comes with a stand...

Oh I really like the look of them, I'll definitely keep an eye out in the shops to see if they have any.

That tank is absolutely stunning, if I could get my tank looking half as good I'd be happy though still very jealous. I really like the way the green neons show up against the background. I think I may now be putting a black background on mine. I hadn't thought about pencilfish. I will do some...

It's very catching. I have a lovely long counter that if it was reinforced underneath could hold a much larger tank, the only problem is I'm tiny and the counter is already at chest height so if I stick a tank up there I'll need a ladder just to feed them.

Because I haven't decided yet if I want to go for red cherry shrimp or a different colour. The shop I'm going to look at Thursday was advertising blue and orange varieties as well so I was thinking another colour contrast with the Embers being the red and then something else that's different. If...

I went for the biggest tank I could fit into the space that I'm using for it and it hasn't stopped from eying up other potential spaces that I could squeeze another one into in the future. pH is 7 and the softness is 1.75 Clarke according to the water company. I'm going for a planted tank, I've...

My second tank is in the process of being set up and cycling. It's a 110 litre Juwel Primo (81x36x45cm) and I'm trying to decide what to put in it. I have soft water so have decided to go down the Tetra route plus I love all the different colours they come in and that's making it hard to pin...

So I decided to go for round 2 for trying a Betta in my 5g tank. I went to a different shop this time as I took the time to read the reviews on the first shop I got a Betta from. I went to that shop because it's where we always got fish from when I was a kid and it used to have a good reputation...

The only information I can find on overeating and death in fish relates to the owner feeding too much and the left over food rotting then causing problems over a longer period of time so I'd be interested in more information on this.

Definitely depends on the Betta, the very short lived male Betta I had went through the tanks population of shrimp very quickly. There were over 30 adult cherry shrimp and a lot more babies when he went in. He unfortunately died after 2 days but there are now definitely less than 20 adults and...

Thank you both for replying but unfortunately he died overnight which makes me think he had an underlying issue that the stress of moving brought out or there is an issue with the water that I missed. Since the shrimp are happy and active I suspect the former or they prayed hard enough to their...

Thank you Naughts by the way for replying, I realised I hadn't already said it.

I haven't fed him today or yesterday since he'd already sorted himself several good feeds. I've rechecked the water after an hour or so of changing it. Ammonia is at 0, nitrites at 0, nitrates look closer to 20ppm, pH looks to be 7. After my last reply, when I checked on him again he was right...

A separate thermometer on the other side of the tank. He has places to explore, the tank already had quite a few plants and driftwood in and I added a couple more when I got him. Whether he's also maybe feeling a bit full because he gorged himself on snails and the shrimp fry over the previous...

I'm a little bit concerned about my male Betta. I bought him on Friday, he went in the 5 gallon tank with the shrimp and was very active Friday and yesterday. Today he's been very lethargic, staying in one corner. by the surface. I checked the water before he went in and I've been paranoid since...

Hello! I'm Sylvan, returning to fish keeping after quite a long break. I haven't had a tank since I was a kid and I've decided to start back up again now I have the space to do so. At the moment I have just one tank that I adopted from my sister when she moved out and I moved back in, a 5 gallon...