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I guess now I understand your problems after your explanations. When the pair are breeding, they can become very aggressive especially the female. I had heard of breeding pairs taking over the whole tank or at least 3/4 of the tank. Breeding pairs are very aggressive especially the female. I...

Are you having a double outlets for the output? I haven't seen this before. The one thing that I don't like is the intake and output hose which you can't see inside and is less flexible. I prefer the transparent dark colour hose type. Probably I will change the hose in future when they wear...

Firstly, parasites entered your tank through infected fish, snails or plants. Did you introduce any new fish, snails or plants in November or a few weeks before Nov? If yes, then it's high chance that your fish are having flukes(parasites) which is a common disease. Or if you fish only started...

Wow, it's a nice place for fishing....

Firstly, Rams are Cichlids and all Cichlids are territorial. If you have an alpha male, it will attack everyone. It can kill other fish if the tank is too small. How big is your tank? Usually it's recommended to give at least 1 square foot(30cmx30cm) area for each fish. Big belly does not...

Also as @Colin_T mentioned, if you could hear the noise of the impeller turning, but still no water being sucked up, it could be your tank's water level is too low and the motor/pump is not strong enough to pull up the water. Try to increase the water level of the tank. Also check all the...

The impeller looks good to me. Make sure that it sits properly inside the motor(magnet part). Check the intake tube to ensure it's being pushed down all the way and being latched in place as the impeller is not supposed to move up and down. It's kind of difficult to explain here. I'll try to...

Did you fill up the filter with water? Is the impeller sitting properly inside the filter? Can you take a photo of the impeller and filter?

If I'm not wrong, some drinking glasses have lead in it which can be a toxic to human. And some glasses have lead due to the production issue which might happened especially in country like China. But I'm not sure about the glass that you posted above...

I think as @Colin_T mentioned, Flubendazole can kill shrimps. I suspect that anything that can kill shrimps can also kill snails. So, this could be one alternative solution. Flubendazole can also help you to deworm your fish and kill the flukes in the tank. By right, the "No planaria"...

If your filter floods, it could mean that the filter media has clogged especially the foam/sponge pad. If you use a fine foam pad, it will clog faster than a coarse foam pad. You have to clean the filter media probably once a month. Anyway, if you want a filter that has lesser problems, an...

Firstly, did you buy the same hose from Fluval for the output? Make sure that you push both the AquaStop valve lever down.(see below) One of the valve is to adjust/control the "water flow rate." Also, make sure that the hose are not too long. It must be straight and not looped around. See below...

Don't worry about having too shrimps in your tank. They will slow down their breeding when there are too many internal breedings. The internal breeding will weaken their genes and probably you won't see many in the future. Add more fast growing plants like Anacharis Elodea and Hornworts to...

You are right. I remember there was once I bought a cheap internal filter which has loose fitting for the plastic casing. The crab could even pull open the filter. Lol The internal filter cost me like less than $5 I think.

Firstly, remove your Wonder shell unless your tap water GH is too low like below 4. Your tank water GH will keep going up if your have Wonder shell in it. This may kill your shrimps if they were bred in lower GH and cannot get used to your GH 12. Whenever you change water, you actually...

Do you have any driftwoods, deco, etc. that might be toxic?

I fully agree with @Essjay . You have water incompatibility issue and also incompatible fish. Your 4 new Cichlids are aggressive fish which may kill other smaller fish.

Firstly, shrimps are very sensitive to chemicals, medications, etc. 1)Have you ever used any medications in the shrimps tank in the past? If yes, you will have to do a 100% water change and let the filter run with carbon for a few weeks before introducing the shrimps into the tank. But with...

Though this is not for fish but shrimp. Sulawesi shrimps come from moderately soft water (around GH 5-8), and high pH (7.5 to 8.5). They are the most beautiful shrimps in the world(IMO) and they are more difficult to keep than Neocaridina shrimps There are more than 10 species of this shrimp...

Sorry, I realized that since they are fry, it may not be advisable to do large water change. I think its better to do smaller water change like 30%, but do it more frequently. Also, fry are delicate, weaker and more difficult to care. You will need to wait for them to grow up and build their...

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Whenever you are unsure, just do a large water change to dilute any ammonia, nitrite, toxic and reduce any pathogens (bacteria, parasites) that can kill them. Bacteria and parasites multiply very fast in warm water. By doing large water change, at least you can reduce their numbers. Next...

Just tell him to do large water change frequently if he suspects high ammonia or nitrite. Some example of large water change: If ammonia level is 1.0 ppm, changing 80% of water will reduce it to 0.2ppm. If ammonia level is 0.5ppm, changing 70% of water will reduce it to 0.15. Change the water to...

The first thing you have to check is the ammonia and nitrite levels which can kill the fish. How long has he set up the filters? How big is the pond or tank? How big are the fish? Filter will need at least 1 to 1.5 month for it to have enough beneficial bacteria to remove the ammonia and...

Actually I don't like Black Skirt Tetras as they are nippy and look ugly to me. I prefer more peaceful Tetras like Cardinal, Red Phantom and Rosy Tetras. A a fish tail or fins are being bitten off, there is a possibility that it will get bacteria infection which may kill the fish if it doesn't...

If your shrimps breed, you will see many tiny cute shrimplets. The Crystal red shrimplets are especially cute. They even have the red and white stripes from young. And for Sulawesi Cardinal shrimps, the shrimplets even have white colours legs just like their parents. They are so tiny, but they...

I think your temperature is too high. You can only set to 87F high for Discus that are sick and not eating. For Rams, you can set up to 85F. 86F is for treating ich if the fish can withstand the heat. For other fish, it should be below 85F in my opinion. Warm temperature will reduce the oxygen...

Take note that all fish require Calcium and other minerals in the water for good health. See here: https://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/AquariumKH.html Just a suggestion: Perhaps, you can dose some Seachem salt(minerals) once in a while if you seldom change water. There are a few types of...

GH tests measure the amount of Calcium and Magnesium ions in the water. https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/ph-gh-kh This seems interesting or we can wait for Essjay who is our Chemistry expert...

You are absolutely right. Since @Lynnzer had tested the water GH, KH, pH, why don't you use the results instead of the website results?

I fully agree. Actually male Endlers are very beautiful fish and suitable for small tank. Endlers, similar to Guppies will swim at all levels to find food. Just to share my experience... Based on my experience with Neon Green Rasboras, they only have one colour green which can be boring. I...

Do you have any schooling fish that you like? Or do you need any recommendation? In terms of colours, Cardinal and Neon are very striking. But I find that Red Phantom Tetras and Rosy Tetras are more interesting with their different colours fins. Some Red Phantom Tetras(wild caught) have yellow...

Some fish suggestions for your high GH. https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/poecilia-reticulata/ https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/xiphophorus-maculatus/ https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/poecilia-latipinna/ https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/neolamprologus-multifasciatus/...

If 20 drops for GH to turn blue, then you are having GH 20, which mean your water is super hard. (If my understanding is correct.) Read the link below https://www.ntlabs.co.uk/browse-products/indoor/aquarium-lab/hardness-test/ Neon Green Rasboras are not suitable for your tank as they require...