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That bottle no.2, you really have to give it some welly. The reagent (the chemical that actually turns the sample the appropriate colour) in this bottle is a powder, which readily precipitates out of the solution. If the reagent isn't fully dissolved, it doesn't react with the nitrate, and you...

OK, I see that you have edited your original post. In all honsety, I'm awfully glad it was a typo.   Mollies are a brackish species (but invariably sold as freshwater), and I never had any success keeping them when I was new to the hobby, but I always saw them going downhill for a week or two...

3 gallon? That wasn't a typo? I reckon that it's probably stress of living in a 3 gallon container that caused the deaths.   I would normally only recommend shrimp in something that small, but you have fish that need tanks 15 times bigger.

OK, nitrate should not be 0ppm, but if you are using the API kit, that's probably just the usual problem of not shaking bottle no.2  fully.   Is she swimming correctly? Mollies can often be iffy in freshwater, they get the shimmies (ie they don't swim steadily), they should really have brackish...

Hi Tony,   When you say normal parameters, what are the actual numbers, and are you using a liquid test kit or paper strips?   What else is in the tank? How long has the tank been set up? How did you cycle the filter?   The chances are that she is gravid, and it could well be that she is about...

The number of tiger barbs you can have depends on what else you want in the tank.   With most barb species, I tend to recommend at least 6, but with tigers, I'd go higher, at least 8 and probably 10. At these higher numbers, they tend to keep their agression within the species. However, that...

That stocking calculator is a new one on me. Just as poor as the other ones, mind.   Yeah, a 48l tank is not really big enough for any of the species you currently have.

That's a "piece of string" question, it depends on a number of factors. If you are actively trying to breed them, there are a few things you can do to stimulate spawning. If you aren't, then the chances of you actually getting any fry are fairly slim, although not unheard of.

Assuming you are talking about Glowlight Danio, they don't get pregnant, they are an egg-scatterer species. She will become gravid (ie full of unfertlilised eggs). At this point, she will scatter the eggs, and the male will fertilise them within a few hours. Generally, they will then eat the eggs.

I have temporarily locked this thread, while it is discussed by the Moderation Team.   My concern is that the thread is an invitation for retailers to get some free advertising by posting their own products here. I appreciate that they are able to do so on an individual thread too, but these are...

What is the pH of the 10Gallon?   What level of ammonia are you dosing to?

Currently listening to a playlist on Grooveshark of Weird Al Jankovic.

  I'm certainly wondering if it's the artificially softened water that's the problem.   I don't know how these things work, particularly, but I would imagine that as you get close to needing to recharge the softener, the system is not softening the water as much. Say you do a water change just...

Happens in the UK too. I imagine it's something of a problem in Australia too.

Lol! Er, thanks, I think   Any time. :D

    PM me your name and address, I'll happily report you! Just reporting "that fish-loving, Dr Who-watching woman in Cornwall" probably wouldn't narrow it down enough.

  It doesn't look like he would, no.

He didn't, because they aren't recommended for most tanks.

  I agree with everything you said apart from this.   Ammonia toxicity increases slightly with increased temperature, so doing as you suggest would make the situation worse, not better. However, the actual increase is fairly minimal.   As it goes, a test showing an ammonia level of 0.25 is (A)...

Anything that is safe for shrimp has the active ingredient at a low dosage, so you might as well use something that isn't shrimp-safe at half dose. Since you've got the Interpet, use that.

Tom, you still haven't confirmed the actual water temperature. Air temperature will affect water temperature a bit, but if air temp is 100degrees, that does not mean that water temperature is 100degrees. Water changes temperature much more slowly than air. Lateral Line is right about higher...

  Surely you've heard of Wayne Rooney? I reckon even your fish have heard of him.....

  I've always used "Conspecifics" a little wider than that, to mean species which are fairly similar, have similar traits. For instance, bettas and gourami are, to me, conspecific. These two are not the same species but will fight as they are very close to each other, want the same area of the...

  Yes, and I would suggest a group of 6 Celestial Pearl Danios or Chilli Rasbora for the mid-level.

  Pffft, a white Christmas? I've never had one of those in 43 years. Continental Europe maybe, but not Blighty, the Gulf Stream keeps us that bit too mild for that.

Welcome to the forum and welcome to the hobby.   I would expect that the majority of people do the same as you. It's not "wrong" as such, but a fishless cycle is a better way of doing things.   What you need to do now (and I mean as soon as you possibly can) is to buy yourself a liquid test kit...

It appears it's was bought for about £300 as it is - keep it 20 years or so, who knows? The worst England team in living memory's signatures.

OK, top left is Glen Johnson. Under the v-neck is Wayne Rooney, and top right is Joe Hart   Under the Nike logo is Roy Hodgson, and to the left of his is Raheem Sterling. Underneath Hodgson's is Phil Jagielka. To the right of that is Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and underneath that is Leighton...

  Hi, LL - I think the OP was referring to air temperature, not water temperature, I don't see any confirmation of water temperature.   Tom, if you could confirm what the water temp is, that would be good. Also, to address LL's other point about nitrate, can you retest this, please, but shake...

Well then I guess that settles that. OP should get a few new tanks.     Not that we really need an excuse for that..... ;)

My bet for the fin nipping is the guppies themselves - they are notorious for it. As Ninjy said, a group of 5 tends to keep spread the nipping out fairly evenly. Peacock Gudgeons are known to be placid fish that  keep themselves to themselves.   They do, however, like their live food. Some...

I'm going to say this before Ninjouzata gets a chance - for the 10G, 2 pairs of Peacock Gudgeon (aka Peacock Goby). Provide plenty of small caves (I use shortish lengths of ½" plastic pipe, the kind used for water plumbing), and you may well get them breeding. You could add a few male endlers...

  It took me nigh on 2 hours to figure out which signature is whose!   (Ziko, it came in a frame)

I'm pleasantly surprised by winning it, certainly. I'm rather chuffed, truth be told.   I have to say that I thought we would struggle in this World Cup. My exact words were "We're going to have to play well to come fourth in that group", so I'm not really smarting from the early exit.   It will...

  Yay, 10 points to me!.   Seriously, though, Wills asks some very pertinent questions. If they have bred, they will be being VERY aggressive towards other tank inhabitants.

I just won an England footy shirt, signed by Roy Hodgson and 17 of the squad.

Jimbooo, just so you are aware, the chances are that anyone looking in the Cichlids forum will also be looking here, so I have removed the post from that section which points to here.

Half his body? Or half his tail?   If he has (or at least, had) a large tail, then almost certainly he's a he.

I'm not heavily into these guys, but I think that's a Texas Cichlid. Definitely not a Gourami.

If the tank is mature, the bacteria will be being protected by the biofilm, and a short exposure to chlorine or chloramine is unlikely to do any harm. Any chlorine in the water will probably irritate the fish somewhat, but then you put the conditioner in reasonably quickly, so again you should...