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I'm sorry to hear that, luckily I live in NSW, though I'm glad you are still able to find plants nearby. The laws are all over the place in Australia and unfortunately we do not have the best range of fish. I was looking at a weather loach for my outdoor pond, illegal. Pygmy Sunfish, illegal...

Thank you, I do plan to put the most aquasoil under the more planted areas as I'm using a mixed substrate but maybe I'll invest in root tabs if they slow down in growth or aren't doing the best. I can't wait to start it, though the regret when you realise you could've invested in a better rock...

I'm in the process of transferring from plastic plants and ornaments to a low-tech setup so am looking at Vallisneria, Java or Flame Moss and Crested (Windelov) Java Fern as my set options and Anubias, Pearlweed, Brazilian Pennywort, Blyxa Japonica and Hygrophila, Rotala and Ludwigia species but...

Thank you, I know the struggle and spend most of my free time scrolling through hundreds of websites, worst part is I've already seen all of these websites though did decide to order a few things from NanoTanks 😂 They are all good websites, just missing that one plant species that I want so I...

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, if not I'm sorry, but does anybody know of any good quality online stores to buy from in Australia that sell a range of live plants or aquascaping supplies including rock, driftwood, backgrounds etc? I can't go out yet due to lockdown and...

Thank you for the advice, how would I go about changing to a proper plant substrate, specifically ADA Amazonia soil? The only other tank I have is a 4 gallon, would it be worth cycling the substrate in there or is there a way to avoid that and put it in the tank? Or I could put the 6 wcmm and 3...

What plants would be best suited for a cold water planted tank? Information about my tank: 70 litres (18 Gallons) 60l x 30w x 40h in cm (approx 24l x 12w x 16h in inches) Water hardness 105ppm or 5.5dH pH 7.5 Temp: 18 degrees Celsius after a water change and 20 degrees Celsius on average. No co2...

Sorry for the late response, no I don't plan to do more than one male as they can be very territorial but was thinking of 1 male and 1 female. The ones at the bottom were what I was considering.

I have a 4.2 gallon tank that was used to house platy fry for about 2 months and was only emptied this weekend, however the tank or sponge filter have not been washed as I don’t want to remove beneficial bacteria. If I were to get this set up and cycled again, would it be possible to have a pair...

Thank you for letting me know, I think I may just get a few snails that are suited to colder temperatures and don't breed too often then, though I'm okay with a few babies and any extras could just go in my outdoor pond I guess. Otherwise I would consider a bigger shrimp species that is also...

Thanks for the advice, sorry for the confusion but I was only planning to have one of the suggestions (though you probably realised). I think I'll just leave the Hillstream loaches until I'm able to have a suitable tank for them. The majority of platy fry don't survive as the WCMM love to target...

I currently have a 70 litre (18.5 US Gallon) tank with dimensions of 58 x 30 x 40cm (23" x 11" x 15"). The temperature is kept unheated at around 18 Degrees Celsius (65 Degrees Fahrenheit) with a stocking of 6 Golden White Clouds and 3 Platy (2 female:1 male). According to AqAdvisor, the...

I might just leave the blackwater tank for now (or at least until this fish addiction prompts me to get another tank). I guess I'll just continue researching and decide which one best fits in with my water parameters. Thank you for the advice, it's much appreciated :)

I’ve had a look into some ideas, here are my thoughts so far, please let me know if you believe these aren’t suitable or have any advice: 6 Clown Killifish with Cherry or Ghost shrimp (not too worried about eating the baby shrimp) 6 Chilli rasboras (boraras briggitae) or boraras species with...

Thank you, I’ll get right to it. The male seems to be doing fine so I’m wondering if it’s only because the females are pregnant as I’ve heard they like to hide. Also, I think one of the females that passed may have been a swordtail or swordtail platy hybrid as it looked pretty similar to...

Thank you, I’ve actually been looking at Clown Killifish and Scarlet Badis, however the Scarlet Badis are now illegal to import to Australia so very little are around and all Clown Killifish seem to be out of stock. I’ll check out the video by Aquarium Co-op, and if I don’t find anything...

About a month ago, I bought a 16 litre tank for some platy fry (tank dimensions around 35cm x 20cm x 25cm maybe). I’ve placed 5 into the main tank to see how they do with adult platy and White Cloud Mountain Minnows, the latter of which chased them though could not fit them in their mouth. I’ve...

I used to have 9 platies (or platy) in a 70 litre tank with 2 Chinese Algae Eaters, sold as ‘Sucking catfish’. The two catfish and 4 of the platies were rehomed as there were too many males, leaving me with 3 females and 1 male. Soon after, I bought 6 (Golden) White Cloud Mountain Minnows as it...

Thank you, I’ll probably just stick with what I’ve got for now unless I happen to come across some other cold water fish that I think would be suitable. As for the platy, they’re fed flakes and occasionally an algae tablet. They love eating algae and whatever else they can find off plants and...

Also I forgot to say, not all of these would be added. They are only ideas and I’m assuming I can only fit very few fish in, I just realised I worded it as if I was going to have them all which would be a terrible idea.

I currently have a 70 litre (around 18.5 gallon) tank with 6 golden white clouds and 4 platy (3 female, 1 male). The tank has live plants and one decoration, as well as a piece of driftwood. Currently not using plant substrate, just normal gravel from a pet store. Water hardness about 105 ppm...

Thank you for the advice, I’m about to rehome 5 of the platies so I think I’ll stick with White Clouds just to be on the safe side, though I’m unsure if my lfs sells them as they are uncommon around my area.

So I currently own a 70 litre high tank with approximate dimensions of 60x30x(40 or 50?), which is around 18.5 US gallons. The tank is currently holding 9 platies without a heater, though I do have one available if need be. As I’m planning on getting rid of (rehoming) 4+ of the platies due to...

I did hear there were platies living in a creek nearby to where I live, most likely been dumped. After they were unable to be removed, they’ve been living in there for years and temperatures often reach around 2-3 degrees Celsius in Winter. I’m curious to see if they’ve survived in that...

I just found that out, I’ll take them back or at least re-home them as soon as possible. I think I’d be better off advertising them for free online to somebody who is able to meet their requirements rather than take them back where they’d probably go to another uninformed home like mine, and I’m...

I’ve done one water change already to be on the safe side but I’ll start the daily ones until I can test the water. The fish store advertised them as cold water and since our axolotl had recently died after 3 years, I’m assuming it had something to do with moving and I was very inexperienced at...

Also, general water hardness in my area is 105ppm, so relatively soft.

…No, sorry. I don’t yet have a test kit for this as I didn’t know about it until a few hours ago. I do plan to get one as soon as possible though. Now I feel like such a bad fish owner, but I’ll test as soon as I can to make sure everything is healthy. I’ve heard ammonia is meant to be 0...

The water platys are kept in is room temperature (around 18 degrees Celsius) as they were advertised as cold water fish and seem to be thriving with a huge appetite, though I may add a heater in if I see any issues with the fish. If I were to get different tropical fish, I would add in the...

Hi, so I’ve recently bought a 70 litre tank and cycled for 48 hours with beneficial bacteria and de-chlorinator. Tank dimensions are around 60cm x 30cm x 50cm and type is Blue Planet 70l. Is this big enough to have a community tank? If so, what types of fish could I have? I’ve been thinking...

Thank you all for the replies, I will start the higher amounts of water changes more frequently. All the babies we currently have are kept in a smaller tank as of right now and females placed in a separate tank while they had their fry. There’s a good chance not many of the fry will survive as...

I’ve recently gotten a new 70 litre tank which has been cycled and fish were added in earlier today. I’ve got 9 platy fish, ranging from 1.5-2 inches, 5 males and 4 females and 2 small sucking catfish. I know the male to female ratio is off and I’m planning on getting rid of 3+ males soon, and I...