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Ahhh it very may well be! I have no idea the species but I just didn’t recall it having that many brown spots when I first got it. It is relatively new however, maybe I just hadn’t noticed!

One of my large leafed plants is starting to develop these brown spots. Unfortunately I don’t know what kind of plant it is. Does anyone know what the cause would be? Aquarium gets lots of natural light as well as around 6 hours a day white LED lights. Planted in gravel with root tabs. Thanks

Great, thanks for the info! I’ll check out some floating plants at some point this week and maybe grab myself another 10 cardinals :)

Oh wow, the online stocking calculator everyone seems to use says I am well overstocked! I also read a lot of things that said Congo tetras in a 55 gallon is pushing it as it is! You’ve always seemed very knowledgable however and I’m glad to here I could add a load more cardinals. In that case...

I’ll be sure to get some floating plants on the go asap! While I do love the Congo’s and Pearls, I worry if I am maybe becoming overstocked. I have read congos can hit 4” and I am desperate for more cardinals, I want the whole tank to shimmer. I also find that while the congos and Gouramis are...

So I’ve finally given up with cichlids. I love how much personality they have but I have always wanted a heavily planted tank and despite trying a number of times (much against everyone’s advice 😅) it has never worked. Since I started my first big tank i have had Severums, Acaras, Angels...

0,0,30-35 55 US gallons 2 Angel, 10 Congo Tetra juveniles, 4 EBA juveniles

So I was recently away for 3 weeks due to surgery and left my partner to look after the tank and have come back to a few problems. She did 2 water changes during that time (30% with a gravel vac at the same time). Since coming back, 2 of my Angelfish have showed subtle signs of dropsy. They are...

Anyone know what this is…

So there is a possibility I will be moving in a few months time and was wandering about the best way to do it… The drive will be just under an hour… I was thinking to do the following but if anyone sees any problems then please advice... -Catch and add all fish to one large bucket/container...

Hi Gary, is it possible for you to post a couple images so I can see what this could look like?

This sounds like what I was planning. I also thought it would be very stressful catching all the fish, they don’t seem that bothered when vacuuming gravel and moving things around in the tank. This seems like a similar level of stress, I was only worried about when someone mentioned pockets of...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Home-Essentials®-Flexible-Container/dp/B08VW7TH5Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?crid=22XR677EBEOPW&keywords=large+bucket&qid=1659302644&sprefix=large+buck%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-7 Would this work

I frequently disturb the substrate when vacuuming my gravel twice a week. How come this hasn’t released anything dangerous?

I don’t have a secondary tank, will I be okay to just work around the fish?

Okay so it would be fine to remove all gravel at once without crashing the cycle?

Thinking about changing back to a sand substrate. Since I’ve already spend so much on a good depth of gravel, and I have a number of plants rooted into the gravel, will it be okay to simply apply a top layer of sand straight on top. I would give the gravel a good vacuum before but I am worried...

I figured if I could glue the initial 10/15 plants ever so slightly just off the base of the root, it may give them a better chance to stay put and the roots to get bigger, therefore solidifying them in the gravel. Sounds like I may have to give up on smaller plants and stick to the larger ones

I’ve been trying to introduce some small foreground carpeting plants to my aquarium but my Electric Blue Acaras have been showing lots of interest and uprooting them very quickly. I am unsure of the species but will attach pictures. I am wandering if it would be possible to apply a small amount...

This is what I was planning to do with hot water and a really good scrub. Unfortunately I don’t have any shrimp but I will be giving it a thorough clean. I am going away for a month and want to keep things as easy as possible for my partner while I’m gone. I plan on giving the tank a deep...

I have a large piece of driftwood that has been in the tank for the best part of a year. I take it out every week for half an hour in order to vacuum the gravel easier, but since increasing my lighting to cater for new plants etc. , it has began to be covered in a fair bit of hair algae and...

Wandering what else I can feed my fish to give them a more varied, healthy diet. Currently feed regular tropical flakes. A few times a week frozen blood worms… Occasionally I will use pellets as my EBAs like to sift through the gravel and eat from the ground. They all go mad for the blood...

So I have a pair of angelfish that lay eggs pretty much every week. I normally vacuum them up as the angelfish get pretty aggressive to the rest of their tankmates. This time I decided to leave them in as I have different, bigger tankmates that seem to be holding their own, and the angels are...

Water quality is fine and checked weekly. Water is changed twice a week anyway

Thanks for the response. To be more clear, it is these little “holes” in the dorsal fin, that used to be clear (some of them still are) have now turned metallic blue. It does look cool, as long as it’s nothing to be concerned with

Okay so these pictures really don’t do it justice but I’ve just noticed today, my Angelfish have these blue marks (& also some gold marks but these are difficult to see on picture) appearing on there dorsal fin. It looks like glitter and is kind of an electric blue colour coming on. Should I...

Ahh okay, I didn’t realise that they got to that size, I read 2.5-3 inches. What about a school of 6, or would this still be too big? If not, back to the drawing board. Thanks for the response :)