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Hello,    RCS do tend to breed like crazy so your not alone with your problem, have you thought about donating some to a local fish store? they may even give you some store credit for the shrimp.    Or you could donate them to other fish keepers if you know of any. 

  I will have some very fresh and healthy Java Moss available in the next 10days, watch this space..

Hello,    It only takes 1 snail to hitchhike into your tank and before you know it you will have hundreds, The way I get rid of them is to drop a piece of lettuce in the tank over night, then in the morning it will be covered in snails, remove it and repeat till the snail numbers drop. You may...

Hello,    Every Sunday morning I do my 50% water change, I just use a bucket and pour the water on to the cross brace that runs across the middle of the tank. This breaks the water up so that nothing in the tank is disturbed, I cant say if the fish mind or not because I cant see them when the...

Hello and welcome to the forum,    First off it is nice to see that you are upgrading your tank to house the 2 fantails, however a 125L tank is still to small for 2 fantails IMO, you want at least a 200L tank for them both.    That being said if you are going to keep them in the 125L go for the...

Plants: Amazon Frogbit  Quantity for sale: Lots   Delivery or Collection: Both Sales price: Depends how much you want, I can do 2 x £5 portions or all of it for a £10 Postage & Packaging: £1.50 Location: Bristol Photograph: Freshly removed from tank today;    All negotiations and questions must...

Long may it last

The best thing to do if any did find its way into your tank would be a nice big water change.   I once managed to let go of a drop checker whilst removing it from my tank and the solution mixed with my tank water, immediatly did approx 80% water change and did not have any issues with my fish or...

Electric Blue Rams are VERY sensitive fish and if not kept in the correct conditions will likely not last very long.    Can you tell me the PH, GH and also if possible the TDS level is in your tank and what temperature is the water?   At the moment all I can suggest is to do a large water change, 

Well your dog could have eaten it, but only likely if your tank was open top.    I lost a gold ram once from my open top tank and my dog was sat in front of the tank looking pleased with himself!! I saw the ram one minute went to make a sandwich came back and it was gone, I searched the whole...

If you are still having difficulties try shaking the canister backwards and forwards to try and help it prime, you may have to do this quite violently to get it going but it should work after a while of shaking/rocking.     It takes patience but the water will reach the tank eventually 

I have always done my water changes in the morning before the lights turn on.    Usually about 3 hours before. 

8 hours will be fine, your bulbs should be fine.   If you are going to dose Excel you want to use a fertilizer which contains N&P which Seachem Flourish does not. I would recommend Tropica Specialized Fertilizer if you dont want to mix your own.

Fluval Stratum,   Got given it by a friend.

Got any pictures? Love seeing plants pearl.

  No need to bother if your fish are now managing to get their fair share of food.    So problem solved 

Hello and   to TFF   Try pre soaking the food in a bit of tank water, then use something to squirt some food lower down in the tank (I use a turkey baster) and also drop some at the surface. This way both types of fish should be able to feed. 

The best advice I can give you is just to look at a lot of different iwagumi scapes on the internet and gain ideals from that.    Then once you have all your hardscape ready try lots of different arrangements intill you find one that you like. It can take some time to get the placement right and...

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I have to say I do love Altums so will be watching this thread closely 

  Cool,    When I set up my new tank I am planning on having 3-4 different backgrounds, I will use small sticky magnets to hold them to the back of the tank, this way it will be easy to swap from one color to the next 

I tend to feed my fish once per day, 6 days per week, sometimes 5 days per week.    Its a good ideal to give them a fast day 

If you are going to use sand with any of the substrates I have mentioned the sand will end up working its way under the substrate so not really a good ideal im afraid    And remember these substrates will leach ammonia so if you already have fish in your tank you will have to be prepared to do a...

  Dirt would cloud the water but most people who use it add a cap on top (Sand or gravel) to help reduce the clouding.    I also use Eco complete in 2 of my tanks with good results but would say the substrates I have listed above are superior. 

Hello,    There are various different options on the market, IMO the best are the type that are made from clay because they contain a lot of nutrients from new and will also soak up nutrients that you dose into the water column. Some of the clay substrates will leach ammonia from new for up to a...

Try your local hobby store, A1 piece of black card should do the trick. If you need to use 2 pieces just secure them together with sellotape from the back and you wont notice the join from the front.   

Hello,    The nozzle should be placed just under the surface pointing upwards so that a gentle ripple is created at the surface, this will be sufficient so that the water is originated. You should not hear any splashing if you get the position right.    What filter are you using? If you are...

Usually the day after the competition ends 

There will be thread opened to announce the winner for each category.

Hello, The POTM, FOTM and TOTM competitions are all still running. The pictures on the main page haven't been updated for a while though.

I would agree with FM and say you have 2 females,   

What you have done is fine, turning the temp up was a good choice. Test as often as you like and once the ammonia has cleared dose back up to 2-3ppm and then monitor your NitrIte level.   Patients is the key 

TBH I am only after the Rotala Pink so how many Pink stems would I get for the £6.70?

Hello,    Would you do 2 lots for £6? 

 to TFF    If you don't have any luck on here try your local fish store, they might give you some mature media. 

You can also use a little PTFE tape on the threads to prevent any leaks if you like