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Definetley not! There is a lot of conflicting or just outdated information out there. I think it's how a lot of beginners end up getting confused and make mistakes!

lol I know :/ It's sooo me. Well I was just going to suggest those marimo moss balls, I seem to see them in shrimp tanks a lot. And your endlers will nibble at them too.

I imagine your water is plenty oxygenated as long as the surface of your water is rippling. Yes turning it up to 30C can help. I know, it is frustrating for sure. I mean I've never kept otos AND I'm actually new to most of this myself but I would have thought otos were OK in your tank size...

Haha, it's the problem when you're first setting up a tank, information overload! It makes EVERYONE go googly eyed!!!

No, I think you're getting nitrites and nitrates confused :P Have a quick read ;) You don't need to remove your plant though

You don't need the nitrates for anything (other than plants will use them) so it doesn't actually matter that they are so low!

My thoughts exactly!

I dunno! Your nitrates are a mystery to me haha. I guess that plant in there is gobbling them up... :dunno:

Which algae wafers are you using? The big ones (getting near £ coin size) or small ones? If it's a big one then I'm sure it's enough. You can have your filter fully submerged as long as the outlet is still rippling the water surface.

Keep the faith faildeadly! I'm sure it took at least two weeks before my ammonia started doing anything - just wait until you're waiting for the nitrite to drop *groan* :rolleyes: . It's normal for pH to rise with the presence of ammonia and TBH a higher pH is a good thing for cycling (8.0 is...

They will eat anything TBH but bloodworm is always a fishy favorite. I also feed brine shrimp. Daphinia is highly recommended as well but none of mine seemed to like it :dunno: I've been trying different things so I'll probably buy something else next time I'm shopping for some. My LFS do a...

hmmm yeah I still think wait until ammo is 0, it's the rule that I followed when I was cycling and I've seen it recommended by others on here sooo...the thing is, it's not going to hurt it to be at 0 for a while ya know? So just let it process everything 100% then add your 2ppm. It's what I...

Indeed my young Padawan.

This!

Hey - I totally get that! That's why I paid £3.20 for these! I'm so stinking impatient lol. My MA had them in but I was going to have to wait 5 days to get them because they had just arrived in store and were settling in lol - so I trotted on over to Dobbies and paid a fortune for them because I...

lol I nearly forget I have them too, they do get lost in there - but my hubby likes them so they stay! One thing I do like about them is that they stick to the top of the tank most of the time which is nice for my stock set up, it means I've got a little bit going on in all areas of the tank...

Aw don't worry, it's just had a little blip after being moved to a new tank, it'll recover in no time. Besides, just remember when you were going to have to do a 6-8 week cycle! As a word of warning I bought mine from my local Dobbies and paid a fortune for them..something around £3.20 each :/...

now, that's a question! Endlers are endler guppies (just a longer name), however, often you do see crosses between the two in the LFS that actually look like a mix between the two. They are usually bigger and the colours aren't quite endler-y. You'll just need to look at them to know how sure...

lol Smokey is officially and internet celebrity! He's been memed!

Get an assassin snail or two and start removing them manually when you can. If you squish the little ones your fish will eat them. Also you can sink a bit of blanched lettuce in the tank overnight it will be covered with snails in the morning then you remove the lettuce with the snails still...

black brush/beard algae And yes it does sound crazy Fluttermoth! :hyper:

lol wuh oh! You tell 'em OldMan!

LMAO I heart you FF... ...easy now Buffalo Bill :crazy:

I've got quite a mixed variety in my tank so I feel all sorts (which they gladly steal) but they will be fine with flake and the occasional live/frozen food :) Mine get frozen (but defrosted) food twice a week.

Congrats!

Yeah keep it to 6 hours for the first couple of weeks I'd say. So glad you finally found them! Just wait until you've had them a while and they get all fed up nice. Their colours will be stunning!

Fo realz! Some people! lol Yes please! And thank you!!! :kana: Are ya all caught up now Man of Fish :P

If it's 0 then add up to 2ppm and that's it for the day :)

oooh man..I'm such a sucker. :friends:

Nope leave it until it's 0 - if that's tomorrow morning then it's fine :)

hehe I thought you would like it :P

denied.

Dude! lol WTH

Awww stu, you always make me feel all warm and fuzzy :P Thanks a bunch

I was spending some QT with Zod this afternoon seeing as he's stuck in the "hospital" (though doesn't seem unhappy in there :/) so I took a few snaps that I thought were pretty cool Say what you will about bettas (and betta owners!) but this guy is amazingly inquisitive, and fearless too, he...

Maybe you should take some of those fish back. Then your tank wouldn't be overstocked and uncycled and they wouldn't get sick.

Yeah 5 gallon is fine but if you want to add any buddies for him then you're better off getting a 10 gallon :good:

OK you have a nice day too! :D TTYL

Also using a dechlorinator that neutralises ammonia, like Seachem Prime, will help. This is a very common problem for people :)