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Thanks. How do you quarantine plants and mosses then?

Hi. I've just received my first shrimp, they're blue and they came younger than expected. I thought I was buying adult (I ordered online as nobody within 3 hours of me sells these shrimp). I'm just curious if there's any good commercial food for them to occasionally provide as optimal nutrient...

Its my first time actually setting up a quarantine tank and I thought I'd set up moss to grow in there. Use it as an aquascaping opportunity since my first tank wasn't started from scratch and I get to practice with this nano tank from scratch! 🤩👍 I'm curious though, when you set yours up, do...

So just as it is. Its fish water, and nothing else. What about if I add shrimp in there, cherry red or blue.. Will they need air or heater?

Why do you not want too many of them?

Regarding attaching a piece of sponge to filter, I meant to a submersible filter outlet such as fluval U3.

So I bought 5 mosses based on some of the suggestions here. They came attached to steel mesh already. I've put them along on some gravel into a 12litre tank I bought as a quarantine tank. I filled it with water from the main tank. I'm currently using a desk lamp to light it - I just bought a...

So I always love this man's designs and since I'm interested in building one exactly like this, but bigger and lined.. I took some ideas. I would have never thought of adding terracotta pots in the pond! But since I have limited experience, I'm wondering if I'm being naive in my excitement...

So I've had a continuous outbreak of these tiny snails since I bought some moss and overlooked the small print that they might come with these. However, I'm wondering why the heck none of them grow? There's constantly dozens of them, but never have any reached a bigger size than maybe 5mm...

Goldfish with noise. I'm trying to eliminate causes of distress. The 3 goldfish I now have are sometimes active and sometimes not. I cannot exactly tell if the air pump and filter are related. They are a little loud. Any experienced goldfish keepers know if they're sensitive to...

Hi, I'd like to reduce the airflow on the outlet of a filter by attaching some sponge to the outlet. This seems the simplest way (if equally easy but better idea, please suggest)... I'm just curious what the best method is to attach the sponge. Are rubber bands aquasafe? Second part: to add...

I was at petsathome buying a proper tank and two friends for my goldfish rescue. Hoping to cheer him up. Saw this on the shelf: https://interpet.co.uk/product/test-treat/fish-treatments/gold-disease-safe-100ml/ Composition: Disodium dihydrogen ethylenediaminetetraacetate, Sodium hydroxide...

Hi. I've seen this and it is made of polymer. I'm unfamiliar with what forms it can be but google says, its hard plastic. However it looks likr an inflatable pool? Does anyone know if this is sturdy or it can be easily burst or end up leaking...

Yes as mentioned, it's the temperature of the house with windows open and all. Not sure how to COOL DOWN tank water! :/

How long do you reckon it can stay in the plastic PP container 50 litre, with air pump, sponge filter, it's about 29 degrees temperature weather at the mo anyway. I'm just enquiring with people who have a goldfish set up, but if I cannot find one, I might have to take to a petshop. I'll keep it...

This is a Goldfish I sort of rescued and is now in a temporary 50 litre plastic wham container whilst I find a new home for her/him. He was in a small jar half filled with water for 24 hours only I was told, the water was filthy when I picked her up. I had him 2 days and changed water both days...

Hi. Just would love some experienced advisors to comment on how goldfish and koi survive UK ponds outdoors? If anyone of you have them, I'd love your experience on the following for UK OUTDOOR/Winter survival. 1) Which pond plants have had most success? 2) Mechanical filtration...

Well I said I'd update with photos. I managed to centralize new mopani wood and rocks. I'm going to remove the stem plant around the tank and try to plant more central.. Just need to work out what to put where. I've bought some weeping moss, spiky moss, fissidens fontanus and Taiwan moss.. They...

he is in here for now. Neighbour across the road might have it in the pond which is good news! :) thats the gravel he came with in his jar.

I was thinking of putting up a pop up pond in my own garden. Perhaps perfect timing.. Need to research how they survive during winter as I hadn't began researching the koi yet, only the pond itself. My neighbour across the road has a pond so I'll enquire if she keeps fish... I only heard she has...

Someone in London on the next-door website is giving away a goldfish which was given to them and is unwanted. It's still in the jar, unsure how long. I plan to pick it up this evening after sundown due to heat wave...but I'm hoping I can find someone who has a goldfish tank with companions and...

I plan to get one of those daylight cycle simulator lights but are pretty expensive for now. I'll get the info and respond when I am home in a few days :) thanks. I'll also get the tabs!

I use TNT lite. I haven't for ages but I dosed earlier today. Problem is, I was sure it just made the tank burst out with green algae. Maybe it also contributed to black. If that happens, I'll stop the fertilizer again. Well the lotus was thriving without anything. Why would it just get sick...

There was a lot of info regarding nutrients and I won't figure it out anytime soon as it costs, and I don't even know where to start. The light is very bright, there's just a bit of duckweed and there is now tannins from the mopani wood.

So I'm unsure if it is because I added a second aquarium stone/air pump, or if it's because I uprooted and replanted the lotus in a new position, but the last two days, two separate leaves have come loose and floated on the surface so it is losing leaves. As well, a third leaf looks like it is...

The impeller is easy removed and magnetic, with a metal pin. The seller also has assured me it is safe. However, there is a little oily stuff around the impeller area which I saw. Maybe its just a little Vaseline as suggested. To be absolutely sure, could I just clean it off with baking soda or...

Well I thought the last option was OK but on this forum I've taken advice to do bigger water changes so it doesn't seem like more fish and smaller changes is as OK option for the fish's health?

Right, I understand. I was hoping for maybe a brand or shop name online you might have used and recommend? I don't live by the sea but will have to learn how to sterilize the shells if I ever do!

Great! Thank you. The seller said its safe but I'm going to manually check. Problem is, the YouTube who suggested this method uses a 100w pump which surely is as you describe, high pressure and you suggested those are mostly oiled and many of those are for pond fountains or waterfall structures...