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I hate seeing bargains like this when I dont have room :( Hope you sell it (and free bump)

I really want black sand, mainly because I want corys, BUT... when I had "gold" playsand in my work tank, I found I got annoyed with the poop always on the top (I had to clean it every day because I hated how it looked), and also I had a problem with bits underneath ornaments going black and...

Hi Guys Right, so I had a disaster last month... I bought a planted ornament from pets at home, which completely wiped out my shrimp population, except for 9 cherries and 1 minami :( I cleaned out the tank and put the rescued shrimp back in, but only with gravel and some moss balls (a boring...

I spent a week sorting my wood out... I got tubs (1 for each piece I had), and covered the wood with boiling water and left it over night, fresh water change in the morning and see what colour the water is the next night. If loads of tannins, water change for boiling water, and repeat until the...

goldfish CAN live in warmer waters, but that doesn't mean they SHOULD. As I said, you're speeding up his metabolism, and thus making him have a shorter life span, which isn't really fair when you think about it is it? The higher temperature is probably a factor in his finrot, but there is...

wait... I just read another post... it says you have 2 pregnant guppies.... are these in this tank too??

"What is the best remedy for the fin rot?" ... well, as you added so many things, you can't be sure. Either way, if it's working, then I personally would do another 100% change with the same cocktail added... Good luck with the little one. I know what you mean about getting attached. I had a...

Right, I will warn you now (in a smiley friendly way) to be prepared for a LOT of people telling you your setup is bad, and to rehome/house fish... I'm no expert, however in the time I've been into fish, I can give you some pointers (and hopefully someone will back me up). Point 1 - The black...

ok. Well keep me posted :)

the tank is in cantley, but I live in rossington

I've never been able to find smooth enough gravel :(

See, so long as you do what everyone above says (push the gravel vac INTO the gravel to suck up the poo, repeat until clean) then it's relatively little effort. I had sand in 1 tank and I had 2 problems - 1) I sucked up sand every time I cleaned - ended up me having to fill a bottle with clean...

It's good that you're really into this!! It's so refreshing having someone who isn't angry that we're telling them to put more effort in. Water changes are your friend! and yes, once cycled, keep testing and change when any stat gets too out of hand. Putting plants in will help with the uptake...

Equipment make/model/size: Marina 96 litre tank (95L x 32D x 39H - 46H with hood - in cm). Plus: Heater, in tank filter pump (interpet one), air pump, round air stone and bar one, airline, a spare heater, 2 pieces of presoaked mopani root, 2 ornaments, and lots of spare filter sponge and ceramic...

Binned the danger plant and cleaned the gravel. Set the tank up again with fresh water, and only using the marimo moss balls for now. Day 2 and everything seems ok so far.... Will give it a week and if everything seems stable then I'll see about getting some more, and see if anyone on here is...

I've had the moss balls for well over a year... I think it might be the plant I got from Pets At Home... Was already well planted on a piece of resin that looked like a tree... With no addition of copper treatments, it's eaither something in the water that the test kit doesn't pick up, or the...

Hi All I set up my nano (12ltr) shrimp tank, added the spare piece of filter media (my orignal seed) into the filter, used some of the gravel from the old tank, added the marimo balls from the other tank, and then transferred the shrimp over. This was last friday. Everyone seemed happy and...

ok, thanks :D

So shall I set up the new tank, add a tiny bit of aquarium salt, transfer mums over and feed with the algae suspension I have at work?

Hi guys Erm... Not quite so much an emergency, but I'm quite excited and panicky... I've always been told amanos can only breed in brackish water. I have NEVER added salt to my tank. Yet I just got in and looked in my tank and there are not 1, but 3 (yes THREE) heavily laden amanos in my...

The fish are probably prodding them because they're all: "oi! Strange walky thingys! Make the yummy floatys!"

+1 with Zod... This is clever. "Can't eat big green thing but it sure looks tasty... weird little things with strange fins come and they seem to be able to... they're messy little things... ooh floaty bit, nom nom nom... waiiiiit a minute"

You have just saved me over £30 on a tank stand!! Was literally just about to order one from somewhere else, and then I read this thread! Amazing! Now that's £30 to spend on other bits :D

just worried about the gaps in the grill at the bottom of the filter. I'm hoping the lack of fish means my cherries will once again start crazy breeding... so I'm worried the babies will end up inside the grill (I have the next size up in my 48 litre tank). So I'd like something simple like...

Hi guys I'm looking into getting a cube to put my shrimp in and I have been looking into filtration. I was first looking at the smallest internals available, and then looking into the home made ones (with a beaker and an airpump). Then I saw THIS pump on amazon. So for £19 for the line...

hmmm indeed, why wouldn't they be safe in winter? I've found the big octagon one in my LFS now they've had a refurb and I'd love one with some sarasa's in it. I was thinking of one of these a) because it requires no digging (and therefore less chance of me messing up and ending up with a leaky...

Is it one of these ponds?. Because I was looking at these the other day and was thinking how small it is for a "pond". +1 does anyone else have any info on these? How did you win it btw? I never see comps like that.

AWWWWWW :wub: They're all like ZOOM ZOOM!! And that albino is adorable. He's all "LOOK AT MEEEEEEE" What type of cory is the one at 0:47 - 0:49? I love your tank and your many many corys Willow

would a 25 US gallon tank be suitable for 2 x Ryukins?

Hi All. I've been reading some of the topics... firstly I read Golfish in tanks, and then I read Types of Goldfish. Now, I've known since coming on this site that goldfish are actually meant to grow HUGE and not be kept in tiny bowls like the fair people will have you think (hook a duck, win...

Apart from the lack of new fish, I've also had the same problem. I'm down to 2 tetras, 2 rainbows, and the seamingly indestructable very old rummy nose. I've lost 2 neons, 3 rainbows and 2 apple snails in a very short space of time. All my water stats are normal, and my shrimp (which I'm...

If you "dont think fish can chew", then surely you should be aware that catfish eat with a sucking/gulping motion, due to having no incisiform teeth, therefore explaining your fish's "choking" action.

can we have some pics of your snails please?

WOOO!! Jealous, but congrats to the buyer!

hehe yeah snails have a "lung" which they fill with air. It is indeedy so cute when they do it :D Mine looked like they were sucking the surface of the water, then all of a sudden they would let go and float to the bottom of the tank. :D I'm definitely going to get a pink apple, but after my...

I left a 2 inch gap because I was hoping to get them to breed (although it turns out I had 2 females), and I always leave a gap anyway and they never had problems taking the odd gulp at the top. I'm thinking of getting a pink apple next time. My main reason for getting apples is the lack of...

I loved my snails but I think next time I will only get one and it will be a young one I get :(

Well, one of my snails died last week (I don't think there is anything sinister, I think the woman who sold them to me sold me old ones). I checked my water, all fine apart from a slightly higher than usual nitrAte (still nothing toxic) but I did a huge water change anyway. The other snail was...

doncaster. Not having much luck with a lift I'm afraid. I'm sure someone else will snap it up though

Just enquiring about a lift to where you are.