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Thanks for the suggestions. So in terms of quantity, you think that a reasonable sized pinch is enough for approx 20 fish? Its just a case of distributing it more evenly?

Well I awoke this morning to find two more dead guppys! :(   This time both appear to have been left alone, but I can't understand why they are dropping like flies. My water levels are still fine, I did a 25% WC/gravel vac on monday with declorinated water, they were perfectly healthy last night...

Thanks for the info. I'm kind of a bit gutted about the clown as he is by far my fave fish. I understand the reasoning though as I've read how large they can get - something my LFS neglected to mention.   I've got about 6 large plants in the tank, some rocks,  bog wood and a broken vase. There...

Thanks for the information. The tank is a 120L, and for the most part my Loach seems pretty dosile during the day (but I've not watched him at night). He's only 2.5" long at the moment, so still a baby - but he does hold quite a high profile in the tank where no other fish (gourami's included)...

I came downstairs this morning to find one of my perfectly healthy guppys like this:       It looks like its tail has been eaten, its eyes gouged out and its mouth was wide open.   My levels are all fine (as tested with an API kit every couple of days!), however I did think a week ago that I...

Thanks again for the advice. I'll go the kettle route once I've got rid of the limescale in the bottom (we live in a really hard water area). Regarding what I assume is fin rot, how is it best to treat this? I've heard that there are antibio's you can add to the tank, but this will kill off...

Thanks again. Now I'm going crazy because I'm stuck at work and want to get home to do the water change! With an emergency water change, how do you get it to the right temperate easily? Also, should I add the declorinator to the buckets as I fill them, or to the tank once it has been refilled...

I havent as it goes. I followed the instructions and it didn't mention shaking the bottle for the Ammonia test (but it does for the Nitrate one). I'll be sure to try it though. The filter media had definitely dried out (was unused for several months) so I think you are right and hopefulyl any...

I'm using liquid and have a kit that lets me test fro pH, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate. The thing that worries me is that the 'rogue' filter I neglected to clean when I purchased the 2nd hand tank may be harboring something bad? The tank has been running for a month now and it seems there are...

Thanks. So you think its best to do a 90% rather than a 100% water change? What about the filter media? Should I wash the one that wasnt cleaned when I set up the tank? Edit: also the wierd thing is that in all of my tests the ammonia levels have been coming back as zero.

Hi all my fish are really poorly due to my incompetence/inexperience with setting up the tank (and lack of advice from LFS). I really hope you can help... I purchased 2nd hand tank (130L with pumps, heater, filters) from a friend about a month ago. I gave it a good clean including the filter...