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I have both "King British Methelyne Blue" & "King British Desease Clear" *Which should I use? Or can I use both?* My plan was to give him baths in order to prevent fungus/bacterial infections & also to help him in repairing the hole. However trying to remove him from the tank is difficult and...

Hi. I have: 2 Lemon Tip Tetras, 2 Neon Tetras, 2 Glolight Tetras, 1 Bulldog Pleco, 1 Guppy, Tank is 54 Ltire / 11 gallon. 50% water changes are done every week. Only additive is "king British water safe" at water change (which is added to the fresh water befor it is added to tank) Temp is...

Thankyou for your advice. And although it has not been the topic of discussion I thought I would mention that both guppies that lost thier swimming ability died through the night. None were showing any signs of illness (apart from symptom described in earlier post) it has completely stumped me...

The result still had the orange look but it was very dark so I do believe it has increased since yesterday but not to the 40ppm Mark. So I can only estimate that it is between 20 ppm - 40ppm. I was told that this method of testing was much more accurate than the dip sticks but to be honest so...

I have just returned home after being out all day to find that two of my guppies seemed to have lost the use of their back ends .. they don't seem to be able to use thier tails to get around, what's that about?? Ammonia is at zero. NitrIte is at zero. PH is 7.6. NitrAte is 20-40. I have one...

Yes the PH & GH in the tap water doesnt much change after being added to the tank. I do vacuum the substrate at every water change (which at the moment is once a week) I do not add any chemicals or additives etc into my tank. All that is added is "King British safe water" at water changes, I...

How soon would it be advisable that I do another 50% change? Like I say I have done one today ... so is tomorrow too soon ? Could someone give me a list or ideas to things I can check or look into to find the cause of my nitrate levels? I Have ruled out tap water as this came back with an...

I took the photo in natural light from a window but not direct sunlight. The tube is placed in the white section between the two result columns. Should the result be lower after a 50% water change?

I Have just done a 50% water change & done a NitrAte test, shaking bottle two for two minutes as advised. Result is below. I can't quite work out what the result is. Should it be this high right after a water change?

The NitrAte levels in my tap water were 0 - 5.0 (the solution did not become the clear yellow to indicate 0ppm but did not change enough to indicate result of 5.0, so it is between those two) I shook bottle two for 1 minute as this is what the instructions advise, however I will do a re-test...

Hi everyone. Over the past few weeks my NitrAte levels have been at 40ppm. I Have performed 50% water changes once a week & have tested my tap water to make sure that that is not the problem. Despite the increased water changes it has had no effect what so ever on the NitrAte levels. What...

Thankyou for your post. After getting the reading of NitrAte 40ppm i did perform a 50% water change. I had not considered the possibility that NitrAte may be present in my tap water so I will test that to see. Up until my female passed away my manly Molly seemed quite OK, He just looks to...

He seems to be struggling on his own. I'm assuming that with Mollies being community fish that he will suffer in the long run being the only Molly in the tank?

I will begin with water info. PH - 7.2 Amonnia - 0 NitrIte - 0 NitrAte - 40 Temp - 24c to 26c I had 2 Mollies. 1 Male & 1 Female. The female was pregnant but passed away a few days ago (reason unknown, with no signs of illness) The male is now on his own and seems a little lonely, I only...

I have two Mollies. One male who is black with silver speckles and a yellow strip along the top of his dorsal fin. One female who is mostly black with the odd silver specles (who I also believe is pregnant) I have always believed they are both Sailfin Mollies. I am pretty sure he is but I am...

I have always believed he was a bulldog pleco and I had also heard that another name for them was rubbernose. After looking on the site mentioned looking at the pictures the stripped bulldog pleco looks right which does have the name rubber nose also as the above post states. He (if it is a he...

Wow. Ok. there's a lot of information there to process. I understand more about what it means for a fish to be "stressed" and I now also understand why a fish may just "Give out". I have had the Molly pair for a couple of months now and do not recall seeing what I would call "signs of stress"...

Thank you. I found that last comment very informative. Will my mollies be ok if the water stays at its current PH? Or should I go ahead with the above information to raise the PH slightly to make them more comfortable? Is it going to be possible for me to find a nice balance in my PH to keep...

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After looking through my water test history I have noticed that my PH has dropped. Originally testing showed a PH of 7.2 However over that past few months it has dropped. I haven't had a 7.2 reading for a while now. My PH seems to be lingering between 6.2 and 6.7. It hasn't been a sudden...

Ok. So it states that the German hardness is 8.03. What level would be classed as suitable for the mollies? Would there be anything I can do to raise it a bit to a level that would be suitable for the mollies while still keeping it at a suitable level for tetras and guppies?

  ""As Dr. Monks points out in that article, the mineral hardness of the water is the critical issue, not the salt.    I can promise you that if the water is soft and acidic, mollies will not last very long before they succumb to skin issues, shimmying and such."" Here is info copied over...

Hi everyone. Just thought I'd give an update. The eggs have indeed turned out to be snail's. And I am glad I sectioned them off as the breeding trap is now crawling with them. In addition, I have put lettuce, cucumber and corgette in my tank in the hopes the fish would take to it so that I...

I will. If your dad has any advice on things I can do to keep my Mollies happy I'd be glad to hear about it. I just have to be mindful of my other tank tenants.

Also what about lettuce? Would that be good to use too? Wow your dad's tank sounds cool ... and massive I hope my Mollies will be ok. I know they could do with more space but its just not possible for me to give them that at the moment. I only have two Mollies. I love them dearly and they...

Ok. Do I just chop them up and put them straight in or do I need to boil them or something first? Would the cucumber serve as a good vegi supply for the mollies? If so how often should I feed it to them?

If cucumber is good for platys does that mean that it would serve as a good source of food for mollies? How do I put the cucumber in? Just in slices so it floats or in chunks? How big is your father's tank and how many Mollies does he have? Does he have just Mollies or does he have others in...

I have read the article. I can now see that the salt is beneficial but isn't a definite requirement with mollies. Although the idea of adding salt is appealing .... I can't do it can I? The Tetras can't tolarate it can they? And what about Pleco and snail? Also I don't recall seeing...

I have obviously made the error of taking advice from shops (but at the time would have had no knowledge of this) but I now need to keep going with what I have. I feel as though I can not fix one fish's problem without affecting another fish which is why my decisions so far has been to no add...

Ok thankyou for the advice regarding snail eggs. I have managed to separate any leaves or gravel etc with eggs on and have put them breeding trap to see what happens. Because I have been told that snails can become a bit of a problem due to their number I felt it best to seperate them so that I...

Please do not take my following comment as a rude one as it is not ment this way. I have put a couple of conversations on this forum. And so far on every conversation (no matter what the subject is) I have had the same comments made and here are my answers to those comments: *Tank is not big...

My tank is 54L/12G. PH: 6.8 - 7.2 (has dropped to 6.2 on a couple of occasions) GH: 125 - 250 KH: 100 - 180 Temp: 24 -26 ¤C Always assumed Mollies are happy with the water. Our female is currently pregnant. Tetras do not appear to be showing any signs of stress.

Ok. How do I know if the eggs are fertalised? As far as a I am aware we only have the one snail in our tank. I have cut the leaves off the plant which has the eggs on and put them in birthing trap in the tank as well as putting gravel with eggs on in the birthing trap. I didn't want the fish...

How can you tell they are snail eggs? Do they have a specific quality? It's just so I know what to look for ☺ as I am New to all this and would like to know the difference between snail and fish eggs. Also does another snail need to be present to fertilize them or are they already fertilized...

Thank you for your comment regarding the Tetras numbers. I am aware that I do not have enough of them. I was advised at the shop that they would be ok in the number I have but I have since been advised on this forum that i could do with having them in groups of four or more but i am hesitant to...