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Thank you for all your help, Colin. It's so helpful to have someone so knowledgable on here to help us starting out.

That is kind of a long story, but the short version is that it's left over from a week or two ago when my fish were mysteriously dying and I never quite got to the bottom of it. I think I bought some new fish and accidentally introduced an infection, but I couldn't see any visible signs of...

Thank you for the advice. Fortunately, I think I have been doing it mostly right, although I didn't think of aerating the water for a bit, before adding it, so I'll definitely do that. It just dawned on me today that I may be doing it wrong. Thanks for your help once again.

That's nice and straight forward. Thank you

Hi, I was just wondering, when I do water changes, should I try to get the fresh water up to the temperature of the tank, or will the heater compensate? Does it matter if I can't get a perfect match? If I'm adding pH buffer, should I add this to the water in the bucket before adding it to the...

Hi there, Some of my guppies have ich, but I have aquarium salts in the water. The only ich treatment I can find contains formaldehyde and malachite green oxalate. I've been told that this is lethal when combined with aquarium salts. Any advice on what I can do? Thanks

I'll buy that instead of strips. Thanks for the recommendation. They did liquid tests in the shop, but they said the water was perfect when it clearly wasn't, so I think it's much better if I do it myself. Thank you

Thank you. That's really helpful. I'll make sure I do that. Probably worth getting a quarantine tank too as I definitely don't want all this to happen again. Thank you for your help.

No problem, thanks for your help. I did an ammonia test this morning and it was 0. I'm using Ammonia Test Strips and they're well within the use-by date (08/2022). I've just finished the last one, so I'll buy some more shortly.

I can't get any clear photos, I only have my phone camera and it's just not good enough to focus through the glass when they're moving around. There's only one platy left now. I looked online for fish diseases and nothing seemed to fit. There is possibly some fin clamping to start with and then...

Thank you. I'll try that.

Sorry for the late reply, it's formaldehyde and malachite green oxalate. This may be stupid question, but how do you increase the aeration/turbulence? Is it just turning the filter to a higher setting or should I have something else in the tank for that?

I have posted about this before, but I have more information now and I still have not got to the bottom of it and I don't trust the advice from the aquarium shop anymore, so I'm really hoping someone on here can help. Today's water test showed the following readings: NO3: 0 NO2: 0 GH: 4 KH: 8...

Sorry, I completely misunderstood. I thought you meant to wait the 7 days then give another medication, but to use the salts in the meantime. Thank you for your help. Hopefully they won't all die. Keeping fish is so much more stressful than I had anticipated. Does it get easier?

So I added some aquarium salts, but I spoke to the aquarium shop and they said that it is toxic with the ich medication and I needed to do a water change asap. I have done a 60% water change (is that enough?). But now I'm not sure if I they're correct - surely it would be mentioned on the label...

Update 2: Two more platies have died today. One more platy seems sick (although is still eating) and one guppy seems sick Last dose of ich treatment given today and aquarium salts added. Any suggestions on what to try next?

Will do - thank you.

Update: Today I noticed a clear stringy substance coming from the the anus of one of the seemingly healthy platies. She then passed a small white solid (3-4mm in length) and more stringy substance. Not sure what this is. I will add in the aquarium salts tomorrow and give the next/last dose of...

It's interesting you posted this. I have noticed the same thing with one of my platies today. I noticed a clear stringy line, then a small white solid (approx. 3mm in length) then another stringy line once it had passed. It fell off quite quickly. The platy seems quite happy. I have noticed some...

Thank you for the tips. I was wondering if it might kill of my plants, but that's really helpful to know. Thanks

Thank you. That's good to know. I have three aquatics suppliers near me, so I'm sure one of them will have something (and be open on a Sunday). :)

So I gave the first dose of ich treatment yesterday morning, and according to the instructions, the second and last dose should be on Monday. Then I think I'm supposed to wait 7 days before giving any other treatment. I hadn't thought of aquarium salt, but that sounds like it could really...

I thought they were really good. When I was first setting up the tank, they were really helpful at guiding my choices of fish. They've also rehomed some fry for me and they do seem to care. There's some other shops where the fish are obviously not in the best health and they'd rather just sell a...

I have an 85l tank with approx. 9 guppies, 8 platies and a handful of tetras. I bought a platy last Sunday and as soon as it got into my tank, it went down to the bottom. I thought it was just heading to the plants for cover in an unfamiliar environment, but over the next few days, I noticed...

Wow! Thank you for such a detailed reply. It's really helpful. Some lovely person on here told me all about cycling the tank a few weeks ago, so it's all good. I do have a water testing kit too, but it's a good reminder to test the water again. Thanks. Thank you also for your recommendations...

Excellent idea. Thank you

Last Saturday, I got my first fish (platies). It turns out that the blue mickey mouse platy was pregnant and has now given birth. The other platies are twin bar and are smaller, but I’m sure could still eat the fry. I have lots of plants and dragon stone and I have seen some of the fry hiding in...

Perfect. Thank you so much.

Ok, thanks for clarifying. There is a black sponge, so that’s probably the carbon? I’ll attach a photo so you can see the contents of the cartridge. So I can remove the black carbon sponge and then replace it with a non-carbon sponge in the cartridge instead? Thank you so much for your help with...

Hi there, I’m new to fishkeeping and aquascaping. I don’t have any fish yet, but I do have a delivery of easy-care plants arriving this week. I’m hoping that I can keep the plants alive and then I’m hoping to add in some guppies at some point. Thank you in advance to everyone on this forum for...

Hi there, I’m setting up an aquascape using various low maintenance plants and azalea root (It has been soaking in my bath for the past week). The goal is to add some guppies to the aquarium at some point. I was wondering if you have any advice on how long to leave the plants to establish...

Hi there, I’ve just a second-hand aquarium and filter. It’s the Superfish Home 80 with the Aqua-Flow 300. As this is a second-hand tank, I’m giving everything a really good clean and I’m replacing the filter cartridge. From what I understand, the cartridge needs to be replaced every month, but...