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Hi, When feeding fish today I noticed my single Otto nipping at the catfish tails fins and sometimes body when they got close. He is on his own as he is the sole survivor or 4 we had. He seems to be eating, very active all over the tank. My question is, though: as he is so small can he actually...

Couldn’t bring myself to use the Seachem in the end. I had some advice from a friend who advised Easy-life alg-exit and Fluval phosphate sponge for the filter. Thanks for all the advice and I have learnt some forum etiquette too! Happy fish keeping.

There is a link to the data sheet also.

I am in no way representing Seachem. I simply did a google search and saw an article from Sechem’s knowledge base saying the above. I hope I haven’t offended anyone in posting this (it’s widely available on the net) just thought like most things the argument for and against is maybe not so clear...

My tank is heavily planted more so than nik_n. All plants growing great then crypt melts completely and staghorn forms. I don’t fertilise and the light is on for 6h a day. Nothing has changed the tank is well cycled and 10-20ppm nitrates. It’s a high flow tank with moderate surface agitation. It...

Claim 3: Flourish Excel™ is actually gluteraldehyde! It is a dangerous carcinogen that is harmful to fish, plants, and humans! This claim, that Flourish Excel™ is Gluteraldehyde, is a common one that is simply not true. I cannot speak for any other companies that may or may not use...

Hi all, I have noticed staghorn algae and it’s getting worse and just now a tuft of BBA on my driftwood. The bladder snails are doing their best but the stag is taking over. I was told Seachem flourish excel was very good for this but there are mixed reviews. I don’t want to spot treat as it’s...

Surely a ‘tank’ is watertight (😂)I’m struggling to tell the difference? To be honest I have had a biorb tank-bowl before and they are superb for just one fish. You may need gravel as mine had an under gravel filter and an air stone in a tube in the middle for the filtration. I also had a heater...

Oh sorry I thought I said! Juwel 120L lido fairly heavy on the plants. 61 x 58 x 41 cm Substrate - Japanese baked soil (columbo) Ph 6.6 0 ammonia 0 nitrites 5 - 10 ppm nitrates Cheers

Hi all, I have read some conflicting post about whether I could keep honey gouramis and neon tetras together. I have 10 neons, one bn plec, 4 otocinculus and want to add 2 - 3 honey gouramis. The tank is well planted and properly cycled. Anyone see an issue with this?

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Oh no (again) to quote you BLJ! Why do they keep Popping up on my Home Screen list? I’m not sure how I managed to find this 🤪. I was so eager to post a reply as I had just had a similar issue.

Update: Much to my surprise the spikey balls are growing and appears to be the way the fern reproduces! Phew!

As far as I know from light research the high nitrates can cause a ph crash. Mine has done this and has dropped my ph from 6.6 to 6. My tap water is extremely hard at 7.2-7.6 but the soil I use brings ph down. A partial water change will slow the cycle but will raise the ph (if your tap water is...

Yes I think that’s a good idea, I don’t like using chemicals or radically changing water parameters at such a crucial stage. Algae is good according to Cory form aquarium coop as it means the tank is alive, so I’ll leave alone for the moment. I have turned my light down from 8hrs to 6hrs to help...

Cheers guys, I will keep an eye on it until the tank is fully cycled and then decide what action to take! Thanks again for all the help.

Oh okay thanks!! I was looking at getting some liquid co2 but didn’t want to kill all the algae as we will be getting bristle nose pleco, nerites and some shrimp as cleanup crew so didn’t want to destroy all thier food. Would it be okay to let it stay untill fully cycled and let the...

I have strange spikey balls on the bottom of several Java fern leaves. I’m curious as to what people think they might be. I have no creatures, well none I invited in but I have 5 tiny snails, some hair algae so I know the water is okay. I test regularly and it’s still cycling. But what are those...

Also what is the ph of your water? Ammonia in test kits usually read total ammonia which is ammonia and ammonium. The lower ph the lower the amount of actual ammmonia (harmful stuff), giving misleading results. The best way Is to check total ammonia and ph on a chart as you might be worrying...

Are they buried in substrate or on a rock/wood surface?

Would this medication be okay with all the plants I’ve just bought?

There are no fish in the tank at the moment (only a week old) so I might plant all my plants and then see if it goes by itself. Will test the water prior to adding fish. Can I add bacterlife when I’ve planted or do it before?

Hi guys. put in this price of drift wood a week ago I soaked in hot water for a few hours. Brand new tank, de chlorinated the water and added bacterlife and a few days ago dosed with ammoinia. I have had cloudy water since I started and then this weird white stuf all over the wood and some of...

Just as a quick note, I’m cycling an 120g tank and added tsp of ammonia (100 drops) and half an hour later it was up to between 2ppm and 4ppm so the doses on the bottle are spot on. (Started at 0.25 ammonia)

I am back at the hobby of fish keeping after a hiatus of about 10 years. I have a Juwel Lido 120 and plan on keeping some tetras and maybe some catfish and bristle nose plec. I plan on doing a large saltwater fish in the future as my main tank with maybe a small tropical one as I just love...