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Slight edit to the above, today is the first day that I'm seeing 0 Ammonia. Nitrites still at 0, Nitrates somwhere between 20-30

Sad news the one remaining platy passed away last night. He managed to jump into the pump compartment last week and since then hasn’t really been the same, spending lots of time by the filter outlet, and yesterday he was visibly gasping. Water parameters have been stable since the report I...

Haha! I didn't realise "Jerry Cans" was a UK term... just to be clear the Jerry Cans i'm using for the tank have never had any petrol in them ;)

Great! I’m using a siphon and a couple of 25 litre Jerry cans. I’m not vacing the gravel as assume this will suck up what bacteria is sitting on the substrate?

Thanks so much mate! Indeed many lessons have been learned on the competance of pet shops! Will keep up with the daily changes is 50% about right do you think?

Unfortunately I lost the small platy overnight, he did perk up for a bit after moving to the new tank but over the last few days has been hiding away. I assume its due to to long term exposure to Ammonium / Nitrite / Nitrate in the old tank and bullying from the dominant male. I've been logging...

Our aquatic friends are really quite particular, aren’t they! ;-)

Thanks so much both, the shrimps are a definite and will look into the Rasboras and Endlers. Going to give it some time to make sure the new tank is cycled and stable, and will probably need some more advice on numbers / sexes 😀 Super happy with the plants, the moss balls / Limnophilla were...

Thanks so much both for welcoming me into the forum, I can tell that a few fish for our girls is rapidly turning into an obsession! 😀 To be fair on Pets At Home the platys are Variatus Platys which are happy down to 18c but 4 of them in a tiny tank is madness! Our water here in Bedfordshire is...

I'm now 3 months into the hobby and it's been quite a learning journey with splatterings of sadness. It all started with a trip to our local pet superstore "Pets at Home" to start a new chapter as a family of pet owners. We were recommended a 24l starter tank with two male Variatus Platy's...