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Hi Guys, In a few months I am having to go away for 14 days and I have no one avaliable to feed the fish. I am looking for recomendations of the best way to feed my fish over the 14 days.. I am guessing that an automatic feeder would be the way to go, but I have had bad experiences with these...

Hi guys, A few evenings ago when sat with my girlfriend just watching my fish going around their daily business (as we do too often - is it just us that lose hours to the fish?), we considered that each of the different species forms an integral part of the community and tried to imaging the...

Am I right in thinking that there is also a bung loosely connected to the water outlet? And you have a choice of either putting the bung in to the top the filter outlet to mix air with the water or your cog bit in to limit the air? Have you got a seperate air pump? If you have I would probably...

Hi Guys! I am looking to buy a few refference books about freshwater / marine tropical fish and wondering if anyone has any good reccomendations? I am looking more for a comprehensive encyclopedia of the different types of fish rather than a book about setting up an aquarium. Any ideas? Many...

Thanks guys! Just a question - when you say a big school how many exactly are we talking? I was considering having about 3 or 4 different type of tetra. But do you think I would be better with bigger schools of 2 types? How many little neons do you think would be happy in a tank this size...

Hi all, I am after your advice once again on a Tetra species tank! Having recently moved house I had to buy a temp 150litre tank to house my fish for the 12 hours whilst moving my main 400 litre tank - that was a stressful day I can tell you! (Although when only moving >1 mile it was quite...

PS I am a little confused as to why I have got this private message from 'Discus man': Umm.. I am not sure what your problem is, but I do know why I am getting Algae. And I was mearly looking for advice..

Hi Guys! Tanks for your quick responses! A few more details! I have a 4'x2'x18" tank which has been running for 2 years - although it was recently moved as I moved house. Everything seemed to go fine and as all of the filtration was intact and I moved a quantity of tank water I have seen the...

Hi all, My tank is in a position where it does get some sunlight on it during the day and as a result I am getting a small amount of algae appearing. I have a friendly community tank and I am looking for recomendations on which fish might be the best algae eaters, without eating the actual...