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    A Stow Away Snail!

    i was trying to watch x factor tonight when my silver dollars alerted me to something new in my tank! i think from reading the species guide above its maybe a bladder or tadpole snail. its around 1cm long and looks like the picture in the guide. only other thing ive noticed is its really fast...
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    Pleco Tangled In Cotton

    ye, didnt think of that. got some of them too. thanks
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    Pleco Tangled In Cotton

    ive just come home and found my plec tangled in cotton, hanging by his tail in my tank and its my fault. twice a week i give him a peice of cucumber to munch on which i weight down, but i also tie cotton around it and leave the end of the cotton hanging out the top of the tank so i can just pull...
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    Removing Old Filter

    ive currently got 2 filters running on my 70 gallon tank and want to remove 1 will this do any harm to the bacteria balance in my tank? my tank was set up with a fluval 4 plus but after a couple of weeks i felt it wasnt up to the job so i set up an external eheim filter. ive left the fluval and...
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    Cory Cleaning Plec

    jesus u had me worried then! no, its definatly a corys! will try an get some pics posted tomorrow- lights already off tonight and dont want to disturb them.
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    Algae

    i had the same problem and tried green away which resulted in me losing quite a few fish. first try this- cut the time your light is on down- i suggest 8 hours a day. whenever your light is off cover the tank with a blackout curtain. i tried everything, i reduced the food right down,got more...
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    Brown Algae

    i struggled with algea for 2 months but got rid of it by cutting down the time the light was on and whenever the light is off, i cover the tank with a black out curtain. this completly shifted mine in 4 or 5 days.
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    Cory Cleaning Plec

    one of my corys has formed a tight relationship with my plec. he (or she!) cleans the plec constantly and ive watched the plec almost roll over like a dog to have his belly nibbled! they always seem to be together! has anyone else seen a relationship like this? is it normal? 70gallon 5 silver...
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    Green Water/ Algae

    yes i understand this. i cant take responsibility for purchasing them and all the fish will be moving to a much larger tank in a few months when i will be moving house. thanks for the link- reading now.
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    Green Water/ Algae

    i have a 40 gallon community tank thats been running for 8 months now. about 2 months ago i started to get green water. i think maybe the light had been on a little bit to long on a few occasions. for 2 months now ive been trying to get rid, but it keeps getting stronger and stronger. it's now...
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