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I have just discovered trumpet snails in my tank - I can see2 at the moment. I dont know how they have got there as I dont have any live plants and dont feed the fish live food. ANy ideas how they got there and how I get rid of them?? how do I keep them away too? Reading around they seem to be a...

Can you have different types of tetreas to make up a shoal? i.e., could i have 2 cardinals, 2 neons and 2 black ones tomake upa shoal of 6? Or does a shoal have to comprise entirely of one type, e.g., all cardinals Thanks

Thanks for all your advice. I will try feeding less and see how i get on.

No new fish. I feed them flakes in the morning (put about 8 in) and a pinch of micropellets in the evening. I have occasionally given them jellied brine shrimp, but it seemed a lot that i added - could that be rotting annd causing the high ammonia? - But if that was the case,wouldnt it get...

Salt is Sodium Chloride (NaCl). Wont do anything to the hardness of the water - that is dependent on the calcium carbonate content. They are independent

Yes, No, No, and No, !! Doesnt make sense!!

I started my tank over 5 weeks ago with 3 zebra danios (on 5th May), and have been measuring my water chemistry at regular intervals. Sorry - only discovered fisless cycling ater I bought my fish!!I have shown the details belo Results in this order: Ammonia , Nitrite ...

Thank you! I will keep you posted on his health. :good:

Do I need special aquarium salt? The white bit looks like a bit of a bulge -, i.e., looks a bit swollen, and as if he's taken a few scales off (does that make sense?!) If it was a growth of some sort, it looks to me as it would be too much to have grown in 24 hours, so hoping he is just a bit...

Just have the 3 zebra danios. The tank is 30 L.

I started my first tropical fish tank 3 weeks ago. I have one of these Biorb tanks with special gravel etc, and currently cycling with 3 zebra danios. On sunday morning i definitley had 3 fish in there, then monday morning we could only find 2. I lifted up all the ornaments i had in there but...