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Hi Recently bought 2 gold gouramis. the female had a small 'nck' in her tail which didn't seem to be a big issue. Ove the last 24hrs it's become much worse and very red around the tail base with a slightly white edge to the damaged fin. Photo is attached (hopefully). I've put in some melafix...

Hi Have a small amount of hard green algae on my glass tank with a bow-front. Have used the scouring pad type cleaners, but they are not great and require a lot of effort to shift it. Is there anything better? Don't know how good algae magnets are, and don't know if I can use a scraper on the...

Ok, I've separated the 2 affected neons. The tank also has other neons and garnet tetras - how long do you think before I know if the disease has settled down? Thanks Shaun

Hi I've recently been treating an outbreak of blue-green algae with a blackout. Seems to have worked a little, but now 2 of my neons are unwell. One has completely lost its tail and the other has a large white patch on its flank - seems to be under the skin. pictures below sho the problem...

Hello I want to get some shimp for my 70 gal tank. What are the advantages of cherry vs amano? I'm told cherries are better at clearing algae - is that true? Also they will be housed with a dwarf gourami (along with tetras) will they be in any danger of being eaten? Cheers Shaun

Hi Had a recent outbreak of whitespot mainly affecting my garnet tetras. Treated with king british WS3 / increased temp / increased aeration. Next day and the white sopts have all but disapeared, but the fish are left with frayed tail and other fins, some quite severely. Is this just a result...

no it doesn't - that's the problem!!! asked it here because I thought somebody may have used this stuff before Shaun

Hello Thanks to my LFS I have an outbreak of whitespot. I'm trying king british WS3. Does anyone know the following:- What's the difference between WS3 and the other king british preparation? Will it affect the biological filter? Will it affect the plants? Is it any good? Thanks Shaun

What about ammano shrimp - I hear they're pretty good?

Hello I'm after a small algae eating fish for my community tank. 65L, so something quite small to share with a few neon and garnet tetras and a pair of dwarf gouramis. Any suggestions - preferably something that can be kept singularly (or pair at most) thanks Shaun

Hi I'm going to introduce some plants to my 65L tank - I've ordered these from greenline aquatics (the prepacked 24" selection - list of plants below). Any tips for someone starting out as there seems to be a lot of conflicting advice. Specifically regarding: Light cycle Fertiliser - yes or no...

Thanks guys. Can't think why the pH has dropped - assumed it may be part of the cycling process. Assuming I can get the pH up, do the other parameters look ok - nitite/nitrate? Is nitrate acidic - or nitrite for that mater? Just thought - added some water from my hot water tap - haven't...

Hello. I'd be very grateful for anyones help. Ive been fishless cycling for 3 weeks. Ammonia is going quickly (0) and nitrAtes are high - 110ppm. However, the nitrItes are slow to fall to zero (1.6ppm). Also my water has become quite acidic (5.5). I did a 40% water change earlier today as...

I used 50 drops (from the plastic droppers you get with test kits- a spare one) to get my 65l tank to 5ppm ammonia. You will probably need around 30-40 drops for your tank - this is just a guestimate. To work it out you could add 10 drops to 10l in a bucket of water and test the concentration...

Hello I've been fishless cycling for about 10 days (using the add and wait method). My ammonia is now dropping to near zero in 24hrs with my nitrite reading today of 2ppm (mg/L). My only concern is my nitrate level is huge - >100ppm having initially been low (my tapwater has virtually none)...

I think it is worth noting that you can get 9-10% ammonia online. You may have to pay postage, but if can't be found elsewhere then worth the money http://www.max-on-line.co.uk/buy/shop/index.html http://www.heritage-homeandgarden.co.uk/ I'll post this in the 'where to buy ammonia' thread Shaun

I think it is worth noting that you can get 9-10% ammonia online. You may have to pay postage, but if can't be found elsewhere then worth the money http://www.max-on-line.co.uk/buy/shop/index.html http://www.heritage-homeandgarden.co.uk/ I'll post this in the 'where to buy ammonia' thread Shaun

I recently did a cycle on my 65L tank - took 50 drops of ammonia to get 5ppm. Bear in mind not all 'drops' are the same and 9.5% ammonia is reasonably weak (the 'original' fishless cycling article uses much higher concentration). Shaun

Thanks Miss Wiggle - very helpful (and speedy!) Shaun

Thanks both - big help Shaun

Hi New to this, so hope you can help me. I am currently running a fishless cycle on a 65L tank. I have a couple of questions. First, when the cycle is completed, can I stock a good number of fish immediately or should I build up slowly as with the fish cycle? My second question relates to the...

Hello I am new to all this. I have been given an aqua one aquamode 600 tank (65L glass semicircular) and have been wanting to keep some tropical fish for some time. I have a few small questions 1. - Which heater is in your opinions the best 2. - Do I need an air stone / air pump. The tank has...