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Hi all, I have had my freshwater tank set up for about 4 weeks now, first i set it all up and added some hardy fish ( corys, plec, silver shark, tetras) and everything was going fine, this week i have added ( 2 female fighters, 1 male fighter, 1 male gourmai, 1 female gourami, 4 ottos)...

Cheers guys, Can someone do me some kind of step by step guide, I find things easier when there like that lol..... I'm from Leicester by the way

Hi all! Ive recently been thinking alot about setting up a marine tank, Ive had 3 years as a successfull tropical fish keeper and now want to move onto that next step.... So today i went to my LFS and started talking to the a staff member there. He showed me a tank which already had a filter...

I Currently have a TBar Cichlid, (around inch big) also with 7 tetra! They all seem fine and get along ok! Just wondered what else you lot would suggest to have with them?? My tanks a 20 g with sand and rocks !! :)

You think my TBar cichild would eat pea if a gave him some??

Currently have TBar Cichild in a 20g(uk) Tank! Just wondering what you lot thought about what else i could stock with it?? any what your thoughts were? Cheers

Just bought a C.Sajica today from the fish shop... Its gone in a cycled tank on its own! Just wondered what kinda of a fish it was and what its behaviour is like?? Also what other fish could it be kept with? Cheers

Hi all... New tank will soon be up and ready for fish, jst wondered what u thought of my stocking?? 4 Guppies 2 Dwarf Gourami Lemon Severm 2 Otos 3 Corys Im going for plenty of colour, think this stocking wud be ok?

What about a couple of Ottos? I always think there great for clean up ! :)

Myt sound and simple and stupid question but hows the best way to put sand into ur tank for the first time? Sand first the add your water or visa versa?? Cheers :)

Im currently setting up a 20g tank! I have all my bits and bobs ready to go..... But my sister already has a tank setup and its been up and running for over 2 years now, i was wondering if i put my new filter in her tank and switch it over to my tank, would i be able to just but fish straight in...

Hey all, I have a 20g tank about 2-3 weeks away from being ready for fish.... I wanted to have juist 1 or mayb 2 fish in there! I wanted something really nice looking and grows to a decent size (5-6inch) Anyone have any ideas?~ thanks ;) :)

I have a fair bit of what looks like black stringie hair on some of my plants, what does this mean? How do i get rid of it? Cheers

Hello All I have a 20g tank with (2 dwarf puffers,2 pearl gourami,5 Corys, 1 Guppy, Freshwater Crab) and im feeding them Couple of wafers a day , One sachet of frozen food , flakes a day, Is this enough for how many fish there are? Also will the crab eat the frozen food or does he need...

i do 70% water change every 2 weeks

how come none of the other fish are affected if the guppy has a disease?

I feed them frozen foods and dried foods , Mix it everyday! seems like he's swimming normal just needs to rest after a while, hes now lying in the plant motionless!

he looks normal just looks like hes got a bloated belly

what could it mean? :(

20g 2 guppy, 2 pearl gourami, 2 dpuffer, plec, otos, shrimp! The Dwarf Puffer have been in a while and arent aggressive towards other fish. Sorry no stats , my kit is ordered My tanks been running fine for over a year

Hello, I have two male guppy who get on brillaint and are normally very active and always near the top of the tank, but ive noticed today that one of them is lying on the bottom of the tank looking very slow and drained, the other is hiding behind the filter like its scared? Is there something...

So ive had 2 female dwarf puffers in my community tank for about 5/6 weeks now and they are doing fine, feeding well and getting on with others great. Ive heard puffers are really aggressive but they seem to be getting on fine with all my other fish, honestly not one sign of aggression or any...

Been in for about 2 weeks now, They are not being aggressive at all ! Just slowly floating about minding there own business! is this odd behaviour??

Temp is normally around 26 Tank mates- 2 Pearl Gouramin, 2 Guppy, 2 Oto, Plec , Corys, Shrimp Im seeing abit more of them bit still shy :blush: ?????

i think there feeding ok but there really shy so not been able to tell you much

Hi All Just bought 2 female DP for my 20g tank, Its been about a week now and ive rarely seen them? Just wondered whether you could give me some info. Just wondered are they a shy specie?Do you see them much? Also do they actually puff up alot? And if so why ? thanks for anything:)

Hi guys, I was new to the fish world about 3 months ago, and was eager and really wanted to start my own fish tank up! I was joined this site, Went LFS once a week and was really excited at the prospect of setting up my own tank(Own little world)! So i built it all up week-by-week, then adding...

Just wondered if anyone has got any or has ever had any? What they like to keep as pets? Cheers!!

Sorry meant all them fish have been in there all together about 2 weeks now.

My 20 Gallon tank has been setup for about 2 weeks now! Just wondered what you lot thought about my stocking?And any tips you could give on these fish? 5 x Julli Cory 1 x Bulldog Plec 5 x Bloodfin Tetra 2 x Male Guppy 2 x Pearl Gourami 1 x Black Sailfin Molly 3 x Oto 5 x Algae Shrimp Cheers! :)

Well i currently have a 20 gallon with freshwater fish, but i do really like and prefer saltwater.So i was thinking my next project was going to be marine, but i know nothing about it at all! And learning it will be really hard ! So wanted to know how much it might cost me to set up/change my...

Just wondered how much it costs to set-up a avarage marine tank? about 20g? Cheers!

Great project going there mate, Im looking forward to seeing more pictures, so defo keep us all updated! Sorry to be cheeky, and you dont have to answer this but how much do you think this will be costing you all in all? And lastly , Surely your gunna have a massiver common pleco going in...

I'm in the early stages of thinking about getting a differetn specie tank! I'm thinking maybe a lobster of some kind? I have a 20 Gallon tank whihc i would use! would that be enough space for just one? They ok on there own?

I currently have a fluval 3+, I was just wondering whther air bubbles have to be produce, so that the water is oxygenated enough? I dont have any blowing out at the minute, just small ripples on the surface.I'm worrying that theres not going to be enough oxygen for the fish? Any help please?

he looks like that fish but not that colour? he's a greener colour ?

I have a 20g tank with gravel,real plants ,bogwood! Currently have 3 x Otos 5 x Julli Cory 1 x Bulldog Plec 1 x Black sailfin molly 1 x Demon Cichlid 5 x Algae Shrimp Wanted to add some colour fish to the tank, just wondered what you recommended? :good:

Bought about 5 small algae shrimp other, just wondered whether they where the same as Amano Shrimp?Simular ways and breeding patterns?

Ive had this cichlid for about a month now, but i still dont know for sure what type it is? Ive had people tell me but others tell me a different thing! http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/2050/satedit2jd9.jpg Thanks for any help

Im thinking of adding a shoal of tetras to my tank(Not sure what type yet) but can most of them cope in a community tank with other fish? Any fish they dont get on with?