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That is the gravid spot,thats mean your female must be pregnant,its were the eyes develop in the young

Wont that be one big nitrate factory "I was thinking of having four biowheels in a row and letting the water fall down the sides of them. This is going to work the nitrifying bacteria to the max. Then having the water pass through bags of carbon, and ammonia or whatever I need"

sorry i ment sailfin.I was thinking of another big fish besides a bottom dweller,i have a filter already it does 2500ltr an hour so my tank will be well filtered.So could someone give me some options for me

well could i keep a common pleco in it?,my LFS and a few others near my place said that if its well filtered i could keep 2, i doubt this,but is their any solitary fish that grow big,arent aggressive and easy tp care for, i was thinking bala's but seeing as so many dont agree with it i think its...

The tanks measurements ar 36"x24"x20",its not very long(which is a bad thing)

What is the one that is ment ot be fake?

I may get a new tank for my fish,but the only thing is i want some bala sharks,the tank i was going to get is about 64 uk gallons or 75 us,is this enough for one or two fully grown bala sharks?

I may purchase a bigger tank,but im wondering how hard it would be to maintain,i mean i know its not gonna be a walk in the park,but i mean how much water do i need to change etc?im not going to keep anything special,but i want to know from experience,

ive did about 75% water change last night and a 50% today,they all seem to be fine

I have had a recent nitrite/ammonia spike in the last few days,should i cut back on feeding or not feed my fish at all?

Hello My next door neighbour has started a tank,and him and his dad every water change ,seem to add lots of chemicals(well3. 1.De-chlorinator(obviously) 2.Nutrafin cycle(stabilzes bacteria :/ :( ) 3.Plant grow Is this too much for the fish?i mean all i add is dechlorinator every week and add...

I personally think we should give hima break !Come on fair enough he may have posted stupid posts but doesnt mean we have to exclude him from this forum!.I mean we all probably have done something about as stupid as that in the past!Stay !(sorry i didnt vote)(my pc was crap)And hes going through...

Hello fellow fish lovers, i was wondering since my tank needs extra filteration i need to get a bio-filter.But none of the FS I have been to have one!Could someone give me a link to where i can get bio-wheels that will be able to post in the uk? Thankyou

Is it worth me trying to build a mini trickle filter,just out of an old ice cream box?i was thinking it could go on my hood and have a little airline tue running down to the aquarium.Is this possible or should i not really bother?Its just my tank may need to some filteration in the future!So is...

My lfs sells a big one for £20,but i cant afford that yet

i hate to say it but i have no way of testing my water,last time i did they said the water was fine(they take as a real dumba**)And i cant really afford a water test$10!!!!the charge,so i think all ill do it just do water changes over the next few days will that be ok?

The guy at the lfs said nitrite but i know its still pretty bad, theyve all calmed down now,but i dont get its the 4th week,is it still cycling?

My fish(except from the gouramis)are gasping under water asthough their trying to breathe,and they are trying to breathe the air above aswell.My LFS said that i should turn the lights off and do a water change,but now what do i do ??is it a disease?

hey fellow brightoner,(well i actually livr in sussex)were do you get all your fish stuff,my lfs is rubbish

I was observing my neon tetras and saw that on 2 of my females(i think they are their neon line isnt straight)have a lump on the bellys ,i think its dropsy but their acting normal!

I am posting for a friend(he doesnt have the internet),his grandad died :-( (i new him very well)He has inherited his grandads custom built tank(650 imperial gallons,thats uk)anh he wants central american cichlids,its got a large surface area(havent measured it yet)but hes no novice i can tell...

imagin ethe amount of dechlorinater hed haveto put in that!and water changes!!!

I am going to my LFS tommorow and am wondering what bottom dweller to buy!? :S i was thinking of gettin a clown pleco,apparently they are quite small and easy to keep but corydoras look so sweet!I dont know what to choose,i basically need something that'll eat most types of algae , and thats eat...

I have got black spots on my amazon swords leaves!It seems to have a small bit of hair algae aswell!Are these two connected?

So if i had a layer of clay then gravel,would i have to give me plants liquid fertalizer aswell?can someone give me an link or a product were i dont have to go and buy liquid fertalizer every week!

Is the stuff expensive?

Hello i am going to be transferring all my fish, plants etc to a new tank,So i wss thinking that because the plant liquid food costs about $10.00 i thought about having fetalizer as a substrate(uder the gravel)so i was wondering 3 things 1.Does it affect water quality>?(i dont want to start a...

this has no relevance what so ever to the fish (im sorry you lost them)but at least you have a dad thats their my dads in korea and i see him 4 weeks a year! :byebye:

would it be overstocked then?or would it nearly be?because im considering buying another 10 (uk)gallon tank to put my platys in.

i feed them about 2 flakes each 2 times a day.I have a Fluval 2+.But i was wondering what fish

I have just done a water change anrealized that their was some food on the gravel,so i scooped it up and did a whole load of syphoning and cleaning when i saw that.Anyways i was wondering what fish(or crustacians sorry may have spelt it wrong) will eat up left over food and platns bits at the...

I heard theirs Nutrafin cycle that does that but i may be wrong.Youre lfs should stock it

i was wondering does it have to be specific eheim filter media or can you use fluval media for it instead?

I am now buying a new external filter and was wondering what one you'd recommend. Fluval 204=£57.99 Eheim Pro 2222=£61.oo but the only thing i was wondering about if the filter media and how expensive it is?How much more expensive is filter media thats eheim from fluval filter media.I need to...

I am considering buying a fluval external 204 for my tank!Im wondering about the noise and the filteration?and also does it come with a spray bar?But the main thing is if its quiet becuase its in my bedroom and mums a light sleeper!Thankyou

i was wondering do you need to use any fertalizer or do you have to use special aquaium fertalizer and if so do i need to add plant grow aswell?

My platy has just given birth! :D :D :D (sorry but its my first fry!)and i was wondering what to feed it?My next door neighbour saif hair algae is a good food for them ?is this right?

:*) Sorry about the last post i explained it wrong Im transferring my tank just across the room into my cabinet!But i was wondering if i need to put the water from the original tank(no special perimeters on the water so dont worry bout that!)

I am getting a 25 gallon(uk) for my birthday and i am wanting something different from livebearers ,so i was wondering if it was big enough for cichlids seeing as they are some of my favourite fish!

I am inheriting my mums tank(all her guppys bred to much and she couldnt handle it)so i was wondering if its possible to convert it to a cichlid tank?My LFS are doing cichlids really cheap seeing as they got a whole new stock in!So i just want to know if its possible?