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Sorry to hear you have an algae problem. We've all suffered with it. I'm fairly new to the hobby, but here's my take on this, based on my limited experience and in depth research. Firstly, flying foxes (if that's what you've got) are not to be confused with Siamese Algae Eaters (SAE's) - the...

I think that was a wise decision - they can be a devil to get rid of if they overrun the tank. However, some aquarists prefer to keep them. It's a personal choice.

I have often found small snails in my tank after I have planted new plants. I understand the eggs arrive attached to the plants - and it's almost impossible to see them. These have the capacity of breeding very fast and may become a pest, so you may not want to keep certain varieties in your...

Go to http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...NKMyIkAWAytCOCw You appear to have a male Melanochromis johannii. Interestingly, on a different forum, two different members asked the same question about the female of this species. I managed to find it in one of my books, and confirmed it...

This looks like iron deficiency. Are you adding any fertilizers? What kind of substrate are you using? My plants struggled for quite some time after I began, until i managed to get the CO2 levels rights, along with a good fertilizing regime. For Iron, I use Seachem Flourish Iron, along...

Sure hope you get an anwer to this. I have two like that - and have been like that for several months - so doubt if it's eggs. Mine are very active, eat normally and behave normally. Most strange. :crazy:

Many thanks...........I'll follow your advice and hope there are no more losses. I don't know much about this disease - but I'm obviously now going to learn (the hard way). Surprised that it can affect other fish, though. :unsure:

Hi, Yesterday I lost one of 3 red line torpedo barbs - and another one today. The latter had some obvious kind of skin infection. I'm not sure if this is columnaris or something else. Either way, I'm not sure how best to treat it. I added aquarium salt this morning (5 tablespoons) and 1/2...