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I had a mollie die yesterday and one of the others is not looking too good, just suspended in the water with it's tail down. I don't seem to be very good at keeping them so if this carries on, I think I'll pass and stick with the "survivors". All my tank chemicals are ok and although I've also...

I have a 30 gall community tank with silver sharks, plec, tetras, rasboras, angelfiish and four sailfin mollies. Chemicals are all neutral with nitrates at around 30. Water change is 25% every week. Tank temp is 77 deg. No chemicals in tank except dechlorinator added to water change. When...

We are having a new carpet fitted and of course I have to move the tank. I'm not sure which is the best way to do it. I see two options; 1. Empty all the fish into a holding container for 24hrs (about 5 Galls) then empty the water and move the empty tank, or, half empty the tank keeping the...

I have two Silver Sharks; they were both the same size when I bought them in May. Now one is much bigger than the other and seems a bit greedy. I know it's difficult to sex these and I wouldn't have a clue where to start, but could that be the answer? Many thanks Dave

I lost an ott this morning for no apparent reason. The other two are doing fine. I think I'll stick to something else. Sorry to hear about your loss.

I had an attack of Whitespot but I've now treated it with Protozin. All the fish are now ok and all symptoms have gone. I gave the last treatment (day 6) last Wednesday. When would be a good time to use the charcoal filter to remove the medication from the tank? I'm doing a water change on...

Now that my tank has settled down and the fish are doing OK (apart from a recent touch of white spot), my plants and ornaments are starting to get covered in an algae. It looks a bit like green candyfloss (spun sugar for those in the USA, lol) and when it's removed from the tank, it's just like...

One of my Cardinal Tetras is behaving oddly; it appears to be "gasping" (mouth opening and closing very fast) and at the same time it's fins/tail are twitching. It also tends to "hide" at one end of the tank. All the other fish in the tank are ok. This one does seem to be smaller than the...

:unsure: I've heard so many different thing regarding how much food to give the fish and how often. Some say only once a day, some say twice, some say feed as much as can be eaten in two minutes, others say five minutes. The directions on the containers also seem to be at variance with each...

I'm also a beginner. I have one Spotted Pleco (Gibbiceps)and have recently added three Otocinclus (all babies) and my glass looks like it's been given the "once over" by the local window cleaner. It is absolutely spotless. They are all great algae eaters and never seem to stop "munching". I...

We are having a bit of a heatwave over here (UK) and the water in my tank is now at 80 deg F. The heater is off, but the ambient temperature in the room is quite warm. Is this getting dangerous. There is a "green band" on the thermometer, and at the moment it is just nudging the top. Do I...

Just a bit of help please. I've had my Gibbiceps for four days now and it seems OK. One thing is a bit odd though. When it was in the shop, the colouring was quite distinct, very clear dark/light spots. Now it's been at "home" for a while, it seems to have darkened almost to the point where the...

Just a bit of help please. I've had my Gibbiceps for four days now and it seems OK. One thing is a bit odd though. When it was in the shop, the colouring was quite distinct, very clear dark/light spots. Now it's been at "home" for a while, it seems to have darkened almost to the point where the...

Just a bit of help please. I've had my Gibbiceps for four days now and it seems OK. One thing is a bit odd though. When it was in the shop, the colouring was quite distinct, very clear dark/light spots. Now it's been at "home" for a while, it seems to have darkened almost to the point where...

Well, where do I start? Had a tank for 3 weeks now and things seem to be OK. Water tests are good and the fish appear healthy. Now I suppose it's a case of learning, learning and more learning :rolleyes: . No deaths so far but I think that's probably down to others rather than me; I've...