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My tank is now about 6 months old so no new cycling goping on. I waterchange once a week +/- 2/3 and add cycling agents then. My nitrates area little high but I am working on that with additional plants. I am aware that my tank is a little overstocked. This seems to be taking care of itself...

My plecostomonstrous keeps trying to eat the other fish in the tank. Advice from a friend is that blood worm will sort out his cravin does this sound right? Is he not maybe crowded? He is about 12cm in 65l tank - 3 staones 1 rock 1 planter box and 4 plants Cos he is blind he mostly goes for...

I think 20 gal 78 litres? rocks in tank- came with the tank and was previously in a tank with very healthy fish. I cleaned it thoroughly before adding. I committed the newbiue sin and added fish without cycling. I have plants - floating and rooted at all levels of tank.

Jnternal filter with carbon 5 Neons (were 7 replaced some) 4 Poor mans Tetra's (Were 5 or 6 can't remember) 1 Glowlight (Were 5 and replaced another 3) 1 Platy (2 died) 2 swordtail m + f 1 sailfin m (f died) had 5 blood heart tetras they died one by one over 2 months Change water about...

I have now had my tank for about 5 months. I have had teething problems but got them sorted. My water is fine as per the LFS, I took them a smple and they tested it. I like and trust this shop - the owner refuses to stock dyed fish for ethical reasons. My fish one by one just die! No Ich no...

Sorry. really don't know can't help good luck. What did you feed your fish last?

I am defintiely no expert but have a look at this posting http://fish.orbust.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=7123 Perhaps thi could be the explanation. Again I am no expert

Thanks for the replies. The light does not flicker and his response is definitely invoulantary. Wherever he is the fit is almost instant. i dont think hiding would help he is also quite big - bout 7-9cm not much place for him to hide. Perhaps she should get him his own tank.

A friend of mine has an Albino shark. He throws a fit literally whenever the light is turned on. Flubbing and thrashing on the surface within seconds Her other fish are all healthy. However her plants are suffering severely from deprivation. Any advice welcome i did post this earlier in...

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My oldest fish are 4 months so congrats.

My friend has an albino shark. Everytime she turns the light on it starts to fit and floats to the surface splashing around. Is ths common? She has problems with her plant cos she cant turn the light on.

Coolio! Thanks a stack I will take a sample in. I am lloking for new shops all the time as I don't have a lot of faith in the ones I have seen so far. The assistant at my LFS is quite knowledgeable but the owneis not -so products available are limited as is support.

Any other advice? How long is a tropical fish life span? How many fish do beginners usualy loose? Do other people experience this probem? If not the nitrite nitrate levels other possible causes and treatments? Signs: Shymmying- Side movements with no forward movement Fish...

I have ot really tested for nitrates, but I changed approximately 2/3 of the water over 2 weeks about 3 weeks ago. There have been no further deaths after 20% water change. But the sudennes of the other 2 fish is worrying. No other fish appear to be styurgggling. At this time The LFS where i...

Sudden Fish Death Syndrome Why does it happen? I have had what I thought was a fairly stable tank until now. PH Neutral with slight variance around this point tending towards acidic. Ammonia 0 Evryone eating no strange behaviour. I have lost a few fish with teething problems and other...

I have no amonia results but PH NeutralChanged the carbon in the filter recently

I have had five White cloud mountain minnows- or poor mans tetras They have withstood all hell of new tank etc. But now one appears sick??!! Oh no!!! He is just shimyying and will not eat not even worms! What to do? No ick no fin rot no dropsy wot now?? HElp me and my fish

Coolio thanks very much. Now you don't happen to know where my serpaes tail went?

So what do cycle agents addd to new tanks?

I have been reading alot of the other postings and am a little confused at this stage. Frequent references are made to the Nitrites and Nitrates. Good or Bad? Which is which? How do ammonia and NitrAte/Nitrite levels relate to PH?

My tank is +/- 78 Litres I don't know if it was bitten off or rotted of- I do inspect he fish closely on a regular basis, every day at feeding time. There was no sign of missing tails yesterday I have a submereged filter-is it possible that the injury is trauma related to the filter? Could one...

I have had a tank for +/- 4 months. I ythink I have it stable uand contolled. 2 x 5 neon groups and 3 Serpaes, 3 Platy and 2 swordtail, 2 silvertip?(Very active) 1 placostomous, 1 molly the other snuffed it. I inspect my fish dailyn at feeding including counting all of them and looking for...