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Thanks, I'm in the UK, not sure if available but will take a look

Hi Until now I have done water changes using a manual gravel vacuum pump into numerous buckets and then walk to empty in bath or outside. Same to fill (bucket at a time). I have to stand on a chair to reach tank. It's all very cumbersome and hurts my back a lot! I'm now in later stages of...

Well I've now found him, no idea where he was hiding. He's in a breeding tank. Now just to see if he makes it over the next couple of days. Thankfully the bottom glass bit smashed but the actual thermometer inside stayed intact

Goodness knows what on earth has been going on! When I got home tonight  (after stopping to buy a breeding trap for him) there is no sign of my poor little betta anywhere, I have moved bogwood and been through plants and nothing, he has gone :-(   However, something I have now noticed, and have...

The tank is a 200L tank.   Do you think my Gouramis are to blame or the betta did it to itself due to stress? Either way one lot need to go I guess.   That will teach me to go to a chain pet store that sells fish instead of my usual independent fish shop that talks through your whole tank with...

Hi   I have had a Betta now for about 3 months. He had seemed fine up until now, not shown any signs of illness or tail/fin issues. My son spotted him this morning and he has absolutely no fins or tails left at all, just bones sticking out. This has literally happened overnight.   Sorry, I was...

Hi all I have a 350l tank that I'm in process of setting up ( I have small tank already so familiar with cycle etc) My question is what good colourful and interesting fish should I be looking at? Also I want to ensure I get a mix of top, middle and bottom dwellers. I will be putting my pleco...

Thanks for the reply No, i only have a couple of males.

Hi I have a black (extremely black) guppy, i've had him for about a month now. He is quite small (compared to others in fish store) so guessing fairly young? About a week ago i noticed that a part of his tail was starting to look lighter, a yellow colour, then he went completely black again...

I am using blue coloured gravel (just the standard stuff you buy by the bag). I followed the instuctions about rinsing it all through before putting it in. Thanks

All i have in my tank (besides the filter and heater obviously) are 3 small plants (i have no idea what ones) and 2 decorations, one rubbery looking false reef thing and another alien (painted type) statue (my sons choice). Thanks

Hi I have just tested my high level ph (hadnt tested ph for a while) and its 8.2, my normal tap water is around 7. What causes it to be higher in my tank and are my fish ok with it? I have 3 cardinal tetra and 1 guppy (i did buy 2 guppies last week, but one died about 3 days after- could this...

Tank dimensions are w=30cm d=33cm h=38cm My tap water is very hard and ph is just over 7. Thanks

Hi It has been about 6 weeks now and yes i had been testing it daily with an API kit and doing daily water changes. I think my cycle was speeded up slightly by the fact that someone gave me some of their media. I do now regret buying such a small tank, but unfortunately when i went out to buy...

Hi I have a small 28L tank which i cycled with 3 cardinal tetra. I am aware that i cant get too much in there due to the limited size of the tank, however it would be nice to add some more. So my question is what shall i add that will work with the tetra and my small tank. Also, if i only have...

Well i now have about a hundred little baby snails!!! Thankfully they seem attracted to a bright ornament in tank so just keep removing it and getting rid of them, putting it back in tank and waiting for the next lot to attach themselves to it. Any other ideas how to kill them before they take...

A turkey baster? These ones are size of my little finger nail, so could easily scoop out with net. Are these the type you were thinking?

Hi I bought 3 cardinal tetra 16 days ago to start a fish in cycle in my 28L tank. 4 days after buying fish i find out guy at work keeps fish and he brings me in some media. Tonight i have checked levels and am showing 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite. Nitrate is between 40-80 (use API test kit and i...

So then, i decided to cycle with fish (after giving up doing fishless as kept forgetting to add ammonia). I bought some plants at same time as fish and have noticed i have 3 or 4 snails that have hitched a ride with them. The question is, are snails a good or bad thing in my tank? Should i be...

I know i will do fish in as i cant bear the thought of not seeing to the fish everyday and changing water as i know otherwise i'll be doing it damage. But then thats why i want to start with just one fish to get the cycle going, to minimise damage! Any other ideas on what to have in tank when...

Hi I am looking to buy a single fish to do fish in cycle. I only have a small tank (28L) so need to consider what first fish i have that will end up fitting with any other fish. To be honest probably the smaller and friendlier (with other fish) the better to keep our options open when getting...

Hi I started my fishless cycle last Fri 25/05/12 by adding ammonia 5ppm. It is only today that it reads 0.25 on my chart (it stayed at the next one up for days upon days). Is this correct that it should take 1.5 weeks for the initial dose to drop? Also, as its only 0.25 not 0 should i wait for...

Hi Just a quick update for anyone interested. I bought a heater and have told my son that it takes a very long time to heat the water up, hence why we need to wait a few weeks. I started my fishless cycle Fri. Thanks for your help

My son is 4, i think i may steal your idea and tell him the same. Hopefully that way he will be more patient! Can someone tell me the pros and cons of tropical v cold water? This is something i could still consider Thanks

Just read about fish in cyling and combined with comments above, have decided that i will go for cycling without fish and just have to explain to my son why (in the best way he will understand). Best get started with my cycling then Thanks for all replies!

Thanks for the reply. Wow, 4 weeks, i'm not sure my son is going to understand that. Perhaps i will look into cycling with fish. I am aware it is a small tank and was thinking 4 small fish. What small cold water fish would be the best option for withstanding fish in cycle? Also, am i right...

Er....no, didnt say to in instructions so didnt think to :unsure:

Hi So, I agree to getting my son fish, and put my hand up that i naively had no idea what was truely involved. I have been reading things on here and at least knew not to get any fish when i got the tank and that i need to ideally do a fishless cycle first before doing so. However, i got the...