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If this is true, you may have found an answer to my prayers! I tend to have a lot of algae growth, since the only place in my house I can fit my tank is VERY close to the window in our spare room. We keep the curtains closed, but some light still gets through. I've been looking for a solution...

That's what I've been thinking, but from everything I've found online the Oscar temperament is hard to judge; Some say they're horrific killing machines, and others say they are peaceful community members! Definitely! I would swear by that advise!

This is purely hypothetical. I'm doing lots of research into Oscars, purely out of interest. (That doesn't mean I ever intend to buy one! I'd be too afraid!) Let's say we have a 900 Litre aquarium, with an already established community. The community can be anything: JDs, Clown Loaches...

My fiancée and I are going away to Plymouth to see her family for a week at the end of October. I was considering just doing a water change the night before I leave and letting them go without food for the week, but maybe I'll make two food-bags up for my mum to throw in when she feeds the cats.

We've decided to sell the 4ft tank and find a nicer 4ft setup - the one we bought has much to be desired!

I'll stick to one heater then. Definitely gonns wash the sand - I've heard some awful horror stories! I paid £50 for my 205, not the best deal, but postage was included!

We have some lovely bogwood ready to go in. :)

Okay, long-story-short I WAS planning to use my soon-to-be-delivered Fluval 205 to replace the built-in juwel filter in my 110ltr tank. That's now not happening, because... I sold a tiny 15ltr tank (seriously: litres, not gallons) on ebay for £30. When delivering the tank, the buyer explained...

Hi everyone I've just managed to get hold of a used Fluval 205 external filter, which I intend to use in my 110 lure Juwel tank. What should I do initially to prepare the new-yet-used filter, and how do I go about removing the built-in Juwel filter without destroying my tank? Also, on a side...

I think I shall have to! The internal filter on my current Juwel 110 litre tank doesn't really do much to convince me it's working correctly, so I'm looking at picking up a Fluval 205 external filter, and ripping out the old internal. May have to document that palava!

We're looking to upgradeto a 6-footer, if not an 8-footer, as soon as financially possible! :)

What's the smallest size you guys think would be suitable for just my 3 balloon mollies?

How about my tetra? If I put them in instead of the Mollies?How many of those could fit in there?

Nope, it's an Aqua One 300 - 20L. So you're saying I can't even fit 3 BM's in there?

Hi guys, I'll be picking up a 20L tank tomorrow, which I plan to put my 3 Balloon Mollies in (I have 1 male and 2 female), once I've done a fishless cycle, of course! My question is, will I be able to fit any of my other fish in there? I was hoping to move either my 6 Rummy-nose Tetra or my 6...

Thanks, but said calculator does not seem to cater for a tank with 6 sides of varying length.

I think I've worked it out: I divded it into 3 quatrilaterals and 2 triangles. 9x7.5 = 67.5 (main central quad) 15.5 - 9 = 6.5 / 2 = 3.25 x 4.5 = 14.625 (2 outer quads) 7.5 - 4.5 = 3 x 3.25 = 9.75 / 2 = 4.875 67.5 + 14.625 + 14.625 + 4.875 + 4.875 = 106.5 x 9(height) = 958.50 cubic inches...

So, I'm afraid to admit I bought a nondescript tank off ebay to use as my breeding tank. It's not very big at all, but I've not idea what the volume is. It's 6-sided, but not a conventional hexagon. The "back" is 15.5inches long. The "front" is 9 inches. The remaining four sides are...

I'll have to try that some time. The remaining fish as of now are: 2 x Silver Shark 2 x Clown Loach 2 x Bronze Cory 1 x Gibbiceps 1 x Siamese Fighter 4 x Guppy (M) 3 x Balloon Molly (1M/2F) 3 x Swordtail (1M/2F) 4 x Glowlight Tetra 1 x Betta 1 x Apple Snail 1 x Glass Catfish At the moment I'm...

I'll do a 95% WC when I get home tonight. I think I'll move the fish into a temporary bucket though while I'm doing so. The discus died last night. I just don't think he could handle the water. Sad thing is I saw him go :(

Unfortunately, but somewhat ironically, all three of our glassfish died last night :sad: as did one of the glass catfish. I thought maybe we'd had an Ammonia spike, since the remaining fish were all gasping at the top of the tank. Got a free water test by my local Pets At Home store, and my...

The tank is 32 inches long, 15 inches tall and 14 inches wide. I think our water is fairly hard. We live in the midlands.

After a quick google, I'm guessing you're trying to tell me the glassfish need a higher salinity than my other fish, but in a less-than-helpful, non-layman manner? Regardless, thanks for the info. Just remember not every newbie will know what "brackish" refers to.:)

I really appreciate the honesty! It's easy to be bombared with the wrong information when consulting online guides and books, so hearing itfirst-hand from the people who know what they're talking about really helps! I think the main problem we've had is, upon asking the local aquarium shops...

Thanks for the welcome! Would you say I have too many fish?

Hi everyone, great forum! We're pretty new to Tropical Fish, although my fiancée had some when she was younger. Currently we've got a Juwel 110 Tank with internal filter/heater/etc, which was sold on ebay including 3 gourami (who we gave to a pet store), 1 red-tailed shark (who died after our...