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Hi there,
I have a 40g tank and I was having issues with Nitrate levels which would not go below 40 despite the 20-25% pwc every weekend. I read in a forum that a few Anacharis would help absorbing some of the Nitrate, so I planted a couple anacharis and a cabomba.
Also reading in the forum...
Hi everybody. I am quite new in this hobby so please help me.
I started a 40g tank about two months ago. I cycled it for three weeks before adding the first fish. Since the first day I have been testing the water on a weekly basis (and more often while cycling it). I use an API Master Kit...
That's a good question. I just re-tested the aquarium and the tap water. Results are pretty much the same: 40.
I use an API master kit (drops not strips) so I assume the results are accurate.
I live in the south east of England, where the water is quite hard and pH is constantly over 8...
Hi all,
I currently have:
4 Platys
1 Swordtail
2 Mollys
4 Corydoras
5 Glass catfish
1 Apple snail
1 Siamese fighting fish
I would like to add some Cardinal Tetras (6 or 7) plus some Rummynose Tetras (6 or 7). Would that be too much? So far I have been doing 20% pwc and I test the water on a...
Thanks for the comments both of you. Yesterday I had no food or idea of what to do so I went the crushed flake way. I will check today at the LFS for the food you recommended and for one of those floating breeding tanks. How long would it take the fry to be big enough so they don't become...
Well, she is not expecting anymore... Toady I was showing the tank to a friend and she said "I like the fish, especially the babies" and my immediate reply was "what babies?". There they were a few pair of little eyes with tiny orange bodies swimming in the tank. My children were all excited...
Hello everybody. Yesterday we bought the first fish for our 40g tank. We got 4 Platys (3 females and one male). I read in a book that Platys will have a dark spot under the belly if they are expecting. Below is a picture of "Lola" (my children named her). Please let me know if she is expecting...
Thanks. That's a good idea to stick to a single region, although no fish will feel truly at home with the plastic plants and decorations my children chose
Wow may be I should place the tank in front of the TV so those little guys use their time in other activities
How "ethical" is to let the fry be some other fish's dinner? I mean, do I need to do something about the babies, or just let nature take it's own path? (I.e. some families will not be...
Thanks for the info. So how often or much do they reproduce. Lets say we end up with 3 platies, 3 swordfish and 5 guppies. When and how many new additions I will find in my tank?