Recent content by J as always

There was no need to worry in the end. She had about 20 very very small black fry last night! J

I will definitely get some floating plants in there. She is a normal black Molly and she has had fry before but I missed them and only one survived. I don't want the same thing to happen again. I will keep her in there until the week is up and then put her back in the main tank. She will...

Have now had my Mollie, Nigela, in a breeding tank for 3 days now. She looks like she is going to pop so it should be any day now. If however, she does not give birth how long should I leave her in the little tank. Is it putting stress on her or will she be ok as long as the breeding tank she is...

Cheers, I would love some shrimp too but if I put a couple of dwarf puffers in, the shrimps may end up being lunch! You will have to get some pics up of your nano when its up and running. J

Thank you very much!

Sorry, I didn't mean to come across as difficult I'm just trying to learn as much as I can about this awesome hobby! Thank you for you patience. J

If there is nothing in the tank to produce ammonia in the water in the first place, what would the bacteria be turning into the nitrate at the end of the nitrogen cycle. Surely everything should read zero?

Why should there be nitrates?

I think it is safe to say that your tank has cycled. Your levels are obviously ok at the moment. I personally would go ahead and add a couple of fish at the end of the second week of cycling. I am also quite new to the hobby but have setup two tanks in this way and have had no problems. Once you...