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Moving away for uni, leaving 55g tank behind. Advice? I’m leaving for Uni in about two weeks, and moving 500km away from home. I will be leaving behind my 55 gallon tank, which has been cleaned out of most fish. I have 1 male swordtail, 2 female swordtails, 1 female betta and 1 Chinese Algae...

My little Angelfish has passed away. ):

It's now starting to swim funnily/weakly, flipping upside-down, on its side and resting in plants. This has only started in the last hour. Is there anything I can do to save/help it?

I've taken videos of my fish. The little white bits you can see floating the water is actually small air bubbles. When I added the light and the fish went up to the top like that, I freaked out, thinking that it wasn't getting enough air. So I've just been covering all my bases, although the...

I recently purchased 5 angelfish for my tank, and one was a little larger than the others. They're all still young though. The smaller 4 angelfish are doing really well, and are happy, healthy and inquisitive. The older one has acted strangely since the day I got it. It used to spend all day...

It's only be set up for about two and a half weeks. And my guppies have been in there about 5 days. Which is why I am so confused. Normally it takes longer than that to cycle, doesn't it? This is my first time properly cycling a tank with all the test kits, so I'm not used to this. But online...

Long story short, I acquired a new 55 gallon tank a couple of weeks ago. I had a 10 gallon set up with guppies, and then when a female gave birth, and the fry kept slipping through the breeding net, I decided to put the 6 adult guppies into the 55 gallon. At the time of setting up the 55...

I think the hardest thing is the fact that a majority of pet stores do not tell people that betas need room to move around. The good ones do, but a lot don't. And without the right information, people think they're doing the right thing. I've walked into a pet shop before where they were keeping...

Thanks! :) So far some of the threads on this site have been really handy for answering most of my questions, so I'm really thankful for that!

Awesome! Good luck!

You can put the roots of the plants in the gravel, and they're happy with that. And it keeps them grounded. Otherwise they'd just float around your tank. They're surprisingly buoyant. Or you can get already potted plants that you put into your tank without having to put them into the gravel. You...

The plants are all real. :) I find that my fish like real plants a lot more. And for me, they're a lot easier to look after and replace. It also helps a lot with cycling the tank. The two little round balls in my 55 are marimo. I love them, and they look awesome in any tank. So long as none of...

Oh, sorry, forgot to answer the guppy questions. They generally don't get very big. They don't get much bigger than 2 inches, if that. They can be a little nippy, although they're generally quiet fish. But because of their pretty colours and small size, some large fish like to chase and attack...

Wow, it looks awesome. I love the black gravel. It really brings out the colours of the plants and decorations. Have you tried eucalyptus oil to remove the stickers? Do you have eucalyptus oil where you are? I'm not even sure if they sell it outside Australia. It works really well with removing...

I hope your fish turn out okay. ): Good luck with the ick. Sounds like you have a nice set-up right now though. I'm more attracted to the quieter fish, and the live-bearers. My grandfather used to breed guppies, which is why my 10 gallon has guppies. I'm rather partial to them and sword tails...