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Hey guys upgrading my 20gallon aquarium to a new 52 gallon!! I am using my existing canister filter which is recommended for a 200litre aquarium!! Is there anything i need to know before moving my fish over or any tips you can guys can give me?

Okay guys i have a major issue in the past week both my mystery snails have died. My small one was found 3 days ago with an empty shell and the big one was found ripped out of his shell! They have both been fairly inactive for 2 weeks. Water paramiters are fine! Ph is at 7.5 and i have added no...

Hey guys! Mystery snail shell looks to be deteriorating! Only on my small one tho my big one seems fine! What could be the cause of this and how can i fix it? At the moment i have crushed egg shells in a stocking too raise calcium levels?

Hey guys, just fed my fish some mealworms and they absalutely loved them! Whats everybody elses experiences with feeding fish worms and other critters? I have firemouths and a few types of tetras!

Okay guyss getting a canister filter, looking into fluval or aqua one, what is the best one or even other brands that you guys can tell me about with experience? And also what about heaters soo many brands which ones are the better ones? Thanks guys and gals

Hey guys Recently added seachem matrix into my filter in one of those little filter media bags, problem is that the bag actuall ends up polishing the water and it gets clogged. I was wondering if the seachem matrix actually has to be in the filter or can be left just hanging on the side of the...

Hey guys, Silly question but cant seem to find the answer, what should my nitrates be in my aquarium!!! My fighting fish tank is a 22litre, nitrates are at 40ppm before water change! Main tank is 100L nitrates are at 40ppm after a change! Is this good or should i be aiming for lower numbers...

Hey guys What is this foam growing ontop of my water? All parameters are perfect nitrates are a tad high around 20ppm but doing a water change tomorrow! Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

Hey guys, invested in a water test kit! Got the results of 0.25 ammonia 0 nitrite and 40 to 80ppm of nitrate! How do i lower my nitrate, my filter is currently an internal filter with only a sponge but i was thinking of adding some bacterial filtration like ceramic noodles. Would that help? And...

Hey guys, Got a 100L tank up and running, at the moment i have a internal filter which is around 10years old, im currently looking to buy a new one but am confused on what to buy, i would like the filter to have media or multiple stages of cleaning as my new filter only has sponges. It would be...

Hey guys, Looking to buy a canister filter for my 100litre aquarium, in the next few months i will be moving house and upgrading my tank to something bigger, i just wanted to be able to grow beneficial bacteria in a canister filter so its ready for my new tank? What a good option on a canister...

Hey guys, Currently using API stress coat during water changes, it say removes heavy metals and all the chlorines, is there a better one on the market? Also how can i stop algae growing on my anubis in my 5gal tank, i do water changes every 3 days, heated and stocked with a baby betta, and 1...

Hey guys, my tanks doing well, added some driftwood with anubis and fish are loving it! Is there any plants i can add that the fish will actually eat?, i have firemouth cichlids! And also any live food i should be feeding them? Thanks guys!

hey guys and gals, today i purchased some frogbit, and with it came this little guy, i allready have a snail in my main tank so put this little dude with my female betta! by any chance would anybody know what snail this is, i would like to keep it just dont know what it is? another question i...

hey guys and gals, just bought myself a female betta living in a 20litre tank! any tips on what to do to keep her nice and healthy? and what is the best way to feed her? she is a baby and still very small should i feed twice a day or 3 times? thanks

just made my aquarium half sand half gravel!! mostly cleared up after a few hours!! i reckon looks allright! really thinking of going full sand!

hey guys, wanting to put some sand in my tank for my geophargus topajo to sift around!! whats the best sand to put in thats not gona harm the fish and affect water quality?

hey guys, i have firemouths and topajo, feeding them a variety of foods, but i am lacking a staple food! what brand of pallets/flakes is everyone using? im hearing new life spectrum is good! also is there any vegies other than peas that i can give them to nibble on?

What are some diets and good foods to feed firemouth and topajo cichlid? I want them to grow healthy and strong