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We've had a trio of multifasciatus for the past two or three weeks and they've all been settling in well. They've plenty of shells to choose from and have started digging around and claiming territories. However, I've noticed that there is some discolouration and that one in particular has...

Stocking ideas needed! I've got a Fluval Edge 46 litre tank that's currently being used as a grow out for some juvenile mollies and a temporary home for 1 cardinal tetra and 1 otocinclus. However, they'll soon be moved to their permanent homes, giving me an empty tank to play with. I'm...

I've been keeping fish for coming up to a year but I've never had to run a cycle as my first tank was second hand and already matured. However, I recently bought my second tank (Fluval Edge 46l) and thought I'd chuck the bio media in the rear sump of my main tank (AquaNano 40). For more...

I've recently bought a new Fluval Edge (46 litre) and am keen to get it up and going. Rather than transferring some old media, I decided to seed it by placing the new bio media into the rear sump of my established tank (Aquanano 40) and on top of the existing bio rings. How long would it...

A few months ago we noticed a small dark mark in our male guppy's tail. We kept a close eye on it and since then it's grow a bit as shown in the photos. Has anyone got any idea what this could be? I've seen a similar post about this elsewhere but there was no conclusion. The fish seems to be...

Last Sunday we added in a female marble molly to our tank to try and improve the ratio of male to female molly. Previously, we had one male and one female pair that we inherited with the tank. For the first few days, our male couldn't leave the new female alone and was constantly trying to...

When we bought our first tank a few months ago we inherited a number of fish, including a pair of silver mollies. I'm not sure of their age but I'd put them on the younger side as our male has grown and coloured up since we got them. However, the female has remained small and looks...

We got back from holiday two weeks ago and within a few days noticed that our betta was behaving differently. Usually, he'd be darting up and down the tank walls (55l community) but now he's up by the filter intake and rests there for most of the day. He's also quite floaty and bobs with any...

Today I bought my first piece of driftwood for our 55L tank. Following advice online and from the shop, I've left the wood to soak and am doing regular water changes. So far it's been soaking for 6/7 hours and I've done two water changes. Both times it was completely clear. Does anyone know...

For those of you who may remember, I wrote a post a few weeks ago about a possible case of fin rot on my male molly. I followed the advice I was given and did much more regular (every day/other day) 20% water changes for around a week. Once this had finished, I went on holiday for 10 days...

I've recently noticed that when using the torch, my betta has a gold tinge to his belly and a rust coloured area on his tail. Excuse the poor pictures but he is quite active! The tail looks as if it's either been bitten or torn, but under the light it has a rust coloured look to it. Is this...

Hi all, I've noticed a couple of days ago that there is a think black rim around the edge of my male molly's tail. I've had him for 3 weeks and he'd previously been kept by another owner. My tank parameters are normal, with ammonia and nitrite levels of 0 but I can't be sure of the conditions...

Here's a bit of an update to get you started: After months of research into the hobby, we decided to buy a second-hand Aquanano 40 online. Although we would have preferred it to come empty, it was being sold with 10 fish (2 mollies, 2 cardinal tetra, 2 orange guppies, and 4 five band barbs)...