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Hello, I recently got some guppy grass after hearing how easy it was to grow. However I found it didn't grow but just turned brown and died. I tried again but purchased from another suppier, but the same thing is happening. I did move some to new quarenteen tanks. They arn't dying but arn't...

Hello, I have a poorly Catfish but unsure what illness he has so wondering if any forum members know (I am currently treating him with aquarium salt) sorry the images are not that clear. The issue is white stuff near top of tail end. Also his head has started to become cracked. Is this a...

I have a loach that I initially purchased from my local pet store as a oto loach. After a while it lost its grey-ish colour and turned yellow. But apart from it colour change it has done well and Iv'e had him for over a year now and he has grown to approx 7cm. However he has disappeared from...

Hello, After cleaning a sponge filter (using water from same aquarium ) after a few days the water was slightly hazy/cloudy. wonder if cleaning the sponge filter triggered anything? The aquarium is well established and been running for over a year. I did an ammonia water test and it came...

Hello, I had a pregnant guppy that I moved into a breeding box. After a few days it gave birth to alot of fry. Everything ok so far. In order to give the female guppy a good break from harrestment from the male gupppy's I move her to a separate quarantine tank. However in the quarantine I...

Hello, I've noticed for one type of plant in my aquarium that black fibers or roots seem to be growing out from the edges of leaves. I did initially look at YouTube videos on black algae but it does not look like that. Also these black fibers only affect 1 plant and all other plant are NOT...

Hello, I've made a few attempts at a Daphnia culture. The longest I've had them survive is about a month. I don't know why my culture are dying. Last time my culture was going fine but had some noisy diy work that needed to be done in same room. So I relocated my Daphnia to another room. This...

Hello, I managed to acquire a 2nd hand 65 liter aquarium. Thinking of possiblity of using it as a fry tank. As before I am using this stand https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B086CYVL9Q/ It comfortably supports my 80 liter aquarium (20 gallon) and the only change I made was to replace the...

Hello everyone, I recently acquired a 2nd hand aquarium and wish to make it safe for my tropical fish. The seller also gave me some accessories (e.g. pump, heater, ornaments) but won't be using them and will buy brand new replacements. From what I heard from the seller, the aquarium has not...

Hi, I have several oto catfish and other louches in a well established cycled tank. Everything has been fine for many months but recently found one oto catfish very thin and not eatlng like the others ( who all have fat bellies ) . I've seen this oto being chased by another but don't know if...

Hello, When I purchased my Oto catfish from my local fish store I noticed whilst some where the standard grey colour, others had yellowish heads and mouths. I decided to only choose the pure grey ones. All is fine until yesterday when I noticed one of the Oto starting to have yellowish colour...

Hello, Just want to know everyone's opinion on use of Quarantine tanks. There seems to be alot of different opinions (even from the YouTube experts) Many never use them because they think they add another element of stress to the fish, adding to the list of stresses the fish have had to endure...

Hello, To begin my story, several days ago I looked into my aquarium & noticed that one of my guppy had white spot on his top fin, the rest of his body was fine. I initially suspected he had Ick. I was about to treat the whole tank with Ick treatment, but did a double check of other possible...

Hello, I purchased some new Platies and Guppys yesterday. However when added to the tank the existing male guppy was constantly chasing the new female Platy and ignoring all the female Guppys!!! Felt sorry for the female Platy so moved her to a different tank. I had hoped the male guppy would...

This is my first post to this forum, hello everyone. I kept tropical fish many years (nearly 50 years ago) and interested in starting up the hobby again. Things have changed since I last kept fish. Never heard of the aquarium cycle or used any test kits. However, I just did things based on a...