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Apologies, I have asked this in the Coldwater section, but just realised it might be equipment related. Can anyone advise me if it is possible to maintain the temperature of an aquarium at around 8 degrees celsius? My children have kept some native fish, sticklebacks, and I think maybe one is...

Can anyone advise me if it is possible to maintain the temperature of an aquarium at around 8 degrees celsius? My children have kept some native fish, sticklebacks, and I think maybe one is a Stone Loach, for 4 months now, and they are taking a great interest in it. If you are interested...

Hi all :) Have you any thoughts on using outdoor caught inverts, tiny worms/larvae as live food for the tank? I have just spotted some tiny worms 1/4" (5mm) or so, and am thinking my Glowlights might find them tasty. but I thought I'd better ask advice first ;) Thanks

My original post was moved to SW :) which is understandable... But this query was sparked off by reading DeepSeven's thread about Dwarf Puffers. Not wanting to hi-jack his thread, I thought I'd start a new one ;) Over in SW, Cmor gave me a link to an informative article, but it was really...

Can anyone tell me any more about refugiums (refugia?) Are they mainly to increase total water volume, or have they any other benefits? Thanks Glenn

I am thinking that this filter running full pelt is a little strong for my Tetras (or minnows, see herefor debate lol ), and I am thinking about turning it down a bit. Now... Crepe advised me to adjust the intake, as opposed to the output...good advice, but a few questions first ;) Can any...

Just bought these from my LFS...on his recommendation. I was looking for White Cloud Mountain Minnows, and he said these were related, possibly from Vietnam, but he also mentioned Thailand, and they require the same tank conditions as the White Clouds, so I went for them. NOW...I am having...

Ammonia....0ppm Nitrite.......0ppm Nitrate......40-80ppm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doing a 50% water change now, and then hopefully get down to the LFS to get our White Cloud Mountain Minnows!!!!!! :BIG:

I have a bottle of King British "Safe Guard" which I purchased to remove Chlorine & Chloramine from the tapwater. I am thinking about topping up the tank (still FL Cycling) and reading the bottle again, I have noticed that it claims to "remove excess ammonia created from the reaction with...

Hi all :) Started fishless cycling a 15g three weeks ago...thanks for all your advice then! At the end of the second week the ammonia started dropping every day to .25ppm, with me adding 3ml to bring it back up to 4ppm. NO2 (nitrItes) 22nd...2ppm 23rd...1ppm 25th...1ppm 26th...1ppm...

and me...if I'm honest :) I have tried changing the direction of flow, and decreasing the flow...nothing is working! Any advise ?

Is it possible, or advisable to put an antler in a freshwater aquarium? :confused: I found a pair in my garage just now, and had this crazy idea that they might look good in my new tank, which is at day 10 of fishless cycling :) What do you all think?

I can totally understand the reasoning behind fishless cycling, but knowing my intended end result...I am wondering if the purchase of the test kit and bottle of ammonia, is absolutely needed. I have a 15 gal tank, with a fluval 403 external canister, which holds 1.8 gal. (small tank : large...

Hi Guys & Gals... Just registered tonight, and I have a few questions :) I am in the process of setting up an old 15g tank from a few years ago (before the children started arriving) with my 7 year old son. We are wanting a simple set-up for a small shoal of White Cloud Mountain Minnows...

Hello all...just joined up! I am currently using my 7 year old son as an excuse to get back into fishkeeping :D It looks like a great & knowledgeable community here, and I look forward to learning the latest advice, and setting up my tank again ;)