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Hi there, I have a 40g tank and I was having issues with Nitrate levels which would not go below 40 despite the 20-25% pwc every weekend. I read in a forum that a few Anacharis would help absorbing some of the Nitrate, so I planted a couple anacharis and a cabomba. Also reading in the forum...

I prep the water in a bucket and add it right away. I will follow your advise and replace some of the fake plants for anacharis and see how it goes.

I just did a test on tap water and the Nitrate level is 40, which explains why changing the water does not have any effect.

Hi everybody. I am quite new in this hobby so please help me. I started a 40g tank about two months ago. I cycled it for three weeks before adding the first fish. Since the first day I have been testing the water on a weekly basis (and more often while cycling it). I use an API Master Kit...

That's a good question. I just re-tested the aquarium and the tap water. Results are pretty much the same: 40. I use an API master kit (drops not strips) so I assume the results are accurate. I live in the south east of England, where the water is quite hard and pH is constantly over 8...

I test the water on a weekly basis and Nitrate has been constant at 40 for the last 9 weeks whe I started stocking the tank

Cool, thanks for the advise. One last question: would the tetras be ok with the Betta (Siamese fighting fish)?

Would 5 Cardinals and 5 Rummynose be better than 10 of the same? Or 5 is too small for a school?

Hi all, I currently have: 4 Platys 1 Swordtail 2 Mollys 4 Corydoras 5 Glass catfish 1 Apple snail 1 Siamese fighting fish I would like to add some Cardinal Tetras (6 or 7) plus some Rummynose Tetras (6 or 7). Would that be too much? So far I have been doing 20% pwc and I test the water on a...

Thanks for the comments both of you. Yesterday I had no food or idea of what to do so I went the crushed flake way. I will check today at the LFS for the food you recommended and for one of those floating breeding tanks. How long would it take the fry to be big enough so they don't become...

Well, she is not expecting anymore... Toady I was showing the tank to a friend and she said "I like the fish, especially the babies" and my immediate reply was "what babies?". There they were a few pair of little eyes with tiny orange bodies swimming in the tank. My children were all excited...

Hello everybody. Yesterday we bought the first fish for our 40g tank. We got 4 Platys (3 females and one male). I read in a book that Platys will have a dark spot under the belly if they are expecting. Below is a picture of "Lola" (my children named her). Please let me know if she is expecting...

Thanks. That's a good idea to stick to a single region, although no fish will feel truly at home with the plastic plants and decorations my children chose 

Wow may be I should place the tank in front of the TV so those little guys use their time in other activities  How "ethical" is to let the fry be some other fish's dinner? I mean, do I need to do something about the babies, or just let nature take it's own path? (I.e. some families will not be...

Thanks for the info. So how often or much do they reproduce. Lets say we end up with 3 platies, 3 swordfish and 5 guppies. When and how many new additions I will find in my tank?

Would Angels not be compatible/advisable with swordfish, tetras, rainbowfish, platies and guppies? I mean, would it be one or the other?

I bought and setup the tank two weeks ago. We filled it, setup the external filter (Fluval 205) and heater. I added the liquid bacteria the shop recommended and got an API master test kit. The Amonia and Nitrite are zero and Nitrate last Saturday was around 50. I am away from home now but I will...

Thanks for all the comments. I am just starting with the hobby so probably I will not be changing the tank or upgrading it soon. As a result it looks like clowns are out of the picture. Are Angelfish that aggressive/difficult to keep? That's one that my son really really wants. For platies...

My son and I have been looking at books and in the web and the ones he likes are: guppies, tetras, rainbowfish, angelfish, discus, platies and swordtails. I think the glass catfish is rather interesting and the red tail black shark is really nice. A nice to have would be a clown loach. I am not...

Hi everybody, I finally got the tank and water cycled so this weekend I will get the first fish. I understand I need to stock the aquarium over several weeks getting only a couple fish every week (which is fine as my children will be excited to pick new fish every weekend). The question is...

The grass and log are just a cheap background picture 

Yes, actually the tank was a display tank, so I got it with a really good discount. In top of that the store manager let me have all the decorations that were inside for free so I got a good deal 

 LOL. Well, then it will be a treat for being the first fish in the aquarium!

Hi, I am completely new to the hobby. A couple of weeks ago I bought this 40g tank and little by little I have been putting it together with my children. All the decorations, filter, heater, etc are in place. We have been cycling it and carrying out tests often. The Nitrate is going down and...

Hi everybody, I am completely new to this hobbie. I bought a 40 gallon tank and I am in the process of setting it up. Las week was getting the filter and heater ready, washing gravel, placing some decorations, filling it up and getting the water ready. I understand it will take a couple of...