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Hi all ive got a bit of a medley in my tank of aquatic plants. 5 x Elodea Densa 1 x Aponogeton Crispus 5 Eleocharis Parvulus (dwarf hairgrass) 10 x mini Amazon Sword 5 x Bacopa Monnerii 5 x Twisted Vallisneria 10 x Sagittaria Natans 5 x Rotalla Indica 5 x Cabomba Caroliniana 5 x Cryptocoryne...

My african leaf fishes mouth has gone white as you can see I have recently (3days ago) added him to my new tank which i cycled with ammonia over 6 weeks. My parameters are 0.0.30 and my ph is 7.6 and temp is 79° He shares the new tank with 8 bleeding heart tetras and 7 juvenile angel...

I kno the header sounds dumb but what i mean is.. My 100g was recently cycled with ammonia and had playsand/aquasoil substrate. I had added plants and was almost ready to put fish in when i had a change of heart and decided to swap to jbl manado substrate so i tore down my tank keeping...

Hi i just finished pulling the playsand out of my tank and putting in jbl manado ontop of aquasoil. Had only just planted it so had to be taken out and replanted.. Been a big job. Anyways what do you think so far?

Hey guys leaf fish had this white patch on his nose this yesterday. Ive done a big pwc but just wondering if it looks untoward or if its just an injury. What do you think? its like theres scales missing and the whiteness dents inwards. Also noticed on the roof of his mouth looks...

Hi all, finally got my rio400 in the lounge and is cycling As you can see im using sand substrate. with an aquasoil base layer, ill be going wild with plants when im full cycled. Before adding the substrate i couldnt get the last bit of water out so when i added the soil and sand it was a...

Hi all im currently running a 45gallon with: 5 polka dot loaches 4 rainbow cichlids 1 ctenopoma acutirostre 1 leopard frog pleco At the minute most are juvenile. Im looking to upgrade to a bigger tank.. I was trying to push for a 120g but the missus says 70g max. 2 reasons i wanted to...

hi all ive currently got a 45g with a built in 2000lph overhead filter and a fluval u2 filter which is stocked as follows 1 - ctenopoma acutirostre 2 - rainbow cichlids 1 - leopard frog pleco 5 - polka dot loaches 4 - julii corys im looking to upgrade to a JEBO 500litre (5foot,130g) which...

Hi guys.. my tanks not goin too well at the min, a fish is either dead or dying quite regularily, ive had a variety of symptoms diagnosed and several different conclusions, the only things ive not tried is regular use of aquarium salts. im think ing of giving it a go, could anybody tell me if...

Hi all my fish has a raised white spot on its head as u can see. Could this be a parasite.. My corys are itching on the gravel occasionally.. Please check the pics and see what u think He seems healthy, eating etc.. Params are all ok Thanks Dean

hi all. i dont kno y i always seem to have one fish thats dying. its never 2 that are sick at one time. my params are fine 0.0.10 ph is about 7.8. this time its this neon. ive been doing daily 50% pwcs since he got sick. and hes not getting any better it cant be old age. stocked in...

hi all ive just placed a swordtail into an uncycled qt tank with a dose of phenoxyethanol and im wondering if i should be doing pwcs i took some media and a slice of filter sponge out of my established tank to aid the filtration. im concerned about ammonia levels with an uncycled tank and the...

hi i have a pair of nicholsi cichlids for sale, one male, one female. both fairly juvenile so not a breeding pair. male is approx 2.5'' female is approx 1.5''. will trade for female rainbow cichlids and consider other offers for other more placid/smallish cichlids. £8 for the pair I am in...

Hi al, been a while since ive posted on here but i get the feeling somethings going on in my tank that im not aware of. Last time i was posting about my sick guppy with the raised scales which was diagnosed as dropsy and she died a week or so later. but now ive got a sick guppy and a jullii cory...

I currently have 2 tropical tanks stocked as follows 45gallon: 6 Guppys 3 Dwarf gouramis 2 male 1 female 20 neons 4 polkadot loaches 6 julii corys 1 leopard frog pleco 30g 1 Leopard bush fish 10 kuhli loaches 2 koi swordtails 1 male 1 female 2 mary golds swordtails female 1 wagtail swordtail...

Hi all im just wondering what sorts of alternative foods you feed your fish.. My leopard frog pleco loves a blanched courgette.. I cant find a zucchini in the uk... Unless its the same thing. But anyway is there anything else thats good for my fish?

Hi all i just noticed a small white spot on my leopard ctenopoma and am wondering what it could be. He is healthy enough, eating etc but its definatley newly developed.. May be nothing but as i seem to be losing fish lately id rather be certain. What do u think?

Hi guys i have a 30g with a fluval u2 and u4 filter (the u4 is seeding and the u2 will be removed) currently stocked with 10 kuhlis 3 swordtails 1 ctenopoma acutirostre I intended on buying 1:2 male/ female swordtails but recently noticed one of my "girls" growing a spiked tail and is getting...

Hi all, im starting to feel sorry for my dwarf gourami, he keeps trying to build a bubblenest in my floating plants (crystalwort) but every time he gets anywhere with it the plant catches a bit of current and he looses everything. Poor guy is even pushing the clumps back together I dont want to...

Was just chilling with the fishes and took some pics

Hi all like in the title, i have a female guppy that has gone very pale and has raised all her scales. I tried to get a picture She is my biggest girl and has the most fry. She is swimming around and eating ok. Any ideas what might be up with her? Thanks

Hi guys after my butterfly fish died im looking for ideas for another surface dweller. Ive seen hatchets and half beaks and neither really stand out to me. They will be goin with an african bushfish, swordtails and kuhli loaches. I only really want one solitary fish to keep stocking levels low...

Hi guys ive got 4 polka dot loaches in my community tank. I know once the work out the chain of command the "lowest" in the chain may fade its colours. Ive got one that is very dull and he keeps picking fights with the 3 others. There never seems to be any damage but should i be concerned about...

Hi guys. Im getting a little concerned for my african butterfly fish not eating its been almost 5 days and its really out of character for him. He usually snaffles anything before anyone else has time to notice it. Hes been fed on frozen bloodworm, daphnia, cyclops, mosquito larvae and tubifex...

Hi just noticed my dwarf gourami lurking under some floating plants that were stuck behind a breeding net and spotted this It seems a bit slimey looking with loads of bubbles. Hope the picture is good enough. I have 3 gouramis they were all sold as males but one isnt very colourful so i...