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I use NutraFin AquaPlus+ to remove chlorine and chloramine from my tap water... this is a bit of a grey area for me... this is how I have always done it so please tell me if this is bad and a better way of doing things when doing water changes: 1). Gravel vac/remove water from tank 2). Fill...

Okay... I have had a problem with high nitrates in my tank, around 40-60ppm I think it was after slacking on a couple of water changes unfortunately and I've been trying to get the tank back in order. As it stands it has a Sailfin Pleco which has been in there for months and perfectly fine... a...

I have been wondering about the best placement for my filter... It is a Fluval 3+ Underwater Filter that attaches to the side of the tank via 3 suction cups. I have attached a picture I drew of the tank layout looking DOWN from ABOVE the tank, showing the position the filter is in just now and...

Hey folks, I really really really want to get 3 Clown Loach but I keep hearing differing opinions on tank sizes etc. Surely my 27-30 gallon tank would be enough for just 3? Also currently in the tank just now is a plecostomus, 1 neon (don't ask), and 2 marble mollies. The tank is fully...

Hello there... I'm just about to add some more fish to my tank and I'm looking for some guidance on whether or not these types of fish get along... In the tank just now is a single neon tetra (don't ask) and a common plecostomus (currently about 6-7 inches long)... I saw for the first time in...

Hey folks, my current tank setup is... 126L Freshwater Tropical Tank, establised for just over a year now and all is going well... containing: 4 or 5" Common Plecostomus (1) Neon Tetras (7) Baby Mollies (4) I have kept a varied species together during this time including... Guppies, Ballon...

Hello there, Things seem to be going well with about 17 molly fry... with their mother a balloon molly floating around the tank, unfortunately their father died a week ago. We have left the fry in the tank and all seem to be fine with the other inhabitants... 11 neon tetras and a large common...

Just wondering, if I got a clown loach, would it conflict with the 4" common pleco I have in the tank... and would it touch the neons, a balloon molly, and molly fry in the tank. I have quite a few snails so I want to get rid of them!

I have just been told over the phone that my balloon molly has had a fair few babies, about 15+... unfortunately the male black molly who I believe was the father has passed away recently and the mother seems to be hanging out near the top of that tank while they are on the bottom. Will she...

Just wondering... do LFS pay more for fish that are larger? I have recently bought a Sailfin Pleco for my tank (27 gal), but I forgot they can get to 18"... so when he's older I may need to sell him. Would I get more than I normally would if he was smaller, than if he was 10"+?

Last night before I went to bed I had a look in the tank and my Siamese Fighter (male), had what appeared to be a large swelling under his chin, really bloated like he had swallowed a marble. I had missed a water change this week as I was in hospital and nitrates had risen quite high yet again...

Hey there, I was just wondering what the deal is with cold water set ups? In my LFS they are giving away small plastic tanks with hoods etc for around £10... I was under the impression the likes of goldfish etc don't need filters etc etc etc... is this the same with all other fish listed under...

I've been in hospital for the last 3 days after my lung collapsed so I've been away from my fish! I hope no one has to go through that as it's very unpleasant having a tube through your chest to remove air from your lung cavity! :( On the mend now though and feeling better... To my surprise...

Some not so good news today from our LFS, apparently our water board is planning on introducing Chloramine to our water and not just Chlorine, not sure how we go about solving that issue, don’t want it to affect our fish. Also have a sample of our tank water going in for Iron testing tomorrow as...

Well my armoured shrimp finally died I think sometime today. Some may recall how I was saying he was lying on his back and side, well he did it for a week and we fed him some baby food which he caught with great delight, I only hope he died peacefully with little discomfort - hopefully he...

Hello folks, my tank has beeen pretty healthy over the last few months, but recently I have had a slight increase in what I think is Hair Algae, long thin strands in clumps, however I'm not sure if that is what has caused the following problem. Nitrates I think may have also been a little higher...

Some good news yesterday. Well I've had a female balloon molly and a big male black molly for about 3 months since I started the tank, they've been mixed in with all sorts and always been fine, and the two of them have always been really close, swimming together, playing together and he has...

Good news at last, after all the problems I've had things are looking up. My male betta was put into a little cage that you use for pregnant females in the tank and he stayed in there through his bad case of white spot etc. We realised we'd read the bottle wrong and mistook litres for gallons...

Okay some real problems... not sure if you's remember my guppy problem, well I think it was a bad batch as most seem to have died for no reason... all water parameters are perfect and everyone else is fine. Ammonia 0, NitrITE 0, Nitrate 10, pH 6.6 etc etc. However, my female black molly...

Well my female black molly died from white spot this morning despite the meds, the white spot hadn't even advanced to the falling off stage!! And now we couldn't find our Male Siamese Fighter, and they were hiding, so we moved a rock and he appeared but worse for the wear like molly was before...

My female black molly was missing for 24 hours but we finally found her again! She has appeared at the top of the tank from somewhere, BUT she is covered in white spot when she was one of the ones who never really had any! I asked at my LFS on Saturday what they had to help and the really...

Can anyone tell me what Mollies do during spawning? We seem to have lost our female black molly, there is a big male black molly and a female balloon molly in the tank on the molly side of things and we have lost her for a day now. She was out for feeding yesterday morning and she hasn't...

Everyone in my tank is getting along fine now and I'm very pleased, but I've noticed something on my male Siamese Fighter. I don't think it's white spot but I'm not sure so I need your help. It's like only 3 or 4 little tiny bits - almost like dandruff to be honest, on his long flowing tail...

I was just wondering how much food to feed my fish? I have 12 neon tetras, 2 guppies, 2 black mollies, 1 balloon molly and 1 male siamese fighter. They have been in the tank since Saturday. We have Nutrafin Flake Food and on the back of the container it says feed as much as they can eat in 2...

Some not so good news today! :( I am up at Uni and my mum and bro got in late this afternoon and went to check on the tank. As you know I have had some tail biting issues with the guppies sadly as detailed in another post. Frasier (orange tailed guppy) has had the most bites from his tail but...