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Have a few fish in my 200L but the one I'm getting worried about is my weather loach. I have 2 young weather loach and there fine stress free and happy while I have an adult one who is getting very stressed when I walk past the tank or up to it, he literally panics like crazy. My tank light is...

Iv been cycling my tank (fishles) for 3 days, the ammonia has only fallen 1 ppm any ideas on why it's taking so long? Iv cycled tanks before so I have the right conditions for the tank

When I feed my fish what enters the tank? Iv been told a small amount of phospate enters the tank so what else enters? Thanks

Im getting ready to set up a new 50L tank I just need some more stuff then I'm going to start the fishles cycle. Tank 1: Tank 2: Tank 3: Tank 4: Tank 5: Tank 6: Tank 7: Question: iv decided my tank is going to look like one of these (don't know...

It's need your opinion, my weather loach has had this mark on his nose for roughly a year now, any ideas what it is? He is still his normal gready self, chases all the fish lol. Should I be worried about the mark on his nose thanks I'm going to a fish shop later so i can get any...

Hello I have 2 blue acara's and other fish in my 189L tank. Iv noticed one of the accars has been chasing the other and I think he may have damaged his tail. The tail has little streaks taken out of it. Any ideas if a course of treatment would be needed? The only ideas I have is fill the tank up...

I just added my weather loach to my tank and my 2 blue acaras are just following it like something incredibly interesting. The 2 blue acaras have been in the tank for a week with no other fish except a guppy. Any ideas lol, have they beck e friends :P

IM really proud of my tank just thought I'd share it :D 2 blue acaras 1 guppy And 2 weather loach going in next week

I use a phosphate remover with a silica remover, regular water changes, I have the lights on 9am-5pm I have a few plants and they are there just to absorb spare nutrients and for the fish to eat. I don't have loads of fish as I just chose not to. ammonia- 0ppm No2- 0ppm No3- 0ppm Questions...

I'm setting up my 50L tropical tank any suggestions on what fish I should get? I was thinking of having 6 cardinal and that's it. Would this work? (I'm afraid I can't give you the measurements as the tank is still in the shed.) Cheers

Iv got 2 Aequidens pulcher in my 41 gallon tank they are new I got them 2 days ago I didn't feed them the day I got them, I offered them food yesterday but they didn't really eat it so any ideas? Iv been looking online but I haven't really found a lot on there diet. They share the tank with...

I have a freshwater tropical tank with no plants, I turn the light on at 9am then I turn the big light off at 4pm and replace it with a smaller light then that light goes off at 5pm, is that a good time schedule for the tank? Big light 9am-4pm Arcadia fresh water lamp, 36W 1200mm 48 inches...

I don't know anything about cichlids so please be passing with me. Is there a cichlid that will: Enjoy a current Will get along with other fish (weather loach, danios.) Can live in a pair Can live in a 189L I'll add more info if needed.

Ny ideas on how to make a cheap spray bar? I got a power head and iv decided the current may be a little too strong, I don't want to remove the power head as iv only just got it do iv decided in going to make a spray bar just to add a little more air to the tank so any ideas on how to make one...

Do you think I should put plants in this tank?

My tank has finished its fishles cycle now I'm thinking what fish to add. Can anyone one recommend some fish which like a good current and lots of oxygen in a fish tank. Also they need to get along with a weather loach and 2 keyhole cichlids. Sorry for it being a little brief im I'm the...

I want to add a weather loach to a tropical tank but iv heard different things, iv heard I can so long as the tank water is good and has lots of oxygen but then iv heard I can't Who should I believe? My tank is 189L, 2 air stones, 4 power heads that put oxygen in the tank and a filter with a...

I have a 40L bucket, yes it's heavy but I can lift it, iv been told it weighs about 6 stone when it's full. When I filled the same bucket with pea gravel I could hardly lift it so does a bucket of gravel weigh more then a bucket of water?

I'm re setting up my tank and I'm wondering will a phosphate remover remove or stop brown algae and other types of algae? And will my plants (amazon swords, java moss, Indian ferns and a few stem plants) survive with out it?

Supper quick question: I'm cycleing my tank and my heater goes up to 34 degrees should I keep the water that hot or will it kill the bacteria?? (fishles cycle- lots of air in the tank and a lot of water movement)

Okay after 4 days of trying to get my fluval fixed iv given up and iv bought a new filter. Iv decided to go with a aquamanta EFX400 I'm just interested to know is this a good media set up? Top tray: the advance ceramic media Below that: ---- no idea I need ideas off you for that. Below that...

Have a pregant guppy and it's in a breeding net (since I got it it's been in a net) should I keep it in a net as it look like its doing okay or should I remove it and put it in a small tank by its self? (the tank is a goldfish bowl)

Asked this a while ago but I didn't really get any answers. I'm redesigning my 200L and iv decided to go with a river/stream biotope So can you direct me to a website that tells me about this biotope Cheers

Right I made a thread a while back about my fluval 405, that it stopped working but I done something (no idea what) and then it started to work but now it's stopped again and iv been trying since 7pm and now it's almost 11pm. So you can see I'm getting ready to give up.... What happens is I...

I took the background off my tank and there is still a little glue left on the glass, I went to the shops and they don't have any glue remover but they said I can use nail varnish remover, can I do that? The tanks empty and it won't be filled up for a week.