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I looked it up and I like that kind of driftwood! I will try looking around for a tall piece Where do you think I could place the driftwood in the tank?

My octo tank has been looking a little boring to say the least, and it's hard to fit much in! Before: I added some rocks I found to give it a little more height and to build a small cave, then added a black "background" (spray painted newspaper) What do you think, and what else can I do...

Edit, make that the only CBD store I have been to! There must be more, surely?

Bunurong aquarium in Frankston is great for freshwater, I have also heard good things about another store close to Bayside Frankston which stocks a lot of interesting bottom feeders For saltwater, mentone aquarium or reeflections near Southland. The only aquarium close to the CBD is the store...

Do you have the API liquid test kit or the test strips? If you can please post your current water parameters (test results) so we can help you with more specific information.

I started off with 6 red cherry shrimp in August and now have at least 20. If your water conditions are good they should breed pretty quickly.

Guppies are really active swimmers, so I think a 2.5 is too small for one, let alone a few Why not get a few ghost shrimp and breed them? Shrimp are really interesting characters to watch, especially when you start getting little babies swimming around.

Just found out I have one of these guys (rather than an Oto). Has anybody kept a CAE successfully with other fish? What are suitable tank mates for a CAE? He's too aggressive to the mollies and guppies in our community tank and I want to give him a new home. What tank size is recommended?

What is the recommended tank size for these bad boys? Just discovered my "oto" is actually a Chinese algae eater and trying to work out how I can keep him (they do have a lot of personality!) without losing any more fish!

Thanks for the responses everyone! Now I just have to work out what to do with him :( trying to convince my partner he needs a new tank!

He was labelled as a dwarf sucking catfish when I bought him in June and was pretty chilled. Now, he chases other fish when they invade his space and spends hours swimming laps around the heater. Could he be a Chinese Algae eater? Or just a crazy Otto?

Cheers Convict. I added some cooler water, every body seems a little happier!

How do you manage your tanks during a heat wave? At the moment the water in my tanks is at 33 (91F) about 6 degrees higher than my tank is normally at. During the day (it's 9pm now) I imagine they must have been even warmer than that. Should I add ice cubes? Or point a fan at the tanks for a...

My Molly sadly passed away overnight. Is there anything I can do to stop the rest of the tank getting sick like she was?

Additional info: Ph 7.8 Ammonia: 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 10-20ppm She perks up at the sight of food, but not sure if she actually ate. For a colour comparison, the above photo was taken last week when she was nice and healthy. She has lost almost all of her colour on top. Any help is really...

My bf's Molly is covered in white fuzz or slime an she has some red marks on one side. She is hanging out in the bottom corner of the tank out of the current, and seems to need to swim furiously to stay in one place. She was being carried by the current before and couldn't swim against it...

Thanks for your help Rivercats (And everyone else!) Looks like a trip to the LFS tomorrow. Tomorrow is the day they get new plants in. Somehow I think I will leave with more than just the fertilizer!

I use API leaf zone every 2 weeks. I'm worried about the copper in it with my shrimp, am I being overly cautious?

How do I raise phosphates? Sorry if that's a silly question, but I have no idea what phosphates actually do, I just know I need to test for them!

Thanks for the advice (and shared pain!) I have a few snails that hitch hiked their way into the tank, but they don't seem to be doing much at all! My mystery snail stayed on top of the diatoms pretty well, but also tried to commit suicide a handful of times so I've rehomed him to the 80L tank...

I'm not 100% sure what my lighting is exactly, they're LEDs from eBay which cost about $10AUD. There is a picture below. I might be leaving them on too long, they are one for about 8 hours per day (4 in the morning and 4 at night), but my tank does get a fair bit of sunlight as well, because of...

I have a small algae problem in my 2.5g shrimp tank. Not sure if it's clear in the photo, but there are two types, small bright green dots on the glass and then a brownish film as well. How can I stop this from happening? It's been an issue on an off since the tank was set up in May, but...

I had never heard of the Chilis, but from google they look really cool. How tiny are they? They look shrimp sized! Now I want some... I have never seen them anywhere here though, might have to do some research.

I love how bold my little shrimplets have come since the guppy fry have been moved into the community tank. So I want to keep a breeding tank so I can watch them, having 100 would be sweet. . What do you do with your shrimp when you have too many? Is there such a thing as too many?