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Gulp!! Holds head in shame and deep embarrassment :oops:

OK, here's an update for the weekend. Have now lost two corys and three more guppies. Survivors at this stage are : 2 x clown loach 4 x neons 1 x kissing gourami 1 x angel 2 x powder blue dwarf gourami 1 x Danio (forgot about him in my orginal inventory) 2 x sword tails 3 x guppy Performed a...

OK, I will tell you - there ISN'T a UGF!!! :D I have a 600 litre external Eheim filter fitted with two trays of substrate (large and small) and two filter pads. Obviously good water throughput and good surface disruption at exit point through the spray head.

The gravel gets vacuumed every water change. When the suggestion was made to clean the gravel really well, I thought it meant remove it. Given the followup suggestion is to clean everything really well and start again, I am now confused - particularly given the reference to a gravel cleaner...

OK, lost the other Bristlenose and Flame-Red Dwarf Gourami this morning. :cry: Water tests still OK so it looks as though it will have to be the the full on gravel cleaning. What's the best way of cleaning the gravel? Do I just rinse it in a sieve? Should I use fresh tap water or siphon off a...

TetraMin Tropical Flakes from Tetra. They get fed twice a day at 8am and 8pm on an automatic feeder. The flakes disperse nicely through all levels of the tank and all food is gone within 3 minutes. They also get frozen bloodworm twice a week through a feeder and seem to love it. This feeding...

Oooops, also forgot to mention that I do 20% water changes every 2-3 weeks. Also forgot about my 3 month old Angel fish which is doing quite nicely. However, he lost his mate about 6 weeks ago.

OK, I am totally stuck and what I am about to ask is probably totally stupid but I have tried evrything I can think of, am getting nowhere and losing lots of money! I have a 200 litre tank that has been running for the best part of three years. Have had the occasional dead fish over time but...