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  1. ShellBeaumont

    External filters - help!

    Hello, I'm looking to change the filter on my tank as I currently have an internal corner filter but is like to change to an external filter to give my fish more space. I have been looking at the canister filters, but I don't know if that's the most cost effective option as I've only got a 55...
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    Betta's eating habits!

    I have a male betta in my tank with my Cory cats (he's moving to his own tank as soon as it cycles as I've noticed a tiny bit of aggression toward my lovely cories! Anyway that's a whole other story)... He keeps eating the sinking pellets that I put in the tank for the cories and his stomach...
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    What is a bio wheel

    Hey, could someone tell me what a bio wheel is? I've seen it mentioned a few times and I'm curious! Thanks
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    Identifying corydoras species

    Hello, I have attached a photo of my beautiful Cory and I was hoping someone could tell me what species it is. It was sold to me as a Julii but after doing some research I am confused as there are so many species that look similar! Thanks!
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    Betta behaviour

    I bought my betta about 8 months ago believing that it was a female. Since then it has become beautifully coloured with lovely flowing fins so I now believe that "she" is a actually a "he". In my tank I have a corner filter and my betta seems to like getting "stuck" to the water intake on the...
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    plant weights as food weights?

    Hello, I've got some worm cube food that I would like to have at the bottom of my tank but they float on the top. Someone suggested using plant weights to get them to sink but all I can find are lead strips. Would they be okay to use and would they be safe for my fish if they tried eating them...
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    killer female betta?

    I've just found one of my male guppies mutilated and the other one is missing (probably eaten), would my female betta do this?! I'm beginning to wonder if she is actually a female. She was sold to me as a female but her fins are longer and fancier than all other females I've seen and she is...
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    Will my female betta kill shrimp?

    When I first started to keep fish a few months ago I had a few shrimp in my tank. I kept finding them dead with half of their body missing :( I must have gone through about 6 red cherry shrimp and a couple of others. Tank mates were a female betta, a couple of mollies, a small bristlenose pleco...
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    help with aquarium lighting unit

    Hello, I recently bought a second hand aquarium and unfortunately it looks as though the left it out in the rain as the lighting unit looks beyond repair. I really need some advice about how to rectify this as I really want lighting in my aquarium but I have no idea where to start!! Any help...
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    help with plants!

    Hi! My first aquarium plant arrived today and it looks like this. I don't know if I'm supposed to put it in like that or whether the roots are supposed to be attached to/inside something? I really have no idea as this is my first ever plant. Please help, thank you
  11. ShellBeaumont

    Help please - missing corydoras!

    Hello, I've just joined so I'm not sure if I'm doing this right!! I seem to have a problem with losing my corydoras! A month or so ago in my smaller tank I lost one of my panda corys, I took everything out of the tank and looked through the gravel but it was nowhere to be found! There was no...
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