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So we have just added some more fish into our tank (A friend was getting rid of his tank and kindly gave us his fish). My black molly now has a white mark on his side. Its almost like he is "peeling" like you do after being in the sun and its white. i was cleaning the seams of the tank and he...

So I've pretty much cracked the water change regime. Once a week I do a 25% change taking out my fluval basket and plant and cleaning them. On both occasions I have done this, all the cr@p in the gravel then comes out making the water cloudy. I wouldn't say its ever been 100% crystal clear since...

We have a male and female molly. She got quite aggressive over algae tablets earlier this week. Both seem to gobble up flakes very quickly. I have a 19L fluval chi with a plant basket in the middle. The male keeps going side on to the basket and flicking himself off it sideways or swimming...

We have a male and female molly. She got quite aggressive over algae tablets earlier this week. Both seem to gobble up flakes very quickly. I have a 19L fluval chi with a plant basket in the middle. The male keeps going side on to the basket and flicking himself off it sideways or swimming...

We are thinking of getting a shrimp or two depending on size. I am currently running our tank at 27/28 degrees. I looked at one site that said shrimps like 22-25 as a guide. Could I still have them if my temperature is higher?

I had my issues the past week or so (see previous threads) and I did a PWC on Sunday of around 20%. The tank went quite cloudy and I was concerned as it still hadn't cleared up. I just did another PWC (none since Monday) of about 20% and gave the filter a rinse (in tank water) but I got rid of a...

Ok so my tank smells like soil. That's the closest thing I can describe. After my scare with my mollies, I did a 10% change daily for 2 days adding tapsafe and some ammonia remover. The tank went cloudy after I had done this and added some water from my LFS when I got my sucking loach. I then...

So after my post on Friday my male molly wasnt looking great. I whizzed down to my LFS (Pets at Home) and had them test the water. He said I had high ammonia levels and that there wasnt anything I could do or buy to help. Saturday, we went over to another store of the same chain and bought a...

Ive just got home and I am in a panic about my 2 mollies. Yesterday when we put them in the tank, they were both darting around quite actively. I've got home tonight and they are both near the surface of the tank, barely moving. I dropped a pinch full of food in and neither were interested. The...

So we now have our first two critters in our tank :) 2 Mollies - a black male and white female (I've called them Molly and Max :rofl:) So they have been actively swimming around and its quite cute because they are swimming around together. I haven't fed them yet (we bought them lets say 15...

So, how hardy really ARE guppies? And when can I put plants in? Most of my reading etc suggests them as starter fish due to their hardiness and inexpense too incase of losses. I popped along to the local Pets at Home - a UK retailer - last night to get myself a plant in readiness for putting...

After much reading and discussion with my husband, we have decided to fish in cycle. I am aware it will take a while etc and I risk losing some in-mates along the way. We have thought about getting some inexpensive fish to start the process off - we were thinking 2/3 Endlers or guppies as our...