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Mine's a bit of an odd story. We were travelling home from Wales one day last summer, and I spotted a sign for Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire in English. And I decided that "Sir Fynwy" would be an excellent name for a goldfish. After researching a lot about goldfish care, I realised I wouldn't be...

Today I did my weekly PWC, took out the driftwood to scrub algae off it and rearranged all my java ferns. And I found a clump of dead moss behind the driftwood so I fished that out. Put another root tab under one of the Amazon swords as it had a few leaves that were going brown - I think the...

Hi all, I currently have a 2ft Light-Glo hood on my tank, with one 15W T8 running on it. I wanted to know how I'd go about adding more lighting to the hood, either a second T8 or maybe a CFL or something? Presumably this just involves wiring in a second ballast and mounting the new light...

Hi there, I don't know about overstocking, but both cory cats and rosy barbs should be kept in large groups of at least 5, preferably more. Google suggests rainbowfish are also shoaling fish, and need groups of 6+, and kuhli loaches need groups of about 3 or more. In my experience, platies tend...

Hi all, I've been away from my tank for about a week, and came home to see my favourite variatus platy exhibiting odd behaviour. He keeps repeatedly turning around, it's not a continuous corkscrew but just turning around over and over. Video here: Abertawe acting oddly - YouTube I'm currently...

Today I switched from my two temp internal filters to my new external :D Had to hack some more holes in the hood for the plumbing though... I also tidied up some of my plants, wiped off some of the brown algae that's accumulated on the glass lately, and fed flake and courgette.

Hi all :) I got into fishkeeping last summer, and got my first tank up and running around October. It's a temperate, 15g (UK gallons, though I suspect everyone around these parts uses US gallons!), lightly planted and home to my 3 variatus platies~ Much as I love them, I've recently been...