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*sigh* I finally have to admit to myself, 2 of my dwarf chained loaches are really skinny looking. 2 of 4 loaches have grown really big but 2 have just gotten skinnier and skinnier. I'm really worried. The big ones eat my sinking granules b ut the skinny ones won't. They won't eat peas or flake...

Mum and myseld used to change our one gallon betta tank every second day.

Yeh I will do 2" o f eco-complete because its needed. Thanks for alerting me! :)

One time I was eating a grape and I was going past my tank. The fish looked hungry and swam roudn the front so I mushed part of my grape and dropped it in the tank. Rainbows and tetras loved it! Peas are my all time fave. They sink like tablets and they are much cheaper than catfish tabs...

Also see if you can find out what kind of rock they are.... (eg. limestone, etc) Some rocks can leach things into your water, raise ph or make your water hard. If you can't identify you could place the rocks in a container of tank water and monitor the water parameters for a few weeks to see if...

Regarding the substrate...... this is how I would do it, to minimise ammonia spike or a re-cycle, by giving a hance for the bacteria to build up on the new sand and deco. Yes, keep the old filter cartridge, this is important. empty 1/3 of the tank into another tank/container. Put the fish in...

I read about adding peat in the substrate.. my water is not very acidic has a ph of 8. What is the deal with peat? Pros.. any cons? hmmm... done a bit of research on aquatic soils and the variety is not good, actually more like non-existant. my lfs only stocks gravel and sand, seeing as they...

the bulb is 1"

Regarding the substrate, where does the aquatic soil fit in? Soil, layerite, then sand? Sorry for my ignorance but what are T8 bulbs? And I would like to see the thread in your sig but I can't see your sig. If I need to remove the aeration, could I then put the CO2 in through the venturi of my...

Currently I have a 24gallon tank with 2 x 20watt normal fluorescent lighting. I have 1 inch of normal aquarium gravel. The plants I've got are floating anubias, so their roots arnt in the substrate. The filtration is a sponge filter in the hood and a powerhead with sponge canisters. Current...

I've got a powerhead, will that do or will the water start getting sucked in the bottle or something...

ok... so I'm considering the Co2. what I'm getting is that CO2 in the long run will be beneficial for my plants in the end. Especially if I plan to eventually make it a heavily planted tank. And the exra CO2 won't do harm for the fishes? They will still be able to live happily? And does CO2...

Neon tetras can be very sensitive and not very hardy. 4 or 5 zebra danios would be fine. You may want to consider fancy male guppies. They are bright, clourful and stay relatively small. Also check out other small tetras: cardinal tetras, glowlight tetras, rummy nose, hockey stick to name a...

Actually, would high light levels contribute to BBA? And not enough plants to soak up nutrients? Cause I have gotten quite a few new fish over the weeks without cetting more plants.