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Why are the sides of my tank and the gravel becoming dirty? I've followed the manufacturer's instructions but still the tank is becoming dirty and the water is a little cloudy

Thanks for all your replies. I did a water test and found all was ok except NO3 and KH were on amber. I think that the neon tetra were probably diseased as all was well until we introduced them to the tank. It would seem that we were wrongly advised as the store told us we could have up to 25...

All my fish have died So now all my fish have died except for my Siamese Fighter. I think they were diseased as they all seemed to develop white spots about 12-24 hrs before they died. They all seemed to lose their back fin too. Any ideas? Is it likely they were diseased before I bought...

Some were furry, others looked no different but it looked like all the fins had been nibbled a little.

Not sure if it's male or female. We've got a 45 litre tank and we were told by the shop where we bought the fish that Siamese fighters were fine with any fish other than their own kind.

We bought a Siamese fighter with 6 tetras (not sure of their name but they had a leopard spot to the back fin) which were doing ok. After 2 weeks we bought some neon tetras and other type of gold tetra. However, after 5 days, one of the gold tetras died and over the course of 4 days all the rest...