Recent content by GraceTheNoob

Hi all, I've noticed that my goldfish have started to get really agitated around feeding time, chasing each other around the tank. The smallest one of the 3 gets bullied a lot :( I feed them twice a day, once around noon (which is either veggies or goldfish flakes) and once around 5pm (which...

Thank you! I have got myself 2 nerite snails!

Hi all, My tank recently finished cycling (yay!) and I've now got 3 adorable little goldfish. All would be perfect if it wasn't for the diatom colony slowly killing my plants For context my tank has been fully cycled for about a week now. I know that high nitrate levels can cause a spike in...

Hi there, I've only had my little goldfish for 2 days and I've already become protective and attached to them. I've got 2 little orandas and one black Moor. One of the orandas is doing a REALLY long poop and it's been on his backside for a few hours. Not the nicest of things but I've attached...

Not sure if anyone knows what these little guys are? They look like tiny white/translucent worms wriggling around in the water. My tank does not have any fish in because I'm still cycling. There's at least 3 of them but I'm sure there's probably more (I've only ever seen 3 at a time in the same...

Yes just like that!

Yes there has been new leaf growth! The only leaves that seem to have been changing colour are the ones at the top, closest to the LED light. Now you mention it, the colouration is more orangy, so it might just be the beginnings of that red colour! Thank you!

Hi there, I've had these planted in my tank for a few weeks now. I THINK they're Rotala Rotundifolia but I can't quite remember (silly me not taking notes before I discarded the packaging). I bought them a little worse for ware because they weren't kept in water when I bought them and they...

Thank you for your advice! I guess I just need a little more patience!

Thank you so much for your help! One more question, I've heard conflicting information about concentrations of chemicals stalling the cycle I.e. if Nitrite levels exceed 5ppm then the cycle will stall, some people make this measurement out to be the end of the world but its never been explained...

Thank you for your response! Do you know how long I can go in between dosing my tank with ammonia? I'm doing it every other day atm but I reckon it could probably last longer. I just don't know how much longer haha. I just don't want the ammonia-eating bacteria colony to die off and have to...

Hi all! I'm starting a new freshwater tank and already running into issues! Joined the site to maybe get some help and have someone point me in the right direction! Thanks!

Please help!! I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I'm doing a fishless cycle. I've been going for around around 3 weeks now. The tank is fully set up, filter and bubble stone running, loads of gravel, plants, biological media within the filter etc etc etc. The cycle seems to have stopped halfway...