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Yeah, if I'd started a fresh tank rather than taking a kit off of somebody's hands I would've been able to do it properly- we actually scored another 60lt tank with a tonne of gear for 20€, including a much better filter and over head light. Anyway, incase anyone is interested, here's the...

Today I woke up to crystal clear water and the fish happily swimming about the bottom/ middle of the tank! Though I tested the water once more and it still gave the result of a strong 1 ppm.

Ok I will carry on. They are back up at the top now, they actually look worse- some of them have hardly moved in the last hour...

I tested the water today for ammonia- it was 1 ppm. We did another 50% water change. Just retested and it is still 1 ppm... Now I'm a bit stumped.

Oh just saw the reply above- that's exactly how it was for us. No fatalities so far, but I think they're pretty hardy fish... I'll post what filter I've got tomorrow and post the water test results. Thanks for all your help so far guys : )

Heading to the fish shop tomorrow to get a new stronger filter (this one is even weaker than it was this morning!), new gravel and a water testing kit. Then I will do the daily water changes still until it has cycled with the new gear. I did a 50% water change again today and it knocked up a...

Ps. Local aquarium shop has shut down so I will post the results when the water testing kit has arrived!

Good point- I just had a look and yes, it appears that they are just cruising the waterline- yesterday was a definite gasp for air thing, though. They all seem fixated with it, especially the platies. The cats have hidden down at the bottom the whole time. We did use dechlorinator and "cleaned"...

Hey, thanks for the response! Great, I will do that. Yes, we were using strips, I will order a test kit online. Should I just hoover up the substance do you think? No direct sun hits the tank at all and I'm not sure about sand as it was second hand, but as far as I know it's just regular...

A couple of days after we set up our second-hand tank the water became milky and the fish began staying at the top, skimming the surface, starting with the platies. The water was tested when we first set it up, the results were good other than hardness is a bit high. It's a 60 litre tank, set...