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    what is the lifespan of a black neon tetra

    i have 1 black neon tetra (i know they need to be in a school but the rest died ages ago). anyway this one i have is around 9 years old.
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    how to get rid of snails

    ok so my 10 gallon tank is full of pond snails the tank has 3 amano shrimp, 5 orange shrimp and about 5 baby shrimp. i used to have assassin snails in the tank and they pretty much got rid of the snails but they also killed alot of my shrimp
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    skinny fish. what can i do to help

    he will try to get the food, but he can usually only get a few bits before the other fish chase him away
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    skinny fish. what can i do to help

    so i have a male swordtail who is looking really skinny. he seems to be getting pickes on because when i try feeding him with the other fish they chase him away from the food. how can i get any food into him if the other fish chase him away
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    how to get rod of snail eggs

    ok so i have 2 nerite snails in my 10 gallon tank. ive seen them breeding and one of them has been laying eggs everywhere. ive tried getting rid of them but there just too many
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    how to quiet a noisy air pump

    the only thing it touches is the blanket it sits on
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    how to quiet a noisy air pump

    ok so i bought a marina 300 air pump for my 55 gallon tank. when it first starts up its relatively quiet, but after maybe 30 seconds it starts making a sort of grinding noise (im not sure how to describe the noise). ive tried putting it onto of a thick blanket to see if that helps, but its...
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    keeping a platy with shrimp

    so how long will it be until i need to move it. i cant move it yet, because my angelfish will eat it in my 30 gallon and my raphael catfish will eat it in my 55 gallon.
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    keeping a platy with shrimp

    so i have a baby platy in my 10 gallon with my shrimp (ghost shrimp, red cherry shrimp and a few bumblebee shrimp) the platy is maybe half an inch. it doesnt bother the shrimp, but will it try to eat them when it gets bigger
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    fish are acting strange

    i have an angel fish couple of bristlenose plecos dwarf rainbow fish and a few flying foxes havent tested my water as i need a new test kit. they are actually all swimming around now. it was kind of like they were in some sor if a trance
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    fish are acting strange

    ok i dont know if they are are sick or not. but basically all of my fish in my 30 gallon are hanging out near the bottom of the tank, and they are hardly moving. they are like staying in one spot. they only seem to move when i go over to the tank and they think they are being fed. its the...
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    nerite snail with a cracked shell

    Ok so i have a nerite snail that ive had for 5 years. Ive noticed recently that it has quite a big crack on the top of its shell. It looks white where the crack is. Is there something i can do to fix it.
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    shrimp keep dying

    I added a mineral stone into the water and they actually seem more active since i put it in the tank
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    shrimp keep dying

    Only fish in the tank are 3 neon tetras and a baby swordtail
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    shrimp keep dying

    My amano shrimp have no problems molting
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    shrimp keep dying

    So i found 2 of my cherry shrimp dead this morning and i noticed both of them had a crack across their back. Whats going on with them. I started off with around 12 and ive only got about 6 left that i can see. I dont want to lose anymore as ive already spent loads of money on them
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    can i stop my shrimp from hiding so much

    Ive tried putting food close to them but they just ignore it
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    can i stop my shrimp from hiding so much

    So i have a 10 gallon planted tank with around 8 RCS (it was 12 but i can only count 8), 4 amano shrimp, 1 nerite snail and 3 neon tetras. Now i dont think the tetras are scaring the shrimp. Its mainly the RCS that hide alot. But ive sometimes seen them out foraging for food and they are never...
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    what type of shrimp is this

    It was labeled as a ghost shrimp when i bought it (think ive had it maybe 6 months or so). But it look nothing like the photos of ghost shrimp ive seen online. I have 3 other shrimp which are ghost shrimp. But im not sure about this guy Its nearly double the size of my real ghost shrimp and is...
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    what is wrong with my betta

    Sadly he died sometime last night. But when he was still alive he hadnt been eating for the past few days. And id noticed his colour had faded. Ammonia is at 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 10 Im not sure how old he was but im guessing he was maybe around 6 months old or a bit older when i got him. I...
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    what is wrong with my betta

    Im really worried about my betta and i dont know whats wrong with him. Over the past few days ive noticed he has been lying on the bottom of the tank. He will swim to the top of the tank for some air, then goes back down to the bottom. Ive only had him for about a month. He lives in a planted...
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    plant substrate made my water cloudy. when will it clear

    Yeah it looks alot clearer this morning. The water doesn't look tea coloured anymore but it is slightly cloudy
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    plant substrate made my water cloudy. when will it clear

    I've already done a massive water change
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