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Hey, I saw a tiny little thing in my aquarium today. my platy is about to give birth so i thought it could be a baby fish but i then i started to worry. I just turned the aquarium light on and there it was. Tiny. Black head and almost translucent body. Looked like a fish and it was at the top...

Hello, I have a fish tank with 2 platys and 3 danios. I have an issue. i believe one of the platys is pregnant (only have one female.) How could i make a home made fry trap for them to grow in for a while? i was thinking of one of those plastic bottle ones? Could they grow in the trap...

I have a paradise fish, platys and danios. Wondering if i remove the outer skin - could i feed them dried apricots --> could you let me know ASAP. x

Hey, I was wondering the other day if my dwarf gourami had dropsy because he is kinds plump but then i was wondering if it was just him becoming his full grown shape. I found something that said they thrash as they die from dropsy? What is this 'thrashing?'

How do i change the filter in my biorb, where can i get a video showing me how to?

Heyah, I'm looking in to adding shrimp to my tank, Are Red Cherry Shrimp tropical or could they live in my room temperature tank? Also do they need java moss or could they live with fake plants aslong as they are well fed but not over fed. Also do i need to seperate the pregnant female or...

Hey, I have a 4.5gallon and i was wondering how many shrimp i could have in my tank, i have a paradise and 1 danio cos the other one just died from a fight so i'm torn what to do with the danio. I was looking to mix ghost and cherry reds. Would this be an okay think to do? And if so how many...

Hey, My fish has been ill for afew days after having a rock on his head and helping to revive him with whiskey he has been floating at the top and not swimming round like normal. I fear he has died during the night as i cant find him in my tank and i was worried; Will he float or sink if he's...

Hey, My DG is alittle bloated i think, i fed her afew bloodworm in garlic juice last night as i have heard that this is something fish cant resist - she doesnt normally bloat from this?? She is bloated this morning i think. She i still growing and i'm aware that DG have that little kinda drop...

Hey, I was wondering; People say fish dont come up for air?? My fish come up for air at the top if the tank like every now and again, Is this normal? Some internet pages say it isnt :S

Hey, Have a 5gallon tank and i need advice, I already have 2 zebra danios and 1 albino paradise fish. Currently re-homing my chinese algae eater. Was thinking about adding maybe a cory cat or a snail and some ghost shrimp. Any ideas appreciated x

Heyaah, I am looking at changing my tank inhabitants. I have 1 albino paradise and 2 zebra danio's and 1 chinese algae eater which i am currently looking to rehome. I am looking at adding something new to my tank, i was thinking about maybe a albino cory cat and 1 shrimp or just some shrimp...

Hey, Last night my siphon had a major malfunction and it started sucking out all the water from my tank rather than sucking out the dirt!! My fish were flapping all over with little water left in the tank, we put in the water and 1 was swimming still, my hardy paradise. My danio's were dead! so...

Hello, I have 1 albino paradise, 2 Danio's and 1 Chinese Algae Eater Whom i will be re-homing in the future as he grows. I want something new for my 15L tank (dont bash about the size my fish are happy and i dont want to be shouted at for my tank when its fine) - i have looked at Amano or Amino...

Hello, I have 2 danio's and 1 Sucking Loach and 1 Albino Paradise. Could i add an amino shrimp with these fish? i ideally want to add 1 so they dont breed. Would the shrimp be okay with the loach> Thanks x

Hello, I added 2 Danio's to my tank, I am aware that adding fish to a new tank is a good way to get them to spawn. However 1 of my danio's is progressively getting fatter. If she is pregant what do i do? I only have a plastic tank without a lid and no filter, So what do i do about her as she is...

Hello, I am writing on behalf of a family member on this one, 'if there is a dead fish in the tank but you dont know where it is - do you leave it or go searching for it? And find some horrible sight?'

Heyaah, I have 1 paradise and 2 danio's - both of which are confirmed jumpers. I was wondering - could i teach them to jump? And is it wise to? I see people doing it on youtube and hear about people training their fish to jump, Do you think its an okay idea? I heard by getting some special...

Hey, Me and my friends were cleaning out the tank, but we both added stress coat and stress zyme to the water. So we added like double the dose of slime coat, water conditioner, stress releaser etc. - the water went bluish greyish cloudy colour and has almost like a slime solution in the water -...

Hello, You will have seen my posts about my 15l tank, I need some more small fish. I have my sucking loach and my paradise fish - They are so funny together hahaa! I thought he was living up to his name and sucking her scales but he chases her and then sits on top of her for a ride around hahaa...

Hey, I have 1 sucking loach and 1 paradise fish. I saw a little black thing zipping around my tank tonight, I havent seen it before - i wondered if i had just missed it because i only saw it out the corner of my eye. Its a little black 'fish' i think, Its attaching itself to the plants in my...

Hey, I recently purchased another baby biorb, This one for my other bedroom, I have 1 paradise and a sucking loach in it like my other tank, What could i add with my paradise other than platy's, Something little and pretty? HollieDahhrlinn x

Hello, I have the king british ich treatment, I have treated my tank twice, Since i started, my fish have more spots than i started with?? Whats going on? HollieDahhrlinn, P.S - any advice replied swiftly will be much appreciated x

Hey, I'm treating my fish for (ich, ick, whitespot) w.e you want to call it. I am starting to and brine shrimp, each once a week. I also feed them regular fish flakes twice a day, morning and evening. When you add the cube to the water to defrost before adding slowly to the tank, Do they brine...

Hello, I feed algae wafers to my sucking loach3 out of 7 days a week, My fish sometimes peck on them, Is this dangerous for the fish?? HollieDahhrlinn x