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I assumed it was Ich, as obviously the disease is notorious for the White Spots that characterise it, but someone who is a very experienced aquarist assures me that it's the untreatable Neon Tetra disease, and that aside from euthanising the fish to prevent it spreading, there's nothing I can...

I first thought they were three-spined sticklebacks, though I'm not too sure as they're pretty tiny. I caught a few of them last night and placed them in an EMPTY cycled tank, so there's no risk of disease. Anyway, the largest is about 2cm (just under an inch), with the smallest about a...

I am currently away on holiday, and have been for four days. My sister went into my house today to check on my fish, and I was horrified to hear that all six of my neon tetras had passed on (and been partially eaten.) I've been feeling terribly guilty since, as these are not the first fish...

Hello again. It seems I've really been bitten by the aquarium bug from my ten gallon tropical tank, and after recently noticing a 6.6 gallon (25 litre) tank which would fit well on my bookshelf, I decided to take the plunge. Anyhow, as I already have a tropical tank which I'm very happy with, I...

Nothing ever goes according to plan with me... When I got my fish, I'd thought that it was already cycled, as I had been using fishfood and the ammonia levels had dropped down to about zero. It turns out I got it totally wrong, and my tank wasn't cycled at all. I found ammonia at 0.25ppm last...

I just got my last neon tetras today and I got thinking about my tank's remaining occupants will be. I'm torn between dwarf gourami and bettas, and though I'm told they can't live together, I was wondering if there's any gender combination that would work. Would a male betta and a female gourami...

My tank is fairly heavily planted (though it doesn't yet have any fish in) and the light that I ordered from Hong Kong has just come in the post. I'm quite impressed with how much nicer the aquarium looks already. Come to think of it, I bought the plants on the same day I started my aquarium...

My second hand tank came without a lid, and after a bit of searching I've managed to find a clear plastic condesation tray that fits it almost perfectly. The thing is though, apart from a miniscule gap for the cables and four small air holes I made, it doesn't really allow much air into the...

Sorry to have to ask for help on here so soo, but it seems I've typed an apostrophe by mistake in my username, and I was wondering if an administrator could remove it? Thanks.

Hello everyone, I've just got an old 45 litre tank and filter and I'm soon going to set it up and start cycling it. I know it'll be a while off yet before I can actually get the fish, but I'm so excited about it I just want to try and plan what I'll be able to get. After a bit of research, I...