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i have a 20gal tank with 7 tetra in it planning to get more soon and a female fighter with plenty of wood, plants and rocks lately i've been thinking of making a new addition but dont want to overcrowd maby something that would be happy alone or as a pair any suggestions

Hi all. Thinking of mixing ground coconut husk into my sand substrate for my dwarf hair grass. Has anybody else tried anything like this. The coconut husk I've ordered is one of those compressed blocks that expands in water its 100 percent coconut with no chemicals or additives and ph neutral...

recently i have bought a few plants off ebay which were good value and in good health. I've seen large bundles of mixed plants going for a couple of quid a go, probably what you would pay for one or two plants in a lfs. Has anybody bought any of these plant bundles they look too good to be true...

Hi all just bought a clump of wisteria off ebay for cheap has anybody grown this before what does it need. How fast will it grow and will it root to wood or rock or free float. The only thing i can seem to keep happy are java fern and crystalwort have been trying for the forest tank effect but...

hi all has anybody tried flourish excel and is it really the wonder product its made out to be i'm tempted to order some but don't want to waste my money be keen to read other peoples experiences with it thanks lee

can anybody help me a few months back i had a tank full of platy and a couple of swords after a catostrophy the only thing i had left was a male swordtail he thrived while on his own, he was more active his colour bloomed and he seemed happy while i got the tank water back to normal. I recently...

hi all just bought a 10 by 10 cm clump of riccia/crystalwort whichever you want to call it off e-bay. was going to go for the bog standard carpet and maybe tie some to corks and have some floating pompoms, anybody done anything different or interesting with it i'd love to hear and how easy is it...

any advice for a first tank my 7 year old has taken an interest in fish and wants a small tank for his room with a saimese fighter in it i thought it would be easy to maintain and he gets an interesting fish too any ideas on a first tropical fish for a 10 to 15 liter tank that's fairly hardy

anybody know if theres a special way to prep coconut shells to go in an aquarium its been scrubbed sanded and had a few holes drilled in the top to help some ferns take root but i dont know if its toxic or will upset my little ecosystem and i can imagine it will float too i'v searched every...

Hi all i'm hoping somebody can give me some advice i have a 60 litre aquairum in my shed with a y shape crack right through one of the end panels i was going to sillicone and perspex over the whole panel on both sides but could i get away with sealing the crack by sticking a diy 3D background...

thinking of attempting to grow some vines in my forest tank. I was going to tie java moss onto string until it roots and attatch it with suction cups has anybody tried anything like this before and how well did it go and will string leech any dye/toxins into my tank

anybody keep mts in their planted tanks i know they do alot of good and allegedly wont ravage my plants but will they breed to problematic numbers or be a nuscence thanks

hi does anybody know where i get any dwarf grass or carpet plants, had a planted tank running for around a year with plenty of rocks and driftwood with java moss and ferns growing really well and sand substrate been looking for carpet plants everywhere a point in the right direction would be...