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I have goldie eggs again, the 2nd time, excited! Last time they were eaten before I could do anything about them. They've only been there a few hours and I'm wondering if Wizzy has had time to do his thing? I know I need to move the plants out into a "nursery tank", should I do it now? :thanks:

Hi Folks, I want to buy a Fluval Vicenza 180 that has pre drilled base for sump, could I use an external filter instead? Thank you

Hi Fishy Folks. I have been looking for a UK Governments e-petition to sign to stop fish being given as prizes, but they were nearly all specific to goldfish, which only means they would replace with guppies etc. Some wonderful person has done a UK e-petition that is perfect, ties in with...

Hi, doing a fishless cycle on my friend's tank. Started with loads of medium a week ago, for 2 days now ammonia has dropped to 0 within 24 hrs, PH is 7.6(normal for our water), but Nitrite has stayed at 1 and Nitrate 80. Should we continue feeding ammonia on a daily basis. Any advise would be...

Hi every one, been keeping an eye on one of my fish last couple of days and a spot has appeared on her head...see pic, is this ICH? I have read the sticky on ICH and am abit confused. Do I try salt, raising temp (how high can I go with a goldfish?) or do I try meds. 1st time I've had a...

Hello peoples, I have a number of plants in my tank some of which the fish strip bare in days, others they dont touch. As I dont know what they are called could you please advise me on which type of plant the fish like best, so I can ask in the lfs :thanks:

One of my ornada has a tendancy to take off bottom 1st and floats about in the middle of the tank, she seems quite happy, eats well and when she "concentrates" can swim quite normally. I was told by lfs that this was swimbladder. Also spoke to UK fish doctor, who said that sometimes they get a...

Anyone know where to get these in UK, please :popcorn:my fish love crisps

Having got well and truly hooked on all things fishy, I am looking to getting a bigger tank, but wonder how you manage water changes with some of the huge ones some of you seem to have. Do you have special equipment, or very long arms with carrying all those buckets?:whistle:

I have been fishless cycling since 20/09/11 and am wondering what I’ve done wrong. There have been a couple of times I have been unable to take readings, but they are as follows:- Date....... Amm...... Nitrite........ Nitrate 20/09 ........4 21/09........ < 1 22/09 .........4 .........>0 < .25...

I have been fishless cycling since 20/09/11 and am wondering what I’ve done wrong. There have been a couple of times I have been unable to take reading, but they are as follows:- Date Ammonia Added Nitrite Nitrate 20/09/11 4 　　　21/09/11 < 1 Y 　　22/09/11 4 Y 0 > <.25 　23/09/11 0 Y 1 80 24/09/11...

Apologies if this is in the wrong place. Is there any reason why there are so many adverts displayed? Sometimes its a pain trying to find 1 line replies amongst all the bumf, and they take up so much room on the page. Is there anyway I can switch them off, I want to learn about fish, not be...

Hi Folks, have any of you tried to buy spare test tubes? what a pain! API only sell them in packs of 24, but not to the public, Amazon sell them in packs of 24 @ £19+ and Pets at Home will get them for you in packs of 24 again @ £19+ I rang Pets at Home cust serv, who were very nice, and I...

Hi everyone, below is link to conversion site. Like others I was getting confused with US/UK gallons etc :confused: found this and its been helpfull, hope you can use it. English Weights and Volume Measure Conversion - British Imperial - Metric - U.S. (from and to)

I'm going to put the cat among the pigeons or more aptly the sharks among the minnows, and ask the question "how many goldfish in a tank?" There seem to be several schools of thought on this, which is very confusing for newbies. I have been told that 3 x 3" goldfish in a 90 litre (24 US gallon)...

One of my orandas has started sitting at the bottom of the tank and only shows interest when food is about, then he whizzes about normally. When the food is gone he's back to the bottom of the tank again. Looks perfectly fine, no spots etc. Any ideas please? :thanks: ammonia 0 nitrites 0...

Hi, I started my 1st fishless cycle on evening of 20th Sept. Tank settup with everything but fish, seeded with stuff from existing tank, added food and ammonia and we had a 4ppm!!!! Morning of 21st had reading of 2ppm and in the evening of 21st had ammonia reading of < 1. This am (22nd) the...

Having read Eric's excellent item on fishless cycling I want to give it a go. BUT, being fairly new to all things fish I do not know what 4ppm means when talking about the amount of ammonia to add to the tank, is this fishy talk or an Americanism! Would be grateful for an explanation....:thanks:

What a do.. was walking past my fish tank earlier today and turned to speak to the fish and noticed that Oscar was in difficulty. When I looked closer she had a big piece of gravel stuck in her mouth and was really stuggling. Being very new to to this fish thing I didn't know what to do, so...

My Goldfish Has Swelling on Face Hi Every one, a few weeks ago I bought my 1st tank, pre-used 90 ltr Aqua One with massive filter across the back using charcoal and noodles etc. Along with the tank came 3 two year old Orandas, initially I was going to rehome the fish as I wanted tropical...

Should aquarium lights be switched off at night? We've noticed that when the lights go out, the fish settle at the bottom of the tank. Comments please...thank you

Can't you tell I'm new! I have somehow managed to buy 2 pre-used tanks(only wanted 1) 1 with 3 fantail goldfish and stuff which has to be transported approx 40 miles. I will be bringing approx 30ltr of their own water with them in a separate container. Once I have refilled the tank, can I put...

Hi I'm very new to all this fishy stuff, never used to like them until my friend bought a tank for her son. After going through the trials and dramas with her, I have now got hooked. I live in Preston, Lancashire, England, have 5 cats who are quite a handful. Very happy to have found this...

Hi everyone, I am new to all this and find it fascinating. I have been watching my friend starting up her new tank and seen some of the disasters that can happen, so have decided to have a hospital tank as well. I have acquired a tank which is dirty, smelly and has black mould. Advice on best...