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Hi everyone! :) So I bought 12 Neons originally and 11 died of Ich (long story). So obviously one survived and has been for a month in my 55 gallon. I went to the LFS and came home with 10 Cardinals. My Neon looks very lonely and sad without any buddies so I have a simple question: will he...

If I can travel to Vegas you can come here! (it's only a 29 hour flight, meh!) Yeah we do have some of the best marine worlds in the world here like the two oceans aquarium in Cape Town and uShaka Marine World in Durban. Both are STUNNING for aquatic life and exploring. We have whales in...

Haha! I'm sure there are many other South Africans. We are really getting into the hobby! We do have some good LFS's around here but they are long drives away. I see Americans are the most into fish keeping by far!

South Africa :)

Well now for the past two days I have stopped the medication, put carbon back into the filter and reduced temp to 28 degrees c. No casualties and everyone is healthy and normal. I'll be doing another big PWC today and then continue my regular schedule again (20% weekly) Now I am left with one...

I'm not sure. The medication was only sold in 1 litre bottles that were about R250 each. The owner was treating a tank for ich so he just gave me about 20ml of it and told me to dose once a day for three days. (7ml dose). I'm now down to 1 Neon and everyone else looks very happy and healthy...

I currently am at such a loss. I introduced 10 Neons to my 50gal about 7 days ago. All was fine for one day then I noticed they has Ich. That day I ran out and medicated them. I also raised the temp to 31 deg slowly. Then over the next few days I lost 6 neons, one Cory, one guppy, one harlequin...

I'm not worried about the staining, I have about 20m of tubing so I'll just replace that :) I also LOVE this blue colour! I'm thinking of leaving it like this and not putting the carbon back in. Is this doable?

Thanks! PM me your email and I can send you a picture of mine (it's still being worked on slowly but it's coming together :)) I don't have API and as I said the LFS is closed. I do have a bottle of nutrafin aqua plus, would this work? It says on the front "US Patented stress reducing formula"...

Thanks so much for the reply! Since I started the treatment, I think I'll have to go through with it. I will definately turn the lights off and should I feed every other day then? Or every day reduced to once a day? I will also turn the lights off for most of the day. I'll leave them on for...

Any help will be appreciated here... I have a Juwel Trigon 190. A stunner of a tank. It is planted with DIY CO2 (yes, it works for me). It is fully cycled and still in the process of stocking.. It has -10 Neon Tetra -8 Harlequins -4 Guppies (I hate them but my mom liked them so in they went...

Hi everyone :) So I have a 50.3 gallon aquarium currently stocked with 5 Glowlight Tetras and lots of plants. I notice my plants are slowly dying and I want to save them as I spent a fortune on them! I currently have Tetra root tabs around all the plants and (as per the instructions) I dose...

Hey guys, just an update of the tank :) The Glowies are doing great, I fed them a treat last night of some bloodworms and they gulped that down instantly. It was very cute. My new problem is the plants :(. I've made the decision to set up a DIY CO2 system as soon as I can get some yeast and...

Thanks for all the tips! I really appreciate it! :) *switches to google homepage for more research* The reason I chose the Tetras is because ever since I was 5 years old I've been OBSESSED with them. I just love how graceful and peaceful they are. I find them so soothing to watch (unlike...

Thanks for your reply! You made some good points and I'll have a look at those Gourami at the LFS. I still have plenty of time to decide on that guy so I'm sure you guys can help make the right choice :) With regards to the Cory's, how many is a good amount to keep? The tank is triangular...

Hey finatics! So the Glowlights are in for about 30 hours now. They all look very happy and healthy! :) no casualties or anything! They are split up and swim in a group of 3 and two stay on their own. They are obviously enjoying the massive amount of space they finally have for retirement lol...

HELP ME ASAP! So the fish are in and acclimatized well into the Juwel. They must LOVE all the space they have now. One problem: THE FILTER IVES A WAY TOO STRONG FLOW AND THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO SWIM!! How do I slow down this Juwel Trigon 190 filter! :( HELP! Please!

So I just got home today... Haven't been downstairs to check on the cloudiness but I will soon. First I'm going to net up the 5 Glowlights and then move them, along with the rest of the filter media and sponges containing the good bacteria, to their new mansion! Let's hope all is smooth for my...

OK thanks! :) I'll move them from the DieOrb to their new mansion with lots of space tonight! Hope they like it :)

So I cam home today and the tank is a *little* less cloudy than last night. So far it's been about 30 hours of cloudiness... This is really bugging me as the tank is in my living room and that fog is really annoying! I had the lights off all day today as I thought maybe it would help (it...

So how long does it take to go away? Woke up this morning and it seems to be a little worse. It is a white fog/haze in the tank. It's really annoying me! Should I leave the lights on for the day for the plants or leave it off? How long does this last? Yesterday I put a whole lot of gravel and...

I NEED HELP ASAP:( Hey! :) So today I come home from a long day and guess what - THE WATER IS CLOUDY:( I proceeded to seed the aquarium anyways with a handful of gravel and the filter sponge from my 3 year old tank. Hopefully that will speed up the cycle! The water was crystal clear this...

When I was at the LFS I asked about CO2 and the guy (a very knowledgable and trusted man) told me that you can get it in liquid form but it is expensive and was unnecessary if you're using the root tabs and dosing liquid fert. I guess he was wrong. He told me that if I wanted it I would need to...

Hey everyone! So after a very, very, very long and expensive day I have set up my tank! :) It is now planted, root tabs are in, liquid fertilizer dosed, dechlorinated and filled. The sand was easy to wash and pretty much came clean and didn't need alot of effort (thank god!). I then added the...

Hey, thanks for your reply! So I made it to the LFS and went a little over my budget! I purchased the LAST 3 bags of black sand. I believe it is called Hawaii Black. It is a very deep black sand and I am currently taking a break from cleaning the 15kg's of sand! I also purchased a few plants...