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Can anyone help with a substrate problem I have. I have Oliver Knott substrate which has been in my tank for 4-5 years now but over recent months I have noticed it is breaking down and quite grainy. Sediment builds up in bits of the tank from it and it the bottom dwellers stir it up which...

Hi I have recently set up some tanks in my garage which is pitch black. I had lights on the tank which I had running for 8 hours a day but when these weren't on the room was in complete darkness. I struggled to get any plants to grow in this tank and the fish are a lot happier now they have...

Hi, Can anyone help with what this is on my Angelfish? The fish is swimming and eating fine. Also does not appear to be gasping for breath. Considered prolapse but does not look like the time I saw it on a discus before. The patch seem to be a dark bump behind its anus. The fish is quite...

Hi, I currently having one of those periods where everything in my tanks starts going wrong. Can someone tell me if this heater if definitely broken as I have not had a heater do this before. I can only feel heat coming of the end that glows, I would bet that's broken but just looking for...

Unhealthy or Carrying Eggs? Help needed! I am looking for help with my Black Neon Tetra. I have today noticed that it is very fat but it doesn't have scales sticking out or anything I would usually link to illness. I have added some pictures if anyone could tell me whether it is carrying eggs...

I have set up a new tank in my garage as an experiment for shrimp. I have placed in a beta soil substrate and placed the first plants in last week. There are no shrimp or fish in the tank yet ( first going in today ). I have been dosing profito and easycarbo as advised ( easycarbo maybe a...

Hi, Not posted for a while but looking for advice. I have a 6 foot tank which had six Angelfish in which turned out to be three breeding pairs which were all laying eggs and raising to free swimming stage. I planned to separate them but unfortunately before I had finished setting up new tanks I...

Can any help me with what is wrong with my SAE. I have put the best picture I can get below. It generally seems to be eating and swimming as normal but it's stomach has ballooned. Any advice would be helpful. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Hi, I have been keeping fish for about 3 years properly. In this time I have kept numerous different fish and accept that at times mistakes will be made and some fish will be lost. However, I would say other than losing discus due to a bullying problem and the odd tetra when I have bought large...

Hi, I have been trying to find out if there are any problems with the Aquarium Advice app for iPad and iPhone. Since I have updated to the most recent version of the app I cannot get anything back on searches or participated threads despite knowing there should be results. I have searched on my...

Hi, I have been trying to find out the average lifespans of some of my tetras but everywhere I look always says the maximum lifespan or a wide range from 3-6 which does not help. Could anyone offer a more realistic average lifespan for the following fish: Rosy Tetra Neon Tetra Cardinal Tetra...

Hi, I have been using Oliver Knott's Nature Soil in a couple of my tanks. I was trying to find out if anyone else uses this and what their opinions of it are? I was mostly looking to find out if it has a lifespan / whether it needs to be replaced after a set amount of time as one of my tanks...

Hi, I have a 28 litre tank that I want to set up and put some sort of shrimp in. However, I also want some fish in there. Looking for suggestions / ideas of what fish and numbers to put in as haven't done such a small tank before? I have considered so far ember tetras, Pygmy Corys, Endlers...

Tonight I have noticed a lump in the belly of my Panda Cory whilst it was away from the others. I have taken a couple of pictures, the best I could get, and was hoping someone could help a to whether it is pregnant / holding eggs or unwell?? I would be grateful for any help

Hi, I have bought two pairs of GBR a few days ago. I have come home tonight and found newly laid eggs from one pair on my driftwood! The eggs are a kind of transparent white but not the solid white I have seen my Angelfish eggs change to when infertile. I have read that white eggs mean they...

I have two Angelfish that have just laid eggs but still am not sure if they are a pair or two females. Is there any way I can tell without waiting to see if the eggs are fertilised? One is guarding the eggs whilst the other keeps going over them if this helps with identification.

I have 6 discus in my 90 gallon tank! 4 have been fine since the first couple of days and have grown as expected! However, 2 are quite shy, get bullied away from food and are not getting any bigger. I believe the dominance of the other 4 is causing problems but they have been okay on and off...

Can anyone tell if you can cut grass type plants in at the top of the leaf / blade to trim it without killing it! Mine is taking over the top of the tank but don't want to destroy the plant if I trim it! It's the plant in the middle in the picture.

Hi, I am looking to buy a single discus that I like from a LFS! I plan on getting 7 more in about a months time but want to get this one now as I haven't seen anything else like it! Will it be okay on it's own for a month or will it be too territorial by the time the others are bought?

I have recently set up a tank which is 2 weeks into cycling and is being prepared for discus. I am fish-in cycling the tank which currently contains 14 small Neons, 5 Black Phantom Tetras and 5 Harlequins ( all the fish are small ). The tank is a 400 litre tank which is just under 6 foot in...

Finally got the new tank sorted and getting it ready for discus!

Hi, I have had Mollies since first setting up my aquarium and have got increasingy frustrated with them. I started off with two males and one picked on the other so I added females and it got worse until I was down to one male and two females. They bred and I ended up with about 70 odd...

Hi, Was hoping for some advise as over the past two days I have lost one fish and look like I might lose another! Yesterday I caught 9 Mollies from the tank to give to a LFS to avoids tank being overstocked! When I got home one of my Golden Rams was very pale and then died overnight, it had...

Hi, I was looking to get an idea of people's choices when it comes to saving fry! I have Mollys that breed alot and it's hard to keep on top of. I also find that once o see the fry I have to save them and wondered how many people did the same? So do you all save your fry or leave them in the...

Hi, I have a 6ft 92 gallon tank ( 110 US gallons ) that has been patiently waiting to be set up as I had to have surgery on my thumb 2 days before it was delivered I am now close to being able to set it up and cycle it! Due to this I was hoping for people's ideas on stocking? I know that I...