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Hi all, I've successfully raised several batches of fry and now have around 50 young fish. Can these be paired off to breed further fry or will I need to introduce 'outside' GBR to continue the spawning success I've achieved. Will pairs form from the same batch of fry I've raised?

Hi all, i have a number of extremely tiny bugs that are living on the surface of my 56g tank and on the Amazon Frogbit that is growing on the surface. i am quite certain they are Springtails. can anyone give me advice as to how i can eliminate them from my tank. my tank has regular water...

Hi all i'm looking for some advice as to how many Plecos i can have in my 215l/59g tank. I am looking at small pleco's 5inch max and would research the compatability issue. But as a 'general rule of thumb' as long as i keep my bio load under control and the compatability issue is ok is there any...

Hi all i need some real good advice. My Hair algae is out of control. I have a 57g/215l freashwater tank which is 6.8ph, 0 ammonia, 0 Nitrate, 5ppm Nitrate which is out of direct natural light and lights on 8 hours a day. lights 2 x 30w 8,000k and 1 x 25w 15,000k tri power light blue light. i do...

yeah definately Wisteria.... a lovely plant and so easy to grow. they have a great light lime green colour in their leaves. thay will throw out roots from halfway up the stem. just cut off and replant them........... if required!

Hi all I used to own a healthy selection of around 15+ Amazon Frogbit plants however my Golden Pencilfish soon took a liking to the Hanging roots and i regularly saw them pecking at the roots and leaves. i now have none... am i right that the 3 pencilfish i own have destroyed these plants or...

Adolfoi Cory for me ....... saw it and just knew he was one fine looking cory..... the best cory i have seen to date.

They are all similar size....apart from the Pygmys. As for feeding they all take there fair share on sinking pellets although the Bronze does always without fail find the food first!!

Hi evryone. I have a 57g freshwater and currently have 6 different types of cory in the tank. When researching about cories all i read is that they should be kept in groups of 4 to 6 or more. Is it ok to keep large schools of different types? I have 4 Pygmys, 1 Bronze, 1 Aldofoi, 1 Sterbai, 1...

Is there any freshwater/tropical fish that actively eat hair algea ?? :fish2:

No added ferts or CO2. lights - 2 x 8000k/30w super light and 1 x 15000k/25w Tri power light. will plant tabs sort my problem?

Hi all, I have a 57g freshwater which has been running for 6 weeks now. Water parameters are perfect - 0, 0, 10ppm. fish are in and no problems so far. it was an upgrade tank so was fully seeded with media and ornamants. The problem i have is my plants, particularly my stargrass, have been...

Hi all, Merry Christmas. I have been running a new build 57g freshwater that was seeded with media and plants from my smaller tank. it has been up and running for 5 weeks now and all fish are now in and happy. However already i have seen a quite large growth of hair algae. What could be causing...

hi thanks for the advice. And you were right. After 36hours they all calmed down and are the best of friends!!!

Hi all. I have a 57g tank with various Tetras. In it I also have 6 Pygmy Corys and 1 Bronze Cory. Today I added an Adolfoi Cory and it would appear that the Bronze Cory has gone mad..... but i cannot tell whether it is aggression or he is just trying to 'make friends'!! He is swimming alongside...

Hi all, I have a 57g freshwater new build which i have been running for 12 days now. i seeded it with filter pads from my smaller 10g tank. I left it running for a couple of days with a few pinched of fish food, then added 7 Ember tetras after 3 days. Initially Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nirate 0. I...

probably a silly / obvious question but what is the best temperature to set my new tank at whilst it is cycling ??:fish2:

I would expect the Cardinals, L134 and perhaps Platinums to be the most sensitive. but other than that i am unsure. I was thinking of going with the Bronze and Pygmys first then the Embers :confused:

Hey everyone. so i've got myself a 215lt / 57g new tank. it will be fully cycled and stable before any fish go in. but what order (over a period of many weeks) do my current fish go into the new tank? - i have 16 - Ember Tetras 5 - Cardinal Tetras 3 - Golden Pencilfish 2 - Platinum Tetras 4 -...

I have just noticed an abscess in one of my Platinum tetras! It is on the top of its head, between its eyes. It looks like it has bumped into something!! It is pink in colour and has lifted its scales. Any ideas regarding what it is and possible treatment. No other fish in the tank seem at this...

Hi all, I am wanting to help my father set up a 55g discus tank. We have no experience with this species however we have both kept aquarium before. I'm just looking for pointers as to what we should be researching. I know the tank needs to be heavily planted...but with what plants? We are also...

I am led to believe that I can place 164cm of fish in a 164lt / 45g tank. Is this correct? 1cm of fish per litre?

Thanks for the welcome and replies. I am going to cycle the tank and all parameters will be correct before putting in any fish. I am going to use some plants and filtration meduim from my current tank to get the BB going. Any thoughts on which fish to put in first? Any ideas on a suitable...

Hi everyone, I am about to embark on a new 44g tank based around a Rio Orinoco amazon build. My stock list would be Cardinal Tetra x 7 Platinum Tetra x 6 Ember Tetra x 8 Pencilfish x 6 Corydoras x 2 Otocuclus x 4 I am wanting to include a Loricariidae but a small sized species. I am favouring...