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    strange white patch on loach

    hey there, noticed a faint white patch on the side of my loach the other week, however its turned really white now and im not to sure what it could be, ive moved him to an isolation tank for now but he seems fine otherwise, has anyone seen it before?
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    Stocking advice

    Hey just looking for some advice on stocking for my tank, I have a 250 litre tank that's pretty heavily planted, it currently holds 10 neon tetras, 5 black phantom tetras, 5 zebra loaches a male betta and a bristlenose. It still looks really empty though, especially seen as my loaches like to...
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    advice please

    hi there, so i gave a 250l tank that is just getting overrun with algae, and i really dont know what im doing wrong. im dosing flourish once a week and exel everyday, and the stuff is just taking over. i have 4x52w t5HO lights and ive tried turning half of them off but it doesnt seem to make a...
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    lighting/fert help

    just trying to learn this planted tank thing as i go, i have a 250 litre tank thats about 500 high and my lighting is 4x58w t5 ho lamps (came with the tank) 2 are white and 2 are blue. im dosing daily with flourish excel, just wondering if there is anything else i need to be doing? ive got...
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    Fish suggestions

    Just trying to decide what kind of fish to get as ive already got all the ones i wanted so i was just hoping some people would give me some suggestions? i kinda want some slightly bigger sized fish that are colorful or really cool looking, i was thinking some gouramis but they wont mix with my...
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    Random lumps on tetra

    Hi just bought 5 black phantom tetras today for my community tank, had them in there for a few hours before i noticed one of them had these lumps on each side just before the tail, i did a search but couldnt find anything so ive moved it to an empty tank by itself just incase it harms any of the...
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    What algae is this?

    What algae is this? its overtaking all my plants. and how should i get rid of it? Also, i dont really know much about planted tanks, i just bought plants and put them in, there is some sort of special aquarium dirt under my gravel though, but some plants seem to be growing well and some just die...
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    Betta fin rot?

    Just got a betta to go in my 250 litre tank with 10 tetras and a catfish, im just a bit worried about his fins. i bought him because i wanted a red one and his fins were the most kick *** looking ones by far out of the bettas in the shop. ive had him a week and they are kinda looking a lil more...
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    Cycling help

    Ok so i have a 60 gallon tank, and have been trying to cycle it with 10 neon tetras for 7 weeks now with no luck. for the first 5 weeks no levels changed, until the 6th week the amonia crept up to 1ppm, but now its dropped back to 0.25 and i still have 0 nitrites. everything i have read says the...
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    Tank advice

    hey there, i have bought a second hand 250l tank that came with a filter and stones, i took it home and washed everything out with tapwater (probably not the best idea after doing some research) but anywho, i filled the tank and dechlorinated it and left it sitting for 2 weeks, crusied down to...
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