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Hi guys, I have a flame tetra that is eat and struggling to swim, I have only had it a month, tank is 125 litre ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate .25, all other fish are fine. Any thoughts would be appreciated

How do you get rid of fish tb? Are there any treatments out there?

Hi I've had this Molly for about a year now and the last couple of days she looks quite thin, she is behaving normal and eating, have recently treated the tank with sterazin then myxazin. Tank is 125 litre ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate .1 any thoughts would be appreciated

Female swordtail swims along fine then just drops to the bottom of the tank. Ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate .2 tank 125l. All tank mates are fine, any thoughts?

Hi there I think Jeff the armoured shrimp might be shedding his skin but not sure. He has come out of his home which is rare during daylight hours and is just not moving. He has a couple of white spots on him and his skin is going wrinkly. Is this normal when they shed? Any thoughts would be...

I have a male Molly with a white patch on his head. Recently he has been acting lethargic and resting a lot. He does eat. His behaviour is out of character and until a couple of days ago his fins stuck out. He is eating but hiding when there's no food. I have some pics but don't think they will...

Got a 3g (UK) nano tank as a present what's the best stock when cycled? Any ideas would be appreciated

Ok so here's what's happened. Yesterday I replaced my external filter but left the internal filter in place. Tank is a 125 litre with a fluval u3 internal and now a fluval 306 external. I put the bio noodles from my old ext in the new one and left the internal in place. Molly's are just hanging...

What's the best external canister filter for a 125 litre in the UK?

Ok here's what has happened. A friend of mine adopted two Molly's in a nano tank (yes I know) after consulting with me about the best thing for the fish I managed to get him a second hand 130 litre tank I gave him my old internal filter a juwel one for Rio 125 got everything clean and added...

Will fancy goldfish be ok in a tropical tank?

Any ideas for an algae eater in a 15g fry tank?

Free to a good home in the Kent area of UK sword tails three females and one male. Only letting them go due to male sword harassing male mollie.

One of my dwarf neon rainbow is just sitting at the top of the tank. He seems to be eating ok and his toilet is normal but he just sits there at the top. The other dwarf neon rainbow seems to nudge him to play but he just sits there. I realise these guys do well in groups I started with six but...

Does anyone hatch there own brine shrimp? Is it easy to do? Was thinking of getting a hatchery but wasn't sure how much hassle it is to do. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Cheers

I've ended up with planaria in my fry tank. Is there anything on the market UK that would get rid of then without hurting the fry?

About a month ago my mollie had three babies and they are getting to the size where I can introduce them to my main tank. Would there be a problem if there father decide to do the wicked deed with one of them a few months down the line when they are sexually mature?

Hi guys I currently have a 125 litre tropical fresh water tank and have ended up with a spare 60 litre tank and was toying with the idea of setting up a small salt water tank. Would this tank be too small for a salt water set up? Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in...

Is it normal for armoured shrimp to hide during the day? I've had mine a couple of days now and he only comes out at night when all the lights are off and the rest of the time he sits behind my internal filter near the top of the tank.

After a long wait (it felt like months but was only a week) Jeff my armoured shrimp has arrived in my tank :-)

I am going to set up a fry /quarantine tank and have a filter that I don't use any more. How long would it take to cycle if I ran it in my main tank?

During a conversation in the pub (you can see where this is going) a friend of mine was adamant that tropical fish quite like corn flakes. This ended up as a major discussion between several of us and I said I would ask the question here to try and find out. So any thoughts on this would be great.

Hi guys for some unknown reason my tank has gone slightly cloudy and the fish are at the top. I did a 10% water change yesterday and cleaned my filters. The only media I changed in my filters is the fine sponge in the external filter. I also added some bog wood that I had soaked in the dirty...

Hi guys I am really considering getting an armoured shrimp but the only draw back I have is what if I need to treat my tank? Would I need a secondary tank set up just in case? Or would I able to treat most things without moving him?

Hi guys my mollie just gave birth to unknown amount of fry. I knew she was up the spout but didn't think she was due for another couple of days. Was just wondering what the best food for the fry would be (the ones that survive that is). I will wait til morning to try and round them up and will...