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Thanks for your reply. I've just rung the shop and they've said to take them back, they're being really good about it and have assured me they won't kill them (though I don't know what they are gonna do with them!) and I figure that's probably best since I'm on pins with them living together...

After months of cycling, research and preparation I was finally ready to get the dwarf puffers I've been ridiculously excited about, but..., My LFS couldn't get hold of dwarf puffers for me, so I called another one with a good reputation and asked if they could. They could and did, they were...

Bought one female, was a little nervous when I added her in case they didn't get on but it was so sweet! As soon as they met he seemed to take her around the tank for a tour, and not long after that they shacked up together in one of the caves, they sure make their moves fast! :-D

It's a 43 gallon bowfront. Lots of plants and a few caves/hiding spots. Will he colour up more if I add females or is it just normal colouring? I can get 2 if that's a better number

I got 2 kribs a few months ago, the smaller one died after being bullied but the other one is doing fine, very active, mingles with the other fish (7 congo tetras and a bn pleco). He eats well and seems perfectly healthy, but he's never been very colourful. He has the black stripe, and kind of...

Thanks :-) yup, all cycled to 5ppm, puffers ordered and will hopefully arrive at the LFS next weekend. I'm so excited! :-D

Added more plants, replaced the 2 rocks with a bigger ornament. Hopefully it will be busy enough now, don't think I can add much more!

The bulb was just a 20w that came with the tank, I didn't use co2 (I know nothing about it!) but I did have plant food that I put in with each water change and when I set it up. I would like to try plants again, but it'll be a long way down the road when I'm sure I can look after the DPs...

Thanks Terrance, I was hoping you'd post! The first 4 weeks the plants were great, growing well and looking healthy. I had to trim the Anacharis a few times cos they grew massive, and I ended up with bits of leaves everywhere that looked a mess, and after the 3rd time they just wouldn't stay...

My 60 litre tanks finally cycled after 6 months and loads of issues, and I've just finished putting the decor in for a couple of dwarf puffers which are on order and I should get in the next couple of weeks :-D I know fake plants don't look as good as real ones but I'm not green fingered at...

Thank you! I can't wait! :-D

I'm so excited!!! Last 2 days I've dosed to 5ppm and 24 hours later both ammonia and nitrItes at 0! Finally, after 6 months and 4 different attempts I think my tank is actually almost cycled!! :-D :-D Gonna keep dosing it for another 3 weeks and doing w/c to control the pH, but I think I may...

Ok I'll leave it then, the pH is definitely holding steadier than it did last time I fishless cycled do touch wood this time will be a success :-)

Really? The book says 80+ is ideal

24 hours after dosing to 2ppm- Ammonia 0.25 NitrItes 5.0 (possibly more) NitrAtes between 80-160 (closer to 160) PH- between 7.2-7.6 Kh- 60ppm <--- this is from the tank Tap kh 70ppm <-- not gassed out, leaving some in a glass to test tomorrow. I think I'll dose to 2ppm again then tomorrow do...

Well so far things are moving ok, dosing ammonia to 2ppm for now, and that's converting in 36 hours. When that converts in 24 hours over a few days I'll increase the dosage. PH is holding at 7.6 but once that starts to drop I'll do a water change. I turned the temp up to 84 last night. Please...

Thanks fishperson, I did post about my previous cycles but they still failed, in the fishless with ammonia I ended up with crushed coral in a stocking about the size of my fist and the pH still crashed. All the fish in cycles I've done have been uneventful and worked with no problems, but me and...

That makes me feel better, the only other time I've had an ich outbreak I was able to treat without losing any fish. I did test the water (api liquid tests) and ammonia and nitrItes were at 0, nitrAtes at 10. When I first noticed the fish were suffering I thought it was lack of oxygen so wasted...

Thanks Rivercats, the last thing I wanted to do was strip it all down and start again. I'm still a little sceptical that I could have missed ich on them all until there was just 1 left but in the interests of keeping my sanity I'll bow to your superior knowledge! :-) So to use my established...

Looked at a few pages about it, it seems a bit hit and miss, and some pages suggest it only works for experienced plant aquarists. I've only had plants about 6 weeks and as I said, this is the last time I'm gonna try and cycle this tank. If it fails its getting dumped so I want a method that's...

Either blyxa japonica or c helferi (1 established and another small one from a cutting) Java moss (bought about a week ago so not established yet) Water sprite Corkscrew val Anacharis (about 5 stems of that)

Cycling a tank seems so easy when you read how to do it online, even explaining it to a novice makes it seem easy. I've done 3 fish in cycles with no problems and all completed within the 8 weeks its supposed to take. Why then, am I having so many problems cycling a 60litre tank? I've been...

Yes, I went fishless at first using ammonia and ran I to problems with the nitrite being off the scale and pH dropping. The cycle kept slowing (never stalled) so I had to do a massive water change and go fish in.

Umm, I don't know if its a chain but it is well known and has a really good reputation locally. That said I had issues when I bought a pair if fish from them and a week later my entire community was decimated, similar to what's happened here. Speaking of this situation- just got home from work...

Ok, thanks for all the input here everyone.