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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...

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...

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...

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...

I've a planted 60 litre in a fish in cycle for the past 4 weeks, prior to that it was going fishless with ammonia but due to issues with nitrite and pH I had to switch to fish in. The cycle is pretty much complete, 0 Amm, 0 nitrItes pH 7.6 and nitrAtes 10 I lost 4 fish very quickly yesterday...

Just set up my first planted tank today, the guy in the LFS seemed very helpful and picked out 5 plants he said were great for beginners. Problem is he only told me the Latin names and I've forgotten them now, could someone ID them please?

I decided my stocklist months ago, after lots of research and asking on here. Since then I've had fish die cos of my inexperience, had to rehome some and now I'm finding all sorts of things wrong with the compatibility of almost every fish I google. My tank is a 165 litre (43 us gallons)...

Just been to my LFS and they have these in stock, they say I could have 6 of these in my 43 gallon tank as they won't get as big as normal bosemanis. I've reserved 6 for a week til I do done research on them, but all I can find is one page that says they may be bosemanis crossed with something...

First off my tank- 43us gallon, stocked with 6 (now 5) congo tetras, 5 pearl danios (Danio albolineatus) and a young bristlenose pleco i got last week. Been set up since September, did a fish in cycle with the danios then added the tetras gradually. That's the history, now the problem- One of...

I know sometimes fish should be returned when they're in the wrong sized tank, or if there's aggression issues, but what about if they're not what you thought they'd be? I have 6 congo tetras, but they're all female so all quite dull in colour. The LFS have told me I can return them all for...

I'm just about ready to give up on my fishless cycle, I've been trying since September with my 60 litre tank and am so frustrated with it, I'd really appreciate someone helping me through til it's done with. Started by using fish food as an ammonia source, things went well for about a month or...

I have googled to try and find an answer, but it seems that other people's missing nitrates are being used by live plants. I only have fake plants in my aquarium. It's a 43 gallon, went through a fish in cycle for 2 months, when the cycle was ending I regularly got 5ppm nitrate readings...

I've a 43gallon tank, set up for 3 months, in a slow fish in cycle with 5 pearl danios and 5 congo tetras (lost 1 tetra last week but all params were normal). I have gravel, plastic plants, ornamental cave and driftwood in it, the last new piece of decor was about a month ago. Also has an...

My friend is setting up her 60 litre (15gallon) tank, but she's a total beginner to fish keeping and doesn't know what she wants. I've explained about the cycling and that she has to be careful with fish sizes etc. She's pretty much got her heart set on just having 2 fish in the tank, a pair...

I've a 60 litre tank that I was going to use as a QT for my 165litre stock, but after I discovered dwarf puffers I've decided to use it for a species only tank. It's currently mid fishless cycle using ammonia, I'm going to use a sand substrate which I'll be adding as soon as my LFS gets some...

I went to my LFS last week, they said cos I was doing a fish in cycle with only 5 danios in a 165litre it would take forever, and advised 4 panda cories to help it along saying they could survive anything and were really hardy fish. I lost a cory after every water change (temp matched, with...

My QT has been doing a fishless cycle for approx 5 weeks, only with crushed food cos I can't find pure ammonia. My pH has always been around 7.6, only a filter and heater in the tank, no decor or substrate. Today my pH is 8.4, I haven't done any water changes cos its in cycle, do I just leave...

My tank has a trickle filter with carbon sponge, ceramic noodles and black sponge. It's been set up since 21st sept, doing a fish in cycle with 5 pearl danios. I have a lot of tiny particles of debris in the water, water changes don't make any difference to them and they're really annoying so...

I've been fishless cycling my QT for the past 3 weeks, I can't find anywhere that sells pure ammonia so I've been using crushed food flakes. A page I looked at said not to do water changes in fishless cycles til its complete, but that was talking about ammonia dosed cycling. Should I be doing...

I went to my first auction the other day, was hosted by a local tropical fish society and the guy doing the auctioneering owns an aquatics shop so I figured it'd be decent. I was surprised though, cos we couldn't see the fish before bidding due to them getting stressed by being picked up and put...

Figured I should start a thread for my tank, since I'm going to have lots of questions as it matures. It's a 165 litre bow front, about 43 us gallons I'm told, been set up for about 3 weeks. I've had to do a fish in cycle because of a virus in my other tank, so currently have 5 pearl danios. I'm...

With great advice on this forum, plus I found a link someone had posted in another thread to a stock-checker, I've finally decided on a community I'm happy with- 165litre tank 7 x pearl danios 10 x harlequin rasboras 6 x Congo tetra 5 x dwarf rainbowfish 1 x kribensis 5 x Pygmy cory Figured...

I've spent ages trying to work out my ideal stock list, got some good advice here yesterday regarding it, then today I went to a LFS with a gorgeous set up, it's exactly what I want! The shop guy wrote me a list and I know they'll be fine together cos they're happy in that tank, but my tank is a...

After trawling the Internet and forum pages for a year trying to work out my best options for stocking a 60 litre tank, I've now upgraded to a 165litre and find myself in the same position- lots of good choices but contradictions from one site to another about what fish gel well together in a...

Hi all,I've used these forums for a while when researching for my tank, very impressed with the advice given, helped me out a lot! :) I've just upgraded from a 60 litre to a 165 litre aquarium, so figured I should make an account cos I have no doubt I'll be needing more help with it. Been set up...