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We have several tanks but our pride and glory is the large 66g. It is currently a community tank but we've found that we enjoy our fancy goldfish tank better. Our thinking therefore, is to move all the fish out of the 66 into different tanks and put something else in the 66. What we like about...

Hi all, I've just returned from holiday and all my fish seem happy and in good form. I have noticed one issue. My calico fantail has a hole in the tail fin. What I mean is its not like a chunk is missing from the end, the whole tail is intact, but there is a hole in the middle of one of the tail...

I'm wondering, would my fish be ok for 6 days without food? I have 2 options, either throw in the tetramin holiday food disks, or leave the fish to fast. I don't have timers on my lights so they'd be off for the 6 days too. (Plenty of daylight gets in though). Going to do a big 50% water change...

I have 3 yoyo loaches that I want to remove from my tank as they have developed a taste for the eyes of my other fish. It's a tall 250 litre tank. I have 1 big net, 1 small net, I need tips and tricks for catching them as so far I've been unsuccessful (read failed miserably!). Tonight when kids...

I stumbled across this excellent piece that dispels the myths surrounding goldfish. Apologies if it has been seen before, but I thought it was interesting and worth a post. http://briansaquariumcare.com/goldfishmyths.html

Where do you think I could get a betta like these in UK? Stumbled across this last night and was blown away by how beautiful these bettas are! https://www.facebook.com/geneticalfarm

Hi all, I've very recently acquired a handful of endlers guppies. A mix of female and male and some babies too. My only experience of live bearers so far is the platies, so I'm just looking for some info on the endlers. How long are they gravid for? Is it the same squared off shape I see in my...

My friend and I did a bit of a fish swap today. She gave me some of her endler guppies and I gave her some platies. 2 hours later one of the biggest female endlers has become dinner for a yoyo loach. Now she could have died from the stress of transporting and new surroundings, but is it possible...

I'm horrified. I've just noticed one of my month old platy fry has a gaping hole in his head where his eye used to be! The rest of my fish look fabulous, water parameters are excellent (0,0,20). Is this a result of illness or aggression!? What do I do with him? Poor thing, I'm appalled!

I have an empty tank which I would like to stock. I have 3 'ideas' so far. A single dwarf puffer, a single male betta, or a nano community tank. All I need to purchase is a new heater for it. I have access to substrate and plants from my other tanks (40g cold water tank, and 66g tropical...

How long does it take for carbon to remove the meds from a tank? Only, being a bit distracted this morning, I dosed my tank with ich meds without removing the carbon. I realised about 4 hours later and removed it then. Is it quick, or does it take a bit of time? Anyone care to hazard a guess...

Hi all, I've had my fair share of ich outbreaks in the past so I know how to handle it, but this time I just want an opinion or two. I recent brought home a little red cap oranda. I have been in the process of setting up a new tank for the goldfish (40g) - I also have a black moor and a fantail...

I've found this while searching for different ideas and methods. I've just got my new filter for my new tank and am looking at the best way to seed the filter so that I can stick it in the new tank, ready to go! I have 2 mature established tanks to pinch some sponges from. Thoughts...

My yellow platy gives birth to yellow wag fry usually (she's had the same for the past two drops), but one fry is different. He was colourless at birth (the others were pale yellow), and now has developed a single vertical black stripe up the middle on both sides, and is beginning to show blue...

I was given a biorb 30l tank today but there are parts missing. I'm wondering if anyone has one and can tell me what I'm missing? I have the halogen light fixture but not the ring that houses it, I have the bubble tube, the filter housing with sponge, and a few unknown bits of plastic with...

I'm giving two of my young bnp's to someone today. What's the best way of catching them and transporting them? I have some fish bags from previous purchases or a tub?

My pregnant platy is due to birth tonight or tomorrow. I've noticed her being frantically chased by the males, as well as the yoyo loaches who chase her out of every hiding spot, and the penguin tetras are watching her every move. I've moved her into a little breeding box, but I hate it, it's...

Hi all, I'm finally upgrading my tank to a 40g. It's 2nd hand and the lights don't work and there is no filter. I'm planning on moving my black moor and calico fantail into it. Do you think I have room for one or two more? I saw some gorgeous red cap orandas yesterday that I've fallen in love...

Hi all, I fell in love with a particular betta at my LFS. He was beautiful. Unfortunately he'd been sold by the time I returned. I should have just got him then - I have an empty 5g (and keep the filter media in my big tank just in case I ever need it). So I'm wondering, since one LFS has some...

My tank has velvet so I have done a 50% wc and cleaned everything up ready to medicate. I put 50ml of interpret anti slime & velvet in my tank (250ltr) as per instructions. It says its not harmful to fish etc, but I've just checked my tank and all 5 of my juvenile bnp's are at the waterline...

One day, if I had the means to do it, I'd love to set up a huge indoor paludarium in a conservatory or greenhouse. Keep the temperatures tropical, have a mister for humidity, tropical plants and orchids, beautiful fish, maybe some amphibians (frogs & such...) What would be your dream set-up if...

Hi, I am suspecting a velvet outbreak has occurred in my tank. Lots of clamping, flashing, a 'dusting' of gold on a few of the fish... I think I'm pretty safe in my assumptions here... What treatments do we have available here and what should I use? Anything else I can do? Thanks!

Bit of 'almost weekend' fun. My yoyo's love playing dead. Post your favourite shots of your loaches or other fish when they are having a serious chill out!

More for curiosities sake than anything, I've popped big mama in a little breeder box to see how many she gives birth to. I'm hoping I've done the right thing, she isn't ecstatic about it. Should birth tonight/tomorrow (it's been 4 weeks and 3 days now since her last drop - previous months its...

Hiya, just wondering what algae this is? There's two types in the photo. Small brown/grey clumps of 'hair' (black beard algae?), and long thin strands of algae growing on some of my plants. What is it called?