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Hi, Thanks for replying. Yes I've always cleaned the filters on water changes. The other readings were all 0. The gravel pump, is the hosepipe with the wide bit on the end that sucks up the gravel, spits it back out but takes all the dirt. Really impressed with such a cheap simple bit of...

I've got a 70l tank, had 4 tiger barbs, 5 neon tetras and 2 loaches, been running a good 8 months now without troubles. I do a 25% wTer change every 2 weeks. I feed flakes as per the aquatic shop recommendations. In the last 2 days we had 1 dead normal looking barb, followed by a presumed...

Aaa ah! It's so confusing! Aquarium specialist shop told me loach could live at either fresh or tropical. Soooo frustrating :(

My 2yr old and I have taken our remaining comet fish to a beautiful large pond with waterfalls and lily pads in the gardens at a hospice where my husband works. We are feeling v good about this Went to our real aquarium shop who are great, have advised us to go tropical in a week or so and to...

My 2yr old and I have taken our remaining comet fish to a beautiful large pond with waterfalls and lily pads in the gardens at a hospice where my husband works. We are feeling v good about this :) Went to our real aquarium shop who are great, have advised us to go tropical in a week or so and...

I think it's a good idea just to let him grow, put him a pond and find the loach some more suitable room mates. I am so fed up of the whole aquarium thing and it's purely due to chain pet store giving total misinformation about everything!! My little boy has lost 2 fish now and I have spent...

Thanks everyone. Sadly sick goldfish didn't make it :( I am super grateful for the no gravel tip, cleared that yday and got my water testing kit API master set. All readings good except ammonia still too high 0.25, been treating with ammonia neutraliser and will read again this morning...

Hi all, Having learnt the hard misinformed way about tank cycling I have just lost one of my 2 goldfish. I have a 70l tank and now have just 1 comet goldfish (who will be going to a pond when too big), plus baby butterfly loach and a couple of tiny snails just showed up (I'm watching them...)...

Update: After doing research - little fish is a common and other is a comet.

Thank you for replies. Details are: 1 x goldfish (simple orange fish, single tail, 1 inch) 1 x fancy? Goldfish (orange & silver, larger tail, 1.5inch) 1x butterfly loach (0.5 inch) black with white spots Tank is 70L with air stone, filter and heater at 22 degrees. Real plants x 4. I, as...

Hi all, Thank god I've found u :D I rescued a fairground goldfish left swinging in his sandwich bag on a fence and am now I month further, 2 replacement goldfish (don't tell my son) and a baby butterfly loach in a 70l tank!! I need help as my little goldfish is sitting on the bottom with...

Hi all, Thank god I've found u :D I rescued a fairground goldfish left swinging in his sandwich bag on a fence and am now I month further, 2 replacement goldfish (don't tell my son) and a baby butterfly loach in a 70l tank!! I need help as my little goldfish is sitting on the bottom with...