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Hi all.. I've read that you need a male and female to breed assassin snails.. Is this correct as I only have one and have noticed I now have a lot of baby snails in my tank.. How is this possible ?? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Hi.. Will be going on hol soon and wanted some advice about feeding adf while away. Was thinking would it be ok to add adult brine shrimp to the adf tank and they can slowly eat what they want throughout the week I'm away or will the shrimp die and polite my tank?? Any suggestions will be...

Hi all.. Cleaning out my tank today and I noticed in some areas all under gravel is black.. The gravel I have is natural so curious why this is and what is it.. ?? Will it harm my fish at all ?? Thanks

Hi I'm a little worried about my female guppy.. She has her fry almost a week ago and since I noticed that her tail seems to be dropping down so that the top of her body looks likes it's curbing.. Her colour seemed to fade.. I separated her from my main tank and the other females and males so...

Hi can anyone tell me what amount of flow is needed for a 15 gallon tank please.. ? Been looking at filters and can't decide which one to get. Thanks

Hi I've acquired a tank from a friend but unsure of the capacity of water it will hold. Measuring it is : 24 inches in length 14 inches in depth 12.5 inches width Can anyone work this out for me please ?? Thanks

Hi.. Looking for opinions or pros and cons about using sand in aquarium. What sand is best to use? How to clean it? Anything that I need to know before changing to sand ? How to install sand ? Thanks :)

Advice on a new filter needed.. Been looking for a new filter for a 98L tank. Does anyone have any suggestions.. Found one that says it will pump 1200l/hr. Comes with spray bar or pipe.. Does this sound ok? Not sure as to what I should be getting.. Thanks

I currently have a 20g planted tank.. The residents are 6 female guppy 2 male guppy 6 neon tetra 3 black neon tetra 3 glolight tetra 3 adf 1 yoyo loach Could I have another yoyo loach and a couple of peppered Cory without overstocking my tank?? Advice and criticism welcomed.. Still...

Are these compatible ?? as I've read some stories of yoyo loach eating guppies. I know I should have researched this before getting the loach but saw him at the lfs and thought it was a Cory and it was sold to me as a Cory.. Any replies will be appreciated..

Hi I spotted this one Cory in my lfs. It's the only one they had so I had to have him.. Can you tell me the name as the shop didn't know.. Would like to get some more to join him

I currently have 3 adf in my 20g tank along with guppies and tetra.. Would it be better to move them to my smaller 27litre tank to ensure they are eating.. I currently have 1 month old guppy fry in there.. I could move these to the main tank

Does anyone have shrimp in with their adf.. Would this be ok as I have 3 adf in my main tank and would like to add a few shrimp without causing harm to either Thanks

Can anyone tell me if they have any shrimp in with their adf and if it's ok to do so ?

Hi.. I had one glolight tetra pass away this morning.. I've checked levels and all are fine.. All other fish seemed fine.. Looking now tonight I have just noticed another glolight tetra with what seems like a fluffy growth on his one side of his gills.. Please can anyone tell me what it is and...

Hi I've currently been running a small 27litre tank just for guppy fry.. I have had the filter in with my 20g for a little while and it's now back in the small tank.. Here are my readings Ph 7.2 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0.25 Nitrate 5.0 Where do I go from here?? Is it ready to add the fry ??

seriously my female guppy is massive.. When will she drop.. How many fry can the average guppy have ?? Do you know of the most fry a guppy has had ?

Got up this morning and all my female guppies seem to be on the ground.. And when they do swim off it's as though they can't swim for long and sink back to the floor.. I did a 50% wc last night but I also thought they looked bloated so gave them peas.. Will they be ok

Hi everyone.. Sorry another question.. I'm still confused about parameters and how do I know if my tank is cycled.. I have a 20g long tank with low light. A few plants such as java fern.. My tank currently houses 6 female guppies 2 make guppies 6 neon tetras 6 glolight tetras 3 black neon...

I've recently found a snail in my filter housing with I believe to be a pond snail but have now found this one which is a different shape the other I found was more a teardrop shape..

Hi just looking for confirmation from others as to whether my guppy look bloated. Wondered as my one female recently had fry 4 days ago and went back to normal size but now is looking bigger than ever.. it's the orange female .. Here are more pics of other females

I've read that adf will eat gammarus shrimp.. Would it be worth beading them to feed to my 3 adf ??

How old will they be when I can tell the sex of guppy fry?

I just had this 2ft tank given to me but on further inspection of it found small cracks on the base I've filled it up(in the bath just incase) and it doesn't seem to leak but worried with the extra weight of gravel in it it will start to leak .. Any thoughts ??

I currently have a 20g with lowlight.. Would it be possible to grow dwarf hair grass without better lighting and co2 ?