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My 70L tropical tank has had a huge algae outbreak for a couple of weeks now. Its the type that turns the water green, not the type that sticks on things. I tried a full blackout with no feeding for 5 days, worked a bit, but algae came back. I have never used an artificial light, the tank just...

Noticed today that my goldfish has Dropsy-pinecone scales, bloated, lethargic, swimming is off etc. I just completed a 25% water change. I have tonic salt, Epsom Salt and Wunder Tonic, but am unsure of what the best treatment would be? I know that Dropsy is a symptom of an often fatal disease...

Noticed today that my goldfish has Dropsy-pinecone scales, bloated, lethargic, swimming is off etc. I just completed a 25% water change. I have tonic salt, Epsom Salt and Wunder Tonic, but am unsure of what the best treatment would be? I know that Dropsy is a symptom of an often fatal disease...

Or should I only feed Caltrate 600 w/o vit D? These pills are Life Stream Natural Calcium sourced from a sea vegetable (Lithothamnimum Calcareum) it contains magnesium, boron, selenium and Zinc.

I have 1 apple snail and want to provide the best care possible. Please help me with these questions: 1) how often should I feed vegetables? Daily? 2) My ph is 7.4-7.6, so do I need to provide additional calcium? If I added cuttlebone, how much would that raise my ph? (I also have neon tetras...

In my 70 liter tank, I already have 6 neon tetras and 3 pygmy corys (Corydoras pygmaeus). I want some more, so could I get: 4 panda Cory's 1 Dwarf Gouramis 1 Brittlenose pleco? OR 1 Starlight Pleco, OR 1 Rubbernose Pleco? Whats best? Would this selection be ok? Live happily together? Would the...

My 70 liter tank is in its 7th week of cycling with 6 neon tetras. Only today I noticed the nitrite was sky high, seems to be 5ppm or could be higher, my purple test water wouldnt properly match any of the chart samples. I done a 25% water change earlier today, but nitrite is still at 5ppm. Deep...

My tank has been running just over a month, and about three 1/2 weeks ago, I noticed my decorations, heater, theremometer and filter all were slimy to touch, and I could see weird fuzzy fluffy white stuff gathering in corners of toys. It is still there now. A week ago, I noticed on the wall of...

My goldfish has ich, and I need to treat him ASAP, but I am so confused with the dose of Wunder Tonic. I have a 37L tank. The bottle says: Add 1ml per 20L. On day 3, make a 25% water change and add 1ml per 30L On day 7, make a further 25% water change and add fresh activated carbon . I am...

Today I noticed quite a few white dots on the tail of my new goldfish (purchased may 20th). The tank is in its first week of cycling, its a new tank. Ammonia is 0-0.25ppm, no nitrite and little to no nitrate. I done a 25% water change last night. There are also some white bumps on its body. How...

My 70L tank with 6 neons has been cycling almost a month, these past few days its been a bit cloudy, which I am assuming is a bacterial bloom, which should be a good thing haha :oops: I started off doing a 25% water change every second day for 2 weeks, then, on the third week I just done 1 water...

We were given a goldfish in a 12L UNCYCLED tank (she scrubbed entire tank + filter & gravel day before giving fish to us) with a broken filter, so, TODAY we upgraded to a much bigger tank w/ filter, gravel, toy & light etc. We have paid for another small goldfish at the petstore, but have not...

My 70L tanks has been cycling for 13 days with 6 neon tetras. I was previously doing a 25% water change 3 times a week, to keep ammonia down, but the pet store I brought my neons from told me yesterday to only do 1 a week, as ammonia wont get too high with 6 small neons. What do I do? Its hard...

Ammonia levles are just under 0.25ppm, nitrite is 0ppm and nitrates is between 0-5ppm. one fish is at the surface, literally trying to jump out, its darting around and seems to be gasping. Its a neon tetra, part of a school of 6. All 6 have been in tank 4 days. Tank is cycling. I recieved...

My 70L tank has been cycling with 6 neon tetras for 3 days, on the first day, ammonia was at 0.25ppm, second day 0ppm and third day 0ppm. Nitrites are at 0ppm, and nitrates on the second day were 3ppm. I changed the water the day before yesterday. Should I do a 20% water change, or not? Because...

"If the ammonia is under 0.25 then you are okay. If it's between 0.25 & 0.5 then carry out a sizable water change, I would say no more than 50%. If your ammonia is very high, 1.0 and above, carry out a very large water change, 75%, 80%. Many people do a water test directly after the water...

Hello all, I am new to owning tropical fish so I need some advise on what aquarium, filter and heater to get. It will be in my bedroom, and I am a VERY light sleeper, so i don't want to be up all night unable to sleep with the noise. I heard that the Aqua Clear is very silent, as is the...