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I read that. The shop we got the shrimp from also had Enders Guppies in the same tank. As well as the Betta, which I thought was strange. However, they all seem to get on together and I do have plenty of vegetation for them to hide in. Ill just have to wait and see. Although my Mrs is coming...

Well, I've had the tank up and running for just over 6 weeks and I have 3 baby guppies and some shrimp on the way. I am keeping them in the same tank as we believe in 'natural selection'

Okay. It was just a thought. Thanks.

One of my other hobbies is winemaking. When yeast is first introduced to to my juice it undergoes aerobic fermentation. The idea is to get as much oxygen to the yeast as possible, to enable rapid growth. I was wondering if I was to tee off my air line and fit a small airstone near the input of...

Thank you one and all. This setup was started just over a month ago. I had a bigger tank a few years ago, when I lived in The Shetland Isles, so I was familiar with filter cycling before I started this one. The tank was a freebie, so I decided to start again. Not my ideal choice of shape but it...

Rescuing the treasures of Lindisfane from the great fire of 793AD after all the monks had mysteriously and spontaneously died.

Hi, I'm back into the hobby, after many years. I live in Lincolnshire, UK. My present setup is a 90 litre quarter circle shaped tank. I have Neons, octocinclus, a diminishing quantity of guppies, and various shrimp.