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If you do want to use CO2 in your aquarium, avoid running the CO2 system at night, because the fish could then be short on oxygen. Healthy plants do produce some Carbon Dioxide when it’s dark. https://fishrescue.wordpress.com/2018/12/27/can-adding-too-much-co2-be-bad/

We have a 12 inch air stone that produces a curtain of fine bubbles across the back glass. Also we have a rail across the top that forms the output for the filter, so that also produces surface movement of the water. We have never see any evidence of fish going to the surface short of oxygen...

Our main aquarium uses a digital thermometer, but the other tanks use glass internal thermometers. In our view those stick on strips are a waste of time, difficult to determine the stated values and are not accurate.

Do you mean the fish might not be getting enough O2 (Oxygen) as opposed to CO2 (Carbon Dioxide)?

This is one of our latest Guppy fry. We are looking forward to seeing how the colouring turns out on this one, contains a nice mix in our view.

This is our 200 litre community aquarium. It is stocked with fish that all seem get along together so far. This list includes live bearers inc Guppies, Mollies and Swordtails, two small Bristlenose Pleco, some Columbian Tetras (some say they are fin nippers but we have not experienced this so...

Thanks Colin that is a really useful explanation. We will make time to look at the containers the next time we visit the local fish store.

The ingredients stated on the side of the carton are, fish derivatives, cereals, vegetable protein extracts, yeasts, molluscs and crustaceans.

We have been using a local branded fish flakes, which they seem to like a lot. Certainly brings them to the top of the aquarium at feeding time. This is what we use: https://fishrescue.wordpress.com/2018/12/09/wilko-brand-fish-flakes/

A little video clip from our YouTube channel of some of our fish that love to eat Brussel sprouts and garden peas.

We have successfully brought on a number of fry using finely ground flake food, and all are doing fine.

Hello, my name is John. I have been in the fishkeeping hobby since the 1980's, but have had a period of 'away' time. My wife and I set ourselves back up into the hobby earlier this year (2018), and currently have 4 aquariums. We are looking to add a large garden pond this year and at some...

Hi Georgie, I am new to these parts too, and also from Staffordshire in the UK :-)