Recent content by Bethv

So I put the wood in boiling water and it killed around 80% of them. My fish seem to eat them so that was good enough for me, think I'll boil it again in another month in case they breed fast!

Hi all, there's tiny little bugs living on my drift wood. Anyone know what they are and if they're harmless? I only discovered them because I left a pea in there for my fish and when I checked it the pea was covered in them, they looked black on the pea but they look white on the wood! Now I've...

Hi everyone, I recently added 2 yellow cobra guppies to my tank, and they've eaten my smallest Endler :( i'm heartbroken I did so much research before buying them to make sure they get on with my current fish and this has happened... I read guppies are peaceful but now they've eaten my...

Well, if you're looking for a laugh on a Monday afternoon... turns out it's just the glue on my decorations... very embarrassed!!!

Hi @Colin_T I posted another post with a picture attached, so have a look on my profile!

Hi everyone. Recently I started an all Male tropical fish tank. I began by 4 male endlers and then last week added in 2 Male yellow cobra guppies. I didn't understand why all my endlers were chasing one of my new guppies every second of the day as they're all males. But today I noticed one of...

Turns out I must've been given a female instead of a male... there seems to be some eggs laid in one of the plants and one of the newer fish is protecting it... oh dear

Hi everyone. Has anyone had any experience with a male only Endler fish tank? I've had 4 male endlers for 2 weeks now and I noticed one of my males kept following another male everywhere and doing the mating ritual constantly. I introduced 2 male guppies 2 days ago and now 3 of my male Endlers...

Hi everyone, thank you all so much for your replies!! So what I've learnt is that I need to buy the liquid testing kit as my test strips aren't accurate enough. I've check online and the quality of my tap water is 278 mg/l which is classed as hard. Is this too hard for live bearers? I only...

Hi. I've started a tropical aquarium for the first time and I've had it running for 2 weeks without fish. I bought a test kit that measures the GH, KH, PH, NO2 and NO3 levels. However they're all wrong The levels are showing they're this.. GH - 180ppm KH - 180ppm PH - 8.0 NO2 - 0.5ppm NO3 -...

Hi everyone, I've recently put a java fern plant attached to bogwood in my aquarium. I've just noticed today ( just over 1 week later putting it in) thatthe roots and some leafs are growing this white fuzz? Can anyone identify what it is and how to get rid of it? FYI I haven't got any fish in...