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How come none of my other fish sleep? They are always swimming around? This one just seems so different! This afternoon, he was "asleep" upside-down on one of the plants, and as soon as I got the net he was off!! How can he go from so much energy to being so still? Thanks for any advice...

Bought 2 x albino corys last saturday. They have been swimming across the front of the tank from left to right none stop since. :rofl: Yesterday I thought I had lost one of them as it was resting on a plant as though dead :( . Moved the plant to get to it and it went swimming off :D ! Last...

Great to get other appreciative comments. :flex:

I'ma newcomer to this site, and to buying, maintaining and managing the fish world. Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU for all the help and advise that you have given me so far. I find it so helpful when someone has bothered helping, writing, investigating and "being bothered" to answer...

Thanks to all of you who have contributed in helping me understand.It's all new to me and I'm trying my best to get through what they say is the worst couple of weeks, but I have thoroughly enjoyed it. The time and effort you put in in answering and "being bothered" is so much appreciated. What...

The tank was given to me by a friend who went on to bigger and better things. When I received it it already had a little water left in it as she had transferred her fish and all into her new tank. I've tested the water and got 0 nitrItes and about 12.5 nitrAtes. I'm guessing that the cycle has...

yes. -_-

How often can I do a water change without harming my fish? I set up my first tank 2 weeks ago and I put sand and plants and wood in for the first week. The water was so brown and dull that I took your advise and it has now been soaking for the past 3 days in the sink.where I have changed umpteen...

I left the wood in boiling water in the sink and emptied 2 x lots of brown water in a couple of hours. It's no wonder the tank was not clearing and getting browner and darker. It's no wonder the filter could not cope with it! Being a beginner I am learning things about the whole system all...

If I boil up the wood or soak it, am I able to put it straight back into the tank? Thanks for your help.

I have just set up my first tank and have had it running for one week without any fish. I have a piece of wood and plenty of plants with sand in the bottom. It is a 70 ltr tank. Each day the water has gradually gone browner and browner. What can I do? Does anyone know why? I did a 20% water...

in future bubbs, check for white spot before putting in the tank! Good luck anyway. -_- Ps what similar names we have - are we related?