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I have 8 Rasboras, 6 Minnows and 7 Cherry Barbs. The tank is fairly well stocked, I have around 10 corys (mix of bronze, albino and pepper), 12 (ish) neons, 3/4 glowlights, 3 swordtails, 3 platys, a female molly in my 200L tank. Do you think I have sufficient capacity within the tank to...

Hi All, So I have had a couple of problems with my Nitrates, which I have now done a 75% water change for, however; upon doing this I noticed that two of my Swordtails (one male one female) and both of my high-finned Pepper Corys have had their fins nipped. The tank is moderately planted, so I...

Thank you for all the info. Please see attached pictures which is a few pics across the bottom of the tank.

Hi, Yes using correctly. They are the tetra strips and I'm using the app to do it so I take a picture of strip and it gives me the levels. I also do it manually. The deaths are so random they all look fine one minute and you go back and their dead with no prior warning. It's getting really...

This was there results. Me thinks that's not right

Also we've now done a nitrate test on our household water which was high (80ppm) what are your suggestions?

Thanks all!

Thank you for your help Colin. I will give it a 75% change tomorrow. I was wondering whether a test strip would pick up an ammonia/nitrate strike if i were to leave it in the water for a few hours. Do you think this would work, or would the test strip become dud?

Hi, Fish usually die a week or so after the water change. Fish have there own buckets and pipes etc The substrate is a very fine gravel which is from pets at home. I've used on many thanks no issues. The glass is free from debris/ algae as we have a very efficient pleco. No creams...

Hi, We have done an ammonia test today which was zero. I've just got home, my partner has been tinkering with the tank today and we've found a load of babies which are now in a hospital tank. Looks like two lots some.a week old and some likely today. The name of the treatment I don't know...

Update. Another Corey has just passed. It has the same red spots. Ammonia tested negative in the water.

Hi, Thanks for the reply. Water changed weekly, the gravel is also done at the same time. Tank has been set up since Feb. Communal fish are in the tank which consist of neons, swordtails, pleco, Corey's, platy, minno. Had two more neons today. We only buy fish from one supplier last...