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Ok thanks! Good advice! Is this why my 3 barbs seem to seperate into a 2 and 1 situation mostof the time in my tank?

Thank you! I really like my barbs, not fish i would have choosen myself but i inherited them from a friend and they are lovely fish to have, and great fun to watch! Not sure i could deal with babies so i think i may have to add to two more male mollys!

Hi, I have a 174 litre corner aquarium heavily planted with some rocks and wood. I currently have 3 x gold barbs, 2 x pearl danios, 2 x leopard danios, 2 x dwarf danios, 1 x red and black molly and 6 x neon tetras. Can anyone recommend a fish/fishes that will go well with this community set...

Hi, As a newbie to all this fish keeping thing i check (watch) my fish every day for signs of happiness, illness etc in all my fish. I guess you experts do it all the time too. All my fish seem very happy however the gold barbs sometimes do this funny somersault in mid water. Is this a sign of...

Thanks your all your answers to my questions and advice! I'm going to try and test the water every few days and wait a few more weeks before thinking of adding any more fish. I've switched off the air pump and all the fish still seem very happy! I've also got some low light aquarium plants...

Sorry I forgot to add that the last water test i did (1 week ago) came up with the following; pH = 7.0 to 7.5 9close to 7.0) NH3 Ammonia = 0 NO3 Nitrate = 20 NO2 Nitrite = 0.1 to 0.3 9(closer to 0.1) I will carry out another test tomorrow

Hi everyone! I've set up my first ever tank. It's a Fluval 190 corner aquarium with a fluval 205 filter and a couple of T5 25W lights. The tank holds 174 liters. It's been running for 3 weeks now. I have added rocks, wood and 7 live plants. Initially i was going to wit a good 5-6 weeks before...