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1 of my platys has a patch on 1 side where his scales have been discoloured and seem to be deteriorating. None of his fins have any white stuff on them so dont think its fin rot/fungus. in the last hour or so he's been very lathargic and almost rolling around on the bottom. Any ideas wat he's...

Notice there's a lot of stick given to to the pet supertores (i.e pets at home etc). Is it ok to buy fish online or is this a bit dogey too? Also where is the best place to get them from? Thanks

Hi, Have noticed that a lot fo people seem to slate the pet superstores (i.e pets @ home) as a place to buy fish......what about buying fish online, is that safe? Also where is the ideal place to get your fish from???

I should really read my posts over before sending them...that one barely made sense! Ammonia and nitrite = 0 and nitrate 30. There are 3 other fish at the moment 2 platys and a red tail shark...I know the red tail isnt ideal and so am moving him into a bigger tank as soon as i can but having...

Hi, Tried psoting this on the betta forum but it won't let me....any idea why? Anyway my betta for the last day or so has not moved from top front corner of my tank (apart from to eat). Last time I checked my levels was 2 days ago and bothammonia and nitrite were and there was a trace of...

Yeah I do! Will get on wth the plant cleaning thanks very much.

Hi, Have had my first tank for a few weeks now and recently added my fish. All is going well now but have just spotted a snail crawling up the side of my tank!! How the hell did it get there? Do I need to get rid of it? If I do need to get rid of it should I be using some sort of preventitive...

Yeah can really see the benefits of a hospital tank now! Am just worried becasue the betta was absolutely fine with the new fish until the exact moment i put the fungus treatment in. he flared up at the start but that stopped about after a day of the platys being in there. No sign of fin...

Got a 60 litre tank with pH level 7.4, ammonia and nitrite levels 0 and nitrate level 10. Had the betta in by himself then 10days ago added 3platys bit of nipping at the very start but stopped after 30mins and all 4 lived very happily for a week. Bought a swordtail on saturday which also...