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that would be hilarious!!

makes no difference to the missus. worms in the freezer are worms in the freezer, alive or dead in little tubs. maybe I can tell her they're raisins. but then she might eat one :D

Frozen cockles hmmm... interesting I can try feeding it various types of frozen seafood from the supermarket....

Thanks guys. Would really love a dwarf puffer. Wondering if I can get away with not keeping live food in the freezer. What about keeping the tank stocked with lots of baby snails and supplementing with flakes etc. I imagine it will take a few weeks for all the snails to get eaten, then...

DID NOT KNOW THAT!!! Thanks!! need to re-cycle

Hi, I have a 20L tank which is fully cycled and been sitting empty for weeks since its last occupant (a psycho guppy) died. It has sand substrate and a plastic plant (and no lid). I'm looking for one or two interesting fish to keep in it. Was thinking dwarf puffer but gf not so keen on keeping...

makes perfect sense. old cartridge is going straight in the bin. thanks

I have a Rena superclean 40 internal filter. It has a sponge at the bottom and an "API Crystal" cartridge in the middle. I presume when people talk about filter media this means the sponge. What does the API Crystal actually do? And do I really need to change this every 3 weeks as per...

what about the elite stingray? any opinions?

Thanks that's really good to know. fluval mini looks ideal in that case

Another newbie here looking for some advice (hi) I was just donated a small 3 gallon tank (thinking of keeping just a dwarf puffer in there). It came with a RENA air 50 pump but no filter, so I'm looking to get a small cheap one. Had two questions... 1. is there any difference between an air...