Recent content by NumbUK

Thanks for all the advice guys :). Pretty much confirmed my research that the individual temperament of fish is a huge factor to what can live well in a community tank. I suppose the next logical thing would be to ask how to pick a betta with a less aggressive temperament? If it flares at...

Ok, Im going to order my first tank this week hopefully. Going to be either 125l or 200l :D The missus wants some 'pretty' fish and has been on the internet looking at pictures. She really likes angelfish and bettas. I was wondering if it was possible to have the two in the same tank? The tank...

Yeah, Im planning on a nice community tank in the living room, and looking at the dimensions of where it will go, the 125 looks like a good fit. Don't think I'll be going for plants just yet, have to get the whole 'fish staying alive' thing first and foremost :). Time to read up on my cycling...

Yeah, after a good amount of reading its safe to say a decent water testing kit is needed, so i won't be getting any cheap paper tab things. Would I need an air pump or anything else? To oxygenate the water? And should I use a second filter from the start and run them simultaneously? Or just...

Thanks Zoddy! It took a while but I got there :)

Ok, so this isn't exactly my first tank. But as the first tank was doomed from the start, lets just pretend this is my first attempt to join you fellow aquarists :). I've read up that often the bigger the tank, the better for beginners. I assume this is due to any mistake being made will be...

Thanks for the welcomes :)

Hello everyone, another novice aquarist posting for the first time :). The missus and I are re-decorating, and I've managed to persuade her into getting a tropical fish tank! Success! Unbeknownst to her, this isn't my first tropical fish tank. Around 10 years ago, when the internet wasn't...