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In response to the comments regarding my choice of fish.....Surely there are degrees of happiness. How can we say that certain fish must be kept in groups of 6 or 7. I understand they may be happier in larger groups but they would also be happier swimming in the open water so can we say that we...

Thanks...fingers crossed. I understand what you are saying about the Pygmy Cories but when I was researching the best fish, every fish i looked at had at least one website that recommended they would be happier in shoals of 3-6. If I followed this advice i would only have 1 type of fish in my...

Came downstairs this morning to find that my 3yr old had just emptied an entire tub of fish food in our 30litre tank. Panicking I scopped out what I could and then used the vacuum cleaner to suck up some more. This emptied half the tnk so I poured most of this back and then topped up with 10%...

One thing to remember though when using meds this can depleat your oxygen supply, so at some point it may be worth investing in a small air pump. Hi Keith, sorry if this is a dumb question but what do you mean by meds?. I will look out for a test kit at my local FSL tomorrow and post the...

Hi Keith, I have moved the filter up slightly, it creates a movement of the surface but not much else. Will this be enough? Otherwise I need another pump and another plug socket to connect everything to. Also how much are water test kits. The ones I have seen are like £10-20 each.

Hi Sharpy, I can but I am not sure how this will help with my questions. How easy is it to add pictures? Do I need to download software?

Thanks for the reply. The filter media was taken straight out of a tank at the LFS and kept wet. It was quite dirty so full of bacteria. Not sure the name of the plants but the LFS said they were ok with a standard lighting set-up I am not fussed about seeing bubbles as long as the fish...

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening. I am very new to tropical fish and have found the threads on this forum very helpful. Hopeful you people can help me with a few worries I have: Today i picked up a second hand 30L fish tank with light and Elite Stingray 5 filter. I then went on to the LFS and...