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Tank What is the water volume of the tank? 250 Litres How long has the tank been running? 10 Months Does it have a filter? Two active filters - one canister filter, one clip on Does it have a heater? Yes What is the water temperature? 26 Deg Celsius What is the entire stocking of this tank...

He definitely eats, just not anything other than his wafers. He seems to be more calm now. I did a test strip, GH is 30ppm, KH is 40ppm, PH is 7 and no nitrite, 30ishppm nitrate. I don't know what that means lol. Temp is sitting at 24 Celsius nearly always.

I've posted here before but I'm really panicking. My Chinese Algae eater is currently in a 57lt tank as he's quite small. He has a filter, light, lots of hiding spots, food - etc. I noticed a lot 'debris' in the water and so I plan on trying to clean it all out. Just small particles of stuff. I...

Thank you! I’ll do a water change, and I added some ammonia neutraliser stuff.

The ammonia levels are really low, from all the tests I've done! I can check again for you now. It's definitely gone up while I was away, it's at I think 0.25 borderline 0.50ppm, how do I fix it?

Hi sorry for not replying! I don't entirely understand what you mean by cycling, and the whole tank was entirely new. When I rinsed everything, I used water I had put in a bucket with this 'dechlorination treatment' for fishtanks. I've tested for ammonia levels quite frequently, every time it...

Thank you again for the advice! I’ll definitely try to pass that on, I don’t have a turkey baster so perhaps tongs would work? For the new tank, it came with a filter in which I rinsed thoroughly. My old tank had a problem with black algae. These images are of how he’s been sitting.

Thank you so much! I'll definitely look into that, unfortunately I've just found out that I'll be away from home for the next 6 days, and will have the house tended to by pet/house sitters. Is changing the ground an urgent matter? I am concerned still about the way he's sitting on an odd angle...

Perfect thank you! I'll work on saving to get him something darker.

That could be something, should I get a darker base/more natural gravel? He is laying on an angle, and whenever he is moved or moves spot he actively makes sure he's going back to that position - the ammonia levels and the nitrate test thing I did both said that it was at 0, I'm so lost.

Thank you so so much for this reply, it's definitely reassuring. He's only been in this new tank for a day and a half. I'll definitely be leaving him alone in his tank for a long while, I don't think I have enough space for any other fish. Is it bad to put food in the tank anyways? Or should I...

He also doesn't sit flat on the ground sometimes? It doesn't seem like a huge issue but he will often sit on a sort of angle without touching the ground.

Do you know any type of fish that would go well with him? I hope he cheers up soon, I don't know what more I can immediately do for him.