Fish

  • [Fish] which look better with or without scenery in aquarium? Hits:89

    I prefer scenery in my aquarium i once had nothing in the tank apart from fish and it just looked so boring you can really make a stunning aquarium if you do it right Most aquariums look better with some sort of scenery, with cichlids you ca...

  • [Fish] My marine fish are dieing? Hits:138

    Hi, i have a 60l biorb which i know isnt the best for marine fish but i was given it as a present. It has been set up for 4 months now and i have not had any problems, after about a month with the advice of my lfs i added over intervals: a d...

  • [Fish] Please, what is the scientific name to "Green dot algae"? Hits:198

    They usually appear on the glass tank as "green dots" difficult to remove by scrapping, They, sometimes, attack low growing plants leaves, as "microsorum pteropus" and microsorum windelov ". I found the scientific name of green spot algae if...

  • [Fish] need to know something about filtration on a fish tank? Hits:57

    i'm gonna be getting a second 30 gallon tank tomorrow basically i have cichlids mixed with other fish in a tank right now i'm gonna set the tank up for 24 hrs and let it cycle but i'm thinking about using the 2 aquaclear 30 gallon filters fr...

  • [Fish] I forgot to rinse my sand before i put it in my aquarium ... Hits:72

    I got a 60 litre tank yesterday for my son and it came with the filter and heater and i got some very, very think sand from the aquarium shop. I put the sand in and set up the heater and filter and poured the water in. The water has gone clo...

  • [Fish] Are tetra fin (goldfish flakes) available for my guppy fish? Hits:64

    i bought some flakes for my guppy fish.'' but i bought tetra fin flakes for goldfish.'' is it okay if it is for goldfish? will they eat it.? will they get the same vitamins? Yes the guppies will eat it, but only feed it as an infrequent meal...

  • [Fish] can I use a resun sp-600 pump for my undergravel filter? Hits:175

    You could, though it's a bit too powerful when used with an undergravel filter. The water flow through such a filter needs to be really slow for it to work well. Definitely. But this depends on what variety of fish and how many gallons in th...

  • [Fish] my aquarium goes green very quickly? Hits:123

    i have had the same 3 goldfish (100mm) and the same filter for over 15 months with no problems. Filter is 300litres/hour, tank is about 120 litre. Why a sudden bloom of green algae after three days. The filter wont pull it out of the water....

  • [Fish] what would happen if you put a male betta in with some femal Hits:61

    im only asking because i have a male betta in with 5 female bettas and they are fine together Your male betta doesn't have much longer to live. I once had a male betta and two females and they killed him within 24 hrs . Please remove the mal...

  • [Fish] Why do my tadpoles swim around the surface? Hits:159

    I bought 2 tadpoles a couple of days ago and i'm feeding them lettuce and fish pellets. They're in a 4.5 gallon tank (17 litres) and have 1 oxygen plant in there. But what they do alot of the time is swim around with their backs touching he...