Can anyone suggest a way to soften my water? Just had it tested and seemingly my water is too hard to introduce fish yet. My pH, flouride etc is all find but my water is needing softened? Thanks!

One of my goldfish has developed a lump on the top of his head, which has got steadily bigger over the last couple of months. I've put some pics on the web here - http://www.ardwebdesign.co.uk/site/personal/fish/elmo.htm , although some are a bit blurred you can still see the bump. In the last...

I have a batch of about 20 fry that were spawned 9 months ago from 2 common goldies, there are a lot with black patches and patterns but they are still the olive green/bronzey colours of wild fish, when does the orange colour set in?

hi all... I have recently been given a 2" calico veiltail who can't maintain boyancy, it just sinks to the bottom of the tank. I`ve had problems with goldies floating before, but never sinking. He seem okay in himself, he has a favourite spot where he rests up until i feed him, then he just swims...

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I have tiny white worms visable on the tank face. Very small (1mm), what are they???? They have not affected the fish as of yet. However, it's hard to keep a Pleco alive in this tank. Any help would be appreciated. Miff

I've noticed that the fish have been a bit skittish after their last few water changes. They all huddle together close to the bottom and do the odd mad dash. This only seems to last about 15 minutes or less. I'm very careful about matching the temp of the new water being added, so I've been...

needs help? cloudy white waters don't look good in a corner 44 gallon tank can any one help? have tried everything filtration whise got a canister for 25 gallons, an underwater filter for 57 gallons, between both of them got 385 gallons per hour on filtration. Just made a partial water change what...

Son has two red and white Comets and they seem to "eat" the bubbles on top of the water then swim down and release the bubbles into the water, at first I thought the water wasn't oxygenated enough but they spend time at the bottom and at the middle of the tank, is it fairly common for Comets to...

I am very worried because my black moore goldfish has just started chasing after and sucking on the sides of the other two fantales. I am worried because of the slime on the fish, and becauase this behaviour seems agressive and might be stressful to the other fish. Can anyone tell me why it is...

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Hi I was wondering if 1 clown loach was ok for a tank with goldies in it? (its a 800L tank)

Hello I have got an orando that looks healthy. but when it is swimming and it stops. It floats to the top of the tank. I have been told this is a swim bladder problem and that this is because of surface eating. I have changed the food to a none floating food. but the fish seams to be getting worse...

to cut a fairly long story down to the barest bones; my little fantail (though according to the Bristol Aquarists' site he's a Man-Yu - the Aston Villa fan in the house does not approve) gets very floaty after eating and will occasionally float upside down on the surface when at rest. This wears...

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Hi. I use ager in my tank, but bought some aqurium salt today, thinking it was completely different, and that i could use both in the tank. I read the cack of the salt container and it's decribed as a conditioner, but isn't that what the ager is? So are they the same thing, and should i be using...

I've had my lionhad, Bob, since September '04. He was a wal*mart fish, a gift from my girlfriend. I've heard lots about people's fish growing 2-3 inches within the first 6 months or so, and I'm concerned about Bob, because he is an inch long and hasn't grown at all. My water parameters are...

can anyone tell me if I should take out all the things in my tank that is collecting algae and clean it off or is it ok to have in the tank ?

Hi. To make a long story short, I recently purchased a Royal Pleco fish. According to various pieces of literature on the organism, it needs to be in water of a relatively high temperature (around 78-82 degrees Farenheit. I have a thermometer and heater in the tank, but there is a problem. Though...

We have a 43 gallon freshwater aquarium, with all the necessary filters, pumps, etc. Our tank has been set up for over 12 months, and we have had 4 fish in the tank for just about the entire period. The water quality has consistently checked out, I do partial water changes (30 to 40 percent)...