The Puffer Forum

the tank has been going for two years- even though a 50% change was done this morning, is it ok to do another now?

also regarding his food....it was the aquatic store I bought him from told me to feed cooked mussel, thats what they feed all the babies on. He also eats river shrimp when I can get hold of them.

I have two large eheim canisters, and Im just in the process right now of putting in a third. My other half did a 50% WC today, I have just come home and Mince Pie is laying on his side and breathing heavy- Im absolutely panicking now- I dont want him to die a painful death. Hes definitely got a swe...

I always vacuum when I water change....its only Saturday that the nitrate went up, but Im not sure if my test kit is reading accurately, as the aquatics shop confirmed it was a normal reading. I also tested my tapwater just in case anything had changed there, but the nitrates were fine in that.

Ive got a mbu who is about 18months old- he lives in a 1000l 6ft tank, and for the past 6 days he has not eaten anything apart from two river shrimp.(he normally eats around 5 cooked mussels every two days) He is just laying listless on the bottom, occasionally on his side. I am so worried because i...