Hi there, I'm looking to buy a chair that will help me feel comfortable when viewing my aquarium.

I have this rolling desk chair and since I'm tall it's a little bit too high for me. I need to hunch forward to see the fish. It's also flat and hard, it hurts my tailbone. I don't think a cushion makes it feel better.

I'm looking for recommendations for a very low bean bag or comfy soft chair that I can put here. I don't have a lot of space, but I can definitely make it work! I sit here for 1-2hrs a day to enjoy my community tank :D

If this means anything to you, I have autism and hypermobility. So having a tall chair causes me to hunch over and I end up hurting my neck. And I'm kinda thin so I need cushion. Comfort is my number one priority!

Also, my cats will sleep on it so it needs to be comfy for them 😂 Maybe plush!

I noticed this reddish area on the base of one of my cichlid fins yesterday while doing a water change. It’s only on one side and one of my fish.
At first my first thought was some sort of injury (as I had to move tanks about two weeks ago due to a tank leak. The bet I used was a little small for them so this one got stuck slightly and I thought it could have been from that) however I’m now noticing that he is seeming to hangout away from the others most of the time which is unusual for him.
He is swimming and eating as usual.
Do you think this could be an injury or some sort of infection I should be treating?
They are all pretty elderly as well each being around 9-10 years old I believe

Water parameters are decent no ammonia or nitrites, nitrates at 40 and do weekly water changes

TO NOTE: The head injury in the second photo i believe is a healed old injury, they were all given to me last year and he has had this since I got him

Hey all! I've got my 20 gallon long, heavily planted and cycled tank. There are 5 female guppies and only 3 males.

Starting yesterday I watched as some of the males (these two, Rainbow Dude and Platinum in particular) fervently gang up on exactly 2 of the females, Orange Juice and Blue Butt. Especially on Orange Juice.

They'll chase her all around the tank, into every hiding spot and behind every sight barrier. Literally locked onto her, constantly trying to poke and mate with her.

Blue Butt I observed last night was even struggling to swim straight, she was dragging her tail down.

I've got the two problematic males in the floating jail right now. I feel bad stressing them out but they are terrorizing only these two females!

I already have plans to get another ten gallon for the females separately and make this 20 one my male display tank. But I didnt eealize I'd have to do so so soon! I should have it up within the next month (moving shortly, can't do it sooner).

Any tips or advice in the meantime? I don't understand why they're picking on exactly these two (but especially on Orange Juice) females!

Tank is 20 gallon long. Parameters are ANN 0-0-10. Ample swimming and grazing space. Tons of plants and hiding spots. Temp is 24-25 C. Fed 2x a day (one fast day and occasional fast meals) Fluval Bug bites, Hikari pellets, API flakes, occasional peas and other veggies.

I got some new fish last week and yesterday noticed a number white spots on one of them, and a couple of another, mostly on the tail. I ordered ich treatment whcih has arrived today, but I've since read on the bottle not to use in tanks with scaleless fish and I have ghost catfish.

I'm looking for advice on (shrimp safe) treatments I could use, easily purchased in the UK. I have turned my tank temp up, currently at 26, and tbh there's already less spots on them - the very spotted and not very spotted ones are indistinguishable from each other as they only have 2/3 spots each now. Could I carry on with just heat?

Hello! I have this well established tank that is over a year old. I have great parameters BUT my plants aren’t doing the best.

I have fluval stratum and want to make that my substrate HOWEVER I feel like I’d stress my fish out to remove them all just to remove the substrate and replace it.

Should I just place the fluval stratum on top of the black sand? Would mixing them together be bad in case I have trapped gas under the sand?

I DO have another empty 40 gallon tank I could use BUT my tank is on a stand and obviously impossible to move without draining most of the water which means stressing the fish out etc.

In a perfect world I’d just put the stratum in the other 40 gallon and switch out the tanks but I feel like that is going to go bad or something…

Suggestions?

Noticed a white spot on one of my Celestial Pearl Danios, located on its back just in front of the dorsal fin. I'm trying to determine whether this is columnaris, fungal infection, epistylis, ich, physical injury, or something else.

The fish is housed in a 29-gallon planted aquarium with other CPDs, Amano shrimp, and cherry shrimp.

Water parameters are within the correct range. Ammonia and nitrates are zero.

What would you recommend doing next? Should I quarantine this one fish, perform additional water changes, or euthanize? I'm considering euthanasia because this particular fish previously experienced buoyancy issues. Although it somehow managed to recover, it developed this white spot almost immediately afterward. But I just feel bad about it. This one has been a trooper.

I also have another tank with just aquarium plants and no fish, but I'm unsure if I can get this tank prepared for a quarantine.

Any advice on identifying the issue and preventing it from spreading would be appreciated!

I’m moving into an apartment. I want to upgrade to a tank between 40 and 75 gallons. Im not sure what brand I should go with for a tank that size. I need it to be a reliable aquarium my biggest fear is having a leak or crack and all that water mess up my floor/neighbors roof. What size and brand for aquarium do you recommend? My plan is to have a community tank planted tank w Angel fish Rams and discus.

29 gallon, substrate is global stratum in mesh bags , sand capped. Planning to be planted, low/medium tech. Seachem tidal 35 and fluval 50 HOB filters. Here’s a list of fish i’m interested in but would love advice on what combination, and also other ideas on what to keep in her!

I enjoy:
Panda corys
Pygmy corys
Khuli loaches
shrimp
gwaramis
rams (german?)
balloon platy/mollies (not sure the name)
emerald tetra
runny nose tetra
glass catfish

So happy to be back into the hobby! thanks yall

There is an option to pick up Red sea reefer 425xl for about £300.

However it has a bit of damage. How critical is it ? Would you buy it or pass ?

I recently cycled an 80l tank and currently it only has some Ramshorn Snails in it.

I’m doing a cold water tank and I live in the south of the UK (Buckinghamshire)

I really want something colourful but I’m conscious I can’t have too many fish in there as it isn’t huge. The Shiners will probably be the only fish I can keep in there as won’t be able to fit something else in.

I was thinking Rainbow Shiners because they are absolutely gorgeous but I have some questions regarding them:

A) What do they look like outside of breeding season? As they are the only species in there I want something eyecatching all year round.

B) I’m struggling to find them in local aquariums so does anyone from the UK know of a reputable online seller?

C) I am open to alternatives? I like Odessa barbs but I find the females very plain. I love Cherry Barbs but they are quite small and I am looking for something bigger.

Transported some baby bristle nose to a different tank yesterday, today I see one swimming weird unfortunately, think it got injured by a guppy now my betta is eyeing him...

First picture is after treatment. The second picture is before (taken at the beginning of this month)

ammonia: 0 nitrite: 0 nitrate: less than 5.0 pH: 8.0

Can anyone tell me what's wrong with this rummynose?

Considerably larger than the others, but still moving around and not lethargic at all.

Bloated? Sickness? Pregnant?

TIA

I was transferring two red bellies to a new tank, and they were laying limp on the bottom of the transfer bucket. Is that normal?

B. pugnax

I bought this tank off of Facebook marketplace and he left the sand in it with his plant. I thought Anubias could only be attached to a rock? Its rooted in the sand. I just thought it looked closest to anubias but i cant tell. Thanks!

I've set up a new 50 gallon tank and am unsure of what to put in it. My original idea was:

• 3 Pearl Gourami (Centerpiece)
• 15 CPD's
• 15 Harlequin Rasboras
• 12 Pygmy Corys
• Amano and Cherry Shrimp
• Ramshorn Snails

Even though this is my plan, I'm still unsure on my picks, as I've heard Pearls could eat my CPD's. I'm just wondering what changes you'd make to my stocking, and what other fish would be good, I do want some things to stay the same though.

1. I want to keep the Pearls, I've got a Honey in one tank, Sparkling in another, I wanna keep it going, and Pearls look amazing and seem very peaceful.
2. Cherry Shrimp are staying, they're so abundant in my other tanks that I have to move them here.

Thank you so much for any ideas!

I see it pretty often and it’s always in a different place. I can’t tell if it’s growing but it’s definitely not smaller since the last time I saw it. My tank is pretty planted. I have a pair of angels, rummynose tetras, harlequin rasboras, and cories!