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Emergency fish in cycle

Now we 100% don’t agree with knowingly cycling your tank with a fish in there. The reasons we don’t want this to be the case is that having unstable parameters will affect the fish. Unstable parameters are spikes in ammonia, nitrite and nitrate.

Cycling with a fish in ...

Cycling a fish tank.

Thought I’d add a simple post about why you cycle your fish tank and why it’s important to do it before adding any fish into the tank.

I’ll try and explain each step in the simplest way so it helps people grasp the concept and why you do each stage.

When a fish is in the tank ...

Basic Breeding Information

Breeding Bettas is something you really need to think long and hard about. It requires a lot of planning, including deciding whether you’ll be able to keep up with the work that’s involved throughout the entire process.

Unlike other fish, Betta fry need to be separated ...

Quarantining

💛So why is it important to quarantine fish.
- Even though you can look and pick a fish that looks super healthy and no signs of disease, you can’t see what’s going on internally. Not all diseases like fin rot, white spot or Columnaris are evident to see with the naked eye, and ...

♥️ Recommended First Aid Kit ♥️

Hey Guys,
Thought I’d do a little post on a basic first aid kit to get you started if you’re looking to be prepared for most eventualities.

I do have a post on diseases etc which fully explains when to use them under the guides section at the top of the group ...

Fish Diseases & Conditions

I’m going to add some common fish diseases and conditions with a description of each and ways to treat.

At the bottom I’ll also add some instructions of how the meds are used and some useful medications to have on hand for a first aid kit.

💛Pop Eye
- This is a ...

Beginners Guide To Setting Up A Betta Tank

So we’ve decided to get a Betta, we know we need to cycle the tank before getting a fish but what do we need to set up the tank before we start cycling.

💛Tank
- Now this is a personal choice on what you like. Not everyone is going to agree on a tanks ...

Basic Care

Betta are actually pretty easy fish to care for once you know how.

By this stage you’ve went through the process of setting your tank up perfectly and fully cycling it.

So what do we need to do now to care for them.

💛Temperature
- Check the tanks temperature at least once a day with ...