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Hi folks, Over the last 4 days nitrites have been appearing at around 2 to 5 ppm (on one day it must have been high as had to do a 75% water change just to get it down to 2 ppm) and ammonia is at lower levels (around 0.25 ppm) . Also i am getting around 20 to 40 ppm nitrates. Pure luck that...

Hi folks My 2 WCMM's have started to fan their fins and flutter close together. Now I dont know if they are male or female and dont know how to tell the difference. The bigger one used to be dominant in the tank but that seems to have changed and the smaller one is now doing the chasing now and...

Yeah I think my artistic licence will be extended once I get the hang of looking after the fish first number 1 priority is to create a safe comfortable environment for the little rascals.

I have decided to go with the filter in this position and the wood has been added just a java fern to tie onto it and once cycle is done its the minnows new improved home.

I have a piece of wood soaking at the moment to be added. Its a tank for white cloud mountain minnows. When i add the wood I was going to attach a java fern to it. Do you think I should run the filter just under the surface with or without the venturi adding air?

Right guys here we go..... Yes I am new to all this so your opinions are so appreciated and welcomed. My tank is 24" long, 12" wide and 12" depth. I have a fluval u2 internal filter. I have placed my filter in the back right corner mounted on the rear glass with the top of my filter housing...

Just a thought. I have my filter mounted on the back glass of the tank. Should I mount it on the side glass or does it not make a difference?

Whats your thoughts on Oase Organix foods. I was looking at the daily flakes or colour micro granules.?

Absolutely mind boggling I think it will be a case of learning what bad ingredients to avoid, just like I've been doing as a human for years! Now I have to do it for my fish! Many thanks for your input.

I certainly will get frozen treats for them. I will invest in some better flakes or pellets in regards to ingredients. I totally appreciate its a hot topic and a lot of it based on opinion but also biology! This is all useful opinions to me though being a newbie to all of this

I've seen a lot about bug bites flakes, do you think these would do as a core diet instead of standard flakes that I feed them just now.

In the uk we do get a food marketed for temperate species. Tetra do a temperate flake and love fish do one. Wow, thanks for the valuable info. This will be my go to requirements when i purchase my next food for the minnows.

A lot of searching and it appears many recommend a tropical food rather than a food specifically for temperate fish. Is it ok to feed these coldwater fish tropical pellets or flakes? I was thinking of trying these. https://www.hikari.info/tropical/t_02.html

Hi folks, what brands do you recommend as best quality and nutrition for white cloud mountain minnows. And is it easily crumbled to size?

new tank with fluval u2 filter for my WCMM's . Got it 2nd hand for £35. Need to add a couple plants but big improvement over the 24 litre I had. Just started a fishless cycle so watch this space.

new set up cycling gonna add java fern when my wife allows me to buy any more stuff! Current set up sold to me by big chain pet store next to new tank. Still doing a fish in cycle. Hopefully I will succeed. They look happy though!

Listening to a tune called Faith Massive by Lomax. Quality drum n bass which reflects my brain activity when inundated with all this new knowledge and information on how to keep fish!

Yes my tank is 15 us gallons but once hardscape and substrate was added it only took 40 litres of water to fill it. So its got 10.5 US gallons of swimming space . I hope this is adequate for 6 WCMM's I always get confused reading online care guides for this species as I never know whether they...

Loads of valuable information, thankyou. My tank is 58 litre but once hardscape and substrate added it has only took 40 litres of water. I have salvinia at the moment whilst its in fishless cycling. I am looking to add java fern and will also add a couple of artificial decorations from our first...

6 sounds good. Plus that was how many my daughter initially wanted! My tank is 10.5 us gallons after adding the substrate and hardscape. Tank measures 24" x 12" by 13" deep.