Tropical Fish Keeping UK

A cartoon fish asleep on a bed with pillows and a comfy cuhion to sleep on.

Daily Questions

Ruth McDonald April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 0 Comments aquarium lights, daily questions, do fish sleep, fish health

Daily Question: How long do I need to leave my aquarium light on each day? I don’t have plants, but the room is pretty dark, I’ve heard fish don’t need light.

Between 6 and 8 hours. If the room is really dark then maybe more. Fish need a day-night cycle, because

Daily Questions

Ruth McDonald March 21, 2024March 21, 2024 daily questions, water changes

Daily Question: I’ve been told you shouldn’t change too much water, 10% weekly is enough and 25% once a month. You recommend 50% a week.

There is a lot of myths about water changes. Let’s put a few of them to bed before we look

Breeding Daily Questions

Ruth McDonald March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 daily questions, fish imports, fish shop, where do fish come from

How come I have to worry about changing the water hardness when most fish are locally bred in my tap water.

Some fish may be locally bred in your tap water, but the number in an average fish shop is so

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Ruth McDonald March 19, 2024March 19, 2024 aquarium salt, dangers of salt in aquarium, dangers of salt in fish tank, how much aquarium salt should I use, salt, salt in a freshwater tank, salt in fish tank

How much aquarium salt should I add to my fish tank?

None. Yeah yeah you want more details.So if you are talking about a marine tank you need specialist marine salt

Ruth McDonald March 9, 2024March 9, 2024

I just leave my tank alone.

I think nothing makes my heart sink more than that statement. People will then go on to say that they

Fine-f**ked I'm now estimating

Ruth McDonald July 12, 2023July 12, 2023 sick fish, water issues, water quality

Your water isn’t fine.

I’ve paused before writing this, because lets be honest that acronym comes across as cruel and mocking new keepers. It’s

Ruth McDonald July 11, 2023July 11, 2023

Want to keep your fish (and you) alive, buy these things.

So you’ve got your water parameters sorted, and your tank is doing well, but we see accidents every day, and

Daily Questions

Ruth McDonald July 6, 2023July 6, 2023

Daily Question: What Fish Are Suitable for Hard Water.

Sue asks: What fish are suitable for hard water, especially for smaller tanks? Ruth answers: It’s a question that comes

A beautiful planted tropical freshwater aquarium with Discus Fish.

Daily Questions

Ruth McDonald July 4, 2023July 4, 2023 daily questions, external filter, Filters, internal filter

Daily Question: What filter do I need?

John asks, What filter would I need for a 5 foot by 1 and a half foot by 2 foot

Brightly coloured Guppy

Ruth McDonald July 3, 2023July 3, 2023

Daily Question: Would Cory’s, betta’s and guppy’s be well suited in the same tank?

Danielle asks Would Cory’s, betta’s and guppy’s be well suited in the same tank? From my research I believe they

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