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a dither is normally a small shoaling fish. in the wild some fish feel braver when there are small fish swimming about in the open water or nearer the surface of the water. when these small fish dissappear it could mean there is danger such as a predator - so when they are happy swimming about ...

Hi, DIMH,

If your concern is about the algae, your easiest solution may be to move a couple of BN's into the other tank. They will be perfectly fine at 72F-75F, and they will remove most of the algae within days, especially if they are young. Even if your other tank is unheated, it is likely warm ...

Hi Dimh, and welcome

sorry to dissapoint you, but you shoulnt keep hillstream fish with goldfish. i know some shops do, but the hillstream loaches will be sufferring through the shop's ignorance. there are several articles on this site you should definately read. http://www.loaches.com/articles ...

Hello everyone :)

I've just joined this lovely forum and am looking forward to learning a lot from you all, so here is my first question.

I have two tanks - a tropical tank with community fish and some Bristlenose plecs and cherry shrimp in - algae free!!

My other tank is a 97litre one with a ...