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A month is overkill unless you're dealing with wild-caught Guppies. Most store-bought ones are already acclimated and healthy. Two weeks is plenty.

I recently picked up some angelfish from a large online vendor, and two were supposed to be Santa Isabel (P.scalare). The SI arrived in pretty rough shape - severely stunted, which isn't what I expected. One of them has a few flat white lesions on its head, and someone mentioned it could be HITH. I ...

I'm setting up a planted tank with some fish, but I'm having trouble deciding on the soil. I came across Tropica soil, which seems great because it reabsorbs nutrients from the water, meaning I wouldn't need to replace it for ages. However, the price is a bit steep at £37 for 7kg, and I'd need a lot ...