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I very much doubt that combining different soils would cause any problems and would probably do that myself next time, as I still have some left from the current setup but am not keen on it so would use another type/brand to make up the rest of the required substrate? Assuming the different ones have the same effects on the water I can't see why that would make any difference to its longevity either, but I am no expert on this subject and haven't tried mixing substrates YET! I can understand if you used some soil and some sand how that would affect the life length of the substrate but can't think of a reason 2 different soil mixes would? Simon

This is going to be difficult to treat with a mix of fish, shrimp and snails in one tank without harming something. Shrimp might be OK with PP. "Might", i have never tried PP on shrimp. But snails will die from PP. One of the problems with PP is that overdose can kill all bacteria in the tank good or bad regardless. Formalin + Malachite Green will work on fluke as well, but it's lethal to shrimps and snails. Any copper treatment will also work, but again bad for shrimps and snails. See the trend? Is there any chance of catching and treating all the infected fish in a separate hospital tank? Maybe even treating the fish in a bucket for an hour and returning them (minus the PP treated water) back to the tank after. But this method requires several repeat treatments. which means catching them again. Use the tank water, so there is no large change in parameters. Maybe you can return them to the main tank but into a breeder cage instead, so you can catch them again easily. Are you sure it is fluke? PP depletes oxygen in the water severely, so make sure there is plenty of aeration. While the fish are in quarantine, the main tank needs a good water change and clean the gravel and filter media at the same time. I'm assuming this has not been done for a while.

Don't be put off. It just means that you need to look for Neos, aka Red Cherry Shrimp. RCS are easier to look after than most shrimps, and they might be okay with Bloodfin tetras.

first of all I'm sorry for my bad english. I use translation. Soon I will build 40-liter Taiwan bee aquariums. I think to use 4 liters of akadama under gravel filter and 1 liter benibachi on the floor. Do you think using two different active soils is dangerous or harmful? Some people have said that the life of active soils will be shortened. Thanks.

Thank you simon ? as I said, I will try and write the developments. 2 weeks left :))

https://ibb.co/VvS60rx https://ibb.co/Qbp5pbg It seems my tanks is ok now, my DIY chiller has been tested and work, temperature has been maintained at 25-27 degree celcius, the above photo is my current tank and the chiller, combine a aquarium water chiller and a PC water cooler in one.

Hey everyone, I’m new to shrimp and I’m looking to keep everything really really low tech. I have a 150 litre tall tank that is super old, it was handed down and has sentimental value. It came with what I’m told are ghost shrimp, but all I know is they are clear and there is lots of them. There are also guppies and a bristlenose catfish and lots of Malaysian trumpet snails, it’s planted with corkscrew Val, java moss and java fern. When the tank was moved to its current location all of the adult guppies died, I’m pretty sure they had Ich from poor water quality and general stress- an unavoidable occurrence in this situation and also out of my control. The babies have been growing for a few months and are all nearly full grown, their colours are filling in and tails getting big and very pretty. If you hadn’t guessed I’m quite green and that’s why I’m posting here, in the last 3 weeks a friend with the loveliest of intentions bought and added two albino Cory cats while I wasn’t home. All the fish in the tank are now scratching and rushing the substrate and appear to have inflammation around the gills. I researched and I’m positive it’s flukes after I have done two weeks of “aqua one” broad spectrum remedy and they are still affected. All the research I did said to buy API general cure but that isn’t saleable in Australia I don’t think. My question is- if the tank has flukes what can I do when I have both plants and shrimp? A suggestion from an elderly/ old school aquarist is potassium permanganate aka condes crystals, should I do that? And if so at what dilution? If not, what are my options. At this point in time I’m treating the whole tank as if it’s a quarantine tank and medicating everyone. Temp sits around 26c And has tidal55 HOB filter and an air driven sponge filter.

Unfortunately, Amanos need brackish water (salty) for the larvae to survive. No one has ever bred Amanos in freshwater. As you can see their eggs are super tiny, compared to Neo Caridina and Caridina bee shrimps. These shrimps with tiny eggs, hatch into a larvae form, unlike Neos and Bee shrimps who hatch as tiny shrimps. These larvae need brackish water and feed on microscopic foods like green algae and plankton.

Also the attempted smuggled creatures of any kind will face being destroyed! Simon