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Hot deal- VERY good price.

Only concern is 4mm is just thick enough for a 50litre tank- make sure it's kept out of the way of toddlers and their flying toys, as may not stand up to much abuse, last thing you want is 50 litres of fishy water and dead fish all over your lovely floor...

It's also important to ensure you are aware of the potential full size of your fish before you buy them.

Finally - don't forget to cycle the tank before adding any expensive fish:
http://www.firsttankguide.net/cycle.php

Even better, get it cycled with a biological cycle aid:
http://www.petsparade.co.uk/aquarium/aquarium-treatments/?p=1720

Any decent pet shop will do a free water test on request.

Nice if you can find a store with stock, (unfortunately my not-so-local-store seems to never get any of the good stuff!)

don't know why but i cant look at fish in a tank, makes me sad, i know they're just stupid fish and they don't know better, but poor fishies

lol ..spanner

can anyone in the northeast confirm where there are any in stock.. i could really do with these for my leopard gecko's!

your better off with a Bio Orb, as they require a lot less cleaning etc.
You can get a decent one for about £60

if there any provisions you have to take when cleaning the tank, because they are tropical, or will they be fine in a bowl until you clean?

in a bowl pmsl r u joking???

Bio-Orbs are almost universally hated among aquarium keepers

lol and me

Aww, really tempted by this but aren't tropical fish hard to keep? (look after and keep alive I mean) Any fish experts there care to comment on a novice buying this set up and adding a few fishes, what is really involved? Is this a dumb question? I had goldfishes once and they weren't very successful so I don't want to be cruel if it is difficult. Thanks in advance

How do they require a lot less cleaning? You can't put any decent clean-up crew in a biorb due to the razor sharp gravel, you can't use many cleaning products on the perspex and the filter / bubblr tube is probably the worst design in dfish keeping. I like biorbs visually (and have had three previously), but they are way overpriced and very under powered for what they are.

Hot deal, i sense another tank (and home arguemenet) if i can find one in store!

Fishgate :-D

yeh, an ordinary fishbowl? thanks for your awesome advice

Not a very good idea for new starters unfortunately. You are better off getting a bigger tank to start off (makes it easier to control water parameters).

I have a marine tank and would recommend it to anyone, but get a larger tank and read up well on keeping fish before getting them to reduce problems.

not an easy job ask advice in the proper place they are very helpful. But tropical fish take some looking after . Hope this helps
http://www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk/Guide.htm