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Hi all, Just bought a new 95L fishtank on a stand off Trademe. It came with an HY - 301 12W submersible pump but no instructions. I have managed to put it all together into the hood but can't get the pump to go. Doesn't seem to have an on off switch. Do I need to syphon water into it maybe? Any ideas out there? Thanks, Linda

Hey thanks everyone. I do appreciate your willingness to help ... and sense of humour! Great. :lol: My present tank is just 40cm in length 25cm height and about 24cm depth. Not sure how many litres it holds. Male fish is bright yellow & orange with black markings - he's about 3cm long. The female is a bit smaller and is a very pretty blue with black fins. She still has dark patch at base of abdomen - not sure whether this means more babies in there - I guess time will tell. In the meantime her two broods are growing well! I like the idea of a large community tank. Thinking it might have to be taller rather than longer to fit the space in our living room, you know, more of an upright tank. How would platys do in this type I wonder? I'd like to mix some other sorts of fish in as well. I will borrow my daughter's camera and post photos when I get it going. Very happy to share the joy.

Hello, I'm really glad to have found this group! Ever since I was a very little girl I have been fascinated by aquariums and now I have the time and opportunity to have one for myself but know very little about keeping tropical fish. Your website is very informative! Thankyou. I have started with one small tank with heater and waterfall type filter. So far have managed to keep 2 adult Platys alive and the female produced 6 babies a month ago and another 4 or 5 just this last weekend. The young fish all appear to be thriving. I am feeding them crumbled flake food and am concentrating on regular syphoning of the tank and topping up with fresh water about every other day. I would like to progress to a larger tank and more challenging fish but want to take my time to learn as much as I can first, but am a bit concerned that my little fish are going to outgrow their tank pretty quickly! I don't have a big budget so do want to spend wisely before I make any major purchases. Thanks for reading my post - I look forward to learning lots from you guys! Blessings, Linda