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hey, thanks,ats whjat the fish label said in store but i couldnt remember the name of it! Cheers

please could somebody ID my new fish, the LFS said it would grow to around 7-8 inches. Thanks all, Mark

yes heavy fast breathing, tries to swim but so big cant move, in qurantine but think will dispatch of, if there are no improvements, Thanks for your help,

scales are sticking out yes, kind of greeny slime on the scales aswell, i feed the fish tetra min prima and bloodworms, i think it is a real bad internal infection.....

Hi all, I was wondering if somebody could help me, I have six green tiger barbs and all appear well except one, it has gone really dark almost black in places and the its belly is really swollen, to the extent that it cant really move off the bottom! It is still breathing ok but i fear it...

Hi all, I was wondering if somebody could help me, I have six green tiger barbs and all appear well except one, it has gone really dark almost black in places and the its belly is really swollen, to the extent that it cant really move off the bottom! It is still breathing ok but i fear it...

Hey all, i ended up getting a jewel 96 and i have it placed on a study chest of drawers, i think the other tank didnt crack bu the silicone wore down, i know if silicon is wet and then dried for ages and then wet again can cause mega problems and i inherited it as a second hand dried out tank so...

hi all, to put it bluntly my tank cracked at 4.30am today and water went everywhere, managed to save fish but i am now looking for a new tank pronto! I am looking for around 110 litre or so and would be grateful if ppl have any tanks in mind, it has to leak proof, FOR EVER :) as i am very...

it was an inherited tank with a ugf - - - - - -- and it doesnt fit in my bucket......... Spose it gives me an excuse to get a new tank, could you suggest a good one, about 110 litres>??

ok thanks, they are in a 4 gal bucket at the moment, i dont have filtration for them so i will need a new tank, they will be ok for 12 hours in this temporary set up? Thanks, Mark

yes i have an airstone in now, and i can see some of the fish are still alive albeit very very pale, lfs opens at 9 .......

Its 5 am and the fish tank has cracked, all the water is out and my fish are in a bucket with all the plants and fish water, i have put a towel over the bucketto prevent jumping, what do i do with the fish!?!?! Back to LFS in the morning if they will make it or get new tank or??? Please help...

So now i have done loads of water changes to try and bring the ammonia down and what little readings of nitrite i was getting have gone! I added dechlorinator but i think with my water changes i have killed any bacteria eating the ammonia and hence why the nitrite dropped, Can this happen...

THanks for the comments ppl, I have a nice shoal of 6 green tiger barbs, Im doing a naval architecture degree and all my mates said i had to have a ship wreck in there......so im afraid it has to stay, I may 'cover' it with plants though...... :)