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i know the feling mate, only tip i can suggest is the biggest net you can get, plus a.n. other put the big one in and under if you can where they usually go and leave it for a bit, then go back with the other net, if they go to there usuall retreat your net is sitting ready underneath them, this...

i had excactly the same on my xp3, where the inlet bends over the tank and connects to the down pipe was a bit loose, i put some black electrical tape round it and, hey presto problem solved :hyper: riffraff

if you use washing machine capsules, not powder not liquid but the little bags of liquid, these as you know come in handy little plastics tubs, i use mine for bleaching my purigen, handy little tubs and free if you buy the washing capsules obviously :good: riffraff

fishies all rehomed :good: riffraff

hello there is there anything between the tank and the flat surface? i`m pretty sure there needs to be a mat or something there on certain tanks rather than the glass to wood, but, i cant remeber excactly why, someone will pop along shortly and tell you though, their helpful like that around...

seems like plenty , according to the seachem website... 100ml is enough to effectively treat the average 100ga in my search for crysatl clear water i have 2 externals running with 250 in one and 200 in the other, dont think you can really over use it to be honest. riffraff

Livestock:4 x comets 2 x commomn goldfish Quantity for sale: 6 Reason for Sale: they need a bigger home Delivery or Collection:collection only Sales price:free Postage & Packaging:n/a Location: waterlooville hello all. so ive rescued these fishies, but only short term really, ive put them in...

yes sorry i should have said, 4 of them seem to be comets, theres 2 others as you say seem to be common, thanks for your replies, i`ll try maidenhead tommorow if not stick them on here cheers riffraff

had a quick squint havent seen these guys .

afternoon all.. went out this morning to a friend of my wifes, and low and behold she had a little fish tank, i mean little, like a small platic box from a supermarket or wilkinsons job, anywho she had it crammed with these poor fishies, i had a little bit of a moan and she said she didnt want...

pompey winning 1-0 at the moment, thats what i`m listening to :hyper: riffraff

steve1, dont know where your located but, one of the bestest tips i read on these forums was to buy these plastic containers from argos My link i got 2 to do a substrate change, heater, airstone, plants, fishies, wood, water, everything in these. cheap as chips and will last forever.

sorry about your tank, but..... do you have house insurance, this happened to me many many many years ago (i feel old now) and after the initial shock and down right anger the first thing i did was phone the insurance people. i had to get rid of everything before they came and by the time they...

thank you very muchly nurglespuss :good: riffraff

morning all.. ok so ive read loads of people saying use superglue for building things, ie caves, moss on rocks etc, but theres quite a few superglues out there and i dont want to get the wrong thing. going to be making a little slate den for the bn in his new home soooo, could someone link me...

my wifes a massive rocky horror picture show fan, so much so that she has some headliner figures in boxes of all the characters on my computer desk, whilst thinking of a user name i looked across and the first figure i looked at was riffraff...that`ll do i thought :rolleyes: could have been...

2-3 inches or so, my frogs have absoloutley no worries with any of my fish, to be honest i think the fish just pretend there not there :rolleyes: totally ignored by all of them. they love the bloodworms, and mine like the tetra prima granules as well. only problem i`ve had with the froggies is...

by water frogs do you mean african dwarf frogs? if so yes i have some in my community tank, theres a few people on here that have frogs. riffraff

afternoon all.. ive been to loads of concerts and gigs, well back in the day anyway :rolleyes: so after a quick search i havent seen this question asked.. whats the best and worst concerts/ gigs youve ever been to :band: ? the best for me where, the freddie mercury tribute , gnr 4 times...

real plants for real fishies :good: riffraff

lol well i could ask, i have no doubt in a few days i`m gonna get ..."well you know you got that tank?, ive seen some lovely..shoes..bags..jeans.." so try offering your wife something for the fish tanks first... riffraff

me to!gonna have to watch yours now as i think i want a shoal of something small in there as well. hurry up please :hyper: riffraff

morning all... so a few weeks ago i rescued 4 rainbow kribs and a bristle nose, well i say rescued i went to look at a tank but, it wasnt up to much and it was well overstocked, i cheekily offered 15 quid for the kribs and bn, just to give them a better home and the women was more than happy...

surely at that age their quite small and i`m thinking they must be standing on something to reach in and stir the water? could be very dangerous. if its got a lid with a flap is there anyway of getting some sort of catch/lock on it, maybe they would try and open it once or twice and realise they...

noooo cant count that, ive taken over a whole cupboard in the kitchen already, no better just stick to the stuff on top riffraff

evening all.. blimey dosent it creep up on you? i have just fed the fish and noticed just how many bottles and tubs of stuff i have sitting on the tank, 15 !!!! assorted items. 7 x food and 8 x water and medicine stuff!! anyone else have loads of bottles and tubs or is it just me? riffraff

hi there any seachem stuff has got to be worth a grab if you can? riffraff

i`m pretty sure you have the wrong frog going by that picture, that one has no webbed front feet and i think its an african dwarf clawed frogs , these can get quite a bit bigger than the adf and not quite so compatible with fishies. i`m a noob so help me out if i`m wrong please riffraff

lol because imho you will never be satisfied :blush: what i mean is the more you look at other peoples tanks the more you want, i know i do. ive had a few nice comments and as a noob i was very chuffed, but, #39#### its never good enough is it? i want crystal clear water so my fishies look...

nurglespuss..for pointing me at a very good filter, at great price. not easy being a newbie on any forum, but generally ive noticed most people here are very nice and very helpfull...not easy when iv`e noticed the same question getting asked 3 times a day by noobs..lol riffraff

heres the beast, had to put my xp3 on a shelf, bit crap as its not hidden away anymore :unsure: riffraff heres one of the reasons i had to get another filter, rescued but not sure excactly what type he is?? riffraff