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Sounds like your water company adds Chloramine to your water supply. Take a look at this thread HERE.

Personally I use a magnetic glass cleaner. Have a look HERE for info.

I suggest you test your KH(carbonate hardness) level. If as I suspect it turns out to be low, then this would explain your low PH. Once you know your KH, take a look HERE, you might find it useful.

Yup, definitely a Damselfly nymph. No danger except to small fry.

Just to let everyone know, all fish have been collected.

What a shame. Oh well, never mind, I'm sure I'll find someone who will take them. Thanks.

Livestock: 15 Neon Tetras/9 Black Neon Tetras/5 Serpae Tetras Age and condition: N/A Quantity for sale: As above. Reason for Sale: Doing away with old aquarium and these fish are surplus to requirements. Delivery or Collection: Collection only. Sales price: FOC Postage & Packaging: N/A Location...

Black Belt Cichlids. The male is larger, with more intense colours, and with age develop a hump on their forehead. Males have a pointed genital papilla. Platinum Cichlids I have no idea about and couldn't find any info on them either. Convict Cichlids. Male convict cichlids can grow a slight...

Glad your problem is solved Wildechild. :)

Basically you are doing a fish in cycle. Read and follow the instructions HERE. If you haven't already, you will need to get yourself a good liquid test kit. Do not add any more fish, until your ammonia and nitrite levels are reading 0ppm. Then only add a couple of fish at a time and wait for...

An aquarium relies on the nitrogen cycle and this has to be developed over a period of weeks and sometimes months. It's all based on bacteria. First you need to have Ammonia eating bacteria to eat the fishes waste products and turn it into Nitrite. Then you need to have Nitrite eating bacteria...

A quick Google search came up with: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?oe=utf-8&amp...ts&resnum=1 Any use?

Feeding after lights out is a good idea and should ensure your Loaches get a good meal.

Oh no! That's a lot of hours, you have my sympathy.

Please don't listen to the advice given by dnjsalesplus. If you do, you will probably end up with a lot of dead fish. Your new aquarium will need to be cycled, this can either be fishless or fish in cycling. Whatever way you choose, you will need to get yourself a good test kit for...

You got a bright red tail? :lol:

RTB's do lose their colour if they are stressed. Mine like yours mooey65 is jet black with a very bright red tail. However, I put the colour of his tail down to the fact that I use Tetra Pro Colour food. In fact most of my fish have brighter colours than you see in the LFS's.

Oh ok then. It's just that only the Red Rainbow seems to do this in my aquarium. I must admit I find it fascinating. Thanks again for the info.

Could that be the reason why my red rainbow alternates between a bright red and a dull bronze colour?

Ok, will do, thanks again for the info.

Thanks for the Pleco ID, Bulldog Pleco it is then. Once the tank has completed it's cycle I will get some more Rainbows. What is the preferred mix of males and females?

Thankyou for the Rainbow fish info drobbyb, it is very much appreciated. Can anyone ID the small Pleco? Again, thanks to everyone who has responded.

I am aware that eventually the Bala sharks and Clown loaches will need to be rehomed. Thankfully Clown loaches are very slow growing, but when they do get too big for my 240 litre aquarium, they most certainly will be rehomed. I don't have a latin name, but am reliably informed that the Pleco...

In what way? Can you be more specific please? I am open to all suggestions, criticism etc.

That is absolutely stunning.

I recently bought a Fluval Roma 240 and made this short video of it. I would welcome all comments, good and bad. It was cycled with fish in and plants, some of which came from my establish aquarium, plus lots of media from the filter from my established aquarium. 11 days and it seems to have...

Unfortunately that pic doesn't help. Dose your fish have symptom similar to this? If it does, then ich is the probable cause and you should treat accordingly.

Could you post some pics so we can confirm or otherwise ich?

Angel fish have to be my favourites. I find them graceful, beautiful and fascinating. I also have a couple of GBR's that I'm quite fond of as well as my large Bala sharks. Oh, and my RTBS and Clown Loaches lol.

Sorry, but I think it's a bad idea. First of all, the fish would never withstand the cold temperatures of a Canadian winter and secondly I think it's somewhat cruel.

I suggest you test your water chemistry for PH, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate and let us know the results.

A 50 watt heater is no where near enough. The Jewel Rio 240 is supposed to come with a 200 watt heater, see HERE. If it were me I would be complaining and providing evidence to the vendor from which your purchased it.

I also have an AquaOne external on my old tank. Check the following. Make sure there are no blockages or clogs in the filter. Make sure all connections are secure. Check that the filter intake stem is not near any source of air, for example airstones etc. Gently rocking the canister back...

That doesn't sound like ich/ick to me. ich/ick is characterised by small white spots see pic. Any chance of you posting a pic? It could just be that the fish has injured himself on something sharp in your aquarium, but without seeing a pic it's almost impossible to tell for sure.

Welcome to TFF Missy, I'm sure you'll love it here. I only registered recently myself and I have to say the information and expertise here is great. :fish:

There is a great thread HERE that gives lots of info on various types of guests you might find in your aquarium.

Swordtails can and do change sex, but usually only from female to mail and only then when there are no males in the aquarium.

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It looks like some sort of Planarian(flat worm) to me. If it is, then it should be harmless.

I realise that I'm very new here, but I am not new to a reputation points system as I have one on my own forums. I have to say with hindsight, I don't think it is a great idea to have one and it is definitely open to abuse. When members give positive rep it's fine, but as soon as someone gives...