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Thanks for that - but we missed the boat :( Will get ourselves geared up though to do this properly. How long before they are ready to spawn again?

Looking at your potential stocking - this could be what's triggered your problem - could you please detail exactly what you have in the tank and the sizes please?

Thanks Inchworm. Quick update. This morning the eggs in the small tank (which just has the rams and the Black corys) are gone :( Presume the corys got to them. But - the ones in the big tank are still there! Dad doing a great job of protecting them. So now we have to see what we do about...

Quick update - now double shock as the pair in the big tank have also produced eggs and are now guarding them!!! This is so freaky. Vid of the original pair! I think we'll see how things are looking tomorrow. We can't set up two lots of nursery care facilities. So we might see which look...

Some may remember about a month ago we bought what we thought was a pair of german blue rams - ie male and a female. Turned out to be two males. After a number of permutations and losing one male we now have a pair in the main tank and a male in the smaller 47 litre tank. Three days ago we...

But cheaper than replacing poorly fish and it doesn't work out that expensive to test weekly after everything is settled. Only testing when something goes wrong could be very costly to your fish and then your pocket as it might be too late :(

I routinely test every week for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and Ph and do a water change every week. Monthly is not enough imho. I also test more regularly if I've added new fish, one looks poorly or off colour or done the monthly maintenance on the filters - just to be sure. ;)

API ;)

The master kits are the same as the individual kits - just sold in a special package etc. Great way to get started with the kits. You can then top up when you run out of each one spreading the cost nicely :) Contains: Ammonia Nitrite Nitrate High Ph Normal Ph 4 test tubes Colour cards

Sorry to hear about your dad and the trials you've been through. Don't beat yourself up about this - things happen sometimes for no reason. As for the prob;lems with your fish/tank etc - I'm struggling to see how/why your nitrate would be 0. You'd expect there to be some if all was well. Might...

In this case I would transfer both the filters from your current tank and also transfer all the water from the old tank over to the new and just top it up - unless the stats suggest it needs to be changed. Will be less of a shock for the fish. You could then do a % water change after a few days...

I saw these too at our local P@H yesterday. They look funky but can't see them being too much good for fish, Not a lot of surface area for the water!

2 bags will be enough iirc. We used 3 for our 4' from what I recall.

Looks to be worth a shot! Many thanks - will get some ordered straight away. Thanks again for all your help.

Argos play sand works a treat.

Neale - many thanks for your reply. I'm gutted :( looks like the poorly one won't make it then and that the others are also going to be at risk.

Just to reiterate the patience message. Yes some may have seen it go down in only a few days - but most don't. It can take ages - but as long as your ph is above 6.5 - nearer 8 the better, and you keep the temp up and don't let the ammonia go over app 5ppm - then the cycle will start. It can...

It could be risky with tetras and angels - depending which tetras you want as angels can eat them if you have neons/cardinals or similar. But if you get the angels when they are very small it might be OK. Ot LFS has a massive pearly Angel in their heavily planted display tank with about 50...

Have done a 15% water change and also added extra Prime to give a little extra protection, Readig is now 0 for ammonia - phew! Will kee a very close eye on that for the next few days. Any other ideas about the Ram anyone?

A decorator's paint scraper does the job exceedingly well. Safe for your hands. You could use a bare razor blade - but you'd end up with cut fingers most likely. The decorator's craper works really well because of the handle etc. Quite cheap too.

Thanks for the reply - much appreciated. No obvious signs of redness and haven't treated for internal problems as to be honest I have no idea what to treat with :( Results from tests just done Temp - 80 Ph7 Ammonia 0.25ppm - OMG it's always been 0ppm - am gutted. Nitrite 0ppm deffo Nitrate no...

http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=285497&hl= Be grateful for views/help please. Thans :)

anyone?

New update - the "poorly" boy now seems to be developing some lumps on his head. Will try and get a pic. Could this be bacterial? I have a hospital tank that I could set up - would treating with melafix or pimafix be in order? Pics added:

Which is why you use it on cool to warm - not hot ;)

Don't switch it on - but open it up and allow as much to drain out as poss then get a hairdryer onto it and using a cool to warm setting blow it dry. It should be fine.

Happy birthday :) Have a great day - :bday: :beer: :band: :drink: :cake: :- :yahoo:

Thanks Athena - well things have moved on a little - athough not particularly in the poop dept. He was being pestered by the other which we thought was a female - so I popped him into an isolation net to give him a break, recognising it's not the norm for the girl to pester the boy :huh: ...

Thanks Athena - managed to get a pic too!

I have two German Blue Rams which I got last week. They are stunningly beautiful. One is the picture of health and not at all shy. The other started out a picture if health etc but over the past day or two has become less active preferring to stay somewhere quite and has long white stringy poo...

Not sure I'd bother with a cave as a betta is highly unlikely to use it. They prefer being near the surface. ;)

I think you're testing too often - you need to test no more than 12 hourly and tbh unless you're clearing ammonia and nitrite within 24 hours you only really need to test at 24 hourly intervals. Once it is clearing them within 24 hours then you should test at 12 hour intervals. BUT do test your...

You should have no more than a total of 14" of fish in that tank (using the adult size)so more need to go.

I can answer this - no it's not - as it's now mine :) I bought it in January.

Not good - it is already well overstocked - you shouldn't be adding anymore to it at all. Have a look at my post no 4 above. You need to be getting that stocking down. :/

Have you heard of "sod's law"? lol But seriously - I run the extra to provide me with spare medium should I need it for a hospital tank etc. Means I can set one up with the same water and filter medium in no time at all.

That's all brill Paul - well done! And good luck with it for the future - you know what has to come next though - PICS!!!!! ;)

The marine kit doesn't have the low range Ph which you will probably need as well.

lol - we have 8x filtration :lol: :lol: :lol: assuming 230l of actual water.

Thanks for that. I've now posted some pic's here: http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=282591