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Hi.Sorry to bother you all with yet another problem. I seemed to have got over the whitespot issue,but now i seem to have another problem with my "Ranchu" For the past 2 weeks,he doesnt appar to be eating anything. He was always one of the first up to the top of the tank when the food was...

In my picture of my pond.......can you see a bamboo frame with mesh on leaning up against the conservatory??? Thats what i made myself and i put it over the pond all winter........keeps the cats away too :nod:

Thank you cat. Decided to put chippings down so its a low maintenance garden now. I took this picture this afternoon from my bedroom window (heron is about 50 yards from our pond)!!!!!!!! :sly:

Maybe you could try something like ive got around my pond??? :dunno: Ive had no probs with the local herons(have a large public pond about 500yds.from here)where there are at least 2 herons. Also,it seems to deter cats too :nod:

Sorry to hear about your fish :( Im afraid i dont know whats wrong with him,but i hope someone will be able to help you Maybe try a partial water change? :dunno:

Thanks ryan. Unfortunatly i cant actually see the condition they are in due to the filter almost touching the bottom of the tank. When i bought them,they seemed to be very active,and continued so for a few weeks when they were in the tank. Seems like ive beaten the "whitespot" (for now...

Hi. A while ago i bought 2 loaches from my local pet store basically to keep the green algae down a little. For a while they have been doing a really good job in keeping the tank clean.Up until about 3 weeks ago that is. Just before i had that outbreak of whitespot,they just cling to the bottom...

Well done.........good for you :cool:

Thank you cat.Will let you know about phone.(just had a look at the "7200)...very nice :nod: Oooo.....just noticed that the "frog" ringtone i have on pc,is an "mp3" so maybe it will play on new phone. Ill try it.......when it eventually arrives....ggrrrrr :whistle:

Look forward to seeing the pictures bribones :nod: Not sure if new phone will be compatable cat :dunno: Its a Samsung D500................IT BETTER BE :rofl:

No i never did get that ringtone,but im upgrading this week to a phone with "bluetooth" so maybe one of my m8s will be good enough to send it to me. :hey:

Hi cat :kana: Just been looking at a website www.bendpondliners.com (american i think).who can supply pond liners up to 2 acres. How bigs your garden cat??? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

While im here bribones,i see you already have a pond (and i would imagine more experienced than me),but would just like to have your opinion on "frogs in the pond" Do you have any?? Do you mind them being in there? Personally,i cant stand the bl**dy things,and it looks like the ones i have in...

hi bribones. Youve helped me out a few times in the past....my turn to help you....lol I think the size of liner you will need is.....18ft.x11ft. :nod:

Thanks wilder.....ill give them a go :cool:

O.K......thanks.......(are "pond sticks" just for ponds though?)

Hi. Any one know which is the best brand of LARGE fishfood flakes to buy??? All the ones ive tried seem to be very small (and usually like powder) Thanks...(im in Bristol U.K)

O.K Black Angel....thank you

Got the pemp up to 79 now,and the fish dont seem to be acting any different,but i think i will drop back to about 70 after treatment. Hopefully,all will go well,and will keep you informed of the outcome.....fingers crossed :nod:

Brilliant......thanks The-Wolf.....much appreciated :cool:

Im using something by "Interpet"...."anti whitespot plus" Oh well...ill try this one ..and re-treat after 5 days and see what happens. If i see no sign of improvment,ill try the "tetrafin" one. I understand i should give the gravel a vacuum after treatment and do a couple of water changes...

Hi.Ive seen numerous "moonlight" tubes you can buy for the tank,which simulates the moonlight effect at night (on "ebay"). I have a "Jewel Rio" bow fronted tank,and i dont have a "hood" as such...just pieces of plastic which forms the roof of the tank,so i dont think the lights ive seen...

Hi Bribones. Unfortunatly i dont have a second tank at the moment. Ive now reached 76 degrees and have added the correct amount of whitespot treatment and will continue to slowly raise temp. to 80. Ive removed plants,and carbon filter,but after adding the meds (it turns the water blue) the water...

Thanks for the reply and advice Black Angel. Im going to go with the "meds" i think. Im slowly raising the temperature,(up to70 at the moment) I would imagine it should reach 80 in a couple of days. Many thanks once again :cool:

Hi.Unfortunatly i cant seem to get rid of the whitespot in my tank. Ive read in other posts that its best to raise the water temperature a little to help kill the infection in the water,but im not sure how high i should go,and for how long. The black moors seem to be the worst affected at the...

Thats a lovely pond you have :nod:

O.K....thank you :rolleyes:

Hi.Ive just been reading a topic about the correct temperatures that fancy goldfish should be kept at. Ive always assumed that they should be kept at "room temperature" (mine are currently 20 degrees/68) I have a "Juwel Rio" tank (bow fronted approx.45 gallons) and i have Ryukins/Black...

Just had a really close look at the "male" and im not so sure it is a spot on the tail fin now. It does look as though its a just a white marking. Cant see any sign whatsoever of any white spots on the gills or front fins though. Oh well..ill just keep my eye on things from now on. Many thanks...

Thanks for the replies. Yes,the "nudger" does have a white spot on its tail fin. As it happens,its all calmed down alittle now(probably worn themselves out) :rofl:

Orange fish

Hi.Ive had a very happy tank full of fish up until now. Yesterday,we bought another fish to add to the tank (the orange one in pic. below) All seemed well,until this morning,weve noticed that the new orange one is chasing the grey one(pic below) and seems to be "nudging" it towards the very fine...

Yep......Nice pond :cool:

Fish :P

Sorry......messed up a bit there :/ This is the handsome beast.....rofl

Thank you Black Angel. The only one im not sure of is this handsome looking beast :rofl: Ive got some of those comets in my pond :cool: I think they are called sarosa comets

Yes mine has lovely "fantails" and yes.......they do "waddle" as opposed to swim :rofl: Been told mine are "orandas" which (when much bigger) will develop a sort of "strawberry cap" on top of their heads

Im not too sure,but could it be an "oranda"? Ive got 2 something like yours.(middle/ bottom of picture)

Sorry,dont know the name of the plant with big leaves. Just seen it in the shop and bought three of them :rofl: I have an air pipe going around the far walls of the tank.....Sort of a "bubble wall" The fish seem to love playing in them....ha ha

The whole tank