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That Lyretail is gorgeous. Do you have a problem regulating the temperature in a container like that with no heater? Just asking as we both appear to live in this tropical British climate (ie; it's July and we're having flashfloods and gales!) :rolleyes:

Looking good Ben! Nice betta pics in your sig too. Can't wait to get my own divided tank all cycled and occupied, will post pics as soon as I have residents to show off!

I had exactly the same situation Andy; My golden gourami was always a gentle giant, until he realised he was top dog in the tank and the others were all getting in his way! The only time peace was restored was when I put him in solitary confinement for a couple of hours (floating breeding...

That's a nice little tale Loboto-Me, nice to hear how animals get their names! Sorry to hear you're still struggling with your nutty betta! Love the name... :nod: PS At least Melafix is all natural ingredients as I understand it, I'm sure there's worse meds to have used long term...

I've been keeping two in my main tank for a while and they seem to be getting on just fine. They come out in the evening and clean up the scraps, as well as having the occasional sinking catfish tablet (they're too small for one a day with the other bits they pick up). They are currently about...

Wow, you guys are in the advanced stages of this condition! :cool: I did look for the spots on the females I bought, but they also seemed to display the characteristics one poster had in his/her sig about identifying plakats, and they seemed consistent. Oh well, will know next time - water...

Thanks Cotton and Ben! Slight change of plan as for the first time ever, my lfs had run out of hex glass tanks. You know what it's like when you've got the fire in your belly for a project, so I've gone for a similar bow fronted tank, which will work out with more room for the three fellas...

Good point, plus the chaps are prettier to look at! :flex: Off to buy goodies, will let you know how it goes. Am armed with credit card... :crazy:

Cheers for the advice and support Ben! Had a spot of budget reducing good luck; some garden stuff I bought from my local centre had to go back and they only gave me a credit note. Initially narked, but three months later they opened an aquatics department! Such a shame I have to find some...

Melafix is a good all rounder for the mystery illness, but maybe someone could offer a diagnosis for you? Melafix should help with the fins and stop an infection, unless it's something like finrot, in which case, you might need specialist meds. Sorry can't be of much help, hopefully one of the...

Hi All, Having been reading and posting in these forums on-off for a few months now, I know some of you are great fans of splitting a tank into two or three partitions, in order to keep several bettas per tank. Having recently had a betta trauma (In a nutshell; peaceful male kept in community...

Mine is the same, loves to float up there. Reminds me of a skydiver in mid descent, all he'd need is the goggles! :D PS That's him in my avatar :wub: <------------------------------

Just be sure that's RTB Shark SINGULAR and not more than one, otherwise they will fight and chase! :nod:

Cheers guys! To answer some of the questions; His skin was still on, but his tummy had seperated, so it was like bubble on his body, with his legs, arms and face still attached. The water in my area is moderately hard, but I have a water softener added to my plumbing and always prefer to let...

<nudges his post before it's lost forever in the mists of time!> ;) :P :lol:

Thanks Pugwinkle, bless ya. ;) Water quality is fine, no ammonia or other nasties and a consistent pH, in fact the tank was on quite a harmonious plateau of peace and happiness - no deaths or nasty surprises for a while now. The froggles have become quite adept at getting themselves into a...

As you may have read, one of my ADfs shed his skin on Friday, bit of a surprise, but quite fascinating to find his little wetsuit floating around. Friday night the other frog looked paler and fatter and his eyes had clouded slightly in the last hour or so, seemed his skin was loosening to...

This morning I noticed a non-descript blob of something at the back of the tank. First thoughts as ever, 'great, who died?', but when everybody seemed to be present and correct I started wondering what exactly this was. I gave it a bit of a waggle with the net and it floated to the front, then...

Well, I got one on Friday from my lfs and he advised me that they were peaceful and would scutter around from place to place, just chilling out and catching bits with their dusters. He said no need for special feeding reqs, they would pick up all the leftovers and assorted junk flying through...

Sorry Inchworm! Didn't mean to alarm you! :D I'm thinking of calling the pair Penn and Teller, based on their disappearing/reappearing tricks (plus one is distinctly fatter)! Plus they do, on occassion stand on their back legs and bow! It's either that or Paul and Debbie, but that's a...

I spent ages last night trying to locate the two little fellas, no a sight anywhere. Not behind plants, up on the floating leaves, hiding in the shadows, doing a few lengths in the current; nowhere to be seen. :unsure: If anybody has a Fluval 200-400 they'll be familiar with the suction cup...

Do boy fish shave and lady fish wax...? :dunno:

Well, I thought it was funny, well played sir! :clap:

Oooops! :X I didn't know that either, how does a crab wriggle out of it's old skin and leave it intact? Sounds like quite a manœuvre! Maybe that colour shell was too 'last season'... :D

A couple of my females will flare at each other on occasion. In fact I was trying to get the male to flare by the ol' mirror trick, and whilst he couldn't have cared less, one of the females was incensed by this new (and similar looking) lady she could see! :lol:

Mine is friendly soul; he started of following the Red Tailed Shark around, the two seemed best buddies - the shark was quite reclusive until he came along, then they were out together all the time. I've only ever seen him flare once, in a moment of true bravery. A golden gourami I had was...

Well, I can only go by my experience (and it's limited). I tried a male in my community tank, with a back-up should things turn ugly. Luckily I appear to have landed myself with a total wally, as he isn't aggressive at all and spends most of his time avidly studying the two frogs. He seems...

Cheers Inchworm, I'd hate to think one had a vendetta! :D PS: Inchworm, I'm intrigued: How do these little fellas breathe; they seem to hurtle up to the surface and either grab a lungful and continue rooting around on the tankbed, or they float up there for a bit, chilling out, almost like...

Howdy! How's the tank going, didn't you have an unexpected arrival from one of your mollies? Hope it's going well! PS I forgot to introduce myself here too, just got posting, very naughty! :P

Was watching my new ADFs eating their worms last night, both sat facing each other and in turn 'lurching' for their dinner as it fell between them. Then one lurched and got the other's head in his mouth! His mate was waggling his legs like mad and got spat out a few seconds later! :crazy...

Are you moving the other fishies in your sig too, or are they staying? Moving fishies is a chore, I had to move mine twice in two months about eight years ago. Luckily I was only keeping coldwaters then, as the UK is hardly consistent temperature wise! They went from 80L, to a 40L on my...

Oh dear, thought we'd cracked it! How about giving him a buddy in an a nearby tank to look at? I know you use a mirror on him, but maybe he could show of to a nearby lady :wub: , or snarl at another pesky bloke :grr: ? No idea on the meds question though, sorry LM! :dunno: PS Did you...

This might explain why my betta has shown no interest whatsoever in any of the ladies I bought him...! :lol: Can he come to the wedding?! :rofl:

That's why I asked you! :lol: :lol: :lol: My ladies all seem fairly content, but if you absolutely insist I get another then I must bow to your greater experience! In fact I'd better set off now, just in case... :whistle: Two ladies seem fairly docile, but one seems grumpy, could...

My Red Tail is fine most of the time, he has his moods normally around meal times if ever. He sometimes chases the tetras, but it's only in a 'dog after the sparrows' way, he scares them, never nips. Sometimes he scuffles a cory or two away from his cave, but there's never any harm done. They...

I keep a male in my community with three ladies and haven't had any trouble so far, although they haven't been together for too long. I think it helps if you strike lucky and get a wimpy male like me, who only flares at things in the breeding trap as he knows they can't get him! :wub: PS...

That's cool Al! When I bought my male betta i was really woried he wouldn't get on with his tankmates, so I had a backup small tank planned, but I'm so glad he's alright in there because he has much more space to move around and play! Luckily he's a bit of a wimp, so he doesn't cause any...

Wow Al, sounds like you've got a soap opera on your hands! :rolleyes: I'm no expert, but my only word of caution would be that bettas in jars and small heaterless tanks seem most common in sunny USA, whereas us Brits have a more chillsome climate! Be sure to monitor the temp for your...

Many thanks for all the advice you gave me on my hitherto peaceful Golden Gourami, who suddenly developed a raging temper against all his tank mates. I did some phoning round the area yesterday and found a shop that was happy to take him. I took him along and discovered an Aladdin's cave of an...

They seem to be getting along fine, although they've only been in a week or so. I read up on this forum and elsewhere beforehand and the general concensus seemed to be that three-four females was better than one, and that they would be happy with a chap aound. So far the male isn't too fussed...