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Hi I also live in oz! I have just set up my new guppy tank 4 weeks ago.....I cant work out how to post my pic here but I have a post in common livebearers...called - Finally a pic of my tank something like that anyway. Check it out please and let me know of any ideas you might have...its still...

Yes so it seems...they are much more aggressive than a guppy...even a feral. :good:

Yes I here it is...I also had sick fish with similar problems....if they continue too hover at top top fin down and not eating, string like poo....then sounds like intestinal worm of some kind...Im also new to this hobby but Ive been studying day and night...web site and forum after website and...

Hi all thanks for your replies! The light is a plant & Fishtank light...One thats good for aquatic plants anyway...? Something of the sort. The fish tank was designed for a black wall unit, we allowed 5cms clearance so the light can sit ontop But the man who made it built from the his own...

Hi there...just to let you know the catfish are cool I would love to breed them eventually but hadnt intended on doing so..Perhaps in the future when tank is completely stable. I actually got a breeding pair from lfs and their baby. The baby is called gimpy he looks like a cute little puppy with...

:nod: This wasnt the best picture I took of my tank but its a start...I need to resize the others before posting them. Anyway Im in for some creative feedback...I ahve more plants on order to fill some spaces. I was wondering if anyone had ideas about how to block some more light from the...

Hey there! Thanks for helping me clarify further. Much appreciated. All my fish seem to be thriving at the moment and loving the tank...all levels ive tested over the past week have been stable. Yay! I diod cull a female this morning she had been getting sick for some time though. All my fish...

Hi. I think the catfish are Pink Corydoras Catfish. Not sure about sucker...I know he is long and skinny orange in colour. Also I had treated some of my fish for parasites with sterazin a 10 day course. The ones that are sick have come from mlfs. Even one of the originals I had treated for...

Hi all. Thanks for the replies! Guppies were introduced to Australia many many years ago to keep mosquito levels down. They are a pest to our rivers and waterways thats why your allowed to fish them. They are an extream pest due to them eating native fish eggs and being livebearers themselves...

Sorry guys...didnt mean to confuse anyone...I just havnt yet been able to take a decent pic of my current tank...Heres one from the first week tank was set up. There are more ferns and fish in there now...Ive also got some java moss and ferns on order and also 20female guppies of various colour...

Yep I would have to agree...Although my female guppy fry dont appear to get their colour in tail fins until 2 months they get black first and then shades come through of what ever colour they will be. From what I understand and have seen also a yellow body is generally indicated at birth if the...

:good: Thumbs Up to ya mate! Awesome looking tank! LIKE IT ALOT!!!! :drool: this is Homers reply from the simpsons :drool: lol

Ages ago when down at the local river we caught some feral guppies...gave them to my nephew...They did fine with his angel fish...and still doing strong months later. Today I got 3 ferals from his tank and placed with my fancy guppies in hope to breed from pure guppy strains into fancy...

I have live plants, drift wood with a plant attached and gravel only no rocks. I have all guppies and one suckerfish...I just purchased 3 little cat fish yesterday & the lingering few snails. These are the only fish I tend on getting as I am trying to get established to breed healthy guppies for...

Hi Anthony...Im also from Sydney Australia. I just set up a tropical tank 3 weeks ago...I had a small cold water tank....but now upgraded to a custom made 78 litre tank. Im breeding guppies for my lfs. Big tank is awesome...I hate disease also. Its best to diagnose correctly as there are so many...

Hi Ive just set up a guppy only tank also. 79 litres...not sure how many gallons that is. But guppy fry love to hide in java fern and java moss...Basically the more plants the better chance your fry will survive. I currently have 15 teenage fry...all colours are coming through now...Ive just...

Hi all.....Ive had a couple of my female Guppies bloat...get a little red around fins...and also anul passage swells I havnt allowed any to get to the stage of protruding sclaes like a pine cone...But have noticed that its always the female guppies that suffer this...it seems they get close to...

Hi my partner just informed me our lfs has these breed of snails and they are called Saltons...Keep in mind we are located in Sydney Australia. But dont take this as being a 100% correct as my partner is an amature. He just remembered the name on the snail tank at our lfs and said the snails...

Congrats on your guppy fry - its exciting I know! You might find that it was her first drop...because she is young she may only have a few....Also I had a female guppy who had two drops while i had her in a couple of months and she only ever had 7 - 9. She might drop more often with less...

Hi Leanne Thanks for your reply... Babies are doing really good...My oldest guppy fry sexybabe is now the size of an adult female guppies body...But Im playing it safe...She was my fisrt ever baby and the only one that managed to hide away from big fish in the tank before she was saved by my...

Cool...my large snail died but I have heaps of newbies,,,,babies that is...I like snails...

Thank you thats some sound advice...The guppies I am treating for worms are now thriving in the small medicated tank..Tomorrow is day 10 of sterazin treatment...they seem to be responding well...Was planning on leaving them in the small tank until big tank is under wraps....Guppy fry are in big...

:blink: ....I medicated my new 78ltr tank with two crushed tablets from my lfs for parasite and fungas...now my tank smells really bad...not like amonia though...Is this normal after medicating? Please help!!!! Cant wait till its all established.....and my fish can be happy. My original fish...

G'day! :good: I had about 29 guppy fry all from different drops and fish. I finally set up my new 78litre tank and babies loved it...lots of place to hide and currents to swim...until new adult guppies were introduced and I noticed my babies were becoming even harder to find in the...

Awesome tank - Very nice indeed! I think also you should move the rock and make a nice sandy path, also if you wanted to add dimension perhaps you could have one of those posters on the back of the tank with plants and rocks..inexpensive too. I Just set up a new tank also, it was made custom...

:crazy: :fish: I personally like snails, mostly because they are bizzare and interesting to have in the tank. Ive had a couple of guppies die before and found my giant snail ( Tiger ) sucking their guts out - on two seperate occasions. Is this normal? He is now passed on...Also how long do...

Behavioral Signs; anorexia/refusal to eat, lethargy, hiding behavior, "hanging", clamped fins, loss of appetite, general constitutional signs. :unsure: Also the poo's are long white and stringy.....most of the guppies I purchased last week from my lfs ive either culled because they looked...

Hi again....your fish could be just ready to drop...but when you said she had been pregnant for several weeks it made me think again. Generally livebears drop every 28-40 days and carry fry at different rates per fish and age. The best thing to do is keep an eye on her...and if she fails to drop...

Hi! Im also new to livebearers. But what I have learned over a very short time and reading different websites has amazed me. I also have a very similar problem. I know of one thing that would bloat your fish and make her slow, pale and stringy poos....intestinal worms!!!!!!!!!! Yes fish can get...

Hi my name is Cathy, i was reading a few posts and stumbled across a topic where someones guppies were sick and you asked if the guppies had the following symptoms - Behavioral Signs; anorexia/refusal to eat, lethargy, hiding behavior, "hanging", clamped fins, loss of appetite, general...