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The Scissor fish could be a Scissortail Rasbora ~ 4" Mj

The general rule for fish to tank ratio is 1" per gallon. So you'd need to work out how many gallons your tank holds, and the adult size of the fish you have to see if you're overstocked or not. As for the glass sucking thing, you could go to this website...

JessiMommy, It sounds like your 12 gallon is stocked to the limit, as the recommended fish per tank, is 1" per gallon. Personally I go over this limit, but that's me and it just means I do more frequent water changes. With regards to the Algae Eater, it's a fish. There are different type of...

That sounds like something I have in my tank, it floats in water & sticks to the glass, in my case. I've came to the conclusion it's either bacterial bloom, leftover food (I had put some courgette & Cucumber in the tank and some rotted) or something that came in with either live Daphnia or...

Platies are pretty much the same as Swordtails when it comes to environment, as they require pH 7.0 - 8.0 and Medium hard water. Mj

Afternoon all, Firstly thanks to all that replied, it's been most helpful. As I was in the process of setting up the tank in the first place with gravel and hadn't put any fish in it, it was easier to effectively start from scratch, which is where I am right now. Today I went and bought sand...

I think I'll try the meds first. That fails, I'll have to just scrub the entire tank, which I don't want to do as that'll mean starting from scratch again, and might kill the fish. On the other side of the coin, is the fact that I could lose them anyway if I sit on my bum and do...

I've been thinking about converting a tank I have from gravel to sand, but I have a few questions: 1. Can an Undergravel filter be used with sand, or would I have to replace it? 2. Can I still use the same gravel cleaner syphon tube that I do just now, but hover it above the sand to clean it...

Hi Angelkay, Did you ever find out what it was, because my tank seems to be showing the same symptoms? Mj

Semper Fi, When you say a baby jar for creating Daphnia, will any jar with a lid suffice? How much lettuce? Does it have to be lettuce? Yuxi, Apologies for the temporary hijacking of your thread. Mj

I would agree with Losi about not seeing them often, as they are VERY shy fish....Well mine are. So much so, that I have to search the caves of my tank every day to make sure they are still in it!! WIth regards to eating wood, I've read that it helps them digest their food, although, like...

If you can provide details of your tank and parameters, eg size, pH, GH, KH, etc, then it will be of great assistance in helping you. As an aside, I had 2 Kribs in with a couple of Firemouths, and the Kribs kept attacking the FMs. In the end I had to trade in the Kribs to save the Firemouths...

Looks like Methusela has polled :D Mj

I think Mollys like brackish water, but I'd suggest posting a note in the Livebearers post just to be sure. Mj

I also experienced Gouramis fighting. In my case, I had bought 2 pairs, but both females died in unknown circumstances, and since that time the males fought each other, until one gained the upper hand and became the dominant male in the tank. In the end I resolved the issue by trading the fish...

As you can see from the name, I'm from Cumbernauld in Scotland (Just North of Glasgow), and the only things it's famous for is that the Antonine Wall runs beside it and it was recently voted as the 2nd worst town to live in the UK....I knew I should've emigrated to Canada!!! Maybe I still will...

Had to vote for Ken_g_w for a such great looking Plec. Mj

Looks like a Red Robin Gourami to me (I think it's a variation of the Honey) Nice fish all the same Mj

I bought 6 of them and they were sold as Red Robin Gouramis!!! They seem to like shoaling together, which is like no other Gouramis I've seen in the past...They've also turned into biters, at least my hand/arm when I put it in the tank!! :D Depending upon what you read they are either a...

Are they both males, as males will often fight each other??...I had 2 that were constantly fighting, although they never really done any serious damage Mj

When I said they've staked out their territories, I'm not too sure if that's the case or not. One has staked out a bogwood cave, and chases anything away from it. The other tends to hang around at a terracotta pot, but doesn't chase anything away, except for the occasional Firemouth that comes...

I bought a pair of these, thinking I'd be able to find out lots of info. on them, but it seems that they're not quite as common as I assumed. Can anyone help with a bit of general info. about them, re: PH, GH, KH, etc? Temperament would also be useful Mj

I've got a couple of Festivums, that I was led to believe were a pair, but since I put them in the tank, they've each staked out a part of the tank, and one has a tendency to chase the other. Today I caught them locking lips for approx. 20mins, on and off. My questions are: Is this the...

I decided not to go with the Hoplo, as I would have to buy a shoal and I would only want one, so I'll probably just try some Corys in it. For the Algea side of things, I eventually settled on a couple of Clown Plecs, mainly because I couldn't find a local supplier that stocked Bristlenose...

Hi David, I seen a Hopla cat today for the first time, and it looks an ugly thing...Having said that it also looks impressive. What size does it grow to, as I'm looking for one under 6"? Mj BTW, nice pics of fish!!

What's recommended between a Clown Plec & a Bristlenose, mainly for removing algae, and how many would be required for the tank? Would Bronze, or Pepper, Corys be ok to do the "hoovering" up?

I'll just have to hurry up the other tank then. Thanks for the help. As an aside, you wouldn't know what other cichlids, or fish, would be alright in the same tank as them? Particularly interested in something to eat the leftovers and the algae. Mj

Hi, I'm in the process of setting up a 48x12x18 tank, and plan to put in a couple of Firemouths. Possibly add some more Cichlids to it as time goes on, anyway, the question is this: What Catfish would everyone recommend would survive in this tank? I don't want something that grows beyond 6". I...

They are currently in a 36(l)x12(w)x18(h) (I think that's 28 Gallons (UK)), but I have a 48x12x18 (37 gallon) tank that I'm currently setting up to put them in. Now that you mean jawlocked, they did have their mouths together as well. Will they be ok until then? Would I be right in thinking...

Hi there, About 3 weeks ago, I purchased 2 Firemouths, both of which are ~1" in size. Upto today they have been swimming together, and generally getting along with each other, but things have now changed. The two of them were in an empty part of the tank, and started flaring their gills at...