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    Peacock Gudgeons

    They are beautiful fish were am I able to get fish like that?? I have tried a few places can't find them anywhere... If you can help that would be great!!
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    Ammonia

    Yeah my nitrates are always at 20 ppm... When I'm vacuuming I just do the open areas I don't move all my plants an all.. If I move all the plants an all it kicks up loads of stuff from the gravel but I don't think you can ever get all the gunk out of your gravel... I don't have any ornaments...
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    Ammonia

    Well all the food gets eatin in a minute are less except when I give them some pellets... Well I do water changes nearly every 7 days sometimes it might go to 10 days if I don't get time but never over 10 days... You saying i should be doing more than 1 every 7 days...?
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    Ammonia

    My nitrate reads at 20 ppm I thought that was ok for nitrates Might try to cut down on feeding I used to only feed once every 2 days but last few weeks I have fed once a day but smaller amounts might go back to once every 2 days...
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    Ammonia

    Don't think so I have a 45watt juwel bar that is running 2 daylight bulbs for bout 7 r 8 hours a day at the most...
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    Ammonia

    I feed once a day r sometimes it might be once every 2 days ... I try not to feed them 2 much but might cut down a bit an see.. I do a water change every 7 to 10 days... Clean the glass at front of the tank everyday since i have started to get that brown algae... I only have fake plants since my...
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    Ammonia

    Oh right just thought maybe its the ammonia cause I'm finding the odd dead fish have had 3 juvenile angels an few neons ... None of the fish are bullying the other fish are anything.. That's why I was worried bout the ammonia.. Oh an the cycled thing was because I read somewhere that brown...
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    Ammonia

    Ever since I started up my new tank bout 3 months ago after a month my ammonia level has always stayed at between 0 an 0.25 more towards the 0.25 it has been check with the api liquid test kit an got my local fish shop to check it an it has been the same... There is little bits of brown algae...
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    Peacock Gudgeons

    Ok thanks.. There should be plenty of hiding places an all i have bout 6 caves an driftwood they can be separated by but I might just stick with the one pair of apistogrammas what ya think.... Couldn't find any in that link does anyone else know of anyone a breeder are whatever??
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    Peacock Gudgeons

    Was wonder would 2 of those be ok in my aquarium?.? 350 litres Stock is::: 4 small angels 2 apistogramma 10 rummynose 8 dwarf neon rainbow 5 sterbai cory 2 dennison barb. Size of the rummynose 4 otto casts 3 platies an 2 guppies gonna be rehomed Was maybe gonna get another 2 apistogrammas...
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    Electric Being Switched Of

    Just wrap it in blankets are cling film are something like that?? Yeah I know that got a letter through the door today saying the electric will be going out wouldn't be as bad if it wasn't as cold outside...
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    Electric Being Switched Of

    The temperature sits between 24.5 an 25.5 all the time... You think I should lower it more... My tank is 350 litres...
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    Electric Being Switched Of

    Well title sorta explains what I'm trying to ask my electricity is gonna be switched of from 9 am to 5 pm has anyone an ideas what I should do to keep my fish happy an the temperature not to fall to much?? I'm assuming my filter will be ok of for this period of time....
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    Just Finished Redoing 75 Gal Tank

    In my opinion you can have odd numbers of angels because you might end up only getting one pair from them.. A lot of people when they get a pair rehome the rest of there angels.... I had serpae tetra in my aquarium with my angels an they nipped the fins of my veiltail angels but that might not...
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    Jewel Cichlid

    Looked at them there the apistogramma cacatoides seems more colourful but don't know they might look different looking at them in a tank... What do you think... My aquarium shows up blues an yellow best....
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    Allpondsolution Externals

    No bother
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    Allpondsolution Externals

    I have mine the full length but was thinking of putting it down to just parts of it an putting it on te side of my tank to push the water up towards the inlet of the filter at other side of the tank rather than push the water up against the front glass if you know what I mean... I find the...
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    Jewel Cichlid

    Ok I'll have a look at them as well... Do all these stay near the bottom of th tank??
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    Allpondsolution Externals

    It's bout 25 inches 640mm 64 cm. that's full length It comes in 4 pieces so u can have it .... 25 inches 19 inches 480 mm. 48 cm 13 inches. 330mm. 33 cm 7 inches 180mm. 18cm Give are take a small margin
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    Jewel Cichlid

    So would all them be ok with my current stock apart from guppies.... I'm gonna have a look at them now on line ... Are they better in pairs are wat?? Just looked at them there they are really nice some more colourful than others... Thinking of trying to get them my local fish shop doesn't...
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    Jewel Cichlid

    Ok thanks just thought I would ask some of them put out some amazing colours .... I had bolivan rams but they don't show that much colour only a little. I never had any luck with german blue rams an dont really want any gouramis so don't know what else to look at?? Any. Suggestions?? My ph is...
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    Jewel Cichlid

    Has anyone had any experience with these I would love one in my community tank but don't know if its possible... My current stock 4 small angels 10 rummynose 5 dwarf neon rainbows soon to be between 10-15 5 sterbai cory 5 otto cats 3 platies 2 guppies don't mind removing 2 dennision barbs size...
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    Poll On Aquarium Stocking

    I know this isn't in ur list but would you be tempted by dwarf neon rainbows they grow to 2 inches... They mostly school together I have mine with a daylight bulb at front an colour bulb at the back an they look really good... I have rummynose in my tank as well they do school together really...
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    Argos Playsand

    I'll have a look at it now on google...cheers
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    Argos Playsand

    I just don't want to get sand in my local pet shop they charge £20 for small bags of it...
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    Allpondsolution Externals

    Well I have the all pond solution 2000 ef + running on my 350 litre aquarium.. It's my first time having an external filter an I think it's doing a good job so for I have no experience with any other external filter... There is a slight humming noise from it nothing major... When I do a water...
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    Argos Playsand

    Is pool filter sand different are is it the same as gplaysand...?
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    Argos Playsand

    So u think I should put bout 2 inches in... If I clean the sand really well then I won't get the smell are black stuff??
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    Argos Playsand

    I don't really want a horrible smell are where you saying that only happens if I don't clean it proper before putting it in.?? How deep of a bed of sand would u think , I was looking bout 2-3 inches are would that be to much?? I really like my sterbai corys an I think the sand will show them...
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    Argos Playsand

    Would pool filter sand be better?
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    Argos Playsand

    This has prob been asked before but I was wondering has anyone had any problem with argos playsand in there aquarium.? I have black quartz gravel in my aquarium was gonna add sand and do it in 3 stages cause i don't want to have to take my fish out an all an dont want to stress the fish to...
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    Coconut Caves

    I made 6 coconut caves today to go in my tank.. When there in water they blend in well with driftwood there the same colour but anyway was just wondering would they affect my ph?? I ave them in a bucket of water soaking at the min trying to get the tanning an all out...
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    Cherry Shrimp

    Might put a bit of moss in are a small moss ball... Wouldn't want to put them in from day one either like yourself to be safe... When they breed I might give some to my local fish shop cause any time I asks for them they can never get them in I have to go to a different store bout a hour away...
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    Cherry Shrimp

    Would love a bigger tank myself for cherry shrimp but the electric costs enough running my 350 litre... If I started of with bout 6 how long use think it would take to build up the numbers?? Gonna cut some of my filter sponges up that I have in my external filter to hopefully speed up my cycle...
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    Cherry Shrimp

    Would it be ok to start a small colony of cherry shrimp in a nano tank of 7 litres...? When I start to notice that its getting to crowded I will take some out an put them in my 350litre... Would it mater that there is no lid on the small tank are would I need to get a bit of glass are...
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    350L Stock Update

    I have a all pond solution 2000ef external filter I think it is more than enough what you think??. Yeah think I might take the guppies out they chase the platies an the new honey gouramis but don't seem to nip them are anything just swim after them... Would maybe like 4 more honey gouramis an...
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    350L Stock Update

    Yeah don't think I would be that lucky to have 2 male an 2 female but would be happy enough if I got one pair an just rehomed the other 2... Yeah was gonna up the amount of neons I have before my angels grow any bigger so hopefully they don't eat them cause they have grown with them.... Do you...
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    350L Stock Update

    Currently I have:::: 4 juvenile angels 2 bolivian rams 10 rummy nose 12 neon tetras 5 sterbai corys 5 oto cats 2 honey gouramis 3 platies 2 guppies Am I fully stocked at that are what do people think? I'm planning when the angels get bigger an if I get a pair to remove 2 of them... Was...
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    Catching Fish

    I eventually caught them had to take out all my decor though it was really starting to annoy me trying to catch them... Now to just replace my angels I don't know weather to take the one juvenile angel I have left back an get 4 new ones are what because he mightn't get along with the new...
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    Catching Fish

    My tank is 350 litres ... Have picture few messages back.... I have 12 Neons 10 rummy nose 3 platies 2 bolivian rams 2 juvenile angels 2 guppies 4 otto cats 5 sterbai corys 2 dennision barb size of the rummy nose... Will be rehomed when bigger I just caught the other 3 serpae tetras took me...
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