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With just two, what you describe is the normal situation. These are normally kept in groups to allow, at least a vague, evening out of the action. In a very small group, the most dominant fish will harrass the less dominant until it dies. I am loathed to say you should increase the number...

As a kid, I'd go with mates to fish in the Thames at various spots, Teddington Lock was a favourite. My trick was to not bait my hooks. I'd catch nothing, but that was entirely intentional. >>> I've no idea why this ancient thread cropped up in my list...

Rather vague description. Telmatherina ladigesi perhaps? Commonly known as the Celebes Rainbow.

The floor that is to be under the tank should be your first consideration. A solid concrete floor is a different situation to floor boards over joists. A tank that size will be heavy. My ground floor was easy, solid concrete, no problem with my tanks, but my breeder setup, ie. 4 36 x 24 x 24...

Circle of silicone sealant and a bit of suitable glass, or another suitable material.

Concerning the ignoring of advice from shop people, I'd be careful there. I had a Saturday job at the local fish shop in the 1970's when I was a teenager. The advice I gave then, I would still give today, simply because it was right, I thought so then, I think so now. Okay, time and science move...

>>> Barbs are very active fish, and many will easily turn to nipping fins of especially sedate fish. <<< It has been rightly said that there are a great many species called barbs. The generalisation I quote there is certainly true of SOME barbs, however it is a generalisation I would not agree...

Damn things are impossible to get rid of.

I mailed them to find out what that was all about, they said this... >>> Thank you for your email regarding our Booking Fees and Fulfilment Fee.. We do have a very clear ticketing policy, one which has to comply with the laws of the land. As with similar organisations such as airlines etc. we...

Looks like bog standard gravel to me. Basically Silicon dioxide. You bought this stuff from someone who was clueless about it? I would suggest finding another supplier.

Nothing beats the wild species. Man made is just that.

And were the females with males before you got them, they don't wait for their eventual home before they get pregnant.

The scenario I mentioned is something I have witnessed.

Peaceful species I had 3, all they had in the shop, upped the group to 11 when I found them again about 6 months on.

>>> its hard an acidic Are you sure? Hard water is normally alkaline. If your water is green, a UV sterilizer will help, but I agree that finding and treating the cause is a better way forward.

If he is eating normally, and otherwise being normal, I wouldn't worry about it. It is a bit difficult to "see" what you mean by "a wobble", but if it does not appear to be adversly affecting him, I wouldn't worry about it. Might be age related, you know how long you've had him, but that doesn't...

The question really is, has it always been like that, or is it something that has happened, and if so, happened quickly or over time? If always, probably a congenital defect from intense inbreeding, common in fancy guppies. If sudden, perhaps an injury, has he been caught or handled badly...

Once fully mature, the differences between the sexes is pretty obvious, the males are much brighter with more red. When young, and at that size, they are young, sexing is difficult. Three is a very small group. Tiger barbs are very boistrous with each other, and anything else that happens to be...

Consider also, that Sodium is monovalent and both Calcium and Magnesium are divalent. This means that two Sodium ions are released for every Calcium or Magnesium ion absorbed. These types of "softeners" using ion exchange resins are not suitable for aquarium use. Hmmm, oddly, this showed up as...

I can't see the mod / retired mod boards. I hope the active mods can.

I saw Lemmy and Motorhead, when it was very new, at The Winning Post in Twickenham.   I have an o umlaut on my keyboard but cannot find any way of using it.

>>> If its female it probably is pregnant.   Probably true. The angle the pictures are taken from hides a lot.

I can see a case for painting the inside of a hood. A white gloss paint will reflect a lot more light than a bare wood surface, although the hood pictured is quite light coloured anyway so the benefit is questionable as long as it is sealed against water "attacks"..

>>> Tiger Barbs are not the epitome   Certainly true if kept in small numbers, I'd up their number.

Ceramics are generally safe if not too sharp edged, glass also, same corrolary. Some metals are okay in small amounts, iron for example, (it will rust, but dissolved iron in reasonable quantities is beneficial to plant growth), and precious metals if that is too your budget. Many plastics are...

>>> just paint the back of my tank   What I do also.

Petition to hinder a deep sea mining project.   https://secure.avaaz.org/en/png_nautilus_sust/?aFiAWhb

This is a bit off topic, and I appologise for that, but an earlier comment worried me. It concerned a water softner. There are a few different types available, but a common type uses an ion exchange resin, one that works for a while, then has to be "recharged" by running a concentrated salt...

I have written to ebay for clarification of this matter.

Another possibility is when an item gets posted, the poster may be able to chose where the item is displayed, a "UK only" type of option. That might be quite a sensible feature to have actually.

Are artificially dyed fish legal in the US? I'm trying to work out why we are seeing different things on the same web page. You seeing the page like the image I posted?

I don't want you to say anything. You look at that url and see one thing I see something different. Perhaps it is because they are not legal here.

NO. They are not. Fourth item on that page when I look at it is:   DAINTY CORYDORAS ** HABROSUS WILD ** 1.5CM PEACEFUL   Err, jeeees.

>>> what you are looking for lateral.   The page I am looking at is here:   http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC1.A0.H0.Xcorydoras.TRS0&_nkw=corydoras&_sacat=0   ... that is what appears when I search for "corydoras" at ebay.co.uk. Of course, looking at...

I see the picture you attach, but have not seen that on ebay. I don't know why, possibly the items I see here are filtered to some extent vis location. I do not live in England. Top of the Corys page at ebay UK are 3 sterbai, a paleatus and some Venzuelan blacks.

Just looked again, nope, can't see them. There are Corys, albino included, but they are as normal albinos. There is a pygmaeus with what looked like a red lower lobe caudal fin, but it is the way it is sitting on a plant.

Too late to worry about now.

Another point occurred to me. I am British, have a British passport, vote in British elections etc. but was not given the opportunity to vote in the referendum - mystifying.

I have lived in Denmark since 1998 and have a Danish wife. I saw in this thread, and have seen reported from a number of sources, that "Denmark is next" to leave. This puzzles me, where are people getting this idea from. It is certainly true we had a referendum earlier this year, but it...