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The movie was made in 1931 and released in 1932.

There used to be a tv series called Coronation Street, set and filmed in Manchester (England). Whenever they needed a fish tank they came to us to set it up on the set and dismantle it after filming. They were not interested in it at all and just requested “a fish tank, to go here”. They didn’t...

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I love old photos like this. And Innes’s book. Huge nostalgia there. Even in the 1990s there was a shop we supplied that had racks that were 4 tanks high. The top row had no fish, it’s tanks were just for ageing water, which they sold.

You may need to add a KH / “alkalinity” buffer while you’re cycling. Sodium bicarbonate is the easiest choice, just so it doesn’t run out of KH. Once it’s cycled the weekly water change should be enough to keep things stable.

They are social but can be very aggressive with each other in small numbers so I would suggest at least 6, which would mean a much bigger tank. 3 is never enough for fish that live in groups.

Leopard Bushfish can grow to more than 6” and eat fish two thirds their size. Tetras and Butterfly Fish will end up as snacks.

TwoTankAmin is right in this case. AquariumScience is one man’s take on keeping fish, obviously ‘self-taught’ and for the most part ignoring proven science and inventing his own conclusions, a lot of which are incorrect all over his site. “This is a website dedicated to freshwater aquariums. It...

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Hmmm... I’ve seen literally thousands of fish with visible Camallanus but never white poop with them that I can remember. I’ve also never seen it mentioned as a symptom of Camallanus, or Camallanus as a possible cause of white poop.

Fun fact - according to fishbase they hold the Guinness World Record for the fish with the fewest eggs... 20, spawned over several days. Hmmm, not sure of the validity of that. If GaryE comments maybe he can weigh in there... I tried to keep them once many moons ago, in a small community tank...

Yes. Mine tried for years to kill me with brussel sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower but I was wise to her game, and never ate a fatal dose. :)

You’re confusing Camallanus with Capillaria. Camallanus protrudes from the anus as tiny red worms. It’s Capillaria that causes stringy white poop. I won’t comment much on treatment because that all depends on where you live. In the UK we treat the water and need to do nothing else. We don’t...

If it’s not there anymore it’ll be poop I would say... something it ate that wasn’t very digestible.

They’re not the easiest fish to sex. For me the small one is too young. The big one is female. It has large eyes which means it’s older than it’s size would suggest, and if it was male it would have a much taller, more vertical forehead.

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For the sake of clarity I need to point out that you’re confusing nitrites and nitrates here. :)

Video doesn’t play for me but a broken fin is nothing to worry about. Ropefish need to be kept in a group, like Dojo Loaches. They’re stressed on their own, which is probably why it attacked the new addition.

It’s nitrite that’s making them gasp for oxygen at the surface, for the reason given by Essjay. The store gave you awful advice. You should NEVER add fish to a tank with any measurable nitrite. You absolutely need to change as much water as is necessary to remove all of that nitrite. And get...

There are “tricks of the trade” for certain fish. For Kuhlies, give them half a coconut shell and 99% will be in it at any given time. Then all you do is lift it up quickly and get most of them in the net. :)

I’m always surprised by people who think it’s an imposition to choose the individual fish they want. I always do. Fish shops have huge overheads (electricity, wages) before they even start to make a profit, and if pushed, they’ll always catch the ones you want rather than lose a sale.

Opalines were all the rage in the 70s. I’m still not sure how they differ from Blues, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen one labelled a Cosby. They all look pretty much the same to me.

Yes. Blues, Opalines, Cosbys and Golds are all man-made colour varieties.

Golds and Blues are colour varieties of the Three-Spot Gourami. Males get very territorial.

It’ll probably keep doing it, golds are notoroiously territorial towards other gouramies.

Happy belated official birthday Adorabelle. :)

Really? A foot-long cichlid in a tank that’s 4 foot by 13” ?

Oscars are my favourite soft water cichlid, but your tank could be a great home for any number of small species... Apistogramma, Pelvicachromis (kribs and their relatives), Laetacara, Bolivian Rams... But cichlids would mean a pair, which means breeding if they’re “happy” (I would never keep a...

No, nothing. Obviously this tank needs more than 50% a fortnight. Use the nitrate level to tell you how much you need to change. You need to get it down close to your supply-water level every week. I would be doing at least 50% a week... possibly twice a week. 240 litres is a tiny tank (too...

Scaled or scaleless, it doesn’t really matter. High nitrates are toxic to all fish, and every species has its own tolerance level. Nitrates should literally be kept as low as possible. That’s the main reason we do weekly water changes. Fish that stop eating due to high nitrates often never eat...

Look at S. aureus on PlanetCatfish. It tells you how to differentiate them. It also says S. panamense is not in the hobby.

Synodontis lucipinnis (“dwarf petricola”) needs to be in a group (6+) and in hard water. Shoaling fish in two’s are very likely to be aggressive due to the stress, and these are only ‘peaceful as Synodontis go’ which means likely to not be peaceful towards tiny fish like Otos (which need totally...

Is that 13” wide or 13” high? :)

What are the dimensions of a “55 gallon long”?

Both on iPhone.

Yes I was referring to the picture of the Cardinals, which is why I included that picture in my post. :) I also liked the realistic colours of your Betta picture.

I remember in the 70s you could find domestic Angels as big as large discus. These days they only get to half that size. You don’t need 75g for just a few. Height (water depth) is more important.

The red streaks in the tail fin are probably either septicaemia (blood poisoning), or congested arteries which are a common precursor to finrot. There also seems to be some greying of the edges to the fins(?) which is a sign of finrot. Otos need to be in a group, at least 10-12. :)