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My swordtails have been behaving oddly, spending a lot of time very still at the bottom of the tank. At first I wondered if the females were being still/quiet to give birth but they are not. Today I found a dead female under a rock, and don't know if the got stuck and died, or if she died of...

Thank you, that is really good news! Should I buy a pair or are they ok individually or in different numbers? Also, are there any of the following that will not cope with 28 degrees or not be compatible with discus: Angelfish, cardinals, kuhli loaches, swordtails, gourami, corys, harlequins...

225l tank, no ammonia or nitrites, and last time nitrates also zero (I was surprised by that). It is heavily planted though. pH 7. I don't know kh, gh or TDS though.

The shells will be great news if you have some snails in there that you want to look after!

I would love to get a couple of discuss, and know that they need warm water, but have heard that they also need RO water. Do they absolutely need RO water, or is a well filtered and heavily planted tank OK? Thanks, Mark

Bump - would appreciate some more thoughts :)

I'm sure you are correct, however I did specifically ask the compatibility question when I bought the kribs in the first place and trusted the advice given, shame it was wrong.....

This is the second time I have been away and come back to a fish disaster with someone else looking after my fish, and was only away for 5 days. The first this was on THIS THREAD and the fish have since had to be euthanised. This time I was only away for 5 days, and came back to a dead algae...

Big one 225l, small one 60l. Big one 225l, small one 60l.

Hi there, I have moved the female to the smaller tank and the male has really calmed down. It's a shame because I love having them together, however the larger tank that the male is in is quite heavily stocked and I was not aware of how territorial and aggressive they can be when I got the...

I would not worry about the Betta, if you can separate him to stop him getting more food for a few days that would be sensible. He should be OK in a nursery tank or net in the main tank for a short period of time if you have one. The male Spiketail Paradise fish that is not eating is a...

Similar principle, I drain the tank syphoning out of the window, then when it is less than half full start adding same temp water from a hose so that it fills and empties at the same time so all water fresh. Then make sure dechlorinator added before filter turned back on!

How big is it?

Hi, firstly make sure you read up about cycling the tank to make sure you don't disappoint Jack with dead fish. Most of the fish you have suggested are compatible, however please be aware that with guppys you need 2 females for each male or only one sex, and make sure that you don't get a...

I would have thought so, you won't need much bacteria for just one fish and it will save it the stress of a fish in cycle which it would have if you did not put it in. Any joy with the keys??

I've been advised that normal life span is 18-24 months for some bettas, although people on here have had them live longer.

paint.net can resize and reduce quality, as can google picassa if that helps

Doesn't sounds like you are doing much wrong, I'd suggest continue with large water changes, and if any fish need treating then put them in a smaller tank so you use less meds and only the sick fish get it. I have used an ice cream tub with plants put in the airing cupboard overnight as an...

Shame, I'd let oldman know so that he can edit the list. Can you get to Kent?

Check this out: http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/150631-list-of-members-willing-to-donate-mature-filter-media-to-newbies/ M

Lots on here: http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/forum/208-lighting-co2-ferts-%26-flow/ M

In order to get my mating kribs away from the other fish of a similar size and bigger, I've put them into my smaller tank. This has meant putting my male betta in the big tank where there are 6 angels. I know that this is not normally a good thing to do, however it is a 225l tank with lots of...

Thank you Mikaila31 , very helpful

Likewise, I don't think I'd be confident about getting rid of the filter altogether, and of course if I did turn it off and realised in a few days that there was an ammonia spike, then the bacteria in the filter would all be dead by that point and I'd have a huge issue of a fully stocked tank...

Bump :)

Hi, Has anyone successfully used soil substrate with a bit of gravel on top (Walstad method)? If you did: What kind of stocking level could you get up to?Did you have any cycling issues?Did you get rid of the filter altogether?If in the UK - what type of soil did you use? I'm thinking of...

Hi there, Kuhli loaches are great and will not add to your bioload much. CAE are NOT a good idea for community tanks at all, once they start to grow up they suck the sides of other fish, remove the slime coat or worse, and they other fish die. I have corys on gravel and they are fine, the...

I've never done it, but would assume that bacteria in the filter that then don't have enough food would die off until the amount of bacteria is correct for the new level of stock. The only issue will be allowing the levels to go back up slowly enough when you add the new fish. If it's only...

I have a pair of kribs and the male is acting as if he is guarding fry every time I add food, except he is guarding the food itself and not letting other fish near it if he can help it. It doesn't matter where in the tank the food is so I don't think it's where eggs may be. He's only been like...

Me too - great antidote to a stressful day

Yes - if you buy some aquarium salt it will say on the packet how much to put in :)

If she looks thinner in the morning and I cannot see any fry then I'll know what's happened then!

Thanks Gilli, that would explain why she didn't do anything in the nursery tank (one of those floating plastic ones with a slotted bottom for fry to fall through). Hopefully if she does give birth directly into the tank then some of them will survive. Do swordtails guard the babies like...

100% can be good, just make sure that the filter is not being immersed into chlorinated water at any point so the bacteria in there is not killed! Not sure about meds, hopefully someone else can advise on that.

Does it really work? My ram was showing same symptoms and was dead the next day - it will need to act pretty quick!

I know that mollies like brackish water, so some aquarium salt may help if not a problem for your other stock.

My female swordtail is looking very bloated and lethargic, and I believe I can see the little white tube. Have had her in the nursery tank for a bit, but no babies...... Could she be pregnant and struggling to give birth (if she is then it's the first time), or is it more likely to be...

Rams and swordtails fine, I also have glass cats with them but not heard of ito?

That is an unusual thing to do. I'd be inclined to put the filter media into the bigger filter and run that in your current tank until cycling is definitely done. When you do upgrade, the water will not help the bacteria in the filter, however using the same water will mean that the fish have...