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What are the dimensions of the tank? It looks a bit on the short side for 2 female cacatuoides (so might be better to go for only one). With this attitude, you should not go anywhere near Apistogramma or any other fish for that matter. Just because the Danios could survive the ammonia and...

I have approx. two buckets of water lettuce + whatever was tangled up in it going for free. In other words, you will get at least one fishbag of water lettuce. Plants range from a few millimetre up to 17+ cm in size. Two strings attached: you have to pay £3.00 for P&P and I have to send them off...

Yes, although I would only wait up to 4 days before trying another treatment because many medications are harmful to the fish to some extent as well as to whatever they are treating against, so there will come a point when the fish is too weak to survive a treatment. I prefer to use eSHa 2000...

Unless you had a sample of it tested in a lab, you cannot be sure that your fish has specifically Saprolegnia and not some other type of fungus/mould. I recommend eSHa 2000 as it is very effective against all infections and it is likely that there is more than one here. It is relatively readily...

Increase the lemon tetras to 10, increase the Corys to at least 6 and ideally more, increase the Danio roseus (rosy danio) to at least 8-10. All those species are schooling and benefit from larger groups. What are the dimensions of the tank? I'd probably not keep the Danios in there as they need...

That stock looks much better. It may be a better idea to go for 2m 4f or 3m 3f Bolivians because if you add a new one without changing the tank, it may not be accepted into the existing packing order, depending on the sex of the existing fish (if you have 3m, you will have problems and should...

In the wild, rapid fluctuations like that only happen in the downwards direction as there are no sources of hot water, but rain is often cold. :rolleyes:

Spot on! :good:

The shop which advised you to do water changes once every three weeks is incorrect on both the advising count and the explanation. Over time, the tank water parameters will drift from the tap water parameters. A slow change in these is not harmful to the fish, but a large and fast change is...

I have the ArcTank 60 litre and it is a nice little tank, but it is not suitable for medium to large community fish (in other words, for most fish that one will normally come across at an LFS). If you tell us which species you want to keep, we can tell you if the Arc Tank is big enough. If you...

How so? It would be worth updating the list before we continue as new stocking depends on existing stock :) Is the following list current? * 1 pearl gourami * 4 hatchets (which species?) * 2 platys * 4 harlequin rasboras * 2 tiger barbs * bristlenose pleco If it is, then keeping only two tiger...

Sorry, misread about the volume, as you mentioned two; it makes little difference that your filter is rated for a larger tank because it does not add that much volume or surface area to the total. It would have made a bit of a difference if it was rated for a tank that was say… double the...

Serpae tetras are nippy, but mainly when kept in smaller groups (like 6), I have found them to be fine when in groups of 10+, which is a good number to aim for anyway because they are a schooling species. The Corys and tetras should all ideally be kept in groups of 10-15+ per species, and at...

How long is your tank? Gouramis are relatively territorial, so you might not be able to add any more unless the tank is long enough, in which case I recommend that you increase your pearl gourami numbers to 1m 2f. But before you add any more gouramis, you should increase the hatchet to at...

What are the dimensions of your tank? Half my point was that it is not possible to say that this or that fish fits into a 5 gallon tank without knowing the dimensions of the 5 gallon tank. A 40*25*20 cm 5 gallon will take quite different fish from a 30*25*25 cm 5 gallon, which is again very...

No, that is not correct: it is possible to keep them in a 30*25*25 cm tank (which happens to be 5 gallons), but it is a bad idea to keep them in a shorter tank (which can also be a 5 gallon) because they are moderately active and need the space to swim. As I said previously, my own experience is...

Pseudomugil gertrudae? I used to keep them: they're not picky about anything, so easy to care for. I kept them in a 1 ft and a 4 ft tank, but I think that they would do better in a 1.5-2 ft tank. I strongly recommend a mixed-sex group of at least 10 individuals. The following page pretty much...

Since you are getting rid of the old tank, just transfer the old media into the new filter at the same time as moving the fish. The bacteria are mostly in the filter, not the water or decor. Do transfer the water though as your tap water is likely to have different parameters to the old tank...

+1. If you have a Betta splendens, then there will not be enough space left for a school or shoal, and I cannot think of any fish right now that is compatible with a Betta in a small tank and does not need to be kept in a school. If you want a B. splendens, it would most likely have to be on its...

Add another 3-4 ppm of ammonia; once you get double 0s (0 ppm ammonia and 0 ppm nitrite), add again and keep going until you are getting double 0s 12 hours after you add ammonia for 7 days in a row (this is called the qualifying week), to make sure that your filter bacteria are stable. Do any...

I would chose a smaller species as they are pretty active and do grow quite large. Also, with 10+ Corys, a tank that size will look quite crowded, which I do not like. I have 10 C. sterbai in a 4.5*2 ft tank, which they rather enjoy, but I would say that they are too active for a 3*1 ft tank...

10-15+, as will all Corys and most schooling fish. What is the length and depth (front to back)? It sounds like a relatively short tank, given the area, in which case sterbai Corys might not be suitable. That's the SL, TL is longer. No, they don't care about such things. They like sand and...

I think that it's been like that for at least a year now. I, for one, am glad that it is not advertised. Most loaches have pretty similar behaviour and all appreciate their space :) I'd prefer to have Corys on sand, and same goes for any Erethistes (Hara). From what I understand, Otos mainly...

I buy every Anubias with a funny name that I see, and this is one of my newest species. When I first got it, I wasn't able to find much information about it other than at http://www.aquaplant.nl/cmm/catalogus/frontend/aquaplant/catalogus_view.php?artikel_id=1889&lang=nl and my personal...

+1, make sure to know how to tell them apart from harlequins and hengeli

Not really much benefit to a UG filter; if you do not use it, then you really should remove the tray. If you get rid of the UG filter, keep in mind that you should fish-less cycle to start with to top off bacteria numbers. If you are upgrading the 50 litre to the 4 ft, then you should be able to...

Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki would not work (and I do not know of any loach that would, I used to have Yunnanilus sp. 'rosy' in a 60*30 cm tank, which are the smallest ones that I know of and I would not want to try them in a smaller tank as they are quite active) and clown plecos would not...

All in the first post!

(Some punctuation would be appreciated! ;) ) Most livebearers are relatively aggressive and social fish, which is why it is generally a good idea to keep them in larger groups (I recommend 5+), so that any aggression is spread. Surpisingly enough, it is often the old females which actually end...

Sent! They should be with you tomorrow :)

They approximately double once every 1.5 days. Most external filters for the same volume tank have about the same media space, so you should not have anything to worry about. The potential scenarios are either that your should be able to fill the whole filter with old media and have some new...

This does ignore the problem of chloramine, which in high enough concentrations can do the filter in.

I'd feed infusoria (equivalent to liquid food, I think). Then move onto decapsulated brine shrimp eggs (I've given up on the messy hatchery business), spirulina, powdered prepared foods. Then live foods, prepared foods and freeze dried blackworm.

They should know what espei rasboras are, but you should also make sure you know how to tell the difference from harlequins and hengeli as both of those get bigger. I'd get 5, wait two weeks, then another 5. Also, do you know how to drip acclimatise? If not, learn. Thanks for the warning about...

Stocking wise, rummy noses are out of the question and I would not keep panda Corys in a 60 cm tank either. Otos do best in groups of 6+. Sparking gouramis are apparently not a good idea in a small tank as they will fight, although I found them to be great in a 4 ft tank (and they appreciate...

You know, I started reading that bottom up and thought "wow, someone actually posted all the relevant info for a change!" ;) The water is hard, but it's nothing to worry about in the long term. Mine was actually harder in the last house. With time, you will be more able to keep soft water fish...

Got it, you should have an email shortly

Not if the above is taken. I do have one A. saggitte and one A. ondulatus if you are interested in those instead? A. saggitte is a bit smaller than A. barteri var. nana and A ondulatus is slightly bigger.

I have one very large plant, it's at least 15 cm and looked more like 16-17 cm. It is only available until the end of today as I am clearing out the tank before a long weekend away.

Hi, someone else got back to me first about one of the plants, but you can have the second large one and another smaller one for 3.00, if you like. I will PM you my details. Edit: I cannot PM you because you have under 10 posts. Please increase your post count or post your email address.