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The prolapsed anus is usually an indication of internal bacterial or protozoan infection. For this, the whole tank should be treated as all fish are likely to be infected, and be careful as some medications kill the filter. I've never had to treat these myself, so cannot recommend any specific...

It's nothing as special as it's made out to be (at least from the point of view of someone who is not that into marine, as the marine section is relatively impressive compared to most LFS)… but maybe I'm biased because one of the times that I got fish there, the fish came with a virus that wiped...

Glass catfish (Kryptopterus minor, K. macrocephalus and Ompok eugeneiatus) are all diurnal, not nocturnal. They will be hiding most of the time because the tank is too exposed, too bright or because the tankmates are too active.

Naturally, but the more important part of that is that you do realise what the mistakes were and will not make them again. If you move *all* the old media into the new filter, or move the old filter into the new tank, then you can move the fish immediately (if the water parameters are...

Should be fine, in the mean time, you can figure out what the hardnesses are and how to interpret them ;) The hardness is actually really useful because the KH indicates whether you are likely to have a pH crash or not, and GH is the general hardness, so it helps you pick the right fish for your...

Great, it's definitely a step up from a 2.5 ft. Why did you decide to properly cycle instead of moving over the filter media into the new filter? That's what we like to hear :) Ouch, ouch, ouch! I'll go through them one by one for you… * 1 molly - apart from balloon mollies being one of the...

It's not the full kit that you ordered, it's just the ones that API call "master test kit" ;) The description in that auction says: "Contains test kits for pH, High Range pH, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate.". The two most important kits are ammonia and nitrite, the next two important ones are GH...

I occasionally pass through Cambridgeshire on my way to Oxford, so collection is possible, otherwise there are some couriers which are relatively cheap!

Great :good: if you have any specific questions, just let us know :)

As long as this is an adult, it would be female. Not having seen juvenile males, this is also what I'd expect them to look like.

…and this is the other half: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/API-Freshwater-GH-KH-Test-Kit-/260550776897?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item3caa095841

As long as you move all the media from the existing filter to the new filter, you should not have any problems at all, but it will still be worth keeping a close eye on water parameters for the next few weeks. Before moving, make sure that the temperatures are the same in both tanks and that it...

That tank is really not big enough for the platys or any remotely reasonable stocking (in terms of length and surface area), so since you have a bigger tank, I recommend that you just move the fish and the filter media into the bigger tank and be done with it. Even if you got a more powerful...

If you're slightly on a budget, then an API master test kit and the "GH and KH" kit set will cover you, both together should come to around 30 pounds or so. If you don't have a budget limit, apparently Salifert kits are better, but they really are considerably more expensive per test.

I might be interested in your Edge, in that case, can you let me know how much it will be when it's ready for sale? Did you mean the Fluval Roma? The 60*35 cm bottom area means that in terms of biggest fish it will take about the same as a 60*30 cm 60 litre tank, but the extra 30 litres are...

For a few seconds there I thought that this was a joke, you know when someone writes something completely absurd, making fun of some really irresponsible people. Switch the lights off and leave then off for a week. Then put them on an electronic timer to be on for 6 hours per day. If you are...

Plant: Anubias saggitte Quantity for sale: 1 Sales price: £3.75 Plant: Anubias ondulatus Quantity for sale: 1 Sales price: £3.75 Delivery or collection: either Postage & packaging: £2.90 (£2.70 stamp + packaging) Payment methods: Bank transfer, Postal Order, Paypal and Google Checkout (buyer...

I felt the same way as you, when I decided to try an undergravel filter a few years ago for the fun of it just because I had a spare tank that had some with one. If the undergravel is still running, it is likely to contain a considerable proportion of bacteria, so I recommend that instead of...

Depends on the dimensions. For Corys, I would want the tank to be at least 60 cm long, so 60*30*28 cm tank would tank take 10 dwarf Corys (I would not want to put larger Corys into anything that small at all!). Since that's really borderline with a "standard" 60 litre, 60 cm tank, then I'd just...

What are the tank dimensions (length, hight, depth)? What are the water type parameters in your existing tank? These are pH, KH and GH. If you do not know the latter two for the existing tank and cannot get them measured, then look up the tap water hardness on the report that you can get from...

While most people prefer to kill off any deformed fry, I chose to let them live out their lives with others of their own species and sex, and make sure that they never breed. Alternatively, I give them away for free to those who I know will be responsible enough to never keep it with anything...

Yes, deformities are common and can be caused by inbreeding or poor water quality, but it does not sound like this fry is deformed, only stunted. I recommend that you catch it in a net and look at it closer to see what exactly the problem is. The fins that are on the sides are called pectoral fins.

Have you done any research at all yet? If not, go spend a few hours reading about them as we're not here to do it for you. From personal experience, a 2.5*1*1 ft tank will only take one pair, as they are quite territorial. The best thing to do is to buy a pair (this does not mean a random male...

Double post, reply at http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/399880-new-tank/

Females have less colour, rounded dorsal, standard length rays on dorsal, darker lateral line markings and are smaller than males.

I have also seen this type of thing happen after the fish were exposed to non-fatal, but harmful amounts of ammonia, it usually happens a few months to a few year later.

6 more black widdows, 5 more neons, 8 more albino corys of the same species as you already have, 9 more peppered corys, probably -1 algae eater (depending on what it is, the common name "algae eater" usually means it is something which no one would buy if they really knew what it was) and 5 more...

It's good that they're feeding fine now. It sounds like you have increased the number of loaches, are you planning to upgrade the tank?

I recommend that you add a plain background of your choice (I prefer black). For planting, I prefer to have more substrate at the back than the front, although it is quite difficult to plant anything into substrate that's less than 1" at the front. Fish wise, my vote goes towards Characidae...

You're thinking along the right lines there :good: The final decision on whether to raise them in a dedicated tank or in the community tank is for you to make. Keep in mind that from now on, the female(s) can breed as often as once every 4-6 weeks.

Plecos do not eat their own young; pleco males protect their young. Separating the eggs from the male is more likely to result in the eggs dying because you do not have the experience in removing the eggs and raising them artificially, which is quite difficult, as far as breeding goes. It is...

1. Elodea or Egeria sp. 2. Myriophyllum aquaticum 3. Bacopa caroliniana 4. Vallisneria asiatica 5. Pogostemon helferi

I would say that it would be moderately dangerous to remove the male to him and quite dangerous to the eggs. Why do you want to remove him at all?

If you're still looking for a tank after that sells, then a standard rectangular one will give you most options for fish, but if it doesn't sell, you could always use it as a fry tank for guppies. The following: The tank is H 43l*39w*33d cm Mollies and guppies are hardwater fish, tetras are...

If you want to raise them in a different tank, now is the perfect time to move them as it will be almost impossible after they hatch. Just lift the whole came out (I usually place a clean iceream tub in the tank, place the cave in that, then lift that out), including the male, and move it to a...

That's the perfect place for him to be. Why would it have mattered had you known that they were of a different sex? If you have only one cave, then your fish are very lucky that they are not both males, or one would have long since gotten beaten up. A good rule of thumb for bristlenoses is one...

Hi Michael, welcome to the forum. The biOrb can be salvaged, and the existing filter is fine if you set it up exactly as instructions say (use the correct filter materials and no substrate), but it will not take many fish and will not take a particularly large variety of fish. I strongly...

Adult females do have some bristles, and are usually the same size as juvenile males that have not yet fully grown their bristles. Best advice is "leave him alone" :) Where are the eggs?

…and stunted, which can lead to health problems. Although it's good experience to do a fishless cycle first time, as it forces one to learn about the nitrogen cycle and gives a "cooling off" period for the final decision on stocking :good:

That sounds great! Some type of bio-media? In case you haven't gotten that far yet, I took out the carbon and stuffed that bit full of bio-media, I recommend that you do the same as more surface area is good, and the carbon would otherwise need replacing every few days to every few weeks!