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HELP!!! Can someone reduce this down to a more visual form please. Thanks.

Thanks Alia. To show off-here's our front door. Photo edited-see next page.

Depends what type of filtering you are referring to. If it's to get rid of their waste(solid) and to circulate water the answer is no. If you want to just keep the water clear and fresh,then I would suggest you plant a lot of oxgenators in the water. A well planted pond will act as a biological...

Sorry to have to disagree with your friend fishlips, but I must agree with the majority in this case. ALL fish count in an aquarium, even the humble eel which you never see, but they count. The reason all fish count and not just fish but snails and any other inverts you may have, is that they...

Skiltrip, if in doubt try contacting an internet aquatic store via your search engine and then using their contact us or e-mail us facility. Ask. If they are worth anything at all, they will give you the advice you want and probably look to selling you the product themselves. That's the name of...

To answer your question feline, your water change rule is not a hard and fast one. It is perfectly alright if you miss a couple of weeks. Depending on your stocking(and I don't mean the ones you wear :*) or maybe I do :lol: )levels, anyway you can leave the water unchanged for a month as long...

Lovely photograph. I can tell you're very proud of him-and so you should be. He'll grow up to be a heart breaker.

Close William, It's a Lilac, but the photograph isn't that clear. So you're forgiven. :P :P :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thanks for the helping hand reg. vacation blocks are composed mainly from calcium carbonate(chalk), but it is a neutral buffer in water. For a week or so it's better to get some sort of food rather than none at all. Good advice though regarding the testing of the food dispenser.

I can answer two of your three questions, the third I can't answer because I don't live in the states. So to your answer your first question: I am assuming that you want to know how long the food would last rater than how long the unit lasts! You can purchase them that contain food for 1 week or...

Thanks everybody for your lovely comments, which I have duly passed onto my wife. Like a typical bloke I enjoy the labours of my wife's hard work. Nothing better than coming home after a hard days work,open a bottle of beer or wine and sit and relax with a bar-be smouldering in the background...

If it's a coldwater setup you want then your choice of plants are as vast as tropicals. It depends how you want your plants in your tank. If you want oxgenators or surface floaters or decorative. Most goldfish including Koi will eat your plants. The only thing you can do is have your plants well...

The pond is about 10'X4' William. Loch Awe, spend loads of my summer hols there. We usually stay at the horse stud farm just outside Dalmally. Lovely place. Thanks for the info. mate. I will keep a careful eye on the trout. May have to fish for them and eat them myself!!!! :lol: :lol:

Sorry Bigfish, I know that it's annoying asking a question to a question, but why do you want a CO2 unit? Is your aquarium heavily planted or are your plants suffering in any way? If the answer is no, then you probably don't NEED a CO2 system, you might fancy or like one, but don't need one...

That's a fair comment Allie.

Whoops! Come out bigger than was planned, sorry. :*) :*)

This pond was made entirely of real rocks and stones found locally in our area. (Completed on the date shown)Mrs. Dragon is the gardener in our family. She's has planned, constructed by herself our entire garden which was unused wasteland when we moved here 2 yeas ago. The garden is 100 feet...

As some of you are probably aware, I recently caught some baby minnows,sticklebacks and wild trout for my back garden pond. I have around 50 in this pond(mixed). Due to their new environment where no predators exist, I'm just wondering how long these fish will live for, how big they will get and...

I hope you have a large tank for them. If as CFC says they are in the whale catfish catagory, they will need a large tank as they can get quite skittish, especially when they are adults.

I think clothahump also has a website. PM him and find out.

I gave up years ago treating my tank for things such as flukes, white spot etc. by purchasing an O2zonator. It kills all protozoans dead. It does however have contra-indications, but the long term effect is brill. If you can purchase one I would do so, saves loads of money in meds. in the long term.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

To see neons/cardinals at their best you need to have a shoal. I have 20 in my tank (obviously tank size does matter) they look really stunning when they all turn together. With regards to a fat belly, that maybe due to a bacterial infection in the gut or maybe pregnant or the beginnings of neon...

To answer your question re: nitra-zorb taking in all the bacterial food. The answer I'm gonna give you is going to be debateable. I personally would say no. This is because there will be detritus in the bottom of the tank,in the substrate that nitra-zorb won't take in. Bio-chem zorb/Phos-zorb...

This is Ciclidmaster's field of expertise I should think. As to bottom feeders, you have an array to chose from. It depends what you want of them. If you want scavangers, there's the Cory species, they are always a favorite, or if you want algae eaters, there are the Ottos and smaller Plecs...

Something that may be of use for those of you who want perfect water. I have been using Bio Chem-Zorb,Nitra-Zorb and Phos-Zorb for the last year now with great results. I just place the pouches inside my cannister power filter and forget it for around 10 weeks. (sometimes a bit longer)All my...

Yes just insert the carbon back into the system. etc. etc.

The old adage applies here, If it's not broken, don't fix it. Translating this to your tank-well if the fish are happy and you are not having any problems, why change it? If the fish were in nature, who would move their rocks? It seems that the nirtogen cycle is working properly, so unless you...

Most fish, including Bettas can tolerate minor temp. changes to their environment. When you do a water change or a clean, you obviously don't take hours over it. To equate the water temp. from the tap to the tank, I have a normal thermometer that I dip into the treated tapwater. When I top up...

If things are looking, "normal", I would return the carbon back to the filter and do a water test in a few days to make sure the water parameters are back to normal. Hopefully the fungal spores haven't spread. What is the temp. inyour main tank? 26C or above? The spores would have matured within...

Personally speaking it doesn't matter too greatly if you do a massive water change or not. If the infection is in the water aready there's not much point. Once you put the carbon back into action it'll remove the meds. anyway. I know it's always easy in retrospect, but you should have...

Ditto. In fact we used to go to restaurants that had fish in tanks; B) you selected the one you wanted, and the chef would catch it and cook it for you the way you want. This was all in the time BC (before children) :lol: :lol: now we're just plain broke!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Took the words out of my mouth!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hi bigfish Yes I have used them in the past. They do take about a week to put your order together. If you wish to cancel the order, use their "contact us" section and then ring your credit card company and explain the reason you wish to cancel that transaction. Not advertising or anything, I use...

Cottonwool disease is generally a secodary infection. The primary one probably being an ulcer or a wound due to fighting. If it's on their mouths it could be the result of fighting. You will need a combined bacteracide/fungicide. See your lfs and ask if they can recommend a treatment for...

First of all and this seems a silly question to ask you, but, were the plants you bought from the shop healthy with plenty of roots? Were the plants in a mini pot or were they bound with lead weights? Were there any roots on the plants at all? Basically with any plant aquatic or terrestrial, no...

Putting all the fish in together may have caused a sudden bacterial overload in your new setup. Guppies are usually very hardy and robust fish. The fish may have died either due to disease or stress which is a common error amongst new fishkeepers.To answer your question though, I would suggest...

Most fish recognise their own species irrespective of colouration and/or mutation. Like Les says they should stay together. Fish don't have the same "hang ups" as some of us humans.

1. TESTING. Before introducing any fish into your tank, buy yourself a good water test kit. Ideally it should contain tests for:Ammonia,Nitrates,Nitrites and Ph. Readings, except for the Ph should all read zero before introducing any fish. 2.TEMPERATURE. Make sure that the temp. in the tank is...