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Don't worry puffer_freak, I also get some well dodgy looks when I see Yellow Cow Fish at the local aquarium as I tend to jump around excitedly and make high pitched sounds. Considering how often I have been there you would think I would have gotten over it by now, but they are so bizarre...

Synirr that is great! I am going to carry post it notes with me next time I visit a particular fish shop!!! My guess irridescent sharks.

I wouldn't put a weekend feeder table in as it may just pollute the tank especially if the filter is off due to a power cut. Definately do a water change. Is there any way you can insulate the tank? Maybe with some warm blankets etc so it won't cool down as quickly?

My mam has just called me to say her fish are gasping at the top of her tank and her water is very cloudy. Cloudy usually means a bacterial bloom right? Would this also make the fish gasp for air. It has happened before and she lost several fish who seemed to develop rapid swimbladder...

Wow, what stunning fish! There was me thinking that goldfish were just boring orange things, you have converted me to a goldfish lover!

Looking good, :thumbs: I am going to be giving this a try myself soon. Let us see how they look in the tank!

I'm not an expert by any means but I would try to get hold of some ammonia to cycle with if at all possible. I started cycling with flake food and it smelled very bad! Even though I switched over to ammonia half way through it still took ages to vacuum all the rotting food out when the cycle...

Thanks for the info guys. They are beautiful creatures but I know I am nowhere near experienced enough to keep them. Maybe one day............

While trawling around an LFS the other day I noticed they had something in labelled as a freshwater pipefish. It looked just like a normal pipefish that you would find in a SW tank. They are beautiful fish, but are they really freshwater?

I had to get it over the internet as I have never seen it in any shop. They have it on ebay too but you have to be careful who you buy from and make sure they are reputable. It is fairly pricey stuff so I don't think I would be one of those people who uses it frequently. The link that...

It sounds as though something as affected the bacteria in your filter to cause an ammonia spike. If you used old tank water to wash the filter that should be ok, unless you were a bit over vigorous in your cleaning. Maybe someone else might have some ideas??

How did you clean the filter? Did you use old tank water or tap water? Just trying to establish a cause of this so you know for future reference. Edited for bad spelling.

I just wanted to post to say how great Colloidal Silver is. I finally gave it a shot after a spate of deaths and illness in my tank which nothing else has had any effect on. One of my albino cories has been looking unwell for the past week, hiding away, not eating much, not his usual self at...

I'm not an expert but doing the water change was the right thing. Keep an eye on the ammonia levels and keep doing water changes if it stays up. When you did your change yesterday did you clean the filter? Did you add de-chlorinator?

Do you have a Wilkinsons near you? They do small plastic tanks which work great as hospital tanks and they are cheap too.

That is an amazing idea! :cool: They look so cool, I am definately going to give that a go, although I doubt it will turn out as good as yours. My cories and khulies should love it though. :kana:

I love my MTS's! I got them on purpose in the hopes that they would turn over my sand and eat some of the pond snails that were taking over my tank. They are cute and practical! I've been overfeeding at night recently in the hopes that my new plec will come out of hiding and eat so I have...

I'd be interested if it was anywhere other than London as it would cost a fortune to get there from here on the train.

Thanks! You guys are a mine of useful info!

Are red throated gobies brackish? There isn't much info around on them and it is conflicting. Please enlighten me oh wise ones!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: sorry but that word is hilarious. :lol: :rofl:

JD! Partly cos of the tank size issue and partly cos they look much nicer!

khulie loaches and cory cats both like to be in groups (of at least 3 I would say) so you might want to bear that in mind.

ooooo sounds fun, take pictures to show us if you can!!

Nice Khulies! I've got some black ones but am hoping to get some stripy ones to join the group. I like your big piece of bogwood too!!

Great post reference ninja! Thought I would do my good deed for the day and bump this up as it was right at the bottom. Read it people, read it!!!!!

Yep you can fit one dwarf puffer in there. I know dwarfs are small but I would only put snails in if I was happy to have the puffer eat them, cos I'm sure he will give it a go.

I believe a plant weight is the piece of metal you find wrapped around the bottom of bundles of plants when you buy them from a shop. Also I would stay away from canned food for you fish, it is usually full of preservatives and additives that are not good for fish.

Has anyone had any previous experience with this contraption? Is it any good? Are there any better ones that anyone can recommend? Cheers m'dears

I would say lose one of the schools at least, Personally I'd say the rummy noses because I think Harlequins are one of the most interesting fish! But that is just my opinion.

That is the first Oscar I have seen that I actually think looks attractive! Nice! Great fish and great pics, Bob is a stunner.

Wow! I am incapable of forming anything more coherant than that. Just Wow! :drool:

Just a quick question, do Corydoras Melanistius tend to be sensitive fish? I ask because I recently bought two and lost them both to a swimbladder infection within 4 days. My other fish that I previously had are fine as are the two albino corys that I bought the same day. Could they have had...

I have been told that khulie loaches will eat snail eggs which should prevent them getting out of control. Seems to be true in my case as I have a few ponds snails which frequently seem to be getting jiggy but I hardly ever get new baby snails. :dunno:

I'm sorry for you loss, I just lost one of my Corys tonight and it is a horrible feeling I know.

Thanks I will do. Once again, I appreciate your help even though nothing could be done for her. It meant a lot to know I wasn't entirely on my own.

Its ok she is gone now, she was dead by the time I got to the tank from writing my last post. :-( Now what do I do for the rest of the tank to make sure this doesn't happen to any of the others, I don't want to have to go through another evening like tonight.

The Cory has fallen over on to her side and is just twitching. She isn't going to make it is she? I don't even have any clove oil to euthanise her and I woudn't be able to bring myself to cut her head off or hit her. I have turned the lights off to try and give her some peace. I know people...

Ok I will do. You are a star, I really appreciate your help.

She had come back out and her barbels are definately fine. Her tummy looks very fat, which might be a sign that it is just constipation, or I guess it could be the beginnings of dropsy. She just managed to swim up to the top of the tank and back which is good but she doesn't seem too...