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Hi,     When I woke up this morning, one of my Pipefish (banded) appeared to be dead - it had arched its body about 4cm above the sand with either end just dug into the sand.   I isolated it this morning for about an hour and it did pick up a bit and was swimming again, so I put it back in the...

The pipefish were from the LFS. During the journey (approx 25 mins), I made sure the temperature in the back of the car was about 25 and put my jacket next to them.   As they were laying still in the bag, it must just have been stress. I got the LFS to check my levels and they were fine. So...

PS in the bag they were still and not moving and when in the tank, they immediately went to lay on the bottom, pretty much remained in those positions then died.

Hi Yes.   Similar to drip method over 1.5h.   I found the other pipefish dead this morning as well.

So,   The days have arrived.   I have had a hermit crab since day 1 after all that was hiding in the rock. Last week 2 crabs went in, a cleaner shrimp and 2 turbo snails.   This evening, the percula clown pair and 2 banded pipefish went in however, by 9.30pm one of the pipefish had died.    ...

Hi Everyone,   Like I say, using the nitrate test from my freshwater kit as the bottles have the same part numbers, it comes up at 5 following a pwc, so I'm pretty sure this one is reading correct especially as the current invertebrates from the donor rock in the tank are thriving!   Certainly...

hmmm.     Seeing that the saltwater kit is newer, I would've thought that is more reliable. I give the nitrate bottle 2 a shake of at least 40 seconds or so and I did this to both bottles I have. Seeing that it reckoned nitrate still increased following a water change, I'm more inclined to say...

I could try asking, but they're also very expensive!     There is apparently already lots of life in the aquarium. Last night I noticed 1 hermit crab, 1 other crab, some kind of clam and a bristle worm.   Seeing that I will have cycled it with donor rock for 1.5 months and inserted prawns to...

Hi,   Basically, to get hold of a good range of marines, they need to be ordered online which therefore, due to shipping costs, means they need to be ordered at once.   Livestock will be: 4 fish, 2 shrimp, 2 hermits, 2 turbo snails     Hence asking the best way to build everything up ready.

Hi,   Yes,   I have got both the API Saltwater and API Reef Master Test Kit and from the looks of the water test results, the RO unit is doing its job perfectly!     I am also making sure I flush it before every use. The RO unit is new and I got some specs from the company who manufacture it for...

Hi,   Perfect. Just the answer I was looking for.   I'm stocking my tank next month, but as the latin name for the zanzibar indicated it was a very close relative to the boxer shrimp, I thought I would check.   I'm looking at getting a zanzibar as they have lovely colours and are more ideal for...

Would a zanzibar shrimp, stenopus zanzibaricus, also have the same problem as the boxer shrimp for cornering fish in a nano reef tank?

Hi Everyone,   I have progressed quite well.   So far my budget stands at:   12kg Live Rock                 £40           (from a friend running one of their tanks down) 12kg Coral Sand               £24           (found in a fish shop!) 8kg Instant Ocean Salt     £26           (3.5kg used...

I'm thinking of moving my remaining fish to a smaller tank in our kitchen and use the larger tank to change to a marine tank. Ultimately a simple marine tank is what I've always wanted to keep and seeing that I can just transfer the fish, the water and the filter, the move should be ok for them...

Ok.   Right thank you everyone for your help.   Payday isnt until the end of the month so I will be hanging around for the 2nd hand bargains. I'll see how close I can get to my original thoughts.

In that case then, I would go for fake only inserts except the rock.     I really would only want a few fish and lots of interesting bottom things are certainly on my agenda!   So, I can price this up:   10kg live rock                 £60                                Can I get away with less...

My ultimate goal would be 5-6 fish with 1 or 2 shrimps and a few turbo snails. I would have some live rock, 1 or 2 anemones but otherwise fake coral inserts. No sump for the meantime. I would not really be looking to develop an entire reef tank.   Basically I don't want anything fancy and just...

I am fully aware of the research I need to do. Like I say at the moment, all I'm trying to do is cost everything up to see if i would even be able to afford it nevermind anything else, then I can move on to the next step and suddenly run out of money half way down the line.   The tank is...

Ok.   How about when it comes to filtration.   In the meantime, if I had a decent amount of rock, coral sand, UV sterilizer (for good measure) and protein skimmer, would this be sufficient without a sump which I can then add a few months down the line?

I just mentioned the blue LED as a cool effect.   I would definitely get an R.O unit because buying the water from a shop costs just as much as buying a system and making it yourself.   As a sump, rock and fish would cost a lot all at once, surely it would be ok to set up the tank with say 10kg...

Yes it's mopani. I was just wondering because the larger piece didn't get any.

Hi eaglesaquarium,   Ignore the reflection, but you can see the white fur on top of the driftwood.   I will look into a UV sterilizer to help.    

Hi Everyone,   I'm thinking with the possibility of starting a marine tank. The tank I have is 115L or 25 UK Gallons with an Eheim external filter and blue LED and fluorescent lighting.   I have read all the warnings, how to care etc etc so I don't really want to be bored with that, but I want...

Ok.   Since last week and doing a 90% water change, no more fish have died. The remaining tuxedo and red wagtail platy have remained healthy and are acting as they always have. The tuxedo has a little silvering where the black changes to yellow, but I understand this is quite normal.   The only...

Hi,   Like I say, there were no other symptoms previously.   Just after I got fish, a dalmatian molly died however, that could have been down to stress, bioload etc etc. A few weeks after, a small black platy lost its tail fin in the filter, so this could have been the breeding ground as it was...

On closer inspection of the angelfish, what was a furry like substance yesterday is now a big scar with scales hanging off. Could this be fish TB or something else?

To reduce stress, should I isolate the angelfish while doing a change?

Unfortunately, it's now spread to the angelfish. It has no balance, cannot keep itself upright and keeps flipping round etc.   Please help. What could this be so I can try and save the last 2 fish?     Thanks, Gary

Hi,   Unfortunately, the deaths have continued and I am now left with 4 fish. Although, with the white spot treatment started on Friday, nothing else has died.   More worryingly however, I have seen on the last remaining angelfish a furry patch around it's side fin which has massively grown...

Hi,   Another 3 fish died today. I called the LFS and they said they haven't had any known issues recently.   In this 3, there was an angel die. The angel has no symptoms or marks on it.   My oldest fish, I can see very initial signs of wight spot however, I think the fish I got 2 weeks ago will...

Hi,   Yep just done a 50%-60% water change.   Luckily I have no cuts.   No fish TB symptoms however, a few of the other barbs have come out of hiding and are covered in white spot. Could this be the cause of death? There weren't really any symptoms yesterday. Luckily I have some ich treatment so...

Hi everyone,   I need desperate help!   In the last few days I had a black molly (no symptoms) and a dalmation molly (kinked spine) die. I got in tonight and there is a further dalmation molly (no symptoms) and 2 five stripe barbs (no symptoms) dead,   What is wrong with my tank?   Water levels...

Right.   That was it. The molly unfortunately passed away within the last hour. Upon inspection of the body, there was no scale loss, there wasn't a solid bump to the hunch and there were no other signs of damage.   I did notice however, a bit of blood on the inner edge of one of its gills.

Hi,   No. no loss of scales or colour.   There are no signs on any other fish in the tank - all behaviour, colour, feeding any excretion is normal.   I honestly don't think it would be fish TB as all other fish are fine. I have read that it is common for some mollies to be born with a curved...

    Hi Eaglesaquarium,   I have done several pwc's since.   I have not seen it poo as it generally has been hiding. In the last 2 days it has gone off its food. It's partner molly is fine, swimming about as normal, feeding etc etc.   Things look like they have taken a turn for the worse for this...

6 banded barbs. 2 angelfish.

Hi,   I was wondering if someone can help.   I would like to know what is wrong with one of my dalmation mollys. It's tail is faced down and it seems to be struggling a little to swim against the flow like it normally does. It has no other symptoms.   My tank is 25 imperial gallons. The tank...