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Found this attached to the glass of my tank, wrapped in a bit of leaf. Any ideas?

We went into a lfs this weekend and were looking at some lovely guppies. We asked about them, and were told that our dwarf gourami would eat them. He doesn't bother our neons or phantom tetras. I thought the rtbs would be more of a problem, but he behaves himself as well. Any thoughts would...

yeah, the holes are getting clogged. Think i'll try boiling it next time. Thanks, appreciate the help! :thumbs:

I have made a bubble wall out of a simple piece of plastic tubing, which works fine for a week or two, but then it will slowly let out less and less bubbles. The pump is strong enough, so i don't know why it keeps clogging up. The only way to get it going again is to re-hole it with a needle...

Glad to hear your puppy is feeling better! :D They're lovely at that age - v.mischievous! Hope he stays well :thumbs:

Thanks dragonslair - i've got some nutrafin plant gro liquid that it says to put in weekly. The tank has about 12 hours light a day, with a special plant-growing bulb in it (this came with the tank), and one for making the fish look nice. Will i need 2 plant ones, or will this be ok? I've a...

Thanks guys! Would one bristlenose be ok on their own? I'm a bit worried about overstocking. Thats life, graham! :lol: What sort are they? No sailfin then val! (writes in notebook) How big is your tank, dragonslair? Sounds good! Pictus sound good, but i really want a pleco (maybe its just...

I'll try and get some pics soon, but the mother-in-law has borrowed the cam for their holidays. I couldn't tell you the plants exactly - no names at the lfs. There is some type of grass i think, a tall broad leaf one, shorter one with distinct white edges, a short one with large leaves, one...

Was at the lfs and saw a beautifully planted tank, so i thought that i'd take the plunge. At the moment, the tank looks great. Hope this continues! Not much else to say, i was just really impressed with the difference the real plants made! :D

I always admire the plecos in the local store, mumbling that one day when i can afford a huge tank, i'll get one! I was just wandering if there are any that would happily live in my tank (below). I've seen an angelicus pleco that gets to 4". Would one of these be ok & are they available in most...

Would've loved to have seen that! :lol:

Allt the best with the corys - they're great fishies! 8)

Update: exchanged the pearls for 2 dwarf - 1 is light blue, the other orange/red. They've been in for a while now and are showing no signs of nastyness. Hope it stays that way! Impur, thanks for info - didn't know they could handle themselves that well! Teknikz, sorry to hear about your...

Hello! I think the behaviour is fairly normal. I'm only new at this too, so maybe others could help more. I think they like some company of their own kind. When i got some friends for my peppered cory, he seemed to be much happier. They're still nuts though! Oh, and afterthought, do you have a...

Thanks guys. I think i'm going to go for a couple of dwarf gouramis. The lfs has a couple of really nice ones in - one is blue, the other red. Should i try to get a male & female tho? Forgot to say, the pearls have also attacked and killed an african dwarf frog in my absence about a week ago...

Cheers Dolphin! :lol:

My 2 pearl gouramis are terrorising my tank. 2 of my neons have lost a fin, and the phantom tetras are being chased and fin nipped constantly by them. I talked to the lfs and they said that i could exchange them. I was thinking of getting dwarf gouramis. Would i be creating the same situation...

Heh, sorry. Just meant that its good to have a bit of a rant than bottle things up. The elderly driver ref was going back to tanked - i got moderately injured by one a while ago. The dustbin (Garbage) men thing was just a problem that we'd been having lately and i felt like telling someone...

Done that for you mate.

Very funny, folks! :lol: Its good to get it all off your chest.... and don't talk to me about elderly drivers, i missed a whole footy season through being ran into by one who was trying to open a flask of coffee while driving! Don't even start me on bin men - i have to literally put the bin...

Can i have her? :D I love dogs! :thumbs:

Tamworth, UK. I'm originally from a tiny village in Lincolnshire.

He's stunning! Don't know if you remember, but i was trying to get the sex of my two, who were fighting. This pic makes me think mine are females. Hope my fishies stay in good form like him!

For what its worth, here are pics of my tank. all plants are fake. I'll find out the make tomorrow for you. Pics

Will do, i'm on it! Thanks again.

Cool, cheers cat fish! :thumbs: Sorry to keep following with questions, but do you know of any good, safe sites where i could order one from?

Hello, I was wandering if there is anywhere in the uk (specifically W.Mids) where i could lay my hands on, say, a penguin biowheel. I have done a lot of reading, and am looking to add to my current filter, as it doesn't seem to be enough. They seem cheap enough, but i can only find them in us...

Thanks Tanked. I'll see what the lfs has in tomorrow, as my freebie food is only small. I'm learning something new everyday with this hobby! Fantastic.

Cheers Eddie, thats fantastic. :D Had a look at the tropica site, it must take a lot of experience to get to know all the types! Think i'll go to the lfs and see if they've got either the Riccia fluitans or Hydrocotyle leucocephala in (who thinks of these names?) Oh, the tank came with some...

In the tank set up below, i was thinking of adding a couple of real plants to my tank. My question is are there any floating plants, for the surface Do i need any extra nutrients, i presume that these dont need to be rooted to the bottom. I have plenty of plastic plants, and thought i'd...

Put in a pic of a gourami - if anyone could help with the sexing of it, i would be grateful. (sorry about poor quality, they won't keep still!

Um, don't really know, Pebbles, bought them a couple of weeks ago. If it's any help, they're about 5cm long.Pics

Been doing some reading and head scratching. Think its 2 females.? The dorsal fin is rounded on both, quite short, the orangeness is on the front of the anal fin, and not so much up the sides of its belly. oh, and the belly are quite rounded. Other than that, i don't know. Been trying to get...

Going on the anal fins, i've 2 females! :unsure: Would that account for the their behaviour? Should i get a rugged male to take their minds off each other?

Oops, posted twice! Cool, sounds like a good excuse to get more fish! :thumbs: Theres a pic of the two in a post called my humble tank in members pics, but i don't know how to link it. don't know if it would help in sexing the two?

Uh, don't really know. They both have orange bellies, so i think they're male.

Uh, don't really know. They both have orange bellies, so i think they're male.

I have 2 pearl gourami, and recently i've noticed a bit of 'bullying'. One of them, usually at feeding time chases the other away from the food. When he does this, the other goes into the corner and lays on its side on the gravel until the other goes away. He does get something to eat, but very...