Search results

18 months ago, I bought 2 fish sold as dwarf Pangasius. I have since found out, thanks to these forums, that they are African 3 stripe glass fish. I noticed that on the title to this forum it mentions glass fish. Does that include my fish? I would hate to part with them, and they are doing...

Hello. I am no expert, and dont know if treatments are bad for plants. But i had your problem last year, and used one dose of Filter Aid, and my tank was clear in about 4 hours. Wait for a pro to comment though, before you try it! :)

Hello All, I have 3 2ft tanks, and a new 4ft that is currently doing a fishless cycle. I am a complete novice with plants. I should probably mention at this point that my house plants never look as though they are thriving! I have only ever bought one aquatic plant in the past, and this resulted...

Hello. I always bury mine near my roses. All water changes go on the garden too. The plants are thriving and I feel it's a good thing to do, especially as our area is on a water shortage at the moment. :)

That's a shame. Best of luck to you. x

Hello there. Do you live any where near west sussex? I have a 2 ft tank you could borrow.

Thanks. It's great having knowledgable people out there, as I have no faith in my local fish shops. When I first started out I was sold fish under a name that didn't exist, and assumed they knew what they were talking about. They even once advised me to buy a fluval 3 for a 2 foot tank, and it...

Many thanks for your reply. Would you advise waiting to add ammonia until the problem is sorted? I was going to add it straight away thinking it shouldn't make a difference, but decided to ask first! Thanks again.

Hello. You guys have corrupted me, and I bought a 4ft tank yesterday. My 2ft isn't over stocked or anything, I just wanted an upgrade. So I have all the time in the world to do a fishless cycle and get things right. I washed the gravel, but apparently not enough. It went very cloudy. I've got...

Sorry, but according to my book, and a PFK article, danios can be kept in temperate tanks. Also, both my local aquatic outlets sell them in both the cold water and tropical sections.

No heater, it's my cold tank. 80 litres. 2 weather loaches and 5 danios. They are in a corner with no direct sunlight. They get 11 hours a day with the light on. Has been fine for 18 months, but not now. My 2 tropical tanks are fine. Just this one.

I know that light has an effect on algae. Does heat? These past couple of weeks I've had some appearing,and wondered if it was down to temperature rise? Thanks.

Many thanks. I wasn't sure about ice at first. I knew i'd have to use de-chlorinator, and didn't know if freezing it would change it's properties. Why it didn't occur to me to use the frozen bottle idea, I don't know. Maybe the heat has fried my brain! Thank you. x

Hello. Having a fan on my tanks doesn't seem to be helping. They're not in the sun, but i have a hot house! I've changed the light cycle, so they're on more in the evening. Should i do a small water change each day, or will this stress them more? I'm worried about the tropical tanks as well...

Don't get serpae tetras! Mine were nippier than tiger barbs!

I have 2 Praecox rainbows with a plec and they get on fine. My son has rainbows in with his corys and Gouramis and there are no problems there either. I am no fishy expert though! Good luck.

EUREKA!!!! My apoligies to CFC, they didn't look like the picture. But after looking at the other link, they look rather like the 3 striped African Glass Catfish. (pareutropius buffei). Many thanks. Shall now go and research them some more. It's a shame I can't inform the shop of their error...

I'll try. Here goes. Forgive lack of correct terms. They are pretty much the same width all the way along, apart from a slightly wider bit in the middle. They have 3 silver stripes and 3 black. Bellies are silver as are their mouths. They have 8 whiskers, i think. If you get close up, they...

Thanks for trying, but it's definately not them. Though i have to say they looked quite cute. I may have to invest in a digital camera! x

Hello people. I've had some fish for about 18 months, and a computer for a couple of weeks. I decided to brave the internet to gather extra info on my fish. When i got them, they were sold as Dwarf Pangasius Catfish. Think I spelt that right. I have never seen them in shops since, the shop cant...

Thanks for the replies. I have applied 2 melafix treatments so far. The other fish seem ok at the moment, and the affected molly's eye looks a bit less swollen, though not healed perfectly yet. This was a very drastic situation for me. I'm a nurse, but have always felt a bit squemish where eyes...

Thankyou. This forum is great! xx

Forgot (sorry). Tank holds 100 litres. Before you have kittens, it's a small plec!

Thanks for answering. Can't test water now as kit empty, but all was well 2 weeks ago. I usually test monthly. The only thing i sometimes have trouble with is a trace of nitrite. Was ok this time though. The eye looks exactly like the pictures of pop eye. But only one eye. Never had problems...

Please can anyone help? I have an established tank with a plec, 2 praecox, 2 dwarf pangasus catfish, 4 serpae, some cardinals and a molly. My molly has one popping out eye. My book suggests injury as only one eye is affected and the other fish are fine. I'm new to internet, but the few sites...