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hi all just got back from lfs and wouldnt you know didnt have any but found out that they get them of a local breeder so not sure to wait and see what comes in or take a ride out tomorrow and see what the others have howard

thank you all for your advice am about to take a trip to the lfs so i shall what he has in and go from will let you know the out come thanks again howard

thanks for that joel has given me something to think about i only have the one tank and am unable to get another as i have my first child on the way so with that i take it it is inadvisable to have a go at breeding. so if i just 2 from lfs would they be ok?

thanks for that kathy what sort of illnesses did they get and were they easy to treat cheers howard

hi all as it says im thinking of getting some angels so just want to know is tank high enough 48lx18hx15d will they eat my tetras see sig and anyone how to sex as i would a pair and which ones are the nicest i did read the pinned section but didnt find what i was looking for so any comments...

heres a pic the one the back corner which was taken about 2 week ago since then it has nearly doubled in size im not really bothered on what type just would like a nice red one which is easily maintained and to just break up the green

cheers all for your responses but i went to pier aquatics in wigan and they had a load in so i picked up 5 for a fiver happy as larry they are in their new home lovely looking creatures and all

cheers sam no wouldnt do a daft thing like that, so if i get rid of it would you be able to tell of a nice red plant to go into my tank. also som good foreground if you wouldnt mind cheers howard

cheers sam yeah i think its the right one. really never even knew would i be best getting rid of it? cheers howard

looks great :thumbs:

hi all just want some advice on pruning i have some elodea and mygriophyllum matogrossense (i think thats how you spell it) just want tips on pruning and replanting cheers howard

cheers for that moray yes they have a few places to hide. Why are small fish a threat when their shredding?

hi radar in my book he is down as a suckermouth catfish but i think he is just a common was going to get rid as i know he gets quite large but everytime i mention it my gf moans cause she loves him to death i purchased 4 amano the other day got them quite large thinking they should do better...

cheers bigc might give them a go have you used them before if so what are they like

ok thanks for all that guys i think im more confused than ever i dont think ill going the ei route i think i will just stay as i am i have my routine and working nights is a bit of a pain i think ill just get some otos to sort my algae out i changed back to i think the smallest gravel you can...

hit the nail right on the head there jayjay with the dwarf puffer gf likes them so i might go for that any chance on some info on them cheers howard

cheers all for that i think out of them all wigans about the closest so shall go see them this week thanks again howard

cheers for that sam so its bigger than i thought so do the reflectors add to the wpg?or do do you just go off the tubes and if i wanted more wpg what tubes would you suggest? cheers howard

cheers benzonar

any ideas what i could do with this size tank 24"x8"x9" no lighting with though as yet cheers howard

ok things i want to know ok i have a 48"x15"x18" tank on the volume calculator on this site it works out as 39 gallons is that uk or us now i have started on a planted tank i am running 2 38 watt fluros with reflectors (not sure how much of a difference it makes) but i think i worked it out...

well i was speaking to one chap in maidenhead he said they are always on thier lists but they never come in i might give pier a try later in the week yes nottingham a tad to far im afraid breezer i will find some somewhere cheers all howard

thank you all have been keeping an eye out for more sterbais but not seen any as yet but will wait

no tbh forgot about that one cheers pinky

hi all since redoing my tank to a planted tank im after an algae eater i had a plec which decimated my amazon swords so i am after a couple of ottos have been to a couple of my lfs's but to no avail does anyone know where i can get hold of some cheers howard

couple of new pics

hi all i am thinking of getting some amano for my 40 gal have been reading up on them and just wondering if they would survive with my current fish stock i am looking to get rid of my goldens and maybe my rams but would they be ok with them as i dont want them to be fish food cheers howard

yeah i knew they merged but wasnt 100% on what they were called what do you follow aussie rules? cricket?or football now they got there first win in a world cup lol

what a fantastic looking fish :good:

just thought id show you mine been in there about 2 months has grown quite a bit but am trying to come up with something else other than just tied to some slate something intresting but dont know yet

a good ways from where i was how are the st george steelers??? getting on?

yes im quite a fan of them myself have called them larry mo and curly cause they keep me amused for hours was thinking of getting 3 more dunno yet

cheers mike will try where in oz are you lived there myself for 22 years near the blue mountains in sydney

cheers rob i will be adding a plec sometime this week so hopefully he will clear it thanks again howard

i need light as i have a planted tank cheers anyway

i recently redid this tank as i want to go the planted way so changed from sand to gravel added some laterite co2 and some more wood i think im happy with the way its turned out so any comments or critisisms welcome as im a beginner to the whole planted tank so tell me what you think more pics...

yes i know just been doing some redecorating gave it a bit of a scrud but dosent seem to come off hopefully post pic a bit later

sorry no pics at the mo camera flat i bought this wood a good 5 weeks before i did the tank and was soaking the whole time though i did notice that it was still leeching after soaking for that amount of time i was changing the water every other day but dont know why it was still releasing the...

hi all have posted this in tropical chit chat but thought id ask here also i recently redid my my tank as i want to go for the planted tank so have added more wood and plants the thing is ive added a piece of mopani and it seems to be getting like a white fur on it what is it is it a type of...

hi all i recently changed my tank back to gravel from sand and did a complete refurb on it i added more wood and plants but the last couple of days i have noticed like a white fur growing on one piece of my mopani does anyone know what this is and how to get rid of it cheers howard