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Thank you. Wasn't sure where to post as in my mind this was an emergency I am aware that these cats dont travel well and have asked bristol zoo and a few fish shops for advice. Can you believe one shop told me to flush it as I would never rehome it. Any help is greatly appreciated I will repost...

Hi All, I am having to move house and everything is all going a bit up in the air. Sellers being awkward solicitors that should e shot etc. Anyway the problem I have is this. About 18 months ago I rescued a pangasius catfish from a friend of my girlfriends parents (long...

At the moment they are in a 48x18x15 which I know they will outgrow. Im also aware that I will have to take 2 out when 2 of them pair up. The bit im really not looking forward to is convincing my girlfiend that in about 18 months max that we will need to remove the sofa from the living room so...

I set up an aquarium a while ago with the intention of keeping african cichlids however last week I went to my lfs and there were a tank of baby Oscars. They looked so cute at an inch long that my mind was made up there and then. I bought 4 :D with the intention of breeding them later...

Unless the medication is right it can be a nightmare and go horribly wrong (stating the obvious I know) the best thing to do if you are new to medication is ring the vets, if they are closed there should be an emergency number you can ring they will give you quick advice if you have medication...

Freshwater I would have to choose a red tailed catfish ( I just love those cats ) lazing around and eating when hungry sounds ideal. Marine hmmm lots of choice here but would probably plump for a manta ray and spend my days flying through the sea

It took a few weeks but I had a response today. I will type it verbatim as I dont have a scanner. Dear Mr Hartfield Thank you for your recent email regarding dyeing fish. I can confirm that the Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs has stated that the recently passed animal...

Hello again one and all, Due to work commitments my tank isnt going as rapidly as I like but then patience is a virtue and all that. Right I have set everything up and filled it with water I have a fair few rocks but looking at getting more, my question is more along the lines of aesthetics...

Im 33 and loving it

White spot is endemic in pretty much all fish species (like the herpes virus in humans) and as has already been said only breaks out in times of stress. To continue my anaology this would be when a human gets a cold sore. IMO if you remove the cause of stress then the white spot may clear up...

The black substance and the greyish powder would have been the tin foil (aluminium) foil oxidasing I wouldnt have thought that this would be a good idea in an aquarium. Some old netting and an elastic band would do much better

I had a powercut in Cornwall that lasted 2 days. Most Freshwater fishes will be fine for wellover a week there would be plenty of nutrition in a maturefish tank for the bacteria to last months (Im a microbiologist so I know this to be true). I did have several battery operated airpumps which I...

Im a festival Junkie (at least for rock bands) I love donnington monster of rock (they call it download now but still monsters of rock to me) I have seen both these bands live and can categorically state IMHO opinion that Greenday rule the live performance so I have to go with the greenday vote.

I used to work in a fish shop as a teen (my dream job but it didnt pay too well ho hum), when the stockist recieves a delivery they usually come in bags in a large polystyrene box. We used to have lots of these kicking around backstore,Im sure if you asked nicely the shopkeeper would give you...

I have just returned to fish keeping after a long absence and was appalled to see that this practice was stillcontinuing. I have copied and pasted the email (It may be a little late but we must keep trying). As an aside I was asked to leave a Pet shop this morning when I calmly told a parent...

Im a beginner when it comes to cichlids but I do know equipment. I dont like external filters simply because when i had one it leaked on night and emptied my aquarium (it was a good make too)

No it never leaves once an addict always an addict :good: But this is the sort of advice I was after thank you for your replies Im a water scientist (specialising in microbiology)so testing and quality shouldnt be an issue. I am going to be using sand mainly because I like the look of it...

Hi All Im not what you would call a newbie fish keeper but I am a little out of practice. Ikept 17 fishtanks going when I was 14-21 then had to close them all down when i went to uni (im now 33 btw). Right im now reasonably settled so the liungering love of fish has been filtering...