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Well I wasn't expecting that . :no: I am normally pretty good with the cleaning regime , and I have always had doubts about whether an external filter is better than an undergravel one . When I moved my tank I nearly installed an undergravel but was advised not to because of the reasonable...

I have a 5 foot tank and with general community fish , i.e. neons , swordtails , mollies , corydors , etc , and 13inch plec . I was cleaning the gravel and doing a water change today and as I was disturbing the gravel gas was escaping , it definitely is not gravel going up the tube . I have a...

My friend accoss the road asked me to look at one of the fish in one of his two ponds . The attached pictures tell you of my horror . The green stuff looks almost like a moss . There maybe two or three more fish in the same sort of trouble . I know this for tropicals , but I have had great...

Thanks for the responses . Both methods are clear to me . I had not thought about the filters bacteria dying slowly though . I knew I would have a problem with cycling the tanks , but it was more a question of time . I think I should be alright though . :good:

I am moving house in about six weeks and was wondering how to move the fish and plants . I have access to a 2ft tank and a 3ft tank which are empty at the moment . The question is how to do what and when ? The house we are moving to will be empty for a couple of weeks before we get there if that...

On Monday last I awoke , went downstairs and peered into the tank only to see some frantic goings on . It was almost like they had just been fed but obviously hadn't . On investigation I thought a Silver Molly may be giving birth , so I caught her and put her into a breeding trap . 2 or 3...

I posted a question in the beginners section the other day and wanted to add a couple of pictures to help explain . Before this website was upgraded I was able to do this . But now I can't figure it out . It might be that I am just plain blind or hopefully it will be something else . Look...

Thanks Anita . Just read an article through that link and my suspicions may be confirmed . The article says that the catfish are not to be trusted with smaller fish such as neons because they may be picked off at night . CHARMING !!!!!

what other fish have you got in the tank.. Well I have 6 peppered corys 10 neons 12 harlequins 3 penguin tetras 5 black widow tetras 4 sailfin mollies 4 female swordtails and 1 youngster out of 2 left 1 red tail black shark about 3 inches long 4 hatchet fish 4 guppies 1 3 inch gold gurami...

I have had a couple fatalities over the last couple of days through new fish being added to the tank . Because of this I have made a concerted effort to check every fish over these days to check their well being etc . The problem I have is the fact that I have lost 1 neon , 1 guppy and a small...

I have found that neon tetras tend to roam all over until a water change . Then they all clump together , as do the black widow tetras , penguin tetras , and hatchet fish . I have found that Harlequins tend to stick together more and are active ALL of the time . I have a five foot tank and they...

:good: Thanks everyone for your comments . My tank is full of live plants an the odd cave so hopefully they will give each other room . They seemed to calm down last night but they are giving it large this morning . Thanks for the bit about the tank helterskelter . I have quite a selection in...

I have had a pair of sailfin mollies for a while and I have just brought home another pair.However the males are really showing their fins now and the new recruit is being attacked by the smaller original inmate . The tank is a five footer so there is plenty of room for them to get out of each...

thanks for that, by the way ive got a large tank can i use a big coke bottle instead?? Absolutely . If you have a big enough piece of hose . But don't forget , the greater the internal diameter of pipe you use , the faster the removal rate of water . Then when you go to stop the syphon you...

i didnt know that, can a vac be made diy Yes quite easy . Just get a piece of hose long enough to get to the bottom of the tank and to a receiving bucket . Then cut the top off of a small cola bottle . Connect the hose to the top of the bottle (don't use a jubilee clip or anything that might...

Just been down the pub and just seen their pair of angels breeding I think . They have decided to lay their eggs in the corner of the tank about six inches up . She looks like she is laying and he looks like he is fertilising . I do not know because I have not witnessed this before . The...

Well . He is still with us and looks like he is on the mend . I think he is having a little trouble with his eyesight and sense of smell but I think this will improve. Time will tell . Thanks for your help .

Well I hope he is on the mend . My wife was a nurse and used to say about patients picking up for a week or two and then bang - their gone . He has got one of two ways to go . With any luck it'll be the right one .

Well , there might be a chance the little blighter is gonna make it . :) He seems to be behaving a bit more normal and the inflamation and redness is receding . He still looks as though he has just been pulled through a bramble bush a few times but I presume that IF he recovers he will...

OK then . It looks like tomorrow is going to be a long day . I have just moved the bar and it seems to be adding quite a bit more air to the water . I will get the water tested first thing and get the med you have suggested . If needs be I'll do a water change as well . Thanks again for all the...

Righto . I've been watching him while he has been in the breeder tank and he seems really quite troubled . He keeps going to the surface like he is trying to get out of the water for good . Parasite med being short for medicine? If I assume rightly then the answer is I put some in this morning...

Righto . I've been watching him while he has been in the breeder tank and he seems really quite troubled . He keeps going to the surface like he is trying to get out of the water for good . Righto . I've been watching him while he has been in the breeder tank and he seems really quite troubled...

:( Just read the link about the columnaris and that is downright scary . Not only for my mate humbug , but all of his mates as well . The treatment you suggest , should I treat him on his own or should I treat the whole tank ? My friend across the road has got a small tank that he set up 2 weeks...

First of all thanks for the rapid responses . The spots started quite small and then the velvety thing happened which as you can see is wearing off , but there is one patch that had gone more like a bit of cotton wool (about 2 or 3mm Diameter). This is now disapearing . Presumably I would be...

I have been trying to clear up a complaint my catfish has . At first I thought it was white spot but then this looked more like velvet from the description of the disease . I bought some silver mollies (5) and after a few days I was down to 3 . Then I lost a borneo sucker and now my catfish is...

How does this hold a tank? If thers no support on the top shelf , are the outer metal bars supposed to hold the tank? As far as I am aware the "all glass tanks" that you buy commercially are designed to be used with this type of stand . The tank I bought a few months ago is a 5 x 2 x 2 tank...

Nice one dabaers :good: . It is always the same . There always seems to be info about most things but never what you quite need . This forum is great . What you can't find on your own there generally is someone who knows and will pass on their knowlege . We think we had one or some swordtail...

At the moment I am still finding my round the forums and use the what I know works . Thanks though .

Just as a general rule of thumb , how many fry do silver mollies , swordtails , and guppies have . And also do guppies swap from being males to females .

I know she checks the water very frequently with the LFS . When I passed on the reply from dwarfguarami , she said that she was not surprised . She said last night that she would thin out the residents of her tank . Presumably pass them on to myself or take them back to the LFS . The problem...

Thanks for that . It is not my tank , but a friend who seems to be getting conflicting advice from the lfs . And unfortunately she does not have the benefit of the internet . I personally always thought the calculations were made using the surface area of the tank . Unfortunatley with a biorb...

How many inches of fish can you put in a 30 litre Biorb . At the moment there is :- 2 guppies 4 minnows 1 harlequin 1 Neon tetra 1 pair dwarf guaramis 3 priscilian tetras 4 sepia tetras Is it possible to add more neons or harlequins or maybe both ?