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When I got my Gourami I also brought another one as well. It was a Male Dwarf Gourami, about a week or so after it died, it curled up and it's previously white face was all brown (bruised) it lay in the corner and by the morning it was dead. :( Now I know not to get two gourami's as they may be...

A few of my guppy's had unexplained sudden deaths with shredded tails and I was recommended Anti Internal Bacteria treatment. Symptoms are, *Swollen Eyes (Popeye) *Open Sores (Ulcers) *Abdominal swelling (Dropsy) *Hollow Abdomen (emaciation) *Reddening/ Bloodstreaks under the skin surface...

Been to the fish shop today and they recommended a anti internal bacteria treatment. They also said if the guppy's had been dying sometimes other fish attack it to kill it faster. Might look into getting two or more Zebras as I really like them and it would be a shame to get rid of them as they...

So it could be the cory's? But they seem so peaceful! My yellow guppy used to be resting alot but the blue one used to swim around alot. I was thinking about getting rid of my Zebra's anyway because they always get the food and my gourami and cory's haven't had any since I got them. For the...

I use the store water but otherwise net them in, make sure you have a net!

Thanks to Davey Jones, how does your daughter solve the problem of feeding the other fish in the tank before the Zebras get it? None of my other fish seem to be getting much food. Thanks to The-Wolf, probably the best piece of advice so far.

I have a five inch gravel vac and I only vacum the open parts to get the debris out of the gravel, this works well. My bottom feeders normally clean the awkward bits for me.

Yea, I realise I thought it hadn't worked but afterwards I realised it had, sorry! Only the fin tail had gone and the first one was about a month before the others, then the last two died within 24hours of each other. All other fish have been checked throughly and have shown no signs of an illness.

I turn off everything and leave it for ten minutes otherwise the heater could crack because it wouldn't be heating any water. Maybe in the ten minutes you could remove plants, rocks, ornaments etc...

Recently I have had three guppy's die in my 70L (roughly 15.3 gallons) freshwater tank. The thing is they have all had shredded tails. This is very disturbing for me and I'd like to know if they were attacked and who by. Suspects, 4x Zebra Danio's - very active, seen to be 'chasing' the...

I have two gold snails and they are fine, they slide about on the rocks. I have plastic plants so they don't eat them and they help clean the glass.

Well my dwarf gourami is now dead, it was curled up in the corner breathing rapidly and it's normally white face was all blue and grey (bruised). I left it over night and it had died by the morning. :shout:

I have recently brought a powder blue and a dwarf gourami, i think they are both males. After reading the posts will they fight till death? Should I take one back? They are already showing some aggressive behaviour now and then towards each other, they are sort of trying to touch each others...

Just don't feed them for a couple of days. This happened to me and I found out that if fish eat loads it just passes straight through them and can pollute the water. Just do two 20% water changes per week and get your water tested if you can.

Just less than a month

I have a small school of Zebra Danio's that swim around with the flow of the water and dart about about the top. I love them and they are great to watch because they are quite active.

I would just have a floor - ceiling mega huge tank but in a square/rectangle shape and separate it into four sections, I'd have each section as a different theme (eg: Natural, Finding Nemo, Caves, unusual etc). I'd have really colourful fish in it and loads of hiding places for fry. Maybe it...

In my book is says Zebra Loaches will grow to 7.5cm (3.5in). (Aquarium Fish by Dick Mills)

Gold Barb Tank Levels: Middle and Lower Max Size: 10cm (4in) Family: Cyprinidae Diet: Omnivorous Temperment: Peaceful but can be a bit nippy if not kept in shoals large enough. Gender: Females are plumper Habitat: Streams in Singapore. Good luck!

My auntie has done everything I have done and she has golden barbs in her 30L tank, they are fine and doing well. She has seven fish altogether. Thanks for the advice though, going to the fish shop tomorrow so gonna test my water there as I don't have a home testing kit. Might have to invest...

I do not have any fish in my tank yet, my fish shop recommended Golden Barbs as a beginners choice so I'm going for them instead, thanks for all your answers though.

Okey Dokey! Wasn't told this by my fish shop but will follow your advice.

Ok, well I haven't done a water change yet, so I'll wait. I do a 80 - 90% water change BEFORE I put the fish in, correct? Thank you so much, a little unsure but getting there now! xtremefishyfan

Ok...Am a little confused when people talk about fishless cycling. Am in the third day of my fishless cycle and my water has turned a little cloudy, do I have to water change everyday even though there are no fish in there? Or is it once every week? Please someone help me!! :blush: :good:

I have seen the Dwarf Gourami's in my local fish shop and I'm wondering whether they are the best and easiest Gourami to get for an absolute beginner. I have a 70L freshwater tank and I also would like to know how many I could get in there? Any suggestions? Thanks, xtremefishyfan

I had this problem before and the solution is very easy. All you need is a plastic lid that sits under the main lid but above the water level, this lid can also be used for algae snails. The condensation will then just stick to the plastic lid which will let light through and is easy to take...

QUOTE: Hamster!!!: 1 dwarf hamster named munchkin When I was reading your post I noticed you only have one dwarf hamster, they are supposed to be kept in pairs. Did you have two then one died or something? Just wondering it doesn't bother me that much.

I've seen some fish in my local fish store and I cannot remember their name, below is a description of them- *Small fish (not sure what size as I'm not entirely sure whether they are babies or adults) *Electric blue line going from their nose to their fin *Swims in a school/shoal *Moves very...

You could try algae eating snails, but you need a special plastic lid for this. Just a suggestion don't rely too much on this advice as I am a beginner myself.

Thanks everybody! Am going to the fish shop to get my fish and the plastic lid, hopefully it'll be enough for the snails as well.

Thank you! About the plastic tray, my next door neighbour has a plastic tray but that is to keep his algae snails from climbing up onto the light. Is this the same thing? Is the snail lid a 2 in 1 lid or are you talking about something completely different from the snail lid. Xtremefishyfan

Ok, 70L freshwater tank all set up with heater and filter, but one problem. Had it one night and there is condensation on the inside of the lid and on the light. The temperature is 26 celsius (79F) because I've been told that is the recommended temperature to keep it at till I get fish. I'm a...

I am a defineate fishaholic and I haven't even got my fish (yet!). I am interested in the Dwarf Gourami's or Gourami's in general. I am in the second day of my cycle and am getting fish on the 5th day (as recommended).