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Thank you both I will do another 30% water change and full vac tomorrow and add no 9. I won't be getting any fish for a while now. My partner has made me give up trailing fish stores for lent!!!!

Hi Wilder Thank you for your help the other night. I didn't manage to get any fish this week as Maidenhead Aquatics wouldn't sell me any. They said they do not sell fish to people who have recently had deaths in their tanks. They wern't interested to know that I had a quarantine tank for the...

Sorry to hear that HC :rip:

Do you needd to attach this to rock or bogwood like Javamoss?

Me too but I will be surprised if the sailfin and platy make it. Fingers crossed they do. At least the rainbows are happy. They are amazing fish. Nothing seems to bother them!!

Cool, well i have the week off of work so I can justify trailling round maidenhead aquatics tomorrow. Thank you again Wilder. You are a star.

I need to retreat in 3 weeks. Do you think I should get new fish, treat in quarantine, add to main tank and then do the retreat together? My tank is looking so bare right now. Should I treat for internal bacteria too? I have interpet no 9 but have never used it.

Thanks Wilder, I feel a bit better having been reassured I am doing the best thing for my fish in the long run. I can't see anything wrong externally on the fish. They look healthy from the outside apart from a couple being on the skinny side. How often would you suggest treating in the...

Hi Wilder It is the first time I have used the meds. I had a couple of fish pass on during the week after getting very thin and flicking and rubbing on the substrate. I dosed the tank yesterday. I have a massive airstone and also the filter causes quite a bit of rippling so I don't think...

Hiya That's the same tank as mine (but different colour). They are fantastic arent then. I love your layout :)

Hi guys Well yesterday I dosed my tank with SERA Nematol for worms. My tank is well airated and I have kept the lights off as directed in the instructions. Thing is my fish are not doing too well. What I thought was my healthiest and loveliest fish (sailfin marble molly) has passed away, my...

Hiya I have heard that some fish that are constipated can have the same symptoms as swim bladder. Try feeding your fish a cooked shelled pea and see if this makes a difference. Cindy :)

Excellent, thank you very much :) They are all so pretty. I can't wait for the pic for No 4 to come up. I've been after a pink male for ages.

ccskitten. Thank you :)

:( I'm still pending. I can't take the anticipation!!

Hey Victora. Nice fish :thumbs:

Nice looking tank. I like it :)

Congratulations. Beautiful fry :fish:

lol yes it is funny looking back on it but I pooed my pants at the time!!!

Hi I'm sorry if this thread should go somewhere else but I had to share my story!!! On the weekend I posted a thread on here about how to hatch brine shrimp. I thought I would give it a go so ordered some on ebay. Anyway, today my postman noticed that the packaging on my parcel had ripped...

Hello I'm giving a colleague my old 9gal tank. She will need to buy a heater for it as she would like to get a betta. What brand of heater would you recommend? For my tanks I have got an interpet and a fluval but I would be interested to see if there is a brand you prefer. I have also heard...

He is absolutely gorgeous. :wub:

Well, now I've come to the conclusion that I don't think it was the filter causing the problem. All the fry seem to be dying off. Perhaps I didn't wash the gravel properly or something. I have 1 platy fry left who seems to be doing ok for the minute although I'm not sure it is eating any of the...

Well I made one. I found some bits and bobs and did it without the big tube as someone suggested. It makes the bubbles much gentler which is good. I thought I saw a dead fry whilst I was putting the filter in the tank. I got the syphen going and sucked up 2, a platy and a molly. I was just...

I witnessed a platy fry get stuck to it this morning and turned it off quickly and it swam away. It's just a really cheap naff filter and I hate the darn thing!! Honestly though, I think the fry are getting weak as they are not eating. I've put in liquifry, crushed flake and an algea wafer now...

Thanks Tolak, I'm gonna give that a go but will have to get some of the 1" tube tomorrow. Just out of interest, how does it work?? I can't get my head around it.

You may have read my other post "all my fry dead". I recently lost 4 2 week old molly fry to my HOB filter. Last night I had a new batch of fry. I put them in my fry tank with the HOB filter and covered the filter with a pair of tights. I've had no problems all through the night. I've just...

Thank you very much. Sounds simple enough :)

Hiya I've just set up my first fry tank. I'd like to feed them some live food. I've seen brine shrimp at the LFS but have read on here that fry need newly hatched brine shrimp. I don't know where to start!!! Do I buy the hatched stuff and breed them? Can someone point me in the right direction...

The first pic!! :D

Hi hotdog I had some molly fry that lived in my trap for 2 weeks, when I put them in the tank with an HOB they got sucked in once the lights were out. They weren't used to the current. I would suggest putting a pair of tights over the inlet of your HOB just to be on the safe side. I've now done...

That blonde delta is beautiful

lol thanks no soup. I have another molly the same size as the new mum so I may have some more soon!!! May need another fry tank!! :D

Me too. I had a platy and a molly give birth today so can start with pics tomorrow.

Was going mad in the trap. I let her out and she went back to the same corner and started giving birth again. At least mum is safe. I've saved 4 and I'll have a look for the res in the morning. Talk about stressful!

Ahhhh molly now giving birth!!!!!! The rainbows are circling above her and eating every one!!!!! I've coaxed her into the trap. Didn't know what else to do. Let them get eaten or risk mum getting stressed and aborting. I'm now sat in pitch black shaking with adrenalin!!

Hi Oldman. I only had them in the box whilst the temp of the 17litre was adjusting and the water in the box acclimatised. They were floating for about 1.5hrs i'd say. They are now happily swimming around in the tank, not the least bit phased by the filter. I've also bought another pump and an...

Thank you no soup. They all look happy in their new home.

Ludwig, I'm so sorry to hear that. :rip:

Well oh dear, platy gave birth last night before the frogbit arrived! Found 4 fry tho. 4 seems to be the magic number. :) I've set up the 17 litre again, cut a chunk out of my mature media for the filter and filled it with water from my other tank. The fry are currently floating on the top in a...