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In the past have used Protozin which was very good but my local LFS no longer stocks it. I have also used salt which worked brilliantly but my scaleless fish and plants won’t tolerate it. So far this eSHa treatment seems good but will let you know the outcome next week. I am going to email...

I am warning you all to stay well clear of Interpet White Spot Treatment, I had been using it for over a week and its done nothing in fact my fish got worse and one of my Cardinals even died. I flushed out the Interpet Crap and starting to use eSHa Exit and within a day I've seen a huge...

I was using water conditioner religiously for the past 7 months, but a few weeks ago I run out so done a 50% waterchange with just tap water, haven't had any problems or fish losses and water stats are the same, so makes me wonder how useful this stuff really is.

I used API White Spot treatment which contains Malachite Green recently, it only took three dosages and cleared the tank, I also put some infected fish in brakish water and it also cleared up the ich but the Malachite Green was quicker but I feel more safe treating with salt if your fish and...

I bought my Bactinettes from swallows aquatics I think there nationwide and they have a fridge which is just for Bactinettes with Bactinettes stickers on the fridge, maybe they just store it correctly???

If your mum has a tank I would get some of her filter media than you should be cycled in days rather than weeks. You will then have more choices of fish to buy.

Before you think about putting fish into a tank you need to make sure it's cycled, no matter how hardy the fish is they will not thankyou for being put into toxic water, you will have fish that will die and others which will get diseases. You will be better off in buying an API Water Test Kit...

Could it be the product might be more effetive depeneding how old it was before you bought it. The LFS highly recommended this product over much more expensive fast cycling products, I paid £5 and used twice the recommended dose. Maybe it was the fry were not producing enough ammonia but if I...

I got the Bactinettes which was refrigerated from my LFS, I have an unknown filter with just supplied with the tank, just basic filter with no carbon, I made a hole at the top of the filter sponge and poured the Bacinettes into the filter sponge, to stop the Basinettes coming out I put some...

I used Live Bactinettes to cycle my hospital tank in 2 days, why are people not recommending this as a quick way to cycle tanks.

Have found a place that sells furanol 2, but I won't receive it till the 27.03.10 as there waiting on a delivery, would this be the best option? Also should I just remove the filter and use an air pump?

Can't see any redness, just a big white spot. I have searched and unable to get furanol 2 in the UK, but found esha 2000, my hospital tank is 5 gallons how much will I need as comes in 20ml, 180ml, 2000ml, 1000ml. Thanks Lex I removed the fish from the tank to have a good look and there is...

I have a platy that’s got a white spot on her lip, it's been like this for 4-5 weekes, her mouth is not entirely straight due to this, the spot doesn’t seem to get any better or worse.She eats, moves okay, is friendly. I have treated the tank with Myaxicin, Melafix but still the spot is there no...

I have a platy that’s got a white spot on her lip, it's been like this for 4-5 weeks, and her mouth is not entirely straight due to this, the spot doesn’t seem to get any better or worse, still eating and moving okay, I have treated the tank with Myaxicin, Melafix but still the spot is still...

I couldn't take the bullying anymore so returned the fish back to the shop, the females seems okay so far... Hope that I did the right thing!

I have both a male and female gold gourami, most of the time there swimming around together but when I feed them the male gourami chases the female around the tank. This will last for about 20-30 mins then there back to normal again. Is this normal behavour as the male dosen't chase the platys...

I am giving away x3 Armano Shrimps and x1 Cherry Shrimps, I wished that I could keep them but whilst there in my main tank they hide away all the time as there scared of the gouramis and they already ate 4 cherry shrimps, so if you have any big fish don't even bother asking me for them as they...

By the time you posted this the fish was already dead, I am going to buy some Finquel for next time as seems more humane. Thanks Lex

The fins stopped on the fish and I have removed him from the tank, he didn't try to struggle so assumed he was dead so I placed him on the kithchen rool and hit him on the top of the head with a small hammer just to put him out of his misery if he was still alive, this is my first fish death...

The back Half of my platys body is covered in Velvet Disease, I have added some Velvet Liquid today hoping this will cure him but I just found him lying on his back down the bottom, the gourami gave him a nudge and he moved but has gone hiding under a cave, I fear the worst for him and think I...

The back Half of my platys body is covered in Velvet Disease, I have added some Velvet Liquid today hoping this will cure him but I just found him lying on his back down the bottom, the gourami gave him a nudge and he moved but has gone hiding under a cave, I fear the worst for him and think I...

I went to the fish shop and advised me not to use salt! So instead I bought a 5 gallon tank which my shrimps are now in and using something called Interpet Anti Slime And Velvet. I hope this will clear up the infection??? Does it matter that my new tank dosen't have a heater, as sure I read...

Thanks all the replys, I was looking at my Fish Disease Pack I picked up from Pets at Home and I think your correct its velvet disease going by the white icing sugar effect on the fish, I am going to the fish shop tomorrow to find out if they can advice of a product which won't kill my shrimps.

Can my fish & shrimps handle the salt???? Can I also use table salt as won't be able to get to the fish shop till after work tomorrow.

I have two platys that both have a white powder substance on them, I suspect it could be white spot, I have read that people use salt to get rid of it but can someone let me know if I can add salt to the water with the following fish:- x2 Gourami x8 Platys x1 Sailfin Molly x1 Simaese Algae...

Can someome tell me what kind of Gourami I have as the guy at the fish shop said its a Kissing Gourami but I don't think it is as the lips are not big enough, the pictures don't do it much favour and its about 4 inches in Length. Unable to insert pictures so here are the links Front View Side...

Maybe I won't be getting anymore shrimps the gourami just ate one of them.

The tank has been cycled and have done the tests which indicate everything is fine, I will buy another x5 and see if this will give the others more confidence. Thanks

I bought x5 cherry shrimps a few weeks ago, two of them died within 48hrs and the others just vanished and I assumed they also died and the fish had eaten them but today I done a water change and took out the cocunut shell which is covered in Java moss only to find three small red shrimps under...

My Sailfin Molly is so energetic, had him now for 2 weeks and he gets on well with the platys & gouramis but he keeps on swimming up/down the tank, this is not all the time but quite alot, the temp of my water seems fine and I live in a hard water area so he must thrive from the conditions, is...

I went do the Southend Branch of Pets at Home and bought a Flying Fox today but I also bought some Gouramis there a few weeks ago which are healthy, out of the two Swallows (a big fish store in Rayleigh) or Pets at Home, Swallows wins hands down but Pets at Home is handy as its just round the...

My biggest mistake was not getting a bigger tank, will have to wait till next xmas and see if santa will get me a 30gallon tank :lol:

I've had the tank for a while and change 25% of the water twice a week and not had a fish death so all is good was just worried, thanks for the advice.

After reading about the 1 inch of gallon space per fish to your tank I am a bit worried that my tank is overstocked, I have a 11 gallon (UK) tank L60cm, W30cm, D30cm... I have x8 platys, x2 Sunset Gouramis, x1 Sailfin Molly, x1 Flying Fox, all the fish get on well but am worried about it being...

My smallest male platty is being bullied by a much larger platty, I have got x5 females in the tank with x3 males but one of the males is keep on bullying the smallest, whenever the smallest one tries to be part of the group the larger male chases him away so most of the time the smaller fish is...