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Just give an update on the situation looks like its been attacking my angels. So i'm taking it back to the LFS :angry: won't be heading to the same one again!

bump :good:

Anybody who has experience with these or knows if it could be somethign else?

Probably best to keep an eye out, I did just do a late evening feed and it seemed fine it did slightly go for a clown loach though so :crazy: I'm heading to a different LFS tomorrow so may give it a couple of days and if it is aggressive take it back

Thanks for your reply anybody else, I read that it is aggressive it's making me panic lol. Won't be going back to that fish store again if it is a mouthbrooder!

Hi Guys, I was in my LFS today and I purchased a few cory's and a fish which I'd never seen before. Now I really can't recall what it was called :/, but it has blue lips and kind of looks a bit like a southern mouthbrooder. Now my lfs is rated in the top ten aquatic stores in England so I...

There were red patches and it looked like bleeding from the skin. She also had excess breathing, ufortunately I isolated her and a few hours later she passed :(. Hopefully my other female dwarf gourmai will hopefully come out now as the scared one was bullied by the one which passed =[ Thanks...

Just a small update it actually looks a bit wool like near the discoloured parts of her body :crazy:

Hi, I just noticed today in my 125 litre tank my female dwarf gourmai has started changing colour to a more brown/red colour and has being hiding near the top of the tank a lot. Tbh it looks like she has been in a fight with some other tank mates, I recently stuck a new pair of dwarf's in the...

Thanks for the advice is this the one? http://www.dobbies.com/Marina-Multi-Vac-Battery-Operated-Aquarium-Cleaner-/pid-240399 Thanks!

Betta's vary greatly in personality i have found since keeping a few. I think its best if you observe there personality. My male betta (simon) is with some male guppies, 2 dwarf Gourmais and even two female fighters. They are all peaceful with each other! He's a big softie really, he sometimes...

My advice would be to listen to what these guys are saying and wait for the ammonia and nitrite's to reach 0 for at least a week before adding any more fish. I happened to keep adding fish (due to lfs advice and there false tests) which just kept stalling it, now about 80+days the cycle has...

Hi, I have quite large gravel in my tank which is also roundish and soft. No the problem is whenever I use my current siphon cleaner none of the gravel gets sucked up in the slightest i have to just keep pulling up and down to get the dirt. Now I was wondering is there a more powerful version...

I'm in the north west at Preston.

Thanks for your help going to look these up!

I just want it as maybe a species tank with perhaps some coryodoras and maybe a male betta? (If they are compatible, I presume cory's are). I'm not too fussed about breeding just a general planted tank. Would a 75litre be too big or too small?

Nice betta my red betta is also called simon lol! Love the tank set up as well.

Hi, I am thinking of buying a new 75l tank and having it as possibly a kilifish tank. Now the thing is I don't know a thing about Kili's apart from they are small :drool: Anyways are different species compatible and what not and any general advice on setting this tank up as information seems...

Would a fuzzy dwarf lionfish fit in the 125 litre? Thanks for the help guys, i'm just researching at the moment. I'm gonna wait a few years until I get another tank or convert my freshwater one over.

Thanks for your help! I'd definitely want two clowns, a gobby and prehaps a dwarf angel? I'm also interested in dwarf fuzzy lionfish do you have any advice on these? How many fish of say clown fish/gobby size could I have in a 125l tank? Could I get any starfish or is there some to avoid...

Thanks for the advice, I will probably do that in the future when I have more money lol. I may convert my 125l (in a few years) into a marine tank, what sort of reef friendly fish could I get? Sorry to be a complete n00b I would love some different anemone as well. thanks

Hi guys, I have just got back into fish keeping currently running a freshwater tank but it's always been a dream of mine to own a porcupine puffer, how big a tank would be required and what sort of tank mates could I keep with him/her? And whats the minimum tank size? And any general advice to...

So today I browsed eBay for a while and have seen some lovely fish which aren't in my LFS. Now the thing is I was wondering what sellers do you guys use/trust or can recommend? Just to see what stock each seller has in!

Thanks for your help but i dont think ill risk it. Im just gonna get two electric blue rams instead Thanks for your help guys!

Yeah I never really listen to much of the "temperament" of certain fish like bettas and angelfish. It all really depends on the fish. My male betta is a complete softy! Compared to one i saw today in my LFS who was chasing every fish around constantly and trying to kill them, I did mention it...

I know a lot of people don't agree mixing small shoal fish with angels, especially neons. But my angels are already with guppies and I have read that as long if they grow up with them they are generally fine? Its just because I need a shoal of fish for the mid range and I am missing a lot of...

Still looking good ammonia was about 0 last night, just got in from work so gonna check in a bit after a rest. Fingers crossed!

Ok I have just done another water test after not doing any water changes for the past three days, mostly because of advice and I was planning on doing one tonight but I don't have the energy after doing three 13 hour straight shifts this week! :crazy: Anyways the results have stayed at...

Just done another test it's still reading as 0.25 for ammonia and 0 for nitrites. Going to keep testing and see what happens, will have to keep an eye on the nitrates. And i'm going to look into getting an ammonia test kit as well.

Yeah try to the ratio of 3:1 females to males. I also just have a pair, whilst the male does occasionally chase the female normally they are fine together.

I've had my otos for over a couple of months now. And they seem fine they just munch on glass I put some algae wafers in but they have no interest the other fish and cory's have more interest. I tried a cucumber but I didn't see them go near it my pregnant female guppy eat the majority of it...

Also after doing tests on my tap water it's still 0.25 ammonia. Is there any point in me doing so many water-changes every day if its at the same level, should I leave it to every other day?

I know i'm being impatient just want to add some more fish :sad: Just get a bit jealous when I see peoples cycle's completed in ten days or so lol. I've turned the heating up as well to hopefully encourage bacteria growth! Thanks for all the help, this is actually the 49th day since i first...

Still at 0.25ppm Ammonia 0 Nitrite and 5-20ppm nitrates. Angels are starting to show aggression towards pretty much all the other fish :( GOing to observe them for a while, hopefully I won't have to get rid of them. They are such a nice pair and cost a fair bit!

UGF? is that undergravel filtration? Thanks for your help everyone doing another test and water change looks like nitrite is 0 again and ammonia 0.25. Just waiting a couple more minutes...

Hi, I have just placed the external in with it, I heard some advice that if u scrub it after a few weeks the old bacteria will be sucked into the new one so it can re-establish the external, would this help? Would you consider its overstocked once the tank is established as I wanted to add a...

Thanks I was going to leave it running for a good portion of time, and because the internal doesn't take the same sponges i was thinkign of cleaning/scrubbing at the internal sponges next to the inlet of the internal so it would suck the good bacteria up as well. Yeah I guessed due to my tank...

Its a juwel 125 litre tank. I received the tank on the same day the previous owner drained it for transport, however the media was left in the internal filter so a good portion if not all the bacteria probably died. I now have it running with the internal filter and an fluval 205 external...

Hi, I've had a my fish tank for about six weeks, I tested the first couple of weeks with dipsticks and it claimed my water parameters were fine (this was a second hand tank, so I presumed there was already a colony of bacteria on the filter), SO i brought more fish. 2 x Dwarf Gourmais 4x...

i think they maybe, they had there scientific name on the tank. So not too sure but I believe they are.