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Thanks for the pointers... but unfortunately they've come a bit late as all the guppies have now died :( Only the plec remains. Not sure whether to just sell up the whole lot and admit defeat. Very disapointed. Might do a huge water change (the plec obv seems v resistant to whatever the prob...

Hi - HELP NEEDED ASAP PLEASE...!! I have a 12gallon tank with (had approx 10 guppies in) been setup about 5yrs, no problems and all well. They've all been breeding in the past, and all seemed fine. After returning from a weekend away; I found around 12 baby guppy fry in tank (hooray!!) HOWEVER...

Many thanks everyone for all your comments. In the end, I went with 3 mollies (2f 1m) and 3 swordtails (2f 1m) of varying colours - black, white, black+white, pineapple, gold and gold/black so hopefully will get nice results if/when they may ever produce fry. Thanks again and best wishes to...

Sounds like gouramis need quite a bit of space (and can get q large+aggresive too..) so had a change of heart there also. Someone has suggested Bolivian/German rams which look lovely (I'd never heard/seen them before) so that will probably be the way forward. Any thoughts on how many would go in...

Wow - they're v beautiful, thanks for the advice. I'd never heard of them before. I'll ask my LPS if they could get some in for me. I've never seen them before. What kind of conditions do they need? My tank temp is 76-is this ok? How big do they get and how many would be ok with the guppies in...

Thanks for that. Won't bother with an angel fish then - but how about a gourami or siamese fighter fish ? Are these compatible with guppies/other similar community fish like neons etc, or would they attack them/be attacked... ?

Hey all! :) I have a 50litre (10 UK gallon) tropical setup, with 7 guppies and an albino bristlenose pleco -so all pretty small in size. It's been setup for years but now I have more time on my hands (and our 4yr old is taking an interest in it, yeay..!!) am wanting to add a few more. Any...

Hey all! :) I have a 50litre (10 UK gallon) tropical setup, with 7 guppies and an albino bristlenose pleco -so all pretty small in size. It's been setup for years but now I have more time on my hands (and our 4yr old is taking an interest in it, yeay..!!) am wanting to add a few more. Any...

Many thanks for the advice there. As I only have 1 platy (male- I think!??) I'm going to get guppies and swordtails. After my (one -and only) bad experience with mollies and them all dying on me over a very short time, I don't want the guilt of any more deaths of them (due to lack of salt in...

HI THERE! I'm going to get more fish for my tank. I have a pregnant guppy, 2 male guppies and 1 platy. Is it good to have 1 male to 3 female guppies? I would like some swordtails too. Is it the same ratio for them as I dont want the females (and the current pregnant guppy) to get stressed with...

Many thanks for all the help.. v interesting. I will certainly keep up posts with pregnancy progress! V pleased she will be having fry!! :good: I'm going to get more fish for the tank. Is it 1 male to 3 female guppies? I would like some swordtails too. Is it the same ratio for them so that...

So you think she is in fact pregnant then?? Great!! 2-3 weeks on?? How long before any sign of fry do you think? Thanks for the info about that colour type of guppy, I didn't know that..

Hi there Please can you tell me if you think this guppy is pregnant or not. I'm a bit confused as I thought pregnant guppies had black spots that are the fry's eyes ?? There is definitely no gravid spot but its tummy seems to be getter bigger. Sorry about the not-so-great quality pics ! Any...

Hi there. I too have a 12gal (UK) / 15gal (US) tank and am wanting to exchange my current fish (tetras and guppies) for all livebearers. I have already taken a load of fish back to the shop a few days ago (RTBS, gourami and other tetras) to make tank space, so am looking to get swordtails or...

Hi sorry no I don't have pics but I'm sure they are male having looked at the link to a female guppy pic (thank you!) I phoned the LFS this morning and its cool to take back the shark, gourami etc. Will remove the penguin, red tetra and 3 zebras too and get some female guppies. Was wondering if...

Looks like the 3 guppies I have are all male -having looked at the link you sent. Couldnt view the female guppy link for some reason?? it's all symbols ?? In any case.. the 3 I have all have very colourful bright orange tails and I think they are male so no fry at the moment yet anyway ;) I have...

I'm far from an expert but I would probably advise against putting him in a non-heated tank. I have mine in a tropical tank (water = 75deg) Would be awful to see him getting to cold and dying off .. ? :(

Sorry I didn't think to put it in another section as Im quite new to the site and have not posted much. Thanks for the advice. The shark is going back tomorrow. Ive never had corries before-what do I need to know about them ?? Also I just feed them on flakes - should I vary with something else ...

Hello! I used to have lots of guppy fry all the time. So much so I used to take them back to the fish store in exchange for other fish. However, recently I have had lots of fish die/disappear mysteriously. I think I've now discovered why - I have a red tailed black shark who has been v aggresive...

Hi people. I have just read the advice on here about RTBS in a community tank - only wished I had read it a few months ago. I have a RTBS in a tank with guppies, tetras, gourami and a pleco. About a week ago, noticed plec had 'mysteriously vanish' . Having watched the RTBS for a bit , I now see...

Thanks everyone for all your great advice. It's looking more and more likely it's metal in the water after reading all the help given to me. To answer some of the questions... *yes I cycled the tank before putting the fish in. I even took some of the 'good bacteria' from inside the filter to...

Thanks for the advice folks.. Yes - they are definitely African clawed frogs - they have 'black claws' on their back feet and all the features of ACFs. I will do another check of the water levels and report back here. I phoned the fish store where I bought them from to see what they said about...

Hi.. sorry I have put this in here because it's to do with frogs but I was hoping some of you fish lovers may also help me with this one (as it is quite an emergency .. ) I've also put it in the invertebrates section too in the hope someone can give me froggy advice.. don't know what else I can...

Hi.. I bought 4 Albino African Clawed Frogs just 3 weeks ago and already 2 of themj have died. One died in the 2nd week (I just put this down to maybe it was ill when I bought it or something) but today I found another dead. I'm gutted! I don't know what to do to prevent the other 2 going the...

Hi, thanks for the info. :nod: My frogs are tiny at the moment (about half the size of your little finger-or perhaps even less!) Basically, I've had them for 3 days. The pet shop told me to give them 1 bloodworm a day but they are not nearly 'finishing it off'. I feed them in the morning...

HEY EVERYONE..! :) I've just got 4 albino african clawed frogs in their own tank (no fish)- they are sooo cute! :P I was just wondering about general stuff - I'm feeding them frozen bloodworms (1 a day). Is that enough/too often ? What other things do they like to eat? Also - how big do...

Hi there, I'm by no means an expert.. but I have loads of guppy fry in my tank. I've had the tank for a few years. Isn't it too much to feed them 4 times a day?? I put flakes in my tank just once a day and they are all fine and healthy - breeding regularly. What's the right amount of food as I'd...

Many thanks for the help there! I'd better start turning the light off when I go to sleep too then! Thanks again :nod:

Can someone pls advise if I'm supposed to ever turn off my aquarium light? It's a 2ft (24in) tank with 21 small fishes in. I previously had 7 fish but got a load of new ones a few days ago. I always used to keep the light on and had no probs but are there any set 'rules' how long the light...