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I'm confused!! (it ain't hard) I've just been to Aquazoo (very good link btw, thanks) and looked up clown loaches and they Say "These fish grow to around a foot long in the wild; but in the aquarium they normally only reach 5 to 6 inches." Now we have clowns in our tank and we do intend to go...

Thanks Nutmeg, we feel like a couple of soon to be parents, talk about exciting :D (me wife has even got the knitting out :D ) We took another look for the gravid spot and she has got one (the platy not the wife :D ) being sunset platies I don't know how we missed it , We'll keep you updated on...

Sorry for a double post but I put this in the wrong section first time :whistle: Ummm!!! our platys have been a bit naughty the female is (we think) pregnant, her belly has swollen in the last few days or so and she has started hiding (a thing she's never done before) Is this a sign of her...

oops sorry :huh:

Ummm!!! our platys have been a bit naughty :wub: the female is (we think) pregnant, her belly has swollen in the last few days or so and she has started hiding (a thing she's never done before) Is this a sign of her being pregnant?? and how can we tell for sure?? also we think we should remove...

Thank you for your comments, they are appreciated, After I posted this morning we shot off to our local fish shop and asked them what to do, they recommended we do a 50% water change, run a carbon filter for 24 hours and then use "waterlife protozin". they did say that the whitespot can live in...

Please help..... We have use interpet #6 (we have given two complete courses over the last few weeks) and still we have whitespot in the tank, not all the fish are infected (mainly the clown loaches and tetra's) but we found this morning a loach on it's last legs (well fins). we just don't know...

Thanks very much for your advice, we will give it another go and let you know how things get on, once again thanks :D

Hi all, we have what we think is whitespot (well not us our fish, Te He) they are covered in...well, small whitespots, at first our neon tetras went down with it and we used a medicine called Interpet anti whitespot plus, following the instructions which are 1 dose of 10ml then leave for 4 days...

Errm, oops I already got 4 clowns!!!! Ah well looks like the wife might be in for a surprise when the new tank arrives!!! (I might be in for a thick ear!!!) As for the getting wet, I just got me one of THESE and it works a treat :D

...but how long would you guys leave it before you put more fish in your new tank, It has been set up for 4 weeks now and Friday just gone we put 8 neon tetra's, 4 clown loaches and a pleco in the tank and I was just wondering how long to wait and how many fish to put in (100 litre tank) I...

After much searching around my local area I have found what I consider to be one of the best fish shops, Maidenhead aquatics of Guildford have a good selection of fish, accessories, and tanks for in/outdoor. The staff are very helpful and knowledgeable. Epsom rd Guildford. www.fishkeeper.co.uk

Thanks for all the replies, loads of tips to choose from :D

chali. Not that I can see, I just tried again on the " *-*-*APRIL COMPETITION WINNERS*-*-*" and got "Sorry, you do not have permission to reply to that topic" Maybe it's a number of post thing?? perhaps admin or mods could shed some light??

Thanks for the replies, I was worried that the chemicals may affect me fish. btw, why is it I can't reply to the Monthly competition winners, I have just seen some stunning photo's and thought I would say how good they are but I don't have permission to post??? :huh:

Just wondering what to use when cleaning the glass outside the tank, any hints?

Gotta agree, OK so I'm new here but on other forums I have found that old questions can lead to new answers :D

dannio2004. Morning M8, yep we cycled the tank for 4 weeks and got all the levels right, by week 3 we had a booming snail population which has now gone thanks to our 4 new clown loaches, we also have 8 neon tetras and a pleco, as for the piccie's, well I'm still working out the settings on me...

Hi all, my name is Steve and I just stumbled across this very cool forum, I have just started a 100 litre tank and put the first fish in yesterday so I am looking for a bit of help and advice, hope to give some back too. :D