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i found this critter in our filter tonight when we were cleaning the tank what is it? is it a dragon fly larva? the piccy is as good as we could get with our camera the bug thingy is about an inch long is it bad for my fish? how do i make sure i dont get anymore? thx all

Well after a long hard think, he couldnot have burmt himself on the heater...just impossible ..the angle its at and where its located. So he must have caught it on the ormanent. He seems purfectly fine, not at all bothered :blink: Fingers crossed he just got a flesh wound :S

I looked into the tank today and noticed that my common plec has scraped off a load of scales on his back. I have recently changed ornaments around etc... Could he have just caught himself on the new ornament as he has burried himself beneath it (Its a plastic tree root) Or could it be...

Had the 44g tank set up for quite a while (9 months) and it was only recently that we invested in some propper live plants. :thumbs: Had the plants set up for approx 2 months, plants growing great but small snail problem but we are slowly curing that. ;) The problem is since we put the...

lol. :rofl: Typical americans. You only use your gas guzzleing SUV's cos petrol is 80c a litre? over here it is 80p a litre!!!!!! No offence meant btw :P Linz

Has my fella been talking to your fella??????? :unsure: I keep coming home (from working away) to find he has aquired another fish tank :blink: and more fish :D We have 5 now :) :whistle: But we both love them all :fun: Linz

I'd love to come. I live in the North East of England (a little below Newcastle) and I think Birmingham / Midlands is a great idea. Just give us a date and the nearest campsite :) Linz :thumbs:

I name the ones with character too Joe - Common Plec Charlie - Catfish Mrs - Female swordtail Mr - Male swordtail Billy - The largest glowlight - others unnamed Harley - The largest harlequin raspertora -others unnamed Minnie - the mountain minnow Neons - un-named Black widows - un-named...

I'd say FEMALE :) :thumbs:

ello nice thread think il give it a go ;)

When you say you add cucomber is this blanched or raw? :S Linz

Just wondering all these ppl with loads of tanks (i.e me with 5!) Where do you keep them? :blink: I have 3 in the Front room (Lounge) 1x20gal 1x40gal 1x10gal and 2 in the Dining room B) 1x44gal 1x35gal Linz

Not sure really, I cycled my tank (fishless) with all the plants in, but i used real strong ammonia, some of the leaves went brown / yellow but all the plants seem healthy enough. Also during most of the cycling i didnot have the lights on (my starter/lighting pack blew up) so this probably...

Hello all, I am wanting to get a/some puffer fishes. I have just transfered all the tropicals into my new tank apart from the plec named Joe. He really is sweet but he will destroy the newly planted tank! What I was wondering is :Can i keep puffers with a plec? He is approx 8" long, and is...

hope this works and thx for the link :) as u can see ive now added the front panel i would love to say i came up with the idea myself but it was actually a friend of mine who did it first i saw his and kept my eyes open for an old piano i had to have 1 heheh rich

hi F1 i havent quite got the hang of posting piccys yet hehe http://www.myfishbox.com/forums/discussion...5&topicid=10066 this will have to do for now ;)

our piano currently cycling ;) grrrr il try later

if i new how to add a piccy i would share it :huh:

hi all 2 new peeps here me(rich) and my girlfriend bob been keeping fish for about 2 1/2 years now we live in the north east uk we currently have 1 goldfish tank 1 tropical tank 1 hospital and a cycling piano :D