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thanks - or maybe not! the only symptom that doesn't fit is that there are never any tumours and the fish carry on eating up to 1-2 days before they die. it only seems to take 7-10 days from first looking slightly odd to death. So clutching at straws i hope it's not fish TB. None of the...

(please ignore my member title!) I have a 60l tank of 15 male Guppies - water parameters fine (tested with liquid kit, ph7.2, NH3 nil, NO2 nil, NO3 15, temp74). Tank 7 months old. Water change every 1-2 weeks 20-30%, but more when i am losing fish in case there is something i can't test for...

Yes i think it is a spotted rubberlip pleco from some online pictures. They seem to be in a lot of shops, probably coz they look so cute. Guppies went mad over the pea!

Thanks all. Have done 50% change just now and will try peas for tea and then fasting. There was almost no orange fish poo from guppies when i cleaned the tank which is surprising. I only feed the guppies once a day and only 2 granules of tetra prima per fish so not overfed but they have been...

Having another think - maybe they are constipated from overeating as they eat the plec's sinking pellets which i have tried using a couple of times. Some of the unaffected guppies are quite fat, but the ones which i've lost have not been at all bloated or fat. Guppy poo is not orange like it...

Nitrates are so low because for the last couple of weeks i've done large water changes because i too thought there must be some toxins in the water affecting one fish a week (although odd only one at a time). I've changed 70% ish each of the last 2 weekends. Nitrates do rise higher if less...

Liquid test kit used every few days, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 5-10. water stable. Yes plec will grow but only currently 5cm same as guppies and fish shop want him back when he gets too big for 60l tank. He was the best type to match the temp of my guppy tank and is a hardy type, he is...

For the last few weeks i have lost one guppy a week. I have 60l tank with now12 guppies and a similar sized common plec, water tested frequently and all zeros, ph7, nitrate 5-10. Temp 22 as many of your forum posts say guppies do better at this temp. So each guppy goes listless and quiet...

Maybe - i've used the same fish shop for all my guppies and their tanks are always in good condition as are their fish but i guess you never know. The guppy is very skinny, not at all bloated. Maybe i'll never know!

It has been 23 temp for last 6 months and i have read that higher temps make guppies more susceptible to disease hence my temp is 23-24. Given it is stable i dont think that is likely to be the issue though.

I've got 13 guppies in my 60l tank plus a new plec. Water is tested twice a week and is zero for nh3 and no2 and 10 for no3, and ph7, temp 23. Today one guppy, who looks less well fed than the others, started hovering above the gravel as if he were sleepimg and doing little somersaults if he...

Thanks everyone - so can i just feed plec vegetables or do i need to supplement with an algae wafer?

I have a spotty plec in with my Guppies. plec never manages to get the sinking food that the LFS gave me as the guppies eat it all - they play with it for hour till it's all gone. So can i just feed plec vegetables alone or does he need wafer or pellets as well? He has bogwood and is not at...

Thanks - i guessed that was going to be the common reply and since i can't think of anything else, the obvious issue is my nitrite fixing bacteria not doing much of a job. It just didn't follow the pattern of most issues i'd read about, with fine readings for 6 weeks and with fish added over...

For the last 4-5 weeks i have been battling high Nitrite levels to no avail. My LFS are at a loss and all 4 of their staff keep their own tanks so i respect their opinions. My data and info are as follows: Tank started 1 September this yr, fishless for 2 weeks then 2 fish - all water tests...