Hi all,new memeber here with a problem !I set upa tank last Tuesday,its 2ftx1x1.I filled it with water,put a heater in set to around 76f,got a filter and wee...
Joe <weeben2002@...> wrote: Hi all,new memeber here with a problem !I set upa tank last Tuesday,its 2ftx1x1.I filled it with water,put a heater in set...
... bottom.Everything ... to ... any ... Incidentally,my son actually won the tank and equipment from the local Dobies garden centre on christmas eve.Secretly...
Hi all,i recently set up my tank,thanks Steve for the advice,and i got some neon tetras.Everything appeared fine ,so my 8yr old son and i went to get more...
Hi Mollies are live bearers as you can tell!!! They breed very easily and were obviously due to drop a load when you bought them. You will probably find that...
I have just set up my new tank 120x40 rena I have had the tank set up for about three days now. I washed the gravel out (took forever). have set up the tank as...
Hi, This seems to be a fairly common problem lately But I wouldn't worry too much as this happens as the maturation of the tank takes place, the cloudiness is...
i am very new to tropical fish , i rescued a parrot fish from a friend because he was killing all the other fish ,i bought a tank foor foot for him i must say...
Hi welcome to the group. Parrot fish can be pretty aggressive, but it does vary from fish to fish. Severums are usually OK with most larger fish but can be...
thanks steve i think i may be feeding them too much as when i bought my filter it came with the tank all new and the pet shop told me it was big enough for the...
Hello I have noticed a slight whiteish furriness on the plants,rocks etc...I have carried out all usual tests and everything is fine...The tank is nine days...
Hi Keith, me again, sorry to hear that you are still having probems. To be honest I'm not sure what could be causing this problem. What substate are you using,...
Hi all, I'm in the process of setting up my aquarium again after several years without it, and I have a question regarding the light. My tank is small, just...
Hi Steve, thanks for your advice. You don't happen to know where you can buy those lightbulbs you mention? I have had a look around online and can't find them,...
HI, Just the standard low-energy bulbs with a bayonet fitting don't know if the pic will come out in this email, but this is the type I mean. You can get them...
Hi Lee, seems that you cant put pix in these emails so I have put a pic of the bulb in my gallery, just look in 'Steves Pix' by the way if you want any help...
Thanks very much Steve, I didn't realise you were talking about household bulbs, I thought there were specific aquarium bulbs. But that's much easier, I know...
Oh dear,have big problems, started last night..........noticed my black widows were looking off colour, cloudy eyes and slime about them,just suddenly, tho...
sorry i am a newbie so cant help you but just had to say how sorry i am i cant think what i would do if mine died on me i love them to bits big hugs xx ms zoe...
Hi, not good news, seems that you have a fungal infection, especially if there is cloudiness of the eyes, you can get anti-fungal treatments from any fish...
Thanks steve, its awful, one of my adult clown loaches has succumed to this infection too,a very sad day.My fiance went out this morning when i was in bed...
hi there fishy friends. i've had my tropical tank now for about 6 months and recently bought a Otocinclus Catfish, on recommendation from the nice man at the...
Hi Georgina, I don't think you will have too much trouble with the Otocinclus, great little catfish, The keyholes might give you a bit of trouble when they get...
Hi all, I've got a question about catfish - do I need to have one (or more??) in my aquarium to help with recycling the waste the other fish produce? I'm new...
your best bet as you have a small tank would maybe be what most tropical fish /pet shops call algy eaters they do what you are looking for plus they also help...
Hi Lee, You might want to think of adding a catfish or two, algae-eaters are ok, they grow to about 3 or 4 inches, small Otocinclus are good, and they stay...
Hi all, just to let you know,every one of my fish has been killed by that infection in the water, the only guys still alive are my two catfish,who both look...
Hi, thats really bad news, but most of us who have been in the hobby for a while will have gone through something similar. The corys survive because they do...
