In my 2ft tank I have 5 corys, 1 otociclus, 5 harlequins, 3 mollies, and 2 keyhole cichids. I would ideally like to add either some dwarf angels or dwarf...
Hiya Georgina, I would say that the tank is getting on for being pretty full as it is I'm afraid. The Keyholes are going to make about 4-5" and I would...
hi steve. thanks for the advice on the fish, i've decided just to get one more panda cory to befriend my other panda and a variety of other corys. i was...
Hi, I'm having some trouble with my gourami's. I bought 3 gourami's about 2 months ago (regular, not dwarf) and within a few days one showed signs of white...
Hi Lee I'm afraid I don't have any answers for you but just to let you know the same thing happen to one of my tanks, 2 males died in an identical way but the...
Lee,Im afraid I cant offer much help,as I dont know why this would have happened.Im sure steve shepherd,when he reads your mail, will be able to provide a...
Hi there. I bought a male red Siamese Fighter a couple of weeks ago. He settled in fine but over the last couple of days I have noticed that the very tips of...
Hi all, I don't know, I go away for a few days...................... Anyway, this gourami trouble, well there a a couple of things it could be, first...
Hiya, first off welcome to the group, I hopw we can be of help. The problem you are having with the Siamese fighter could be simply a matter of diet,...
Hi all, Well, its been a while since Ive needed to post anything. All seemed to e going well, and im snowed under with guppies (rabbits have nothing on these...
Brush algaeThis grows in feathery black tufts 2-3 mm long and tends to collect on slower growing leaves like Anubias, some Echinodorus and other wide leaf...
Hi Gil, Thanks for the reply. Ive stripped down my ornaments etc in the tank once already, but the algae came back with vengence and now seems to be thicker...
Howdy Steve, That's a good question about the Siamese algae eaters..Upon closer inspection, I've noticed that maybe they may not be the best choice after all...
http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/ Ok...that's the full web address steve saunders <steve23eris@...> wrote:Hi Gil, Thanks for the reply. Ive stripped down my...
dear all i recently (about 2 weeks ago) changed all the gravel in my tank because it was totally infested with malaysian trumpet snails (i think there were...
Hiya Georgina, Sorry to hear about the fish losses. Given that 3 were bottom dwellers, I'd say the new gravel had an effect on them. Plus there is a possibilty...
Georgina, Do you have any test kits? You need to first ascertain as to what is causing the problem. Considering that you changed the gravel and have a horrible...
Thanks Steve for your advice. I haven't added any more fish since I changed the gravel....I (unfortunately) did just scoop out the old gravel but didn't clean...
Hi Georgina. I'm glad that the water is clear now, everything should soon get back to normal hopefully. Yes, it's not a problem to stop feeding for a while as...
Can someone please help, I have a 6ft tank with the following in it. Silver Tinfoils X 2 (4inch) Orange Parrot Fish X 2 (4 Inch) Jewel Cichlids X 2 (3 Inch) ...
Hi, Well you have a collection of very greedy feeders there!! The Tinfoils would be first to the food I would guess. The new additions will probably take a...
Last week I got the following and they have started to dig the hell out of the tank as if they are trying to breed. I am woundering if anyone knows if these...
Hi, No they won't breed. Cichlasoma synspilum is a Central American Cichlid that will grow to about 12" (excluding the tail) A very beautiful species but can...
i have noticed today that in my chiclid tank who share with 1 large common plec and 5 bristle nose plecs there are at least 9 baby plecs . now obviously the...
Hi, Well first off well done on breeding the Bristle-noes! As for their chance of survival, well, if they have plenty of cover and their parents are attentive...
Hi all.. Just joined .. not new to fish keeping just Catfish. Have 2x Clarias Batrachus..only 6 inch at the moment ,My Plech looks a bit down now cos hes not "...
well hello there ppl,my name is Mark and i have finally got myself a tropical tank,been wanting one for many years and with a little encouragement from kids...
Hi, Welcome to our little group It's been a long time since I've kept any Clarias, but, I used to feed mine fast sinking pellets, but these are not algae...
Hi. Thanks for the info steve.. at the mo they are on Lance fish , They love em.. But ill will put them on Prawn and mussel today. ( they eat better food then...
