Recent content by angel.star

Thanks for all your advice everyone. Apologies for my lack of maths ability, but I've figured that I'm going to start with around ten fish in the tank in total, hopefully a mix of guppies, platties, neons/cardinals or similar, and my little Otto. Does this sound ok? :huh: :look:

Hi everyone I have been keeping coldwater goldfish for over two years now, but sadly they have all met their maker (largely due to mistakes on my part at the beginning of their life with me, lessons have been learned), and I have one Ottocinclus remaining in the tank. I would like to get him...

Hi everyone, I'm at work at the mo so apologize for the lack of tank information, which I will provide as soon as I can, but essentially my two year old fantail has developed a bubble around the outside of his eye. His eye looks like it is still in the correct position and isn't protruding...

Great, I'll do that right away. Thank you :good:

I'm sad that I've been doing things wrong all this time, thank you for your guidance. We're moving house in the next few months hopefully so I would be able to get a bigger tank for my remaining fantail. Sadly I don't have the space for it in my tiny house at the moment. Is it safe for my...

Hi everyone, I have had my Calico fantail for two years, and he managed to grow to around 2.5 inches in length, and one inch tall (if that makes sense). He shared a tank quite happily with my ordinary fantail who is the same size. I have one tiny Ottocinclus in there to keep the algae at bay...

My fancy fish adore courgette! It floats though, and the fish swim past it with no idea it's there! So I have to get some weights (available from any fish store) to tie to a slice of courgette, then I drop it in and it sinks, at which point the fish attack it like Jaws! It's fun to watch but...

I know as a rule we don't like these big general pet stores, but in December last year my boyfriend bought me my 60 litre Tetra AquaArt tank from Pets At Home as a starter, and I was chuffed to bits. Here we are in October, and my lid has busted, so the light no longer works. I went into the...

Thanks for the tips Wolf, sadly experience has already taught me not to trust people in a shop. I have to say though that I have been advised on this forum and others in the past that I should use salt to aid water treatments. I always ask more than one source before embarking on any...

Thanks for the tip about the AquaArt not being made for marine fish, but I do have just ordinary fantail goldfish in the there, I have occasionally had to add salt to the water as an aid to water treatments and things, it's not a regular feature. I'll bear that in mind though, at least I kinda...

I've just had a look at that website and it's great! I'll take a trip to Exeter to look at the stock when I have a chance. Thanks for the recommendation! :good:

If your fish show signs of swimbladder later in life (mine became prone to it within a couple of weeks of being with me) then I can recommend Tetra Gold Japan. They're little pellets but are formulated to ease digestion, which often causes swimbladder problems. If your fish are ok without it...

I live in Devon in the UK. I'm surrounded by tiny fish stores and one Pets at Home store! I tested one of the employees there yesterday, I said I wanted a 60 litre for my large fantails, and he said I could put loads more fish in if I wanted! Tut tut...it's a shame I can't go into one of...

Hi everyone, I am looking to upgrade my measly 60 litre tank to a handsome 125 litre or thereabouts, and I wonder if anyone can recommend a certain make at all? My 60 litre is a Tetra AquaArt, which I have only had since Christmas, but the light has just blown (the transformer appears to have...

Hiya, Thanks for your posts, I'm having a think about upgrading my tank, just need to find room in my house for a larger one! I don't really want to lose any of my fish because I love them and I've watched them grow over a year or so, bless em. Good news however - I did a water change tonight...