Recent content by angjools

ok thanks anyway. there are so many things to learn and everyone tells you something different, you think you are doing the right thing and often it turns out wrong! i thought i was helping and now i fear i may have killed him. oh well, back to the drawing board eh!

hi, it is a new tank, we got it last week as our old one started leaking. we transfered everything across except the fish and put new OR water in it, instead of tap water as previously used as we were told it's much purer. we added extra bacteria as instructed to boost it. after a couple of days...

HELP! my angel fish appeared to have fin rot so yesterday i bought some esha 200 to treat it. i tested the water first and all was perfect so went ahead with treatment, it said if you have soft water to give double dose (as we use OR water which is soft)so i put 100 drops in as required in a 200...

hi is there anyone in the bracknell(berkshire) area that could possibly donate some bacteria for our tank please?

oops! it's ok, i just read all the info on the link sent me and saw the answer to that question. have also emailed a donor asking for some help. god there's alot to learn! determined to win though. angie.

just one question though, stupid though it might be, by doing the water changes arn't i taking out all the good bacteria too? (all that concentrated cycle stuff i bought)? just a thought. angie.

this is our first puppy who is now 10mths old.

wish i knew more before getting fish!

ok i will go and get a testing kit tommorrow and follow yr advice. will keep you posted. many thanks, angie.

hi, thanks for your advice, unfortunately i did lose one platty yesterday but went and got some extra concentrated cycle stuff which has helped already. i did a big water change, added more stress coat and this new stuff and i could see the other three fish come up and look almost relieved...

hi, i'm new to all this so bear with me. we have just set up a tank, put the chemicals in two weeks ago(stress-zyme and stress coat) and added 4 plattys this week as advised they were the best hardiest fish to start with. they were happy for a day or two but are now just sitting at the bottom of...