Recent content by Annagh

Thanks for that Shroob, will definatly do some research. Am thinking of giving away some / all of my fish as it will be less stressful for them but am not sure about that yet. Am attached to my fish, a difficult decision! Thanks again, Annagh

Hi there, We might be moving in about 3 months and I have 2 tanks, one small with a beta, sail fin molly and dalmation molly, and a large 6ft tank with 3 silver dollers, 2 balloon blue rams, 2 coral gouramies and 2 gold gouramies. And lots of snails and plants. We're travelling from Adelaide...

:unsure: Hi, my betta, Jim is feeling sick. He has what seems to be a lump on his back near his tail fin which looks like it's turning into an open wound. The water in the tank tends to be acidic, I keep an eye on this, change his water about once a week, and use stuff to decrease the acidity...

Hi, I've recently cycled my 6ft, 300ltr tank and now have it stocked with wonderful, happy fish - Yay!! I have checked out the prices of ornaments in the LFS and they're way too expensive. I have collected some clay pipe, old terracota plant pots and interesting pieces of wood. Can I put...

Thanks everyone for all your information. I'll do a water change the day before I get the fish and will watch my nitrates. Cheers, Annagh

Hi Mfacek, As a newby I'm not able to answer for most of your questions but I can say that when I've needed help or suggestions this website has been quick and worthwhile. One of my questions caused a discussion and it was great to see what a number of other people thought. I was able to...

Thanks Darke, I'll do that today and start shopping for fish. YAY Annagh

I have a large tank that I have been cycling (forever it seems) and now it's finally cycled, YAY! I'm worried about doing a 75% water change before I put fish in there. I have plants in the tank, will they soak up the nitrates? Are nitrates harmful to fish? When can I put my fish in there...

Balloon Blue Ram, I love the colours they flash when swimming around, I also love the freash water sole (I think it's called, it's a flat fish that hangs around the bottom, reminds me of a stingray - I've seen it in the LFS but as a newby haven't got it yet in case it dies on me!!) (NAFW) I...

Hi All It has just been suggested that I get a sump for my new 6ft tank. The dimentions of my tank in metric are L 183cm, W 35.5cm, D 50cm, Volume 324.83L (about 85 gallons) How exactly does a sump work? How big a sump will I need? Can and how do I heat the water in the sump to save on...

Thanks Wendy, I'm really excited about it and can't wait to get fish into the tank. As it was second hand, when I got it, it was really dirty, so have spent lots of time cleaning, rinsing and repairing. Wish I'd taken before and after photo's now, oh well. My dad has done a fantastic job...

Thanks to everyone whose replied, I don't know if my tank is a standard size or not, I bought it second hand and I know the original owner had to have the stand and light specially made for it. However, back on track, what is a sump in relation to a fish tank? I've never heard of one before...

It works out to be about 80 US gallons (if I've done my caluclations correctly), 6ft long x 1.16ft wide x 1.64ft height. I hadn't thought of two filters, and I like the idea of inline heaters. Can I get those at a LFS? Will have to look around Cheers, Annagh

Hi, I have a new 6ft tank and am in the process of setting it up for tropical fish (silver dollars + others). Do I need one heater (and if so where do I put it?), or two on opposite sides of the tank? As the tank was 2nd hand, I already have one 300watt heater. Hmmmm, Annagh

Hi Tessla, Thanks for your input, I've looked at the sites you've mentioned, although not throughly, I didn't realise there were so many bottom dwellers that are so interisting. I lile the look of the Khuli loach, I might get a few of those. And was very impressed with some of the ideas in...