Recent content by barakuda

Hehe, waterdrop the 28 gallon tank seems to work great for them too! You should see how much they're enjoying the extra space and the new plants :) So, eventually we decided to keep Susie; the pet shop wouldn't take her back and we thought that we should give her another chance. Today we bought...

Hi friends! Thanks for all the feedback, once again you've been a great help :) Waterdrop, I managed to get a beautiful 28 gallon tank for Fluffy for a really great price; I think the fish are much happier with the extra space. Jazzzz, I couldn't do otherwise. I grew up in a family with lots...

Hi everyone! Sorry it took me a while to reply; thank you all so much for your help :) I finally got my wee fishes a new big tank and I've been testing the levels of ammonia and NO2 - all seems fine. The only problem that still remains is Susie, the Gold Fantail - chasing poor Fluffy - the...

Hi everyone thank you so much for your replies, I'm really happy to see people genuinely interested in offering advice, sharing their experience and willing to help :) Stang, thank you for your kind words; I'm afraid I'll be pestering the forum with questions until I get things right...

Hi stang, thanx for the suggestion, the site seems to have a wealth of options; I also had a look at Gumtree where I can find local ads. I agree that there are decent pet shop owners that will try their best to help customers. However, I am new to the fish world and the city where I live and I...

Hi both and thank you for your replies, I realise that I need a bigger tank (although being a student and buying a £100 thing are not exactly compatible!) Believe me that the pet shop people reassured us that this tank would be sufficient for two fish. I started having doubts when I read about...

Hi everyone, we got a fish tank as a birthday gift a month ago and although I was at first a bit reluctant to the idea, I've now grown to love our new pets and take care of them. All was going well in the tank with a black moor (Fluffy) and a Shubunkin (Goldielocks!), until the latter - which...