Recent content by Bazza57

Wake up call for all aquarists, Yep, spring is here! & your local water authority will be dousing the supplies liberally with all manner of chemicals. http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/aquarists-hit-by-something-fishy-going-on-1.935043?referrerPath=news/ I've just seen this article on a...

Ok, I may of overhyped it a little, but the closing LFS is on the 1st link: (Pearsons pets supplies)- the animal zone is more of an exotic reptile shop(my ex sold most of my tanks from my fish-house to them before I had the chance to collect them, so I'm not too keen on them, besides I don't...

Our local paper today announced the closure of the only aquatic store in my city... This is a real shame, as this store, while not being particularly speciallised or even that adventurous, is the last remaining store in the city. True, I could have supported it more, but it only stocked "bread &...

I sometimes get this stuff in my tanks, & I do have a healthy mass of Java Moss. This stuff is much finer (not branched) but quite tough & only seems to grow in patches the size of a fingernail. Fish won't eat it & it seems fairly indestructable, even if it breaks free of the bogwood. I think...

Just got back from my LFS with some new stock for my planted 127ltr tank. As well as buying some Anubias & Java fern attached to bogwood, I got 4 x banded Kuhli loaches (to go with my 3 black Kuhlis) & a horse faced loach (Acanthopsis Choirorhynchus. It must be 20 years since I last kept either...

OOps :blush: Not an old name, just an old git getting muddled up. My bad, I meant labidochromis caeruleus. Coerrected it now :good:

Note: Don't forget that if they are wild caught - markings & colouration & dentation can vary depending upon each location. 003 Pseudotropheus Lombardoi (female pictured) Males turn bright yellow upon maturity, Females remain blue. Species is unusual in that the fry are bright blue with black...

If you really want to be flashy, get yourself a screwcumber :hyper: http://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/php/detail62_28381.php Works with Zucchini(UK = Aubergine) Cucumber melon etc, etc,etc

There is no reason why the "offcut" will not develop as a separate plant. I would not bury it in the substrate, just in case it rots - but would suggest that you tie it to a piece of bogwood or slate using cotton, where it will develop. Anubias are a very hardy plant, the root stock is probably...

Cheers for the feedback folks... Option 1 seems to be the safest bet, I could always make an offer at a later stage. But My feelings about not having a website & e-sales is based on the fact that: "whilst the shop is closed, nothing is on sale" at least with a webpage, stock is constantly on...

I've always fancied working in aquatics, & recently having being made redundant from my old job, then paying off the mortgage, I have a little amount of savings put aside. My LFS has been running for many years & in my opinion - is a good little shop, good stock friendly staff, but has lost a...

I wouldn't risk it. RTS tend to be evil little B******S, & will chase them around the tank. Pictus can be territorial, but are more likely to dart away from outright confrontation relying on speed to harass the offending fish, unfortunately that's the same tactic RTS use, only more...

Buy a large aggressive cichlid! put it in a tank where your moggy can get to it & watch the fun - :shifty: kill or cure. Nah, seriously mate, I once had a cichlid that regularly "went for" my missus (displaying all the territioral colouring & aggression typical of big cichlids)

A little bit more info: It is also known as the pinstripe Damba, & has just been placed on the "Critically endangered" list of IUCN's red list. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/44492/0 I don't want to go all "Eco-warrior" here but something should be done to save them, don't you...