Recent content by becs66

Hey. Glad to hear some of the fish are still around! Is the angel I gave you still alive, he was always one of my favourite, even though he wasn't terribly bright! Not too sure why the SAEs should suddenly fall out they were alway best mates, and I had them as adults for a fair while. A...

If the tanks is glass then I would avoid the boiling water as the sudden change in temperature may well crack the glass!

Hi, I use hydor heaters on both my Rio 240s with fluval filters. They work well but I found that due to the ribbed nature of the tubing I found that I couldn't connect it to the heater without it leaking. To overcome this I bought a couple of extra fluval rubber adapters (the ones that...

Try Fishbiz or Rift Valley Cichlids I've used Rift Valley cichlids and was pleased with the service, postage a bit pricey though, never used fishbiz!

Hi, I've just setup a similar rank myself, I haven't got any pictures at present but I'll see if i can get some for you. In the mean time I found this useful: http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...?article_id=143 Becs

Hi, I'm currently treating for Ich in my malawi tank and was slightly concerned after something I read that porous rock in a tank can effect the medication (malachite green in this case) and effectively reduce its concentration rendering it less effective. I have been treating the tank for 5...

Oops got a bit confused, ment to post this in african cichlid forum! Please ignore my rantings!

Where'd my posts go?!!

Hi, I'm currently treating for Ich in my malawi tank and was slightly concerned after something I read that porous rock in a tank can effect the medication (malachite geen in this case) and effectively reduce its concentration rendering it less effective. I have been treating the tank for 5...

Anyone?

How long would you think before I should see an improvement? And the medication that I bought says to treat every other day, but I have read various places that you should treat every day?

Thanks for responding! I'm a bit hesitant to increase the aquarium temperature above 28oC as the with the meds, ich and increased temp already I don't want to stress the fish any more, a couple are looking not to pukka already!

Hi, I noticed on Tuesday that my fish, all malawi cichlids, were acting stangly and scratching on the rocks like crazy, also one fish had salt-like grains on it which looked like ich to me. I have kept fish for several years and this particular tanks has been running for over a year, but have...

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...em.php?news=220 Thought this might interest you!

Cheers!