Recent content by Berkshirebelle

thanks for your replies everyone- I need to go back to work tonight :shout: and then I will give you all the details etc for nitrate, ammonia etc. Thanks again

Hi, looking round my tank this evening and I notice what looks like little brown bugs stuck to the side of the tank- about 10 of them- all come out of nowhere- and upon closer inspection, they look like snails. But we never put snails in- and we haven't put anything new in the tank for the past...

ok- thanks drobbyb- we'll know for next time. I was a bit concerned so did a 20 percent water change as soon as we got back.

thanks for your replies- does this mean it will be best to get rid of the female fighter, as we only have a 23 litre tank, to avoid any other fish we want to get being attacked?

Hi- I've posted before about setting up a new fish tank and my fish-in cycle is going great- however, our first fish was a female fighter fish, who was recommended to us as a community fish, and 3 days later we got a cute little male guppy. I've noticed over the past couple of weeks that the...

Thanks again everyone- I'm going to do a water change- 30 percent- to get all this uneaten food out- but with the fish only being in there for a very little do I want to clean the filter sponge??- surely its too soon and risk loosing all the bacteria I need thats growing on it. I hope i'm...

My tank is 23 litres- so not big. Thanks so much for the advice- I will get a kit and do a water change, and the fish-in cycle!! Would hate anything to happen to the fish- they are great.

Hi Everyone- We've had a freshwater tropical fishtank for just under 2 weeks. We set up the tank and after 8 days introduced a fish, a female fighting fish, and a day later got a male guppy. My bro used to keep fish etc and said we needed to do a fishless cycle, test the ammonia, nitrate, and...