Recent content by blanc1g

Just done a big water change - they all seem a bit happier in the light. I have been cleaning the gravel a lot recently to keep the snail numbers down, could this be having an effect on bacteria? Maybe I've been overfeeding? Any ideas of fish that eat snails - haven't really got room for clown...

Changed 20% yesterday. I have 6 barbs - been in an established tank for 4 months. Behaviour is a recent development - they were previously very happy

So, Tiger barbs acting strange - sensitive to light and lose colour, find the nearest shaded place, won't swim to the top to feed. Other fish are fine, except for exploding neon tetras (constipation). Tank is not overloaded. Ammonia is 0.25-0.5, PH 6, GH 180, Nitrites at 0.5 and nitrates 60. Not...

I had them all in schools of 6, except neons as I inherited them - I would love schools of 10 but my tank isn't big enough. I don't know what the neons died from - I presumed constipation as no other fish was ill. I really doubt that the barb problem is illness - I'm watching them now and with...

6 barbs, 5 peguin tetras, 3 neons, 2 bottom feeders in a 90L tank. Tank has been up and running for 4 months, the barbs were used to condition the tank - knew them as hardy and suitable for the task. Had a couple of deaths - a couple of tetras swelled up a few months ago before dying. Will need...

My Tiger Barbs have recently become very sensitive to light and seek any kind of shelter they can find. When they are under the light they dart around the tank and go slightly opaque. The only changes I made in the last few weeks was to remove a large piece of driftwood and I've recently had a...