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Have you considered doubling up your filter with a small internal one?   I have Corys they do flick on their sides occasionally.   I

Sadly he did not make it. Not a mark on him when I fished him out, just his gills looked enlarged.   I wonder if it was something caused by the hair algae, you can see small particles of it actually floating in the water. I have put an Algae treatment in, its helping but its not under control. I...

Ah I messaged you but I see all is ok now. you may want to find the link I sent you so you can set up a second hatchery I have two on the go, so that they never run out!

Ok, when we set them up, they did not work first time, as we used the wrong salt, also I had to put water conditioner in the water and set a lamp up on it to help with the hatching process.   Do you have something to strain them through, so you put only the brine shrimp in the water and not the...

Another update the Angel in the main tank has small black dots on her gills, millimetre each 10 that I can count she is occasionally showing signs of irritation, like underwater coughing for want of a better description.   What is this? Please help!

Hi ky*weremiej,   Raising young angels is trial and error. You need to set up a brine shrimp hatchery ASAP, as you need the food for when they are past the wriggler stage which should not take long. Also be careful with the hatchery you are buying, I had two and both were not able to contain...

Please help!I can see over 60 people have viewed this and can really do with some advice.   quick update. The affected Angel is still alive but no improvement. I have done a course of treatment for flukes and no change, I have changed the water and put carbon in to remove the medication as after...

Hi I have two angel fish that have been breeding recently I am on my 3rd successful batch of fry now. 2 days ago I noticed that the male angel was gasping, rapid gill movements and that his left pectoral fin was limp, barely being used and slightly red in the crease but nowhere else. He has no...

woke up today and they are free swimming, yay! up the temp to 80 so maybe that helped. i am feeding them liquifry anf think they are eating it. any advice anyone?

so my angels laid eggs but this time i left them in the main tank to see if they would be reared by parents. this did not happen most the eggs got eaten but i salvaged a few survivers they are in a breeding chamber and are at the fry stage. they waggle the tail but wont come off the bottom or...

methylene blue, I would guess. It would mean that sick fish have been kept in the tank. I think it would/could kill crabs, snails, shrimp etc, but I am not sure, google it.

Essex.

Hi I would be concerned that I do not see the upsidedwon catfish and would not see the other two. Also the Bristlenose is often hiding under bogwood. The angels as I am sure you are aware do not move about much just hang there. I am looking for something with a bit more activety. Any idea...

Hi all, I have a 3 foot Fluval tank with both and external filter and an internal one. Its been set up now for well over a year and previously I had a two foot tank for about 6 years. Anyway I need inspiration or idea's. Currently the tank has two pieces of bogwood/drift wood in it with a...

Wierdly I went home last night and it all cleared by itself more or less. I will monitor the water. I think as you say the medicine killed the bacteria.