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Right. The little cory passed away. And then the loaches had the other eye to eat too. Not nice viewing so I took him out straightaway and binned him. However, the other cory who was slow moving and unwilling to eat has been absolutely fine this evening. He seems active as ever and ate loads of...

Right - returned home from work and saw the cory floating atop the aquarium and thought it was dead. So I went to pick it up and it swam to the bottom of the tank. His eye has fallen out completely. He ate a bit and then I looked again and he is at the top of the tank resting on the black filter...

Thank you Colin_T

Thanks peeps. I woke up this morning expecting to find a dead cory or two but they are still alive but still not moving much. The red eye is still there as well. I'll do daily water changes as mentioned above and have also brought a bottle of this - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001REDVAO/?tag=...

Thanks - just completed a 75% water change and added in tapsafe. It looks like the cory has popeye so need to somehow treat that.

Now I have problems with two of my three peppered corys. Got home from work and noticed one has a red eye (a red circle around its one eye) as though it had been attacked. I did the feed and he ate as normal and also moved absolutely fine. So I looked for my other two. One is absolutely fine...

Oh great. A coldwater aquarium is so much easier to manage I have to say. The angels are babies at the moment so I am wary that they may start taking the cardinals when they mature. However, at the moment, they seem so shy and timid. Thus far, the serpaes are schooling together towards the...

I have a fear I may be overcrowded. My tank is a long 142l (or 38 gallons) unit which measures 120cm x 40cm x 55cm. At the moment I have... 3 peppered corys 3 Pakistani loaches 1 red tail shark 3 angel fish 3 guppies 8 tetra cardinals 6 serpae tetras 1 zebra danio 1 white cloud mountain minnow...

All good now folks. I removed the catfish and everything is alive and well. I have lost no other fish and the tank seems a happy place again. I've also just added 6 serpae tetra (what a stunning school of fish these are) and 3 yoyo loaches to the tank and they all seem to get on fine with each...

@Colin_T The pictus was the only fish I brought at the weekend and added to the tank. Since he was added, two guppies went missing completely and one white cloud was found at the bottom of the tank and I saw the RTS eating it but leaving the skeleton and head. I've just checked both tanks and...

Last question before I call it a night. I've just set up my old 20l aquarium and stuck part of the filter media from my existing aquarium into it and let it run for 2 hours with the heater on. Can I stick my catfish in this tonight on its own as I have a real fear I will wake up with no guppies...

@Byron Thanks mate. I'll give water figures in the morning - need to do another test I think. I brought the catfish at the weekend and two guppies have vanished and one white cloud was dead (and eaten by the RTS). I am now assuming the catfish went for a midnight snack (after missing its own...

@Lunar Jetman - Its a 140l tank.

Hi guys, The rest of the fish look good and I checked the figures for nitrates, ammonia and PH and all good again. I've also done a 50% water change on Wednesday. The tank has been going for 6 weeks and was fully cycled when adding fish. My other concern is the catfish isn't bottom dwelling...

Right. I've started an aquarium and it appears I have vanishing fish. Two guppies have vanished and today I saw my small Red Tail Shark feasting on a white cloud mountain minnow. I don't know if he killed it or it was already dead but he pretty much ate the inners of the fish right in front of...