Recent content by DampHaggis

A brainfart, if you'll pardon the parlance... I'd been trawling seriouslyfish.com a couple of weeks ago looking into bottom feeders, read up on loaches, corys and plecos, then failed to refresh my memory before writing my update. I'd in fact discounted loaches due to the aggressive tendancies...

Hi Folks It's been a while...! More than overdue in providing an update report to my respected teachers & trusted advisors!! @Byron @NickAu @Demeter32 I'm delighted to be able to share how much joy I'm getting from my fish, now that they're all in far, far better environments, and how much...

Apologies for the hiatus. Had a sudden bereavement in my immediate family which meant unavoidably having to put the tank setup by a week and change. Additionally, funerals aren't cheap so I've had no choice but to return the 46 litre. New fish tanks are rather a moot point if I can't stretch to...

Can't wait to be in a position to take photos! :-) The only place in the 15 I could even remotely describe the current as strong is directly above the bubble tube right in the centre. I've got an air stone in to break down the bubbles and slow the flow a little. That said, my male doesn't seem...

Absolutely brilliant! Thanks @Byron and @NickAu for the tips, generally showing me the error of my ways and getting me on the right track! Cracking on with the plant ordering now, for the new tanks as well as some top ups for the existing, then out to get a bag of play sand and appropriate...

Thanks, Byron, Nick, for your thoughts on the gourami. He's stuck in the 60 litre with the both the bettas and the guppies for the timebeing anyway, but hopefully the new 46 litre will be decent enough state to be able take the guppies a fortnight hence. The camboba is indeed lovely... It does...

Thanks. Good to know I've done something right in the 15 litre, although more by luck than judgement, to be fair...;-) The CPD's will still go into the 46 litre on their own though, once the current occupants are in the 240. Could you suggest good plants for the 60 the girls would enjoy? They...

Fully understood, Byron. The clove oil method, whilst effective, was not without a few seconds of major distress for the fish, and I felt the need for a swift brandy afterwards. The 'smack it with a brick' method had conjured some nauseating seal-clubbing-esque imagery in my mind, however this...

Pics of the 15 & 60 litre as requested...

Thank you NickAU, but I don't think this would work for me as my 15 Litre is a Biorb Life. The filter is pretty much integrated with the tank, with the sponge and carbon contained in a cartridge which clicks into the bottom of the bubble tube and sits level with the ceramic media there's just a...

Oh! Last thought in terms of increasing the numbers of the rainbows and the true danios, as I realise I haven't responded to this. I acknowledge that I need to do this to make them happiest, but I've learned the hard lesson of getting carried away with myself. I will do this, but only after the...

Morning all! My heartfelt thanks to all who have posted. I can't tell you all how much I appreciate the advice. I personally had a restless night, tossing and turning with anxiety and generally beating myself up over what I've done to my critters. BUT! I thinking positively this morning and am...

@Byron , @Demeter32 Just want to say again my sincere thanks to both of you for taking the time to write. Folk like me must really grind your beans. I could almost hear the deep sigh I am certain you each will have made as you began writing to me... No pun intended here, but I feel the scales...

Wow. Many, many thanks for this. I'm a massive lover of all animals, deem myself a responsible owner, and do go to some fairly silly lengths to do the best I can for all the creatures in my care, so I'm genuinely shocked to find that I may not have had the best advice on stocking and community...

Managed to tempt him off his leaf with bloodworm. Not the best pics but hopefully will be helpful.