Recent content by dangermouse

Okay so seems to me the mix of fish is wrong, I had the water tested at my LFS and it is okay (including amonia test). I take note that the tank may be crowded in terms of room for fish to hide etc. My LFS tols me the fish mix was okay and most reference material says that the DG and the neons...

Athena Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed response, I appreciate it. My kit does not test amonia, I was advised that if I am seeing NO3 and NO2 has dropped that the tank has finished cycling. Should I still be checking for amonia - perhaps this is the problem? WRT fish...

Hi Tetra 6-in-1 strips. I'm failry convinced that the water is okay as teh fish are all spot on - no fin rot, fungus, goo appetite, active, fins up etc. The fish I've lost are fine the day before (full tails, active and eating) and I then find them without tail and dead the following...

I've lost three in the last 8 weeks. Not very close together. The thing is that when it happens the whole tail is pretty much gone but there is no sign of any damage on any of my other fish not any signs of stress really. They eat well and their tails are full and undamaged. Could one of the...

Hi Okay 96 litre my tank contains: 25 neon tetra 10 male Guppies 1 Bristlenose catfish 2 Corys 3 male dwarf gourami All the fish look happy and healthy. PH is 6.8. GH, KH, NO2 (zero) and NO3 (<25ppm) all register fine. Weekly water changes (20%) using stress coat to de-chloriniate. 5ml of...