Recent content by Darren_co

Just a quick update. This fish has died :no: Just before he died a lot of green and red slimey stuff was expelled and he died within seconds. The thing was he seemed to be fine as strange as that sounds, he was swimming normally and was eating too and showed no other symptoms. I would...

Hi, I feel for you but Keep going, you WILL get there in the end and you will rewarded. Have you checked to see if someone in your area can help you out with some mature media? You could even ask your lfs! I was lucky and a member of this forum helped me and my fishes out. All it cost me...

Hi, Yes I put de-shelled peas in yesterday morning. He kept going back to them, but so did most of the other fish. There are only very small remnants left now.

I have just netted him and the 'white fluff' has come off, but the other stuff is still there (if not a little longer). I did try to gently knock off what ever it is but I didn't want to stress him or cause him any pain I have read the post as mentioned above, but as this is a male I don't...

How long should it take for the poo to come away? It's now been there for almost 48 hours and has gone white and furry. He is still eating but not as much and seems to be otherwise OK. I am beginiing to worry a little. I had only bought this fish a few days before this happened. Thanks...

Thanks for that. I feel really silly now but it's the 1st time any of my fish have been constipated!! I really freaked out because it does not look normal to me at all. Thanks again.

Hi All! I have just found one of my Balloon Dalmation Molly's (Male) with something hanging from the middle of his underside. It is bright red and is about 10mm long. At first I thought it was his 'tackle' and thought he may be after mating with one of the females, but it is still there after...

Thanks for all the replies!! I have spoken with my friend (who will remain nameless :blush: ) and he has taken out the coins. I had a good idea of what some of the replies would be, but I was asked to check, which is what I did! Thanks again.

Hi All, I was talking with a friend of mine who only keeps guppy's, Molly's and Platy's. He told me that he puts a few copper coins into the bottom of his filters. I asked him why and he told me copper is good for these fish and he hasn't had any problems. He told me he puts about 10p in 1...

Hi all, I have decided to change my internal Filter, a Fluval 4+ to an external Fluval 205. The internal uses two foam pads which are mature. I am planning on taking one of the sponges from the internal and putting it into the external which uses four. (hope you are all still with me!). I am...

Hi, Please confirm, you have just tried the lights plugged into a wall socket? If this is so and the fuse blows there is a problem with the light unit or wiring. I would check to make sure there are no bare wires showing. Check from the plug end first. If the plug is removable open it and...

Cheers for that. I will start looking into these before making any final decisions. I let you know what I decide.

Hi all, I have been a little boring with my fish I guess, I tend only to have Molly's, Guppy's and Platy's in my 180L tank (I think they are great!!) I would like to add at least 2 more types of fish but am unsure which others would be happy with the ones I already have. Any ideas would be...

Hi, Not sure if you are just setting up or not as you didn't say, but this is what I do and it works for me as I only use sand in my tanks. 1. Turn off any internal filter(s) if you use them, 2. Make sure the sand is cleaned well BEFORE you add it to the tank, 3. Add the sand slowly, don't...