Recent content by Deesongsinger

thank you very much, the advise is more than welcome and now we have at least got something we can aim at, we will be doing the water changes as from when I finish here tonight; you mentioned the fact that plecs like sitting on a heater and this can burn them, after reading your words, I thought...

Hello, We set the tank up last Wednesday so a week ago today, we used JBL Denitrol tank starter as recommended by the shop, yes there is a heater guard, but Brutus had this sore/cut/ulcer when we got him, it was just not visable until we actually put him in the tank and he started swimming...

Hi there, yes we set the tank up especially for Brutus, we have a huge external filter as well as the juwel internal filter, he has been in the tank since Sunday afternoon and we gave it a 50litre water change last night (Tuesday) to bring the PH down, I will get Mike (My Husband) to post some...

Hi there, thanks for the reply Tank size 400ltrs Ammonia .50 Nitrites .25 Nitrates 20 PH 7.6 Temperature 27c As for appearance, it does not look too pretty but it does not seem to be bothering him, he is not scratching it on anything and he is eating well and doing his...

Hello there, I am new here and would really like some helpful advise; we bought a beautiful sailfin just a few days ago, he is huge (about 14inches long) and we have him in a big tank all by himself at the moment. His name is 'Brutus' and he is a real character; however, on getting him home in...