Recent content by dilou

Hi hoping someone can help. I noticed yesterday that my kribs eye looked like a bit had been eaten away around the eye socket, I put him in a hospital tank and dosed with melafix and pimafix as that was all I had. I done a 50% water change today and now the eye looks like fungus, it looks...

Thank you both for the quick replies, I also remember reading that they shouldn't damage plants as long as they're fed properly. My tank has both an internal and external filter and I've never had any problems but I have decided against getting a plec as I had forgotten they were major poop...

Hi there, I was wondering if anyone can help? I have seen a gorgeous candy stripe pleco at my lfs, I've been doing a lot of research on plecs on and off for about a year and the candy stripe was on my list of ones that I like and would be able to keep. Thing is I cant find any info on whether...

I think the other fish will be ok with the higher temp, I had an Angel, plec and female bettas when I treated my tank and they are all ok, as long as the increase in temp is done slowly, thats why I done it gradually over a few days. The reason for increasing temp is that the whitespot...

Yes, in fact clown loaches are very prone to getting whitespot. The fact that they are scale less means you have to be careful what medication you use and only use half the recommended dose. When my clowns had whitespot I slowly turned the heater up by 2c a day until it reached 34c (be careful...

I've got a jewel tank with the internal filter and you don't need the lid to use it, its only a poorly fitted bit of plastic that just sits on top anyway. You might want to try and make something to cover it though as fish will get inside, I've had it happen twice when cleaning the filter and...

Cheers, I was gutted to find her dead as she was one of my oldest fish. If I can rehome the loaches and catfish then I should be ok for my stocking. I wont be replacing the Angel. Di

Hi Guys, thanks for your replies, unfortunately she didn't make it. She wasn't bloated and pooing was normal, I gravel vac every water change, once a week, I know the tank is overstocked as I've made some bad fish choices in the past but I've got 2 filters running, 1 external and 1 internal and...

Tank size: 180 l pH: 7.6 ammonia: 0 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 10 kH: unknown gH: unknown tank temp: 26 degrees Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Fish is upside down on the bottom of the tank, no injuries or marks, colour is normal, apart from...

Looks like i'm going to be busy trying to remove the box then. Is it easy to do? Is there a knack to it or is it just a case of patience and being very careful?

Ok, first of all thanks for all your replies, much appreciated. When I tried to remove my clown the second time he wasn't actually dead as i'd first thought, he must have been playing dead to stop me trying to rescue him...lol...I've got him out safe and sound, also one of my female bettas was...

Thanks for the quick reply, I totally agree with you but i've had a nightmare trying to get him out, I think i'll have another coffee and try again....Cheers

First of all I would like to say Hi to everyone, i've just joined and this is my 1st post, sorry but it's going to be a bit of a moan...lol... I have a Juwel Rio 180 which (as i'm sure most of you know)comes fitted with a boxy internal filter, I also have a Eheim Ecco external filter running...