Recent content by fish-rookie

Hi guys, I have set up a tank that will be exclusive to plecos(inc panaque species) and have decorated it with lots of wood. All the wood was bought from various aquatic shops at different times. I have heard that plecos should have soft wood and panaque species in particular need it as part...

Just a quick question guys... How long do you quarantine your new fish for before you place them in a community tank? Many thanks FR

Ah, didn't know that! Thanks backtotropical! FR

As I understand it, chlorine evaporates over time. If your talking about water changes and top ups; I just fill the bucket up with the new water from the tap and leave it over night pouring it in in the morning, apparently the vast majority of the chlorine will have evaporated. Thats how I've...

I have seen other flash's but these were a lot paler, almost washed-out looking. I know that's a sign of stress in other fish but I suppose that could be down to the move as you say. They were in a tank of cherry barbs which kept swimming in front of the glass where I was looking so slightly...

Hi all, My ongoing fish project is approaching the end of the construction stage and I'm getting ready to add my fish of choice - Flash pleco's but locating them is proving tricky and/or expensive. I am looking to get four or five in a species only tank and I have seen them online for anywhere...

When I first got my cory's I wanted a variety and my lfs assured me they ALWAYS shoal regardless of species. My two sand's catfish corys are inseperable but don't go near the others. My two leopard's are inseperable but don't go near the others. My two peppered's are inseperable but.... you get...

Ah, didn't think about reverse lighting. That would also help a lot! Many thanks for the ideas guys! FR

Hi guys, I wonder if you can help? I have 3 or 4 tanks in my shed that are all linked together along with a sump tank. Usual thing: Small pump from sump to first (biggest tank), gravity feed to next tank and so on until the water is gravity fed back into sump tank. The way they gravity feed...

As I suspected then, many thanks guys!

I have a Rio 180L tank with the standard 5-part filter that comes with it. There are:- three blue foam pads (1x coarse 2x fine) that I guess are for the bacteria to colonate a green "nitrate removal" sponge a black carbon sponge to remove chemicals So far I have been changing all the filters...

None that I could see. The anus looked like a mini polo mint - horrible thought I know, bit it was just a white ring. I think I'll try dosing the tank a little just in case. Thanks for your help! FR

I have been having trouble with my tank recently: a spate of deaths over the last few months and a curious one this morning. I found one of my last remining swordtails (which have always been pretty hardy) dead this morning floating belly up at the surface with a white, swollen anus. No other...

The rummy noses have been poorly long before the CO2 was added. I have started turning on an airstone at night just so they don't compete with the plants for the remaining oxygen. This morning I discovered another dead swordtail. Other than a white and swollen anus there was nothing outwardly...

Thanks for the previous post Mrs. Wiggle, that article on cycling the tank was very informative. I have not cycled my tank since I had it but having just gone out and bought an expensive test kit I can confirm that ammonia/Nitrite are both ZERO and the nitrate is about 15. My PH is 6.8 - 7.0...