Recent content by fishedout

So far so good, all the other fish seem ok, the poka dot loach is calming down a lot, gets a bit excited at feed time but seems to be leaving the other fish alone now. Thanks.

No, he wasn't rubbing or flicking, like I say he hid completely out of sght for 3 days after being harrased by my new poka dot loach, the botia died the night I made my first post, so I think either bacterial or stress finished him off. I examined his body after he died, it looked fine, just a...

It's a 56 gallon tank. All my other fish seem to be fine (have found that it is not a chain loach my LFS sold me but a poka fot loach, LFS got it wrong), a couple of my neons have died, but the poka dot loach just wont leave then a lone and has been nipping at the little guys fins. The Botias...

Just to let you all know that the little guy did not make it through the night.

Hi All, My Striata Botia is not doing to well. I've had him for about 6 months now, bought as a pair, the first died after only a week, this guy has done alright though, hangs out with my Clown loach and Tiger barbs mainly. The weekend just past I added to the tank 15 Neons and a Chain Loach...

Hi All, Having now been totally taken with fish keeping I've done something I never thought I could.... I sold my drum kit and replaced it with a 56 gallon corner tank (upgrading from my 15 gallon rectangle). I have transfered all my fish over now, and touch wood all seems to have gone well...

Thanks for that. The tank is a 16g (2ft x 1ft x 1.5ft ish) it is currently home to 8 neons, 4 tiger barbs, 4 cory cats, and 1 very active clown lown. All fish are getting on well, with the odd exception of the neons mention above (but thats not that bad). I'm out of water test kits at the...

Good Shout. Hadn't thought of that. I'll take a close look at him tonight. Thanks.

Hi, Quick question about one of my Neons. About 3 weeks ago I noticed that the red strip was broken, it starts about half way a long the body then stops for about 2mm (looks kind of cloudy) then continues along to the tail. It seems Okay, it's swimming well and feeding fine, one or two of the...

Thanks Robby, I've seen the nose to nose thing as well, when I first added them to the tank they kind of locked jaws and then span around and around. This recent behavior is less nose and more eye and sides being rubbed whilst circling. I'm also interested in the female behaviour of displaying...

Hi all, This is my first post, anywhere, as I'm brand new to fish keeping. I have a 15g Tank running for about 2 months now, currently home to 4 Tiger Barbs, 8 Neon Tetras and to Cory Cats. I originally had 6 Tigers, 1 was taken out buy a 4 stong group of rather grumpy female fighter fish...