Recent content by FlyingFish78

Bump. Don't worry about it. In the end I purchased LEDs. Far superior to the crappy T8s.

I've owned my Fluval Roma 240 for 9 months now, great tank! Just one problem. It comes with T8 bulbs which aren't good for anything other than low light plants. The T8s are just about due for replacing (generally they're effective for 9 months). To cut a long story short I've decided to upgrade...

Thanks for the reply Baccus. What do you do with the extra fry?

When it comes to the subject of stocking levels the received wisdom is that for every male guppy, you should have at least two females. If the ratio was 1/1 it would result in the females being chased constantly; often resulting in death. Currently my tank is stocked with four males and...

Age and condition: Approximately 6 months old. Superb condition! Quantity for sale: 8. Reason for Sale: Inappropriate species for my tank. Delivery or Collection: Both. Sales price: FREE (To good home). Willing to Ship (Yes or No): No. Location: Swindon / Wiltshire Photograph:     I'm giving...

That's interesting because I heard Gouramis will only attack their own. There's only one male and two females in the tank. So far the only aggression the male has shown was towards the females. I agree that the Barbs should go but my missus loves them and I'd hate to get rid of them only to...

My only concern about cover is that it blocks out the much needed light for the plants. You see, my tank is the Fluval Roma 240 and it comes equipped with sub-standard T8 lights; not ideal for plants. Also I'd like some thoughts on whether by removing the Barbs, the smaller fish are more likely...

Hi Wilder and thanks for the reply. The tank's been up and running since December so ammonia and nitrites are down to zero and have been for some time. Nitrates are somewhere around 20-30 but I'm working on getting this lower by adding only RO water during water changes. PH is 7.5. There is...

I've provided a brief video clip below of my aquarium. I'm quite concerned about the behaviour of the Gold Barbs and Ember Tetras. The Barbs seem to spend most of their time at the front of the tank swimming against the glass as though they're constantly anticipating feeding time. The Ember...

To the dustbin with all the old MMOs!!!   Star Citizen is being released later this year. Best graphics of any game in history and it takes place in an enormous and expanding persistent universe.   I cannot flippin' wait :)

Update.   The male DG and other female are still alive and showing no symptoms of DGD. Today I took the step of introducing another female to replace the one which died. Every male needs at least two female so it was about time to source a replacement.   This time I went to a different LFS and...

And to think the guy in the LFS made it all sound so easy when first decided to enquire about buying an aquarium...

Pearl Gouramis looks very nice but we decided to get dwarfs because of the contrast between the blue and red stripes. Hopefully there won't be anymore deaths and the tank will settle down now. I'm just very slowly adding the RO water to the aquarium. I have to say, it looks much nicer with all...

Thanks for suggesting what might have caused it. Unfortunately she's now died. I found the fish laying motionless on the bottom of the tank a minute ago. I fished it out and gave it the clove oil and vodka treatment just to make sure.   To be honest I bought the females from the only place out...

I just noticed that she's made a few powerful efforts to jump out the tank before sinking to the bottom again.