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Exactly what mine looks like and about the same size! Does that mean that this is how they should look like or something possibly wrong?

Yes he is. The lfs said it would be ok although I have noticed he has started chasing most of the other fish. The body is reasonably dark but the end of the tail before it goes red is still dark black like the whole body was 2 weeks ago.

Hi, Just a question when I got my Ruby Shark it was black with red fins. Within a couple of weeks the black colour has faded to a pale balck/grey. Any ideas as to why? Thanks

I have since turned the heater down slightly over a couple of days and that has brought the temp down to around 27-28. It could also have been with the light on as well it kept the temp rather hot. So far the remaining 4 Guppies are doing well. I always make sure the bag is floated for about...

No the fish haven't got any bigger and if anything I would say lightened in colour. I also checked the water again last night : Nitrate : 10 Nitrite : 0 Ammonia : 0 PH : 8 The heater in the tank is set to 24 but the thermometer in the tank reads 31 when I touch the water it doesn't feel that hot?

Anyone have any ideas as to why my guppies start sitting at the bottom of the tank and hiding in corners and then their gills are pumping fast along with their mouths, then they will start to lay on their sides swim around like normal and then back to their sides then after appx 3-4 days they...

Good idea about pre-portioning out the food I will remember that one! Thanks for your advice. :good:

I didn't realise you could leave them that long without feeding. I did hoover out all the excess food straight away and I haven't fed them since Monday. Although he tried his best I won't be calling on his help again! It was just so depressing to come back to find all the mess, it looked like...

I went away for 4 days over Easter and left what I thought to be basic and minimal instructions with a neighbour for feeding my fish. Before I went : Rena Aquarama 80, 90ltr - 5 Zebra Danios, 1 Silver Shark, 6 Tiger Barbs, 1 Pleco all the water stats were fine (had 3 months): Ammonia 0...

Over this past week that seems to by my opinion as well the LFS seem to let us have the fish we want but don't tell us about overstocking, they have said that in my 90 ltr tank I can have up to 26 fish and my 18ltr up to 8 and although they do say which fish seem to be ok together but didn't...

The tank is still reasonably new but for the last week the water quality has now been spot on. I am reasonably new to this and I think I was advised by my LFS to get the Sharks to early, they also advised that the Plecko should be fine but when it get's to big to return it and swap it for a...

Ok thanks for answers really appreciate it :good:

Not sure whether the shark was already dead or not I went out for 2 hours and before I left all seemed ok when I got back I saw the Pleck eating the Shark.

Hi Wilder, You have answered questions before regarding the sharks and the probable cause of the sharks dying being the bad water quality, see below. Possibly Hexamita? Sharks are dying It's just that the last 2 looked fine swimming about at 5.30pm this evening yet by 7.15pm the plecko is on...

Hi, I have just come in tonight to find my True Pleco ontop of one of my sharks eating it! I don't know whether the shark was already dead or whether the plecko had killed it. Last week I had 6 sharks now I only have 1. The Silver Tip sharks seemed to be doing fine until the Plecko was put...