Recent content by gillyg

Hi i am thinking of buying a tank and a male betta. have been doing some research and seem to come up with a lot of different answers, was hoping you guys could help me out? firstly, tanksize, what would you recommend? does the tank need to be cycled? i presume so, but many websites say not...

thank you fish breeder, found trimar and have ordered fish i wanted! thanks for your help! gillyg

have looked at all the sponsors and the only one who delivers if fish4u. does anyone know of any others or is that the only one? thanks

the only site sponsor i can see is fish4u. do you know of any others? thanks

Hi does anyone know of any websites that deliver fish to your door safely? i can only find fish4u. im in the uk. thanks for your help

Hi just a quick question, would a bristlenose plec or a clown cat be compatible with 7 tiger barbs? thanks

hi all just thought i let you know my tank finished cycling last week after 6 long long weeks hoping my 4 TBs would survive through it to my joy they have and seem to glowing with there new barb mates 1 green 2 red bodied and a red tail shark who seems to b shouling with the TBs...

Hi again, yes i meant my friend used this method of introducing clown loach and RTBS together. thanks for your help, i will certainly bare that in mind.

sorry, just to clarify, are you saying that loaches and sharks shouldnt go together either? if not, i will just get the RTBS. thanks for your help!

thanks for the advice miss wiggle i was told that if i put a red tailed shark into the tank at the same time as another bottom dweller, or put the other bottom dweller in before the shark then they would more likely to be ok as territory wouldnt have been established, this is what a friend of...

hi my 33 (us gallon) tank is currently cycling and i am just thinking about what fish to get once the cycle has completed. currently have 4 tiger barbs would really like a black red tailed shark any ideas on any other bottom dwellers that would work. was considerng couple of corys or a...

i began a cycle with fish about 4 weeks ago and everything went wrong, bad advice from ifs. tank is 33 gallons (i think). lost 3 fish and am left with four tiger barbs which seem to be doing well. ammonia 0.25 nitrite 2 nitrate 40 havent checked ph for few days, last...

ammonia .25 nitrite 2 nitrate 10 no new additions put in nutrafin cycle 2 days ago water change 10-15% every 2-3 days also put in melafix last couple days as BM seemed to have white spot but noticed today he is swollen and furry seems to b resting on its side and anus is very white and...

ive just noticed my black mollie is very swollen and furry underneath and is resting on its side tank is in third week of cycle i now should have done fishless but hinesight is a wonderful thing my other fish seem fine 1 ballon mollie & 4 TBs has anyone any ideas ive just but some melifix in

Dwarf gourami has become very swollen behind the gills on both sides over the past hour and is getting worse, also not eating much. tank is cycling, could this be causing it? also did two small water changes recently. any thoughts and help greatly appreciated, thank you gillyg