Recent content by harryg

I don't agree about your comment about puffers, my puffers are happy in a community tank, does it not deped upon the type of puffer? The tank is not over stocked either. I will not be buying any more Dwarf Gouramis I have other species of fish which have not had any problems at all. Even Kuhli...

I'll try more greens for them. Is there an immediate treatment I can you to help the sick Gourami?

Some of the symptoms match my fish. Is swim bladder disease fatal? My fish eat 50/50 live/frozen and crisp food, with a Sera spiralina tablet few times a week stuck on the glass.

Water stats Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 5, ph 6.9 and the tank hold 50 gallons filter cleaned and changed weekly. Will get a 2nd test at LTFS. Not seen this particular fish go to the toilet. The others which died looked normal. The dark path looks internal i.e. not a skin mark. Its a darkish...

Hi, I havea problem with my tropical fish. On average one fish will die every 10-14days. So far I have lost 3 Dwarf Gourami, 3 Puffers, 2 Hatchet Fish and a Cory. The all exhibit similar illnesses. Phase 1: Slow swimming and not eating. 2. Swollen lower abomen. 3. Difficulty in getting off...

Sorry made a typo should have read Nitrite 0 mg/l. The Yoyo Loach looks great! Not seen any in my LFS I think its the same as a Pakistani Loach Anyone seen them for sale in South East UK?

My tank is 178L and is cycled, with 75% sand/25% gravel bed. Ammonia 0, Nitrite 1 mg/l, Nitrate 20mg/l & Ph 7.1. My tank's inhabitants are 6x zebra danios, 6x Golden Barbs, 4x Otocinclus vestitus, 2x armoured shrimps and 2x Dwarf Gouramis'. Its also well planted with wock caves large piece of...

Hi, I had the same problem with my GPS900 tank. The bio balls do seem to rattle and the is also a tendancy for the pump to vibrate in it's mounting. You can try to loosen off the pump pipe to the filter and carfully align to get rid of the vibe. I also removed and threw away the bio balls and...