Recent content by jackieeuk

i have tried taking some pics and these new critters are camera shy as soon as i get into position they skuttle off. i will now got and study the links i have been sent and see if i can make out which ones i have.my original 4 are definately swartzi's going by the photos you guys have already...

thank you all for being so helpful WOW lady fish what some sites you showed me there are so many i will have to go through them and study each pic. the shop i bought them from is a well established family run business only a small shop but everyone (so i thought) knew their stuff not the usual...

you have been very helpful,YES these are the ones i have in my original lot i think they are stunning,these new ones have tiny dots,a cream band across the face where my others and like in your pics have black. if i can i will take a pic and post it and see if anyone can identify them for...

I am VERY new member here and i have seen the replies to this topic,am i correct in saying that we are talking about petsmart in the US?? I am from the UK and petsmart over here have a terrible reputation for animal care. I cannot comment about fish but my other hobby is showing rabbits and...

[B] hi all, i am wondering whether i have been fobbed off. i am head over heels with the swartzi cory and wanted a small shoal, i bought 4 and i was put on the "wanted" list at my local shop. i have waited 6 months and got a call stating they finally have more in. i bought 4 more and i didnt...

thanks nidge very interesting. many thanks

thanks for the reply,i will get my big pans out and start boiling. thanks for the tip

hi cheese specialist, the wood was soaked for 2 weeks before placing into the tank and thoroughly washed before that and the tank was set up for 1 month before fish being added. the water isnt brown brown but not that crystal clear water i see in other aquariums. i have a plec and so i couldnt...

thank you all for such a lovely welcome,it is daunting joining a new forum until you get to know some people,its nice when people say hi . many thanks

many thanks for the replies but no i didnt buy it for the brown water effect but for the good of the fish, i have always used it and just thought over the last 10 years that i havent kept fish that something may have been brought out to make the water sparkle, its not a problem if i cant cletar...

hi all, i didnt think it would be long before i start picking your brains.i use bog wood and i wonder is there anything out there to keep the water looking cleaner than it does,even with regular water changes it always look brown,i envy those crystal clear tanks but i love my bogwood and so do...

now i feel stupid :*) i had it in the back of my mind that it was 84 gallons but thought nah cant be a silly figure like that so i rounded it back to 80, thanks for helping me work it out,i have been told so many times,thought by now i should have grasped maths lol. many thanks for your...

i too would be interested in where to get live food,i live not far from swindon if anyone else can come up with any where,i will visit oxford when i have 5 mins,the shops in my area have ceased selling daphnia because most die within 24hrs of it coming into the shops and half are dead before...

i will have to work out the gallons but i guess you could do that for me,its 6 ' long 18" high & 15" deep. i thought it was an 80 gallon tank but my partner thinks its 110 hope you can correct me if im wrong lol

Hi All, i am jackie from the UK and have started up back in fish after a 10yr break,i have had my tank set up now for 6 months just the usual community tank but larger than the average :D As i am a little rusty and there being new products on the market since i kept fish im sure this forum...