Recent content by JezTaylor

  Thanks, that's good to know. Would you say it's a good thing, bad or indifferent? I was going to do a water change tonight, but is it worth leaving it a little longer?

  I added 8 new bunched plants.

Last week I upgraded tank from a 64l to a 130l (very exciting). I had the tank set up for a week beforehand, then last weekend I moved the fish, old filter and ornaments into the new tank.   A bit of a mini cycle seemed to take place in the following days. On Sunday ammonia was up at 0.25. On...

Some strange goings on! So I moved the fish (along with the old filter and ornaments) into the new tank on Saturday. I'd also had one of the new bags of filter media in the old tank for the previous week so it could start to build up some bacteria. All seems to be going well (everyone is still...

I'm in the process of setting up my new 130l tank and I'm going to have a crack at a low-tech planted aquarium. I picked up some driftwood, plants and a piece of ocean rock on my way home from work today. I never really thought about the effect a rock would have on water parameters, but as it...

It has the filtration chambers built into the back of the tank so the heater is placed just next to the pump. It's a digital thermometer so it should be quite accurate. I'll keep an eye on the temperature over the next couple of days and hopefully it's just the one degree.

Thanks for the advice, that's all helpful stuff. I've got the new tank set up and ready to go. I'll give it a few days to settle and then move the fish and filter materials over at the weekend.   In terms of fish, I'll add some guppies and cories after a few weeks. I'll have a think about the...

Exciting news!! I've just got myself an Aquanano 130. This is quite an upgrade from my 64l fish box.   At first I assumed I would have to keep my old tank running whilst I ran a fishless cycle, but I've read that if I simply move my old filter and ornaments into the new tank during the first few...

Thanks all. Fortunately my fears of ending up with an ever increasing stock of inbred platies have been alleviated. Whilst none of my local stores would take the fry, I spoke to a lady a little farther away at Ely Aquatics who is happy to take them when they reach 1" (still a way to go!!).   I...

I've got a bit of a problem. I added a new female platy to my tank about 6 months ago - she then had lots and lots of babies. It wasn't a huge problem because I would simply take them to my local Maidenhead Aquatics once they were big enough. HOWEVER... she's just had another batch (which I...

  No redness, but there are a few black lines showing in between her scales near her dorsal fin that I haven't noticed before. Almost like veins. I don't know if this is related. Yes the white marks look like her golden scales have been bleached out. No I haven't seen her flicking or rubbing...

My favourite fish is sick.   She's a female platy that I got last June (my very first fish). She's in a 64l tank with 2 other female platies and 5 neon tetras. The water parameters are all normal, but about 2 months ago we moved house so they all went through a pretty stressful experience...

Thanks for the advice, I'll stop using the PH Down. I do have some driftwood, but it doesn't seem to be having a noticeable effect. Are there certain fish I should avoid keeping, or are they usually all ok if they were tank bred? As I mentioned, habrosus cories were going to be my next addition.

I moved house about 6 weeks ago and I'm very pleased to report that everyone survived the journey and has settled in. However... the PH in my new house is very high (around 8.2). I have a couple of Platies which should be fine, and 5 neon tetra's which I understand could be problematic. I've...

Thanks for coming back Dave. Unfortunately I put him down at the weekend. Having treated the tank with Melafix (for bacterial infections) and Pimafix (for fungal diseases) he didn't seem to be making any recovery. When I saw that he had started swimming round at the surface I decided that enough...