Recent content by Jimmyvinnie

Its been a week now and I have not had another fish die. Looks as though the massive water change and repeated cycling has worked, thanks for the advice! Think maybe I should have run the two filters in tandem for longer to ensure the bacteria was fully built up in the new filter. I have found a...

Thanks guys for the advice, I will get take some samples of water to the local shop for testing until I get hold of a kit. Just out of interest what are the issues with the stocking? Cheers Jamie

The water temp didn't change at all during the water change, and the fish were acclimatised but only 10 minutes as the transfer between tanks was only 10 minutes or so. Its some of the fish that have been in there for a while that have got me confused on the deaths and worried that I have...

Hi I have previously kept tropical fish years ago and recently decided to take up the hobby again. I purchased a bow fronted 180 litre tank 2nd hand from ebay including a number of fish. The tank was set up using half of the old water and half new treated tap water. The in tank filter and heater...