Recent content by Kinky Boots

In my tank I like to have a couple of plants, both for aesthetic purpose and I believe they have some environmental benefit for the inhabitants. The thing is, my plants seem to last maybe 4 or 5 weeks, but over that period they seem to 'die' - some of the vegetation dies off and floats around...

My LFS has a community tank which houses, amongst other things, a couple of small brown frogs. I was quite taken with the idea, as they seem very cute, but are they a good idea? I have a BiOrb which holds about 7 gallons (UK), and I have 1 molly, a couple of Phantom Tetra and a smattering of...

Ah - this thread may help answer my question then... ...I had 4 balloon mollies, and they seemed really happy and lively, then one by one, over a period of about 6 weeks, I lost three of the four. It seems they they develop swimbladder problems (i.e. end up on the bottom of the tank...

Well, it'd not return by this morning so I'm guessing is moved on to the great aquarium in the sky.... In answer to the questions above, I'd read in "You and Your Fish" (or some such publication) that fish could jump out of the water, but I have a lid on my tank, so that rules that one out...

Sort of following on from a previous post of mine, I've experienced another incident of a mysterious disappearance. When I put the tank-light off last night, all 4 of my mollies were in perfect health, active, feeding and generally looking well. Yet when I woke up this morning and put the...

I'm glad someone else agrees that the blurb is garbage! At least I know I didn't imagine it all!!! :) So, upshot is I should change the water more frequently, and use the service kit monthly. I'm already on the monthly clean out, so I'm halfway there. Thanks for all the help and advice - it...

They do look slightly larger - particularly when they're 'round the back' of the tank so to speak. They don't look huge though - its quite good as you can see them from quite a distance away. I have the tank in my bedroom, and I can watch them whilst I'm sat in bed. Mrs Boots purchased the...

I have a couple of live plants in the tank, and central uplift tube that draws the water through the media and filter. I have about 2cm of media at the bottom - although I have just taken some out as I had more than this and I figured I had too much. I didn't realise the purpose of the media...

I have a tank (one of those BiOrb fellas you may have seen) which holds about 30l. I've had it up and running since the beginning of October, introducing the first fish in mid-November. I had 5 Phantom Tetra, 6 Neon Tetra and 4 mollies. However, I'm now down to 3 Phantom and 1 Neon, and I'm...

Hello, Just to say Hi - I found this site recently, and as I'm new to keeping fish, I thought this was the perfect way for me to learn. And before anyone asks, the username is a long story...! :D