Recent content by leylandbobby

Hi Kat and Whitey, so much good, helpful information, thank you very, very much. I too am keen to ensure that my fish have long and happy lives. I have the test kit, I have also noticed the Puntius tetrazona are constantly nipping at each other. I thought they were just sorting out the pecking...

Thanks for the welcome fish....ok guys, here are a few pics, not great but I think they will suffice. The ornament covers the suction pipe which leads down to a major fluval filter (about the size of a car battery) housed in the base, from which an outlet pipe is connected to the base of the...

Hi Dayz, it doesn't get much closer than Leyland and Leigh. Thank you for all of your responses. Whitey, Kat is right it is 6 feet tall and a sort of 50p shaped cylinder, commonly called a column tank and the idea of shoals of neon tetra's swimming around inside is fab. I just got back from the...

Hi, and thank you for your swift response....I knew I had left something out, the bottom of the tank is pebbled. Looks like I should find a way to get those plants in there. Tell me, would they be happy with fake plants as I was thinking that I could maybe weight the bottom of them and drop them...

Hi Keith, Thanks.

Hi guys, brand new to the forum and hail from Leyland in Lancashire. Just wanted to say hi, and tell you a little about my set-up. I just bought a 6 foot x 19 inch column tank that I would like to keep tropical fish in. It's a nice set up with the external Fluval filter in the base leaving the...