Recent content by Mafro

Hi Just bought a second hand 60g tank. Its been drilled for external filters, but none of the filters, heaters etc were included so I need to buy these. Can you please suggest a good external filter to use with this tank? Also my girlfriend loves Silver Dollars, so I am going to put a school...

Thanks Wilder, you have been excellent :)

First lot of meds went in a week ago today, and it said to add a second dose 4 days later which was tuesday. Its now been 4 days since I added the second dose. When do you advise I replace the carbon?

Well the second dose went in Tuesday and the fish has made what looks like a full recovery. The spot has totally disappeared, and she is swimming round perfectly happy. My question now is when do I replace the carbon filter back into my filter? Also do I need to purchase a new one, or put the...

2 days later and the fish is still alive, and acting perfectly normally and eating fine. Her spot has got bigger, and looks like bits are flaking on it. I dont have another tank I can isolate her in, and am worried about her infecting the other fish. I added the meds 2 days ago, and the next...

Thanks Wilder Med has been purchased, and added to the water. Got to do seconds treatment on Tuesday. Thanks again for you help Mafro

Many thanks Wilder. We have a pet shop thats open til 8 I believe, so shall pop over there after I have eaten my dinner. Your a true star to this forum, many thanks for all your help and your kind words :)

Hmmm I really cannot see any redness, but being an orange swordtails could this be difficult to spot anyway? I'm in England so I know some meds are not available over here

Yeah I did, thank you very much. It sounds like its Columnaris. What is the best med to use for this?

No, there isn't any real redness to the spot. It looks just like a white lump under the scales. I dont have a hospital tank, something I really need to sort out. I need to be really carefully about what meds I can use as I have a BN plec

Hi again One of my swordtails has got a big spot just above her pectoral fin. Its a white spot that looks like a boil, its under her scales causing a few of them to look like they are coming away from her body. She seems fine in herself, swimming around the tank normally with the other fish...

Hi there. One of my Mollys seems to have popeye. Her right eye is bulging out of her head and from reading past topics on here I'm pretty sure its popeye. In my tank I have the following fish 5 Swordtails 3 Mollys 4 Dwarf Gouramis 1 Bristlnose Plec I have a 190l tank My tank stats have been...

I bought some plants for my tank a few weeks back, and they all came in little black plastic meshed pots. I've sunk these under the gravel, but they always seem to rise out when I use a gravel vac when changing water. Should I have removed them from these pots. Its suddenly dawned on me that...

I have again tested my water, and ammonia levels and Nitrite levels are both on 0 for the second day running, with Nitrates being at 40 Fish seem fine, and scoffed down their dinner. I think that as the other fish was smaller then the rest that they bullied him :(

Thanks all for your responces. Unfortunately this morning the fish had died :( All the others look healthy, all of their fins are fine, they are active, and feed very well. I shall keep a very close eye on them, and will continue to test and change the water every day. Once again thats very much...