Recent content by mariedmead

Hi, I've just bought 4 male guppies to add to a 100l tank already containing 1 bristle nosed ansistrus, 1 small female Molly and 2 Thai flying foxes. Within seconds of adding the guppies to the tank one of the flying foxes was chasing the one with the biggest tail and nipping at him,now his...

Should I treat the tank with antibiotics to keep the remaining fish healthy? Where do I get antibiotics from? Can I get them from the lsf? Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

They were quarantined in as much as there were / are no other fish in the tank. It has now died and I'm going to take it back to where I bought it tonight and get a refund. I've treated the tank with esha 2000 to try and make sure the other two remain healthy. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Also looks like he may have a fungal issue. There is white fluffy stuff around his fins at the back. Is this treatable? Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

I bought 3 dwarf gourami at the weekend to put in my Rio 180. It has been running with no fish since Dec when I had a mass die off. (We think due to a nitrate spike caused by a small fish dying and went unnoticed) I removed the remaining 7 fish, did a 75% water change cleaned the filters and...

Thank you very much for your help. I have been keeping tropical fish for 5 years relatively successfully but it seems I still have a lot to learn. I completely take on board all the advice and will put it into practice. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Sorry I forgot about the other questions. Last water change was 2 weeks ago around 20litres I use prime as a conditioner. According to the Anglian water website our tap water is The water in your area is very hard. " the water hardness in different units is:367.5 mg/l:Calcium Carbonate147...

So the 5 rummy nosed and 1 flying fix are swimming around fine thus morning. I've tested the water using API fresh water master test kit and got the following results: PH 8.2 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 80 I know we have very hard water but don't have a test for the exact numbers. I know that...

I've been out again this evening straight from work (family commitment) and only just got home. I'll check water parameters etc tomorrow and do a big water change. The remaining fish all looked fine this morning and were swimming around & breathing normally. But then so were the others...

I got a call from my husband while I was out last night to say 3 out of 4 of my flying foxes were dead! They were fine when I fed them in the morning. He removed the bodies and said they had red patches in them. This morning when I got up my bristle nosed ansistrus 1 lemon tetra and 1 golden...