Recent content by Mervin

The inch rules barely applies to any fish, all fish are different and require different things. I have a khuli loach about 3 inches in length in a 10 gallon, that would mean I can only have 3 of them which is absurd. You should never use it when stocking any tank. Things that need to be...

The 1 inch rule doesn't apply to small fish like neons. A 20 gallon can easily support more than 10 neons and a couple of guppies. Probably about 30+ neons, but you shouldn't max out the capacity. A shoal of neons and rummys would be fine in my opinion (except that rummys are for more...

My gourami had trouble with the flow from the filter at first, he would swim into it and get blown around the tank but he soon learnt to stay away from it. Like the betta Leah mentioned, he would flare and display at his own reflection but he settled down quite quickly. Hmm I may get a betta then :)

Yeah defo put the shoal in first. I didn't know that shrimps shed their skin when they grow, I was really saddened when I first saw it lying on the bottom, I thought a shrimp had passed away, until he swam past. Then I realised what had happened. Just a heads up!   Have you noticed any signs of...

I had cardinals and found they were really sensitive compared to my neons, and were much larger, i've never had any trouble with neons. I also had a dwarf blue male gourami which became sick very quickly, we think he had the dwaf gourami virus , but he was fine with the tetras and shrimps, no...

My khuli loach seems to be able to handle anything, he's awesome, very hardy. As far as tetras go I would say some of the hardest to keep are cardinal and rummynose, whilst the easiest ones (for me anyway) are neon and glowlights. Normans lampeye also seems to be a very hardy little fish. And...

Hello fellow fish enthusiasts!   My 3.5 foot tank has been cycling for quite some time now, almost 3 months I think, it finished cycling a few weeks ago and I did a large 90-95 % water change as I was expecting to get fish the next day. I ended up not getting any and so added a little ammonia to...

I've taken them both back, the Dwarf Gourami wasn't looking too good, his symptoms seemed the be getting worse very quickly, the tetra was as oblivious as ever! I think he may have had dropsy but I have no idea what caused it as he was like that when I got him.   It's such a shame about the DGD...

Thanks for the reply, All the other fish show no ill signs. I just phoned the place I got them from and they said I can return them (i'll let them do the euthanizing, I can't bring myself to kill snails let alone a fish!). The growth on the gourami looks like it is spreading, its almost as if...

Hi everyone, I have 2 poorly fish. The gourami is the emergency as he was fine until 2 days ago, the glowlight has always been sick and it would be nice to save him but I am expecting to lose him. My 10 gallon tank recently cycled (about 3 weeks ago). I purchased 5 neon tetras, 6 glowlight...

There seems to be 2 different types. Some look like planaria and some look like nematodes. Some really do look like snails without the shell. If they are those then they probably did come in with the plants and from what i've read they are harmless to fish and gravel cleaning and water changes...

Thanks guys, the plan is to do a water change and then start with some loaches and glowlights! I've just been looking at my tank and have just noticed some things living inside it! There are several snails crawling around, I added some plants recently so I'm not surprised.   But there is also...

Hi everyone,   I've got 2 tanks cycling, a 10 gallon and a 35 gallon. The 35 is coming on nicely but no where near ready yet. However I think my 10 gallon is and would like to add fish but I just need some reassurance from you guys.   My 10 gallon is now processing ammonia back to zero in less...

The 1 inch rule generally doesn't apply/work with small fish. I don't believe your nearly fully stocked at all. Closer to 60% stocked. Another 2 khuli loaches and 6 neon tetras would take you up to about 75%, another 6 Glowlight tetras would take you to about 85%. Whether you have the "room" for...

What are the actual dimensions? With those you could work out roughly how heavy it is going to be, including gravel, stand etc...