Recent content by Mogo

Ooops, my mistake, missed that this was posted in the saltwater. In which case, leave them be. Sign of a good healthy system. Hear the baby seahorses love to eat them up. :*)

Some types of rocks/substrate tend to absorb copper quite well and will leach slowly back into the water over time. Inverts are very sensitive to even low amounts of copper. I would probably take a water sample from the tank in to a LFS and have them test for copper (instead of buying a kit as...

Has a copper remedy ever been used in the tank, or any rocks, ornaments etc. that may have been donated from a tank that had ever been treated with copper?

Copepods are about 2mm in length, 1mm wide and look like little white sticks. For the most part they will reside on the glass very close to the top of the tank, an inch or two from the top. If they are copepods, you should be able to see them swimming, most often in the upper portion of the...

Yes, it could be fish tb, but probably something more common. Perhaps myxosporidiosis. Usually causes bent spine and lack of swimming control. Most commonly refferred to as "whirling disease". Either way, use gloves for the time being in case it is TB.

Actually Jimmy92, scales do grow back.

:lol: Funniest thing I've heard/read all day, all week, all year. LMAO.

Eheim all the way :thumbs:

I wouldn't suggest it. First of all, putting a tank in direct sunlight is never a good idea. Even worse would be to put it in a kitchen IMO. I know that some people do keep small tanks in their kitchens, but the constantly flutuating room temp would be a concern. It would be hard to maintain...

My first suggestion would be to move in him into a "hospital" tank. This will prevent any further bullying, and then you can worry about preventing any infections, and deal with any ones that may arrise from his damaged fins/body.

The first pic is the auratus The second pic looks like a female ahli to me In the third pic, the fish that is hiding under the rock looks like it's the zebra, but could be the afra, would have to see more of it to be sure. I'm sure someone else will be along to help with the id's.

For the most part they are shy and peaceful fish. However, they can get aggressive if they are being territorial. They prefer the uppermost portion of the tank, and a male/female duo will claim about a 10 x 10 inch area, usually in either of the back corners. IMO, a 10 gallon is too small...

Just want to see if my posts went down :D

If they are a decent size, venting mbuna is quite easy. The size difference in the vent in zebra's, is quite noticable. But if one of yours is larger than the other by 3cm, they should be at a size where you should be able to sex them by colouration and finnage alone, in that case you could...

They are brilliant FM!!! Strange the brichard thing again :lol: It's always interesting when the breeding behaviour goes against the norm. It's the same way with Nics. It's fun to watch the females do the funky dance, granted it's a little more graceful than the males, but still cracks me...