Recent content by MrsShrimp

I thought I recognised the name. I posted a message to him on 9th December last year and never had a reply. It was about my sparkling gourami that was looking iffy and then died. Hope he is ok.

Thanks for the advice. Yes I did notice the particles were sinking below the Stratum. I think when I start a new set-up with a larger tank, I'll follow the Father Fish method as my dad has done. He uses 1 inch of potting compost with 2-3 inches of sand on top of that and lets it all settle for a...

Hi, thanks for this. I am kicking myself now as i bought some aquarium sand and tried to wash it but it all fell through the sieve! I put some unwashed sand in the tank and it clouded up so badly that I chucked it all in the pond!! So basically what I've got atm is Fluval Stratum with gravel...

Yeah totally agree about pygmy corys. I will stick to these for now on. The two Bronze I inherited get on beautifully but my 10g is way too small for these corys. They are very skittish whenever anyone approaches the tank and hit the sides quite frequently. It's amazing they have lasted so long...

I inherited a 10g tank from my dad and it has a shallow layer of Fluval Stratum and no sand. I have bronze corys and pygmy corys and also one salt & pepper cory. The other one died which think was down to the substrate as I couldn't see any barbles although it's so difficult to see them as they...

Congrats @Innesfan. Amazing that tank has been running so long! I do remember the era of steel-framed tanks. My dad had a few back in the 70s, a 5 ft one and a smaller one. I recall some leakage from time to time! I especially recall getting a nasty electric shock from a small one when I was...

I'm following this discussion with interest as we buy Rooibos teabags. I can't stand the smell or taste of the stuff but husband swears by Rooibos or Redbush tea. I have been using PH Down on advice from my father but have been informed here that it's dangerous to fish. I only add 1ml to my 10g...

Congrats @CassCats. A fantastic beautiful tank! 😍 Very impressive.

Mmm, maybe only an apple snail would cut it!

I think he's about to die. He's been in the same position for about 20 mins.. photo attached. Will send to Colin_T. Thanks

Ok, thanks for your help. I'll try and get a video to post.

I started off by introducing two bladder snails and now I'm over-run with the little monsters! Why oh why did I ever think that was a good idea?! I crush the ones on the front and sides of the glass on a daily basis. I have introduced Assassin snails x5 but only ever see 2 and one of these was...