Recent content by N M Oakley

I bought some melafix today and the tetra is looking completely happy and eating flakes - which I am very happy about. The edges of the wound are red, but it is pigmentation, generally the wound is looking very neat and tidy. My pleco is actually a bit of a wimp, usually hiding away but who...

Many thanks - I will get some Melafix tomorrow first thing and I will keep my eye on the pleco.

It is not a sore it is either a bite or fight injury - and they had to be relocated on Wednesday night due to a leak in their old aquarium (all the fish lived together and got moved all at once to a slightly larger home). It may have been inflicted by me during the move. They share their 220...

[font=Arial][size=7] One of my Cardinal tetras has somehow managed to loose the top half of its tail fin and about 1mm of bone (spine?) is now visible. It looks awful but the fish does not appear to be distressed. It is shoaling around with its mates and eating but I am concerend that I should...

Thanks everyone, I have actually budgetted about £500, I think i may have gone of the idea of a corner tank. Squid - of course you can make candles out of earwax it is just uncomfortable ramming the string down your ear.

Thanls for the advice - I will get surfing. I am a bit nervous about external filters, they look a bit sophisticated and techy, so I may well be back for more help. Best wishes

[font=Arial] Hi My husband bought me a 100 litre Juwel aquarium last year and it was great, but now I am hooked. I need a much bigger tank to house some more loaches and catfish. I am used to the Juwel system and it works really well for me but I would like advice. I am looking at a Juwel...

[font=Arial] Hi My husband bought me a 100 litre Juwel aquarium last year and it was great, but now I am hooked. I need a much bigger tank to house some more loaches and catfish. I am used to the Juwel system and it works really well for me but I would like advice. I am looking at a Juwel...