Recent content by Nelson Figgs

One of the catfish (the biggest) looks very restless and is now swimming up and down the glass very fast, he's been doing it for about 2 hours now. Anything to worry about or is this normal?

Ok thanks for that! I noticed some of them do it when I first got them, but didn't notice it again until that picture. Is it normal to do that with lights on and away from the rest of the fish? Today I did as Colin suggested. I did a 75% water change, gravel vac, wiped down the inside of the...

Thanks for the advice though. I think my mistake was feeding flake at the surface.

Yes I should have been more specific. I only give a frozen cube every 3 or 4 feedings. The average week would look like (with 2 days between feedings) Flake > Frozen food > Flake > Pea (or sometimes other veg) and repeat. They do sometimes pick off some catfish pellets if they're quick enough...

I witnessed the tiger barbs bloat over a short time frame (not long after the fish died of dropsy) slowly they have got bigger. How do I tell which are male/female? I use to feed dry food on the surface and about a week ago I read about them swallowing air and began mixing it with water before...

Hello every one, first time posting on these forums but I've frequently visited these forums for the available information. Any help will be greatly appreciated, I feel i'm way out of my depth and don't want to lose a fish. So a while back a friend of mine brought a fish tank, after highly...