Recent content by Noahh

  Above is a photo of one of my most recent purchases.   I've kept Pentazona (Five Banded) Barbs for some time and had a happy little shoal of 6 of them in my 200 litre tank. When I saw these dwarf barbs advertised as Indian Green Barbs in my local fish shop I couldn't resist picking up a small...

Hi,   I'm setting up my first proper planted tank.   I've bought a variety of plants which I like from my LFS and made a DIY CO2 diffuser which really seems to be helping the plants.   Everything in the tank seems happy but I'm concerned that I am stunting the growth of my plants with rubbish...

These little guys are probably my favourite tropical species!   I've never found them to be particularly shy even with some pretty aggressive fish in the tank! They take a while to adjust to new tanks so may appear nervous at first and will often hide when the lights come on but the rest of the...

My bristlenose was really reclusive in my 2 foot tank but since I've upgraded to a 4 foot he's out a lot more. I think they need more space than people realise. Also mine LOVES bogwood, might be worth getting some in the tank if you don't any already!

Thanks again for more great advice DrRob!!!!   I tried contacting Tetratec a week ago (couldn't find a UK phone number so had to email), they never got back to me so I went out today and bit the bullet.   I've bought a brand new Fluval 206 (the free towel sold it for me!) for about £80. Set it...

Hi all,   I've just moved from a 50 litre tank to a 200 litre which is currently cycling.   I'm hoping to create a well planted community tank filled with small schools of small fish.   Plants so far: Egeria Densa Green Cabomba Bacopa Monnieri Dwarf Sagittara   Fish so far: 1 x Female...

Sorry, that's a disappointing end to the discussion...   Nothing like discovering a new fishy virus which causes internal explosion of organs when removed from water hey?     Noahh

How's your fish now?   50% water change sounds too much, I know we've said keep the water clean but you may be compromising the filter bacteria!?   If she seems to be recovering, step it all down a notch and keep her fed and undisturbed.   Noahh

Just a quick update on the filter. I've tried greasing all the seals and it's still leaking - I've looked it up and it sounds like it was a design fault with the original construction of the filter. I wish the guy I bought it off had been a bit more honest about it's condition! Looks like I'm...

I was looking at some little keyhole cichlids and some green swordtails too at the fish shop this afternoon - you seem to understand exactly what I'm looking for!   I've found swordtails a little aggressive for communities in the past but that was two males in the 2ft tank - poor advice by the...