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Or, use this calculator - even easier cos no maths involved lol Hex Volume

Glad you found some in the end even if you had to tour the country to find them. Just imagine how much more cash we would be able to spend on fish if there was a fantastic selection of fish in a shop just around the corner and we didn't end up giving all that petrol tax to the sharks in london...

No, not the £6 ones (that is about what i would expect given the prices round here). There were some there labelled as Ram XL and they wanted £30 a pair.

Saw them on saturday as we decided to do a tour or the fish shops up that way seeing as we have never been looking in that area before (have to say i was expecting more given the reviews these places got in a recent PFK mag). Having seen the Appendiculatus in MH i am sure that you and some...

another happy customer here. i have ordered from them 3 times and have always had good service. Prices are very competitive and most importantly their website actually tells you if something is in stock (cos it really annoys me when you order something online and get a phone call or email saying...

Well, if it's not a notatus that will teach me to believe the labels on the tanks (even if the shop was voted one of the best in the country ! - it's an okay shop, but never thought it was one of the top few in the country). They did have some sevs labelled as Heros Efaciatus in the shop also...

Here is the new (notatus ?) sev. It has settled in nicely with Fsh and is eating ok. They are currently in a Rio 300 tank (it is the newer upgraded one which is actually a 350) at the moment but i am guessing i will have to consider a bigger tank when they grow up a bit (?). Tank mates at the...

Thanks for the extra info folks. Looking forward to Fsh growing up a bit so i can find out for definate what he/she is. On another note, i got him/her some company today. Picked up another sev (labelled as Heros sp notatus in shop) slightly smaller then Fsh at about 1.5 inches but it does have 2...

Thanks for the replies folks. So glad to hear that he (or she) is indeed a severum. Thought it probably was from shape etc but had no idea what species, especially as it was almost entiely black in the shop tank and with next to no visible markings. Coloured up quite nicely within an hour of...

Hi, Went out today looking to possibly buy a gold severum but the few i found round here were either really grotty looking or massively overpriced. However in the last shop i popped into on the slim chance they had anything the owner said no he hasn't got any golds but he had this fish that may...

I got mine from the same seller as you are looking at. Arrived quickly and work fine. How many strips you need depends on the effect you are looking for i guess. If you want the tank brighter at one end fading off toward the other end get the single strip. however if you want to light the entire...

Thanks for your answers, pretty much confirmed what i was thinking really. Kids will be dissapointed about pictus but they (and i) want rams more. When i said network catfish i was refering to Synodontis euptera also known as network of featherfin catfish, looks to get about same size as the...

My tank is currently about a week into the fishless cycle and i am planning some of my fish stock. The tank is a Juwel Rio 350 - 121cm l x 51cm w x 66cm d. I am planning on at least 2 pairs of rams in there and as i am hoping they may breed i wondered what catfish was safe to keep with them...

that explains a lot. Ordered a Rio 300 last month online and was suprised when i opened up the box and found 2 x T5 light bars i.e 4 x Tubes. Didn't notice the extra 4cm on the height. I thought there was a mistake or an update withe the lighting as all the websites said only 1 T5 unit. Have...

Don't know how much help i can be with that question as i have only just started cycling the tank at the moment. Flow seems good, plenty of surface movement, i used the fan type outlet rather than the spraybar as my oh said the noise of the spraybar was anooying her. i have taken out one of the...