Recent content by postmanpaul

hi mate are you completely mad put that stuff in and you will kill your mother in law its not what you want to cycle a tank just let it go naturally wait at least 2 weeks the amonia will build up but once the bacteria in your pump comes alive it will take over that picture of amonia is something...

Thanks Ferris for your help the sail fins were the first i bought and i wasnt advised on growth but i will try and keep them as long as i can as for the royal he wont grow to big as i was advised different water conditions can stunt thier growth or slow them down but i am glad to hear they will...

Hi all I am about to start on an Mbuna community as i have rehoused all my other tropical fish what i need to know is what are the best fish to have and and how many.My tank is as follows: Length 48" Height 20" Depth 12" There will be two external cannister filters,extra airation,and...

Shrimp they will also clean up dead fish

if you keep your tigers in shoals of at least 6 they will quarrel amongst themselves and leave the rest alone

Hi I have just changed tanks and moved contents from one to other everything was ok but the filter now all i get out of it is a trickle of water any reason why and how can i rectify it,there are no unusual noises as if something is loose or broken just hardly any water.any help would be...

about three weeks but it looked so healthy(already dead) when it was removed so ive ruled out disease well at least external diseases.

hi this one was pretty young came with two others from my local LFS have never had a problem before as even when purchased traveling time is only 10 minutes actual age i dont know but size about two inches.

hi You have a rather small tank beware as angels get territorial as the age and chichlids well they can be quite nasty if they dont have their space as angels virtually come into that catergory you have a potential war on your hands my advice is dont add wait and see what your current stock does.

hi My advice and you will hear this alot is start with tropical fish i know they are less colourful (not counting fish from the african lakes) but they are easier to keep and less expensive if you have a tank disaster Marine fish can cost on average between 30-40 pounds each big bucks if you...

HI odd thing just happened or to me anyway one of my angel fish just droped dead he has fed ok on examining him there was no sign of disease or any other abnormality all my water conditions are perfect so i am baffled.Has this happened to anyone else or have i missed something and angels just...

hi One of my tanks is of similar size my stock in that tank consist of 1 x male fighter 1 x female fighter 5 x plattys 6 x black widow tetra 2 x male guppys 3 x female guppys 3 x peppered corys 3 x black mollys 5 x japalonia shrimps All these guys have been together for a long time and have no...

Guys Thank you for all your input fortunatly the said platty has started to liven up and is now swimming with the others done a test on the water amonia is nil ph is high but that is local nitrate nil and nitrate about.30.So i have now bought an external filter and external pump to help the...

Hi I bought 6 plattys yesterday 19/07 for my new tank the tank has matured for about 10 days with the usual chemicals put in eg dechlorinater,plant food and bacteria tested water amonia is zero ph is high but that is down to local water nitrite/nitrate almost ok,i was told to add a few fish to...