Recent content by raec

cheers for the kind words :flowers: im always open to more suggestions....ill certainly have a look for some bigger leaves plants :)

He's out of quarantine and his tank is now set up, hope you like... Found this about an hour ago, first bubblenest :)

Two weeks on and he's still with me :thumbs: Stayed in a quarantine tank for 2 weeks and fins are recovering slowly. Redid the tank completely for him yesterday, its gonna be his permanent home and he seems quite happy all on his own. Put down a substrate of sand with live plants and couple...

Thanks for the replies and the help, its very much appreciated and very very helpful :) I'll take the unopened myxazin back and see if they will swap for Melafix instead, went purely on advice of LFS for medication as I've been lucky enough never to need any yet. I'll grab some safestart as...

Hi all Im very new to keeping fish and wouldnt have even considered a Betta for a while yet except one has landed on me. He's been abused for want of a better word by previous owner thru ignorance and was heading for the toilet when I offered to take him away. He was in a 10ltr tank stuffed...

Again thank you, I could bear the thought I was abusing the fish as I have waited 4 years to be able to get a tank and am thrilled with how it is turning out. Have to admit I was naive enough to think it would be easy but responsible enough to accept nothing ever is and all good things take...

Thanks alot for the reassurance guys, I followed the advice on here and will continue to do so for a long time yet no doubt :D Off to hunt out breeds of fish that are better suited to my water hardness and ill just use the LFS for stock rather than advice :thumbs:

Hi all, I have to admit Im getting very confused and could do with some advice please. I got my tank just over a month ago (Juwel 60L) and have had fish now for 3 weeks so the tank didnt cycle first which I now know is wrong after reading far too much info on this site. I have 3 live plants...

I have been scouring these forums as a guest for weeks gaining valuable information as a novice fish tank owner. I honestly dont think me or my tank would have survived without you so please give yourselves a huge pat on the back and accept my thanks for all the help with all the guides and...