Recent content by robbo1078

Hmmm I shan't risk it then seens as atm I have no airstone :( I have a 60 litre tank and do 10 litres every week, the first few times, I had a bucket of water sitting in my bedroom for 2 days to warm up a little, but last time, I made sure the cold water I put into the tank was put in slowly...

Is it okay to use water from the hot water taps when doing a water change? The water comes from a tank which is heated then sends the water to the taps, I've been told by somebody I know this isn't a good idea and will kill the fish pretty quickly, but I can't see why? And im sure I've seen...

ahh i see lol, i did my first ever 'cold' water change the other day and that mustve got them 'in the mood' :lol: as after this they were crazy for a little while, then overnight when the lights were off...! every few weeks, thats good lol :D ill invest in an airstone and try better for next...

ahh okay :( thankyou for the reply... noo i didnt, its just infront of the filter so the ripple just about goes over the trap, probably not enough circulation though :( How often do they lay eggs? Would love some little baby corys around!

soooo my corys laid eggs on both filters i have, plus a few on tank walls, i collected them and put them in a floating breeding trap so they didnt get munched, this was a few days ago now, they're 'clear' with a white 'ball' inside, are these fertilized eggs? ive been told 3-5 days and it mustve...

After being away all day, leaving the light off in my 60l community tank, I have come home to two internal filters with eggs laid on them! (I guess anyway, white balls in clusters) but my question is, which fish?! I have 1 bronze and 1 albino Cory 3 neon tetras 1 Silverdin tetra A few guppies 1...

yep, by clean though, i literally mean, placed in the bucket of tank water and given a little squeeze to get rid of debris.

if a mod wants to move this, im not really sure which section it was meant to be in, sorryyy :X

i hope not to :( mine is quite a lot more bent over than yours, but still the same kindve thing :/ they do drop quite often so ive been told, but i could be wrong, hope she turns out ok in a day or two :)

hmmm, my female is like this, i was told by the previous owner that its because she has given birth to many times, and i was also told that she would probably die soon due to stress from other fish picking on her :/

If this is a rubbish idea, please let me know :lol: maybe it would be interesting for people to write in detail how they go about there water changes, with details of tank size, % change, litres changed, fitlers cleaned and how they go about it? this might be able to help people wanting to...

After seeing some youtube videos of homemade vaccine, I am going to attempt to make one by using a small bottle (500ml bottle) and length of hosepipe, to seal the hosepipe to the bottle neck, is it okay to use sanitary silicone? For bathrooms, kitchens and such? Is it safe to use?

I want to make a cave for my pleco i bought the other day, but have not enough money to just go and buy a cave/rocks so wouldnt mind having a go myself, in my garden are plenty of rocks/pebbles/old bricks/old concrete slabs but would these be safe putting in my tank? or would i need to soak them...

I'm in Norfolk (kings Lynn), im only 17 and rely on parents to take me to and from fish stores... I live with my mum but at my dads this weekend, typical isn't it...

yea i know :( but i haent had the oppurtunity to take him/her back yet, which i know i need to do :( i cant unfortunately, the earliest i can take it is monday night, i feel really mean just leaving it in there knowing its unhappy