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Was also going to suggest a cobalt blue DG, if your others are general placid. A discus on its own would be very sad, particularly in the wrong type of water. Although tank bred specimens are actually less fussy than you might imagine, you'd still want a large, dedicated tank and a shoal.

Some great ideas so far, it's getting me excited I'm not sure about geos, as I am hoping to plant my tank and I can't actually reach the bottom my long handled aquascaping tools are going to finally come into their own!) so I really can't be replanting every five minutes, they're lovely fish...

Hi OP. I'm in Kent (probably around 45 minutes away) and will shortly be stocking my 6ft tank. If you want to PM me details I'd be happy to try and help.

We had a bit of a disaster last month, when our filter failed and pumped water all over our living room carpet. We also lost a lot of our big, nice fish After moving both tanks (3ft and 4ft) out of the room my husband suggested that we should replace them with one tank, this leaving one whole...

I thought you were nearer than that, sorry! We are in Tonbridge. The angels are laying eggs right now, shame they won't come to anything haha.

There are six loaches and two plecs, all fine. Then there is one remaining red rainbow and four Bosemani - the rest have died - five red and three Bosemani I think. A few dwarf neon rainbows left, there were twelve. It's been a disaster of epic proportions!

A week after the change and they're still dying, one or two a day... Water is reading fine, don't want to cause more aggro by doing another change, water is a good temperature... Very very depressing!

Considering merging two of my display tanks into one large one and therefore looking for an empty 400-600l tank in the Kent area, with stand and in good condition, no scratches, leaks or chips. Wondered if anyone was looking to sell their soon (this is a long term thing so won't be happening...

We've had three more deaths overnight, one I actually witnessed - the fish was swimming upside down before it died. Still no clues, it must have been temperature shock but this is three days ago now! I'm just hoping that's it, it's making me very sad indeed!

I have to be honest, I don't QT fish as I just don't have the space or equipment for another set up and this is the first time in four years I've encountered a problem like this.   Anyway doesn't look like there are anymore deaths - touch wood- so hopefully they can ride it out! I can't face...

There were two new Bosemani rainbows added the day of the carpet disaster (I believe it was cack handed reaching for the light switch to turn it off that did for the filter!) but they're both alive and well - it's the ones I've had for months that have had it! The first fatality, a red rainbow...

I thought it might be something to do with the ph so have changed in some water from another established tank. My husband was in charge of temperature matching but maybe that's it, in which case are they already as good as dead?! They don't appear to be behaving oddly. No skulking on the substrate.

Haha yes of course! I've dosed a capful of prime just in case it helps but it was basically just like a very, very big water change...or two very big changes in a row (once when we topped up and once when we moved it). Tank has been set up years. I'm thinking it must be ph shock but I don't know...

On Sunday the filter seal went and poured 75% of the water from a 240l tank over the carpet. The fish survived, we topped the tank up then we had move to a new location so the carpet could be ripped up. That was Tuesday night. Today we have had at least four deaths in the rainbow tank, two...