Recent content by scorphonic

Do you intend to cycle the new filter, otherwise your betta will be poisoned by its own waste matter (ammonia). I would read cycling a tank before you put your fish in the new set up, check in the beginners section on this site...i'm sure all the info is in there. Cycling is just a fancy word...

Colin_T and Tokis-Phoenix thanks a million for the replies! :) I'll get onto that tank set up straight away and hope the tank goes well. she drinks the water and has done for about a year now and she is not ill so like you said colin, it should be ok to use in the tank. Thanks again! :) :good...

5teady...is that true about the presence and absence of a gravid spot? I haven't heard this before but it was my understanding that the gravid spot was there simply because it was the eyes of the baby fry inside the mother, so what could it be for the females that are not pregnant?

Like people have said already, Dont use any of these chemicals...like supercoley1 said, a stable pH is better than a pH you will get from using these products. In my line of work I use chemicals that require a set pH, I achieve this by using various concentrations of acid and base to get to the...

Alright man! :) I have been breeding these swordtails for a good while now...and always have a constant supply of fish coming through my tanks! :) The fish below is NOT pregnant and I dont have a photo of any that are...they are asleep right now so dont want to take photo's of them. I have...

So I'm assuming there are no environmental scientists on the site...if your lurking in here, i'd love some help. I have never seen this question asked on a fish forum before...you'd be doing a great duty to those in the fish keeping society (haha...expecially to me that is! :)) So anyone...

O good god...just looked her up on google images...please please can I retract my statement and be allowed to wash my mouth out with neat bleach? Let her fly first class...I certainly dont want to look at her for the duration of a flight!! :P

If she's goodlooking, got a heartbeat and well up for it...I LOVE her! :P

Anyone have experience with well water and fish health? I'd very much appreciate any input on this...my water chemistry and biological effects are a bit rusty to say the least! :blush:

I had this issue with a single fish last week. It was not dropsy but the fish was bloated so much that the scales stuck out, but not to the extent that I have seen with dropsy. I use protosin (protozin?) when I notice anything like this. The fish tend to get back to good health within 1 or 2...

I have been fish keeping for about a year now and have been blessed with superb water quality. My sister has now got a fish tank and unfortunately is not on the same water line as my house. Instead she has a well dug on her land from which she gets all her water. I know by looking at her...

Since you are only able to use a fish to cycle I would suggest you take the filter from a mature tank and squeeze it into this uncycled filter and add the cory straight away as you have already suggested. I dont like cycling with fish but in your case Im sure you have looked into all the...

There's absolutey no problem in doing that so long as its dechlorinated (just to be sure!!) as you have already said. Distilled water is just water that has been boiled and the steam cooled and seperated from the original water source. Its probably better for your fish than tap water thats for...

You consider that a mature comment? :angry: If you ask me, your the clown. At least he has the guts and maturity to say sorry.