Recent content by scwoody

Natural selection does not seem to be taking care of my platy fry and my tank is in danger of becoming overrun. I think I have some 18 of them (from 4 mums from the LFS) and they're getting fairly big - well, too big for a meal for the other fish, me thinks!!! So, solutions? Do you take them...

I did check for similar questions - honest - but obviously not quite well enough!! Many thanks to all who replied, and so quickly!! I've been on other forums (on other subjects) and been read but ignored. So this is a refreshing change ... Anyway, having been educated I can now make a...

Newbie here - good evening all... I know that many fish need to be kept as a shoal, but does that mean they all have to be exactly the same? My son and I want to get some Barbs (Tiger and Green) but only have a relatively small tank. Can a shoal of 6 be made up of say three of each? Many thanks