Recent content by Shane Ward

Hi, thanks for the message. I know the tank is overstocked, however the filter and pump unit for the tank is external Tetra and has a large capacity and many filter sponges which filters the water nicely, the quality seems to be normal on ammonia with nitrate just a little over the 0 mark, its...

Hi all, So, I had a 60ltr tank for a while with a load of fish in it. A load of guppy's that were grown from babies from the first generation, A sucker fish, 4 clown loaches and a bunch of others I'd forgotten the names off and they were living fine without problems. The guppys has a third...

I've got a guppy fish that is a little like that. Dull in color, very thin body and looks sick with clody stringy poo hanging out the back. I thought it was old age, would this disease pass to my other guppy's?

I had something simuler happen to my Neon fish that have been living in my tank for 3 years, they began to separate and die, I think the Local pet shop might have some problem that is spreading through your fish. If you get new neons from another place, chances are whats in the water might...

looks like the guppy was borderline ill and it only took the move to stress it out and push it over the cliff. Watch all the other fish, if things look odd, chances are some microbe was introduced from the shops water and breeding in your tank.

I think the slate could have been the problem, try taking it out and do more water changes and see if things improve, otherwise something could have been introduced when you added new fish. Shane

I took stones from a train station, scrubbed them clean, microwaved for one min and then dumped them in the tank, no probs, works like a charm. As for wood, thats more tricky as it soaks up stuff.

If you have not done so already, looks like you need to compleatly nuke your tank and everything in it. eg, if all else fails try this. remove your live fish from the tank into a bowl of tank water with the water heater. Empty the wanter from the old tank completely. Stones, and hard objects...

your fish might have droopy, but I can't tell by the pic, if the other fish are fine, this one might have caught an internal infection. but need a better image, any chance of one. Also, do the scales look parted?

looks like the center support has gone, you need to link both sides of the tank tightly together so the weight of the water does not pull the glass away from the edges, so you have a 4 ft tank, lots of water and weight.

try and get your fish from another store and see if they live, if they do, then it was the store you got them from that has the problem. Shops move fish in and out so fast they rarely see any problems.

You might have had some chemicals from the new pump enter the water if the filters, pipes sponges were not properly cleaned. It might have been wise to run hot water through the unit for ten mins to remove any grease or contaminants from the components before hooking it up to your tank. If...

Get a bunch of clown loaches, they love to swim around and munch up all the snales...

Your best bet would be to leave the guppys alone and let them get along with what they do best. You have lots of plants and your tank seems good for the babies to hide and stuff. You can also add some floating plants in the tank and if you can't do that, a plastic pan scrubber, spread out, would...

I had two angles in a 55 litre tank for three years and they seemed happy and without any problems. But angel fish should be the last addition to a tank because they're territorial.