Recent content by stella the fella

i have had a guppie for 18 months with a bent spine she has bred and only 2 of the 18 fry had bent spines. the other fish ate the two deformed ones, its worth persevering. good luck

it could be the gasses coming out of the tap water it means that your tank is working as it should :good:

turn your lights on and after 5 hours turn them off for about 4-5 hours it can help with the control of algae and as its free you have nothi :good: ng to lose

if your tank is only 3 weeks old that is probably the problem.have you cycled and tested all parameters. what else is in the tank :good:

let us know how you get on.

to be quite honest i dont think you have the right to destroy someone elses property. if you stooped any lower you could probably limbo dance under a snakes belly with a top hat on

you can get rid of algae quite easily. switch the light on in the morning then after 5 hours turn off the light for approx4-5 hours :good:

put him in the freezer if you get it wrong with the clove oil you are prolonging the suffering

the most humane way of dealing with your sick fish is to place the fish in water so it doesnt gasp. the bag or bowl should be placed in the freezer. the enzymes that control consciousness are slowly inactivated causing the fish to go to sleep. this method is recommended by many vets. it will...

what kind of fish do you have? salt can be of use if you have any fish that like brackish water although its no good if you have any scaly fish. also some treatments can lower the oxygen levels. if your fish are gasping at the top of the tank turn up your pump a little. turning up the...

you can also turn off your tank lights and that would work, switch them off for about 4 or 5 hours during the day :good:

please note tropical fish such as mollies for example need salt in the water as they come from a brackish enviroment. start off adding salt slowly and gradually increase. :good:

i have had dalmation+black mollies that have bred i got a variety of colours as well. :good: spotted brown+white, silver+black, plain black, and plain silver

although salt can be beneficial to mollies. its not suitable for all fish. i think if i remember rightly scaly fish are not tolerant with salts

mollies can be a bit nippy anyway.do you use aquarium salts as mollies do prefer brackish water :good: