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Thanks for the advice guys. I did have a third Krib which the Fighter was "having a go at" first, to the point where this Krib actually got injured, infected and died, so I think I'll keep them separated for now. I'm not sure if the remaining Kribs are a "couple" so to speak, but I don't want...

Hi gang I've got a problem with my step-son's siamese fighter displaying and attacking my two adult Kribs. I've had the fighter isolated in a breading tank for now, but does anyone have an idea why he should start giving the Kribs a hard time now ?? They have been tank-mates for about 3...

Hi, thanks for the swift response !! For the record the current livestock in the tank is : 1 small corydora, 2 kribs, 1 lace gourami, 1 Siamese fighter, 4 x-ray tetras, 1 white cloud, 2 harlequin tetras, 1 Pakistan boita, 1 khuli loach, 4 emperor tetras and the two large cat fish. So...

Hey guys and girls I've been keeping fresh water tropicals for about 15 years now, nothing too adventurous, just general community stuff really. I've generally not had too many problems, occasional water quality issues, bit of fine black algae, lost the odd fish over the years, but overall no...

So what is my tank trying to tell me ?? (Well one of my tanks anyway........) It's a 180 ltr Jewel Rio, has a medium stock level, some plants, the lamp is on a timer and not on for too long, has a temp of about 66 deg C, and for the first time ever I'm overrun with black angel hair algie. I'd...

Thanks for the advice guys. The tank is now up to temp, I'll be adding plants and the bog wood, and starting a "fishless cycle" over the weekend. Any further comments welcome. It's all good !! Phil.

Hi everyone I'm setting up a 260ltr Jewel Vison tank at the moment. This is the first tank I've started where I'm going to use a significant quantity of bog wood as tank decoration. I've had the wood soaking in water for a week or so, and have changed the tanin-stained water once. My...

Hey everyone, Yet another nubie here. I've been keeping fresh-water tropicals for a few years now, am currently upsizing and down-sizing simultainiously !! I've had something like 5 small tanks, all of which have been set up and torn down over the past 8 or so years, but now I've got a...